Monday Night Net 04 Feb 2013 Summary

Here’s a summary of the activity on the Essex Ham Monday Night Net this evening, Monday 4th February 2013:

The net started at 8:02pm on GB3DA, the local 2 metre repeater for Essex. For details of the net, see www.EssexHam.net

Here’s the attendance list for this week’s net:

1. Pete M0PSX in Southend, in the chair
2. Mark M0IEO on the Isle of Canvey
3. Norman M0FZW, on Target for his quiz night
4. Mike M0MMB, taking over some cars on the roads of Essex
5. Tim M0TWW in Westcliff
6. Adam M0GWS in Braintree
7. Brian G1KPS on Canvey
8. Lucy M6ECG in Brightlingsea (with the lurgy)
9. Gary G0BDY in Brentwood (About to have haddock)
10. Peter G1FOA in Chelmsford
11. Tom 2E0TNC in Tiptree (with the lurgy)
12. Ken M6BZS in Eastwood
13. Nick G4IWO in Basildon

Topics for the evening as follows:

• Comments on the Thames ARG club night last Friday
• EME on 2 metres?
• The Lurgy – a lot of it about
• The joys of eQSL, and handling of the R,O and Q suffixes, plus the separation Alpha and Papas
• Targeting Australians, Iraqis and other DX stations

Thanks to everyone for attending tonight’s net! We wrapped up at around 9:30pm, due to the number of voices suffering from the lurgy. Wish you all well…

The Essex Ham Monday Night Net is on GB3DA, the repeater based on Danbury. Please show your support by joining the Essex Repeater Group, or making a donation.

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