The Essex Ham Monday Night Net for the 9th of May 2016 started at 8pm local time on GB3DA, the 2m repeater located at Danbury, near Chelmsford.
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Net Attendees
Here’s the attendance list for this week’s net:
- Pete M0PSX, Southend-on-Sea (in the chair for this week’s net)
- Rachel G6AMY, Ockendon
- Chris G0IPU, mobile near Springfield
- Jim 2E0JTW, Hullbridge
- Steve G4GHO, Chelmsford
- Mitchell 2E0EMO, Loughton
- Dorothy M0LMR, Basildon
- Paul 2E0DNQ, Southend-on-Sea
- Miles M6LSZ, Erith
- Keith M0KNG, Billericay
- Paul 2E0SET, Westcliff-on-Sea
- Brian 2E0WHB, Chelmsford
- Simon M6VIO, Witham
- Terry G3VFC, Medway
- William G8CYK, Chelmsford
- Gary G0BDY, Brentwood
- Kevin M6KKZ, Wickford
- David M6ILM, Basildon
- James 2E1GUA, Chelmsford
- Steve 2E0UEH, Southend-on-Sea
The Bank Holiday net wrapped up just after 10:05pm
As an experiment, tonight’s net was streamed live using the Periscope app (available for Android and iOS devices). We clocked up 30ish online viewers from around the world
Topics for the evening, as follows:
In tonight’s net, here’s what was discussed:
- Live streaming on Periscope
- Essex Ham helping the Castle Point Young Carers last week
- New issue of Practical Wireless is out now – thanks for the info Keith
- Geo Magnetic storm
- Anyone keen on the idea of a talkback channel. We already have something similar in the form of the chatroom. See Paul 2E0SET’s forum post: 70 talkback
- Windmills On The Air this weekend
- Paul 2E0DNQ’s SDR talk is on Tuesday at SEARS
- Pete M0PSX – talking about broadcast readio at Thurrock Acorns next Tuesday
- The final Tim Peake ISS schools contact took place today
- How to safely ramp up the voltage on an old valve radio
- QRM on nets and the joy of being “blocked” #sbbt
Thanks to everyone who took part, and Happy Hamming!
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Disclaimer
The views and opinions expressed by participants on the Essex Ham nets do not necessarily reflect the views of Essex Ham and/or the Network Controller.
To protect participants and members, it has sadly become necessary to record comments made on the Monday Night Net and the Essex YL Net. Audio recordings are available, if requested by participants to the net.
Note that audio from repeaters around the UK, including GB3DA, may be streamed online and available via web-based Software Defined Radios.
GB3DA is used with the kind permission of the Essex Repeater Group.
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I believe someone kindly offered me a home base antenna but due to the qrm was unable to hear who it was. Thanks Simon.