Monday Night Net 10 Nov 2014

The Essex Ham Monday Night Net for 10th November 2014 started at 8:00pm local time on GB3DA, the 2m repeater located at Danbury, near Chelmsford.

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

1. Pete M0PSX, Southend – In the chair
2. Nick 2E0DVX, Westcliff
3. Kristian 2E0SSX
4. Steve G4GHO, Chelmsford
5. Phil M0IMA, from a very noisy West Kent ARS club night
6. James 2E1GUA, Chelmsford
7. Richard G8RAU, Southend – First time on the net – welcome
8. Peter M6TOG, Rochester, Kent
9. Keith M0MNG, Billericay
10. Paul M6PEG – First time on the net – Mobile at Wallasea
11. Daniel 2E0DUC in Basildon
12. Dorothy 2E0NCE in Basildon
13. Martyn G1EFL, Chelmsford
14. Richard M0CLZ, Basildon
15. Pat G8JLM, Maldon

Topics for the evening as follows:

• Kempton Rally
• Loft antennas
• DMR, the digital radio mode
• Echolink
• DMR and D-Star – digital radio formats
• Doctor Who, Peter Capaldi and The Thick of It
• Time Trumpet – A great TV series (Episode 1 on Youtube)
• New weak signal mode JTW-1

Handy Links

• Streaming feeds of the Essex Ham Net: Zello (Smartphone / Desktop App) – “SouthEast Radio Club” feed – Also, Nick’s 2E0DVX feed: www.ustream.tv/channel/monday-night-net
• Steath Antennas book: Stealth Antennas by Steve Nichols
• Echolink Getting Started
• Essex Air Ambulance Special Event GB2EAA

Got a comment about this week’s Monday Night Net? Please add it below.

Essex Ham would like to thank the Essex Repeater Group for allowing us to use the GB3DA repeater for our weekly net. This repeater, together with GB3ER, GB3DB and GB7ZP are managed by volunteers, and if you wish to support the ERG, you can make a donation online, or become a member, at www.essexrepeatergroup.org.uk – ERG is a not-for-profit organisation.

Please note that the views and opinions expressed by participants of the Monday Night Net do not necessarily reflect the views of Essex Ham or the net controller.