The Essex Ham Monday Night Net for the 12th of December 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)
- Steve G4GHO, Chelmsford
- Rachel G6AMY, South Ockendon
- Paul M0XMT, Westcliff-on-Sea
- Brian 2E0WHB, Chelmsford
- Gary M0ICG, Wickford
- Terry G4POP, Burnham-on-Crouch
- Gary G0BDY, Brentwood (just before his Chinese meal – yum)
- Dorothy M0LMR, Basildon
- Keith M0KNG, Billericay
- Kristian M0SSK, Basildon
- George M6LKL, Witham
- William G8CYK, Great Baddow
- Dave M0WDG, mobile in Kent
- Laura M6LHT, Westcliff
- Hugh M6HXV, Rochester
- John M6WJM, Dartford
- John G3ZJZ, Hockley
- Vic G6BHE, Southend
- Steve 2E0UEH, Southend
We wrapped up just before 22:25 – Thanks everyone
Topics for the evening, as follows:
In tonight’s net, here’s what was discussed:
- Choosing a tablet
- Getting started with SSTV – Local frequency is 144.500MHz
- Radio Caroline is applying for an AM broadcast radio licence
- The Galleywood Gathering yesterday – started at the Horse & Groom, and moved to the Running Mare
- Logging programs – Thanks to Terry G4POP for joining us. Terry is one of the team behind Log4OM, one of the popular logging applications. We’re hoping that Terry will attend a future Essex Skills Night to demonstrate Log4OM
- Logbooks of the World – it is worth the hassle?
- Christmas – Bah humbug
- An update on Chas, at his QTH in Hockley – we’re waiting on a welfare check
- Watch out fo the Brown Recluse spider, which has already tasted its first ham, William G8CYK!
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Thanks & Disclaimer
Essex Ham would like to thank the Essex Repeater Group for allowing us to use the GB3DA for our weekly net. This repeater, together with GB3ER, GB3DB and GB7ZP are managed by volunteers. ERG would appreciate your support which can be by membership or donation, online at www.essexrepeatergroup.org.uk.
Please note that the Monday Night Net is recorded for the protection of our participants. Audio from repeaters around the UK, including GB3DA, may be streamed online and via web SDRs.
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hi Peter, in the net write up you have Terry (POP) down as TONY …as he’s such a smart guy at developing OM4 and had such a massive input into the logbook of Ham Radio Deluxe ,perhaps you would correct this ..
David G1GIL
A great net , and write up as always . Re chas the spider , usual QTH behind the speaker of G3ZJZ , think he visited my house the other night a big beastie walking up my wall right next to me !!! ….we sent him on his way home …being /M wasn’t welcome here lol xx