Monday Night Net 22 Sept 2014

The Essex Ham Monday Night Net for 22 September 2014 started at 8:00pm local time on GB3DA, the 2m repeater located at Danbury, near Chelmsford.

Live Chat: The chatroom is running as usual. Go to www.essexham.co.uk/chat to get chatting – Our chat software requires you to create a free Essex Ham account.

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

1. Pete M0PSX, Southend – In the chair
2. Chris G0IPU, Mobile in Chelmsford
3. David G3SVI, Eastwood
4. Ricky M6DII, Grays
5. Nick M0NIB, Brentwood
6. David M1DCJ, Billericay
7. Rob M0KCP, Maldon
8. Stephen 2E0VKH, Peckham (Kent)
9. James 2E1GUA, Chelmsford
10. Neil G0RNU, Tilbury
11. Terry G3VFC, Kent

Topics for the evening as follows:

• Storms over Southend lst week
• Numbers Stations and the Lincolnshire Poacher
• Psion Organisers (see below)
• Upcoming Essex Air Ambulance Special Event
• Weird Windom antennas
• The Adventure Game (Gronda, Gronda)

Retro Psion Organisers

Thank to Rob M0KCP for starting us on the journey into Psion Organisers this evening. Memories included:

• Psion Organiser 1, Organiser CM, Organiser LZ, Series 3, Series 3a, Series 3c, Series 3mx, Series 5, Series 5mx, Siena, Revo and Series 7
• Formatting ROM packs with a UV light for 30 minutes
• Travel modems, barcode scanners and thermal printers

For more on these machines, go to www.filesaveas.com/psion.html

Handy Links

• Listen to numbers stations via an SDR (Thanks Nick)
• irdial.com/conet.htm – The defacto site for everything to do with numbers stations
• Essex Air Ambulance Special Event Station
• Mystery Marconi Object (Suggestions to Terry G3VFC)

Video Files

Two YouTube clips following on from tonight’s chat…

The Adventure Game – Cult BBC 2 gameshow:

Tracking the Lincolnshire Poacher – BBC documentary on secret Numbers Stations:

We wrapped it up just after 10pm  – Thanks to everyone who took part!

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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.