Here’s a summary of the activity on the Essex Ham Monday Night Net this evening, Monday 25 March 2013.
Due to a problem with the net’s normal home of GB3DA, the net has moved to the Danbury UHF Repeater GB3ER. Details:
- Output Frequency: 433.075MHz
- Input Frequency: 434.675MHz
- CTCSS Tone: 110.9Hz
The net started at 8:05pm on GB3ER, the local 70cm repeater for Essex. For details of the net, see www.EssexHam.net
Here’s the attendance list for this week’s net:
- Pete M0PSX in Southend, in the chair
- Jim 2E0RMI in Chelmsford
- Tom 2E0TNC in Tiptree
- Phil M0IMA
- Fred M6BZW in Maldon
- Dean M6BYF
- Mike M0MMB on Canvey
- Ken M6BZS in Eastwood
- Gary G0BDY in Brentwood
- Rob M6KDP in Maldon
- Jim 2E1GUA in Writtle
- David M6AGX in Harlow
- Chris M6EDF in Danbury
- Luy M6ECG in Brightlingsea
- Dave M0WDG in Kent
- Lucy M6UCY on Canvet
- Ian M6IDG
We wrapped at 2240.
GB3DA update: Thanks to Tom 2E0TNC for explaining that getting access to the building that houses GB3DA is still a problem – paperwork and risk assessments make the world go round. For the latest, go to www.essexrepeatergroup.org.uk
Topics for the evening as follows:
- Cable type. Westflex is excellent, but pricey. More standard cable will be RG213, or if not, then RG58. As Gary G0BDY suggests – always get cable with with on the side, just to make sure you know what you’re getting.
- What does the panel think about stations calling “CQ DX”? And just what qualifies as DX anyway (outside your country? CQ zone? continent?)
Handy Links
- None yet
No Pete Next Week: Advance notice that I won’t be running the Essex Ham net next week, April the 1st. Hopefully a few of you will keep the repeater warm in my absence.
This week’s Essex Ham Monday Night Net was on GB3ER, not the normal repeater of GB3DA. Please show your support for GB3ER and GB3DA by joining the Essex Repeater Group, or making a donation.
Got a comment about this week’s Monday Night Net? Please add it below.
Hi Pete
This is the antenna I am building, a dual band vertical dipole.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RcO5WAiksNI
I’m looking forward to getting on air with it.
Dean M6BYF
Sorry Pete battery has just died on my handheld, must get a spare pack!
73 Dean M6BYF
Hi Pete,
I see you were discussing what constitutes DX? Surely this is subjective, in that it will be different parameters for different bands. What would be considered DX on say 23cms, would be local on 2m and not worth logging on 14Mhz! 10 to 15 miles would be considered DX on 23cms, whereas on 2m it may well be that 50 to 100 miles would be DX and on 14Mhz, 1,000 to 1,500 miles would be considered as good going for a single bounce. Then you need to take into account the power you are working with, not everyone works with the full power that their license allows, many people like working QRP or low power, so a CQ call at 1W on 14Mhz would make maybe 70 miles a DX distance, although being as the person local to you, he may well be showing an S9 signal on your meter. So as you will see, it is not as cut and dried as in your country or a neighbouring country, it could be that in the case of 23cms and upwards, DX could well be in the next county!
73 de Mark, M0IEO.