Our Monday Night Net launched back in 2011 and is still going strong. Everyone’s welcome to join, especially those who’ve recently got their licence and are looking for help with getting started in the hobby.
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The Essex Ham Monday Night Net for the 27th of March 2017 started at 8pm local time on GB3DA, the 2m repeater located at Danbury, near Chelmsford. Here’s a quick summary of who joined this week’s net, and what was discussed…
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Net Attendees
Here’s the attendance list for this week’s net:
- Pete M0PSX, Southend-on-Sea (in the chair)
- Matt M6MVW, Mobile nr Rettendon
- William G8CYK, Baddow (Take a look at www.g8cyk.uk !)
- Rachel G6AMY, South Ockendon
- Brian 2E0WHB, Chelmsford
- Steve G4GHO, Chelmsford
- Keith M0KNG, Billericay
- Dave M1AMI, Colchester
- David M1ECC, Basildon
- Nick M0NFE, Southend
- Gordon 2EoIRX, Witham (Doing well with giving up smoking!)
- Richard M6ICE, Colchester
- Neil G0RNU, Tilbury
- Steve M0UEH, Southennd
- Steve M0SHQ, Maldon
Topics for the evening, as follows:
In tonight’s net, here’s what was discussed:
- The joys of contests, clogging the bands
- The 2m Activity Afternoon… where was everybody? Only 2 local clubs behind this event?
- Thurrock Acorns AGM
- Skills Night last week. Another busy one!
- Badgers – they have a good PR department, it seems
- How to get more activity on 2m. Do we need to offer an incentive? Do we need to give people a reason to get on air? Any gaming ideas worth exploring?
- Field Days – A great way to get us noticed out there and encourage newcomers
- What can we and can’t we talk about on-air
- Any votes for a regular William G8CYK column on Essex Ham?
- Children with mobile phones – genie is out of the bottle
We wrapped up a busy net at 22:35, after lots of good discussion about ideas for the future of the hobby. Thanks everyone!
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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.
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Not really anything to do with the Monday night net, to which I am unable to join at the moment, but regarding the 2m activity afternoon (as per Sat 25th March pm.)
Is there, or is their likely to be, a list of proposed dates. I picked up on this a couple of days before the Saturday, which was not enough notice for me.