Monday Night Net 29 Dec 2014

The Essex Ham Monday Night Net for 29 December 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. Mitchell 2E0EMO, Loughton
4. Peeyush M6ETU, Colchester
5. Jon G3ZJZ, Hockley
6. Nick M0NIB, Brentwood
7. Keith M0KNG, Billericay
8. James 2E1GUA, Chelmsford
9. Rob M6LMX, Shoebury
10. Dorothy 2E0NCE, Basildon (Happy Birthday for tomorrow Dorothy!)
11. Ricky M6DII, Grays
12. Richard M0CLZ, Basildon
13. Andy M6LMR, Harlow

Topics for the evening as follows:

• DMR Radios – more interest is building!
• Peeyush looking for ali poles in Colchester
• PME and Earthing suggestions
• Windows Tablets for under £70 – LINX 7″ Windows Tab from Staples
• ISS visible pass on Xmas Eve – great evening for space station viewing
• Windows 8.1 and the joys of insecure Windows XP machines

Handy Links

• Micro-modem for the Baofeng
• LINX 7″ Windows Tab from Staples

We wrapped up just after 10:50pm – The last net of the year. Thanks to all and Happy New Year!

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.