Monthly UK40FM Net????
- delboyonline
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Monthly UK40FM Net????
Building on The Big Net, would anyone be interested in a monthly UK40FM net?
Details to be discussed on this thread.
How about on the first Sunday evening each month?
Say on channel 27?
Only using 27/81 equipment? (burners permitted!)
Contacts posted on the forum?
Thoughts please.....
Details to be discussed on this thread.
How about on the first Sunday evening each month?
Say on channel 27?
Only using 27/81 equipment? (burners permitted!)
Contacts posted on the forum?
Thoughts please.....
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Re: Monthly UK40FM Net????
Great ideadelboyonline wrote:Building on The Big Net, would anyone be interested in a monthly UK40FM net?
Details to be discussed on this thread.
How about on the first Sunday evening each month?
Say on channel 27?
Only using 27/81 equipment? (burners permitted!)
Contacts posted on the forum?
Thoughts please.....
My tuppenceworth . . .
- PLT here is notched for 10m, and the last few channels of the UK40 fall into this notch Maybe others are in the same position If we picked channel 40, we could use the 10m notching to our advantage Like sitting behind a truck on the motorway, for better fuel economy
- My oddball shift pattern would mean I'd miss out on that Sunday evening net If we picked the first day of the month, then the day would rotate, and everybody would be able to take part at least some of the time
"The White Rabbit UK40 Net" Hmmm.
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Re: Monthly UK40FM Net????
For many years we run the BDARC net on a Sunday evening at 7:30 onwards on channel 31, but it seemed to have petered out sadly.
I'm all for it, UKFM rigs only.....that would be cool.
I like the idea of using gear from yesteryear.......more like true CB Radio.
Let's do it and keep the band alive
Plus I've "Stickyed it"
Dave.
I'm all for it, UKFM rigs only.....that would be cool.
I like the idea of using gear from yesteryear.......more like true CB Radio.
Let's do it and keep the band alive
Plus I've "Stickyed it"
Dave.
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Re: Monthly UK40FM Net????
Great stuff so we need to decide on a channel and day.
I still favour a specific day, Sunday or whatever. I think a rotating day would cause confusion.
Picking a higher channel does make sense due to plt issues. Why not use 35 seeing as CB has been legal for 35 years? Would that be high enough?
I know there are already local nets around the country on 39,38,37 for sure. Are there any established local nets on 35?
I still favour a specific day, Sunday or whatever. I think a rotating day would cause confusion.
Picking a higher channel does make sense due to plt issues. Why not use 35 seeing as CB has been legal for 35 years? Would that be high enough?
I know there are already local nets around the country on 39,38,37 for sure. Are there any established local nets on 35?
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Re: Monthly UK40FM Net????
I agree let's stick to the same day and not confuse matters, also a Sunday would be more suitable to most.
Come on,everyone add your thoughts and ideas.....I enjoy talking on the radio rather than "Tippy Tappying" on here all the time.
Come on,everyone add your thoughts and ideas.....I enjoy talking on the radio rather than "Tippy Tappying" on here all the time.
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Re: Monthly UK40FM Net????
I'd be happy to join in.
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Re: Monthly UK40FM Net????
I would be happy to give it a go.i also think a specific day to keep it simple.it would be great on U.K. FM only as that's where a lot of us started.
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Re: Monthly UK40FM Net????
UK channels 35 - 40 are free of the PLT noise here. It's like having a five channel CB servicedelboyonline wrote:
Picking a higher channel does make sense due to plt issues. Why not use 35 seeing as CB has been legal for 35 years? Would that be high enough?
I wonder if anyone else benefits from the 10m notch like this, or have I just got a neighbour with a PLT device that's 50kc out of spec?
Maybe I should start a new thread: "How wide is your notch?" OK, maybe not
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Ooh matron!ChrisMagpie wrote: Maybe I should start a new thread: "How wide is your notch?"
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Re: Monthly UK40FM Net????
I think most plt noise vanishes in the top 10 channels of the uk40, that's what I've found anyway.ChrisMagpie wrote:UK channels 35 - 40 are free of the PLT noise here. It's like having a five channel CB servicedelboyonline wrote:
Picking a higher channel does make sense due to plt issues. Why not use 35 seeing as CB has been legal for 35 years? Would that be high enough?
I wonder if anyone else benefits from the 10m notch like this, or have I just got a neighbour with a PLT device that's 50kc out of spec?
Maybe I should start a new thread: "How wide is your notch?" OK, maybe not
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Re: Monthly UK40FM Net????
I think a 1st monthly net is a good idea and I agree that it should be on the higher end of the UK channels because of PLT (interference that's causing me grief as well, so have to be portable most of the time). As an additional suggestion, as well as the FM, you could have a SSB on the second Sunday of the month etc. Thereby meeting different needs and interests.
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Yes I've noticed the top of UK is notched around by me from uk26 to uk40 the rest of the band is noisy.
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Re: Monthly UK40FM Net????
Where I am is a poor location for UK wide 27 mhz as proved by the Big Net (lowest point of a big valley surrounded by high rise buildings ) so I really need to go out mobile to hear any of you. Talking to other countries does not seem to present much difficulty but to get you guys from here is not easy however I will give it a go .I agree with the sentiments about notching on PLT adaptors reducing noise on ten metres so using the top few channels of UKFM should work out well
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Re: Monthly UK40FM Net????
Just mention the freq day and time and I will give it a try,Although due to my location ssb may be better.But hey ho am/fm will do.
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Re: Monthly UK40FM Net????
SSB would likely exclude a lot of rigs, but so would using AM given the distances between those that might pick up.