[PMR446 MONTHLY NET] 8th day of the Month, 8pm, Channel 8

[Dragon Man]

i am on, going to give out a few calls when my computer says 8:00

listen for me around derby.

[AshtonMobileScanner]

Does anybody still do this every month, as i have noticed this thread hasnt been used since last year.

[Bogget]

I do, but then again i do it every weekend as well.........

Bogget

[M3HIM]

Does anybody still do this every month, as i have noticed this thread hasnt been used since last year.

You make last year sound like such a long time ago! It was just last month and, as it's a standing arrangement, there's not necessarily always something worthy of posting every month.

Personally, I was out that Sunday with no opportunity to use the radio although I did have a handset with me just in case!

[AshtonMobileScanner]

OK

[M3HIM]

Maybe we need to up the frequency (time not radio) of this regular sked. Here in Aylesbury we have a 'parrot' repeater on the 70MHz (4m) amateur band and the sked for that is every Tuesday at 8PM and there are many other similar weekly skeds on various bands.

The good thing about the 8/8/8(/8)* sked on PMR446 though is that the 8th will cycle around the different days of the week giving more people a chance to take part who might otherwise have commitments on a particular day of the week.

*8th day of the month, 8PM, channel 8, (optionally 8 CTCSS)

[pstephens1]

Just wondering if the user with the callsign 'OWZA' will be onair tomorrow the 31st Tuesday. I will be transmitting on pmr 8 for the next few days.

[handyguy2002]

Hi Guys

anybody going to be out and about tomorrow night ( weather permitten ) lol

I'll be out with dogs as normal so I'll be shoutting,, not that it gets me anywhere lol, but 1 day I might get a shoutback ,,,

[iowbiker]

i will be on st boniface down,isle of wight,(weather permitting)want to try that new set i got.callsign charlie 455

[mrlazybones]

ok... sounds silly but is there an etiquette to calling out.. or do we just shout hello in the hope of a response lol...
had my set running a couple of weeks now and other than folk who all seem to know each other already.. so they just chat on the channel they always use...

also is ch. 8 the unofficial calling channel...

just wandered...( as you do)

did hear a chap last week shouting out on ch.5 saying he was so high and checking for distance... but i couldnt get back...

ah well...

73's

[RadioPixie]

Hi Ian

The talk around the internet forums is that Ch8 is recognised as the unofficial calling channel. There is still no agreement if that's no tone or tone 8 (88.5Hz). What I have done is programmed an additional extra channel 8 with tone 8 and allocated as Ch9 for convenience(sp?).

As for calling watch this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BzlDAkYh8gc

Best wishes

Dave

[alannah]

Hi Dave

Channel 8, I think is normally considered the DX channel but of course it depends upon your local situation.

I have a local care home using channel 8 and tone 8 gets rid of them, but the problem is then further confused if you complete the legal external antenna mod, gets you out further obviously but also brings in more unwanted stuff.

Have a look at this thread though its interesting:

http://www.transmission1.co.uk/forum/vi ... nel#p78921

[iowbiker]

anyone having a go this month?now weather everso slightly better will try and beon ventnor downs on thurs eve

[GlasgowSnapper]

I'm going to give it a blast, but I'm not sure how many folks are listening around the Glasgow area!

[M3HIM]

Are we all on the Official TM1 446 User Map then?