The Essex Ham Monday Night Net for 04th January 2016 started at 8pm local time on GB3DA, the 2m repeater located at Danbury, near Chelmsford.
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Net Attendees
Here’s the attendance list for this week’s net:
- Pete M0PSX, Southend-on-Sea (in the chair / PR & Marketing)
- Brian 2E0WHB, Chelmsford (Props)
- Steve G4GHO, Chelmsford
- Dean 2E0DSX, Witham (Best Boy)
- Dorothy M0LMR, Basildon (Lead Vocals)
- Rob G1XNC, Kent
- Nigel M6NBZ, Ockendon
- Martyn G1EFL, Chelmsford
- Tony 2E0THT
- Rachel G6AMY, Ockendon (Creative Director)
- Lisa M6KIS, Witham (Choreographer / lyrics)
- Nick M0NIB, Brentwood (QRM Monitor)
- Steve 2E0UEH, Southend-on-Sea
- Keith M0KNG, Billericay
- Selim M0XTA, Chigwell
- James 2E1GUA, Chelmsford
- David M1ECC, Basildon
- John G3ZYZ, Hockley
- Nick M0NFE (Tech Support / Worldwide syndication)
- Kristian M0SSK, Basildon (Fan Club relations)
- Sarah M6PSK, Southend (Costumes / vocalist)
- Andy M0HLG, Gravesend
In probably the silliest Monday Night Net of the yet so far, our lovely YLs have hatched a joint plan to create a theme tune to the YL Net… and it’s an awesome plan.
Thanks to Rachel for the topic – “What’s a suitable theme tune for our YL Net?” Suggestions included:
- Girls Just Wanna Have 59
- Duran Duran – Girls On Air
- Anything by the Cheeky Girls or the Spice Girls
- Chas & Dave – Rabbit
- Ladies Night – Kool and the Gang
- No woman, no net – Bob Marley
- I am woman, hear me moduate
- Sisters are DA’ing it for themselves
Top choice was “Ladies Night”, and the group name “Y.L.D.A” – Love it.
Plans are afoot for the debut Y.L.D.A performance. The rumours of an OM Tribute Band are 100% false.
Some of the suggested titles raised in the chatroom are unrepeatable and Dorothy’s “dolls” idea briefly broke the chatroom – Shame on you Dorothy!!
Thanks to Brian for suggesting how to write up tonight’s Net: “CARNAGE”. It was a bit of a wild one, and certainly started the MNN year off with a bang (and a splutter or two!)
Thanks to the team at ERG for allowing us to have loads of fun on GB3DA tonight – what radio’s all about. Loads of fun in the chatroom too, and ta to those who tweeted in suggestions too.
Topics for the evening, as follows:
In tonight’s net, here’s what was discussed:
- Essex Ham in 2015 – and our Year In Review video
- RNLI – Events being held in January by CARS and the Thurrock Acorns
- The Canvey Rally
- How good is a Buddipole
- The YL Net
- 1 watt APRS tracker
- YL Net – The Music
- G4ZU – The Radio Inspector
- The YL Factor
- Happy Hamming T-Shirts
The less said about the chatroom topics… the better!
We wrapped up gone 11:15pm – over 3 hours 15 minutes of fun.
Thanks for making the first net of the year a cracker… Happy Hamming
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One question Pete, what’s this creative director thing in brackets beside my name? Didn’t know anything about that hi hi, but it certainly was a cracker of a start to the essex ham’s new year’s net. Thank you for chairing this and i look forward to being part of many more. OH, one more thing: Hawaii tickets, don’t forget to book ’em. :)
Test,because my last two posts haven’t shown , posted this morning xxc
Your test message came through ok Dorothy.