NETNEWS
by WB6IXN
4/02/2003
10m Phone Net
W6ZE/AF6C checked in IXN, JD, CCD, HHC, and KYJ.
HHC & Diane just got bk frm Laughlin, where Diane was the cover-winner
this time! AF6C took a trip to the dentist to
get antibiotics fer an infected tooth
There will be a root canal in Bobs
future! And AF6C said that KD6NOT was now in Iraq! IXN and JD noted breakup on AF6Cs audio at
the Nets start, and OPs discussed the thermal dropout problem wid CCDs Astron
pwr supply. JD said that IXNs sigs were
dwn a bit tonite, and IXN told CCD that he had had a similar problem wid his Astron pwr
supply in the past
Next on Toms list is yard, garden, and fertilizing chores. JD has a short video promoting ham radio frm the
ARRL. HHC solved his old scanner vs Windows XP
incompatibility problem wid a new scanner, which has a great number of improvements over
the old scanner. And Ken told us that KB1GZ
has Art Goddard to present his slides in their DXpediton to Corsica!
(This
will be a goody!!)
4/02/2003
2m Phone Net
W6ZE/IXN checked in JD, KTS, KGG, VDP, HHC, AF6C, MIG, MIH, BWH, and KYJ. IXN announced AF6Cs proposal that the Club
might standardize power connectors, namely Anderson
power pole connectors, on gear they use for Field Day.
And then Bob told OPs not to forget the Club Bfast come Sat. KTS, busy wid work & school, is preparing fer
the MS Bike-athon,. David said he enjoyed the Red Cross EOC tour, and the Talk on oil
tanker adventures & communications, at last Club meeting. KGG, operating remote, was watching the Chapman University
anti-war demonstration at the Orange Traffic Circle, using his YAESU FT-290 Mark II wid an
external battery pack. MIG, and ham family,
are still busy wid Red Cross activities, and MIH got all of his homework done before
check-in tonite. And HHC is starting another
new company!
Ken is not ready to join us retired OPs just yet!
(Hm-m-m-m! Cud it be that HHC is making up fer recent losses
in Laughlin!
HI!) HHC also needs a new
longer computer cable to stretch between the computer & the new scanner. AF6C said that he sees no problem wid cascading
cables between peripherals and computers. BWH
lost a chunk out of his tooth and nw has a temporary crown, and Bob has Cindy & April
lined up for duty between Shoshone & Pahrump on the Baker-to-Vegas Run. BWH then aired Newsline File #1337. We heard that there is a beacon on 144.288 MHz,
which if heard, tells you that 2m is open into Colorado! And New
Zealand
govt. communications is trying to slap an unacceptable charge of $200/yr on ham radio
repeaters!
Tnx, Bob! KYJ checked in
near Nets end
Carl attended the Seed Nine Rally Sprint near Stateline fer
autos. Any auto club members interested in the
Rim of the World Rally 1st week in May should go to www.rimoftheworldrally.com
website fer particulars.
4/06/2003
OCWN 40M CW Net
NCS/UEB checked in K3IMW, KS6CW, GVG, KØIOA (Ron, Port
Hueneme),
OIO, VDP, NT,
and RND
Nice check-in, OPs! UEB got gud
sig rpts on his antenna change, and IMW has been working on a tiny xmitter fer a desert
fox-hunt, and Ian had a WX balloon hoist his ant to 150
ft. last Sunday! CW gave 599s to all OPs, and
when choir practice is over, Kathy will be around fer the whole Net! GVG got his sloper ant. bk up, hearing all OPs
599. Roy
tried to check in mobile near Sacramento
last weekend, where GVG heard VDPs sigs 599! Tnx
fer welcome, said IOA, Ron, a new check-in to the Net
IOA was using a dipole
ant. up 30 ft. Hes working on a new
vert. Ant. OIO just got a CD burner wid no instruction book,
except fer Adobe reader (wid 100s of pages)
bummer!!
VDP gave UEB a 589 wid QSB, and Larry said that GVGs FISTS
number is 3628. NT, avoiding the Goat
Hill Story, tantalized the Net wid the Goat Hill location
between Newport Back Bay
& John Wayne Airport just across from Newport Beach in Santa Ana
Heights
(Patience, Net
All gud things take time!)
And RND, testing out the reclaimed eyes, climbed the maple tree in the front yard
to replace an antenna pole
(We know why there are no goats up on Goat Hill
They
are afraid of airplanes!!)
4/09/2003
10m Phone Net
W6ZE/AF6C checked in LDC, HHC, IXN, KB1GZ, and CCD.
LDC, GZ, and OPs discussed hving Huell Howser, Walter Kronkite (a ham), or
other TV personalities cover an OCARC
Field Day. AF6C still has the cutout problem
on transmissions, but Bob is zeroing in on the bug! HHC
was over at IXNs QTH taking pix and gathering info. fer an upcoming RF
article
Then roving reporter HHC rushed bk home to work on the paper. IXN found the old Good of the Club
Plaque back of the dresser in the shack, which HHC promptly photographed! AF6C is busy playing wid the new MacIntosh
computer. GZ will compose an attractive letter
to bring noted communications people to a Field Day. And
LDC wants OPs to check their City Administration Bldgs., public libraries, etc. to find
copies of the Foothill Sentinel Press Release abt Field Day
The copies are FREE, and
we need them! CCD jumped in to say HI, and
then kicked bk to listen to the Net.
4/09/2003
2m Phone Net
W6ZE/IXN checked in JD, KTS, VDP, LEX, HHC, BWH, AF6C, KYJ, MIG, & MIH. JD, HHC, and BWH are all preparing fer
Baker-to-Vegas this weekend. Since BWHs
rig is already installed in a chase vehicle, Newsline File was not aired tonite. KTS put out a call fer volunteers to help wid
communications during the MS 150 Palm Springs Challenge, frm the Calif. Speedway in Fontana,
to Sunrise Park in
down town Palm
Springs. There will be several hundred bike rides, and HELP
is needed!
Call David, W7KTS, at: (714)
285-0693! All OPs hear LEX/m on his way home
frm nite class
Chris has been doing well in bike races on the weekends, although he
recently experience a slight mishap
a 130 lb/sq. in. back tire blowout! LEX kept the bike under control and was not
injured! VDP heard LEX full crunch, and Larry
plans a trip to the Fontana Swapmeet this weekend. HHC,
still working on the Club newsletter, told OPs that Art Goddard, ARRL SW Div. Director,
sent him a letter alerting OPs to a new 2m Band Plan in the works by TASMA
Stay tuned
fer further developments! KYJ has a car rally
the weekend of the MS Bikeathon, and AF6C tells OPs that hes still learning the
ins & outs on the new MacIntosh computer.
And MIH has been appointed NC on the CLARA machine fer the Boy Scout Net
which meets at 1900 hrs. on Sat. MIF was out
fixing an ice cream cone while MIH and MIG were reporting into Net.
4/13/2003
OCWN 40m CW Net
NCS/UEB checked in JIL/6, VDP, GVG, NT, RND, W7IB(Casey), and IOA. UEB finished his taxes & he owes the
IRS
so no vacation this year! All OPs
welcome Casey,W7IB, in Loomis, CA., wid rainy but clearing WX. Casey will check in nxt wk! VDP went to the Fontana Swapmeet yesterday, and he
sold some items. Larry tnx GVG fer the QSL, and VDP had QRN on OP sigs. GVG keyed sigs thru the gloom in Bonsall, and he
reported OP sigs dwn, copying VDP, RND, and IOA/6. IMW
is constructing a Rockmite rig, and JIL & EUB eagerly await more info. on the
continuing saga of Goat Hill
When NT first heard of Goat Hill, he didnt know
where it was, until an oldtimer told Ray that he was living on Goat Hill!
More next
week. RND wonders if theyll make a movie
abt Goat Hill, or maybe an appearance in the funny papers!
IOA & Net OPs cudnt hear each other wid the exception of RND, who relayed
Rons inability to cpy weak Net sigs in Port
Hueneme.
4/20/2003
OCWN 40m CW Net
NCS/UEB checked in IMW/6, W7IB(Casey), VDP, OIO, IOA, RND, NT,
and VQH. UEB is sore today after running up
and dwn the ladder Sat. putting up a loop ant
Nw to string the ladder line between
the loop & the transmatch! And IMW/6 was
operating frm the new rig, a Kenwood TS430S, wid 57 or better sig rpts
(We went to
San Diego Sat. & walked our legs off!) IB
plans to build a NVIS ant. fer 75m soon, for use wid skip zone ARES contacts
Larry
gave UEB a 559 sig rpt, had fun spending time wid his horse, Leo, and wished OPs a Happy
Easter! OPs exchanged Easter greetings among
themselves, and OIO spent last weekend in the mountains, working as far as MO, but unable
to work the Net!
Ann got out of the mts. just ahead of the big storm. IOA missed his sched wid IMW last Fri. due to a
shop injury! And Ron tnx RND fer the relay
last week
IOA may miss nxt Net
Newport to
Ensenada
yacht race. RND said all sigs vy gud, and John
eagerly awaits the next Shaggy Goat Hill chapter! NT
obliged RND, stating that long ago, local residents wud bring their goats to the hill for
the day; hence the name, Goat Hill
Nw all that remains is a golf course and NTs
QTH in grid DM13bp!
End of story
(RND suggests that NT cook up another tale fer
us fer next week!)
4/23/2003
10m Phone Net
W6ZE/AF6C checked in LDC, VKZ, JD, CCD, KB1GZ, IXN, OGO, and HHC. AF6C sent his sister off to Boston
today, and LDC discussed SARS and a skin disease wid OPs, repaired a 80m loop ., and Larry
told IXN that he had vy strong sigs tonite. VKZ
is feeling better, introduced OPs to Gloria, his helper, who said that she works fer
VKZ
Welcome, Gloria! JD, fighting a cold,
cudnt hear VKZ too well. CCD eliminated the RF frm the power
supply. Tom told OPs he fed 100W to the ant.
wid 25W reflected pwr
OPs told CCD that was abt a 3 to 1 SWR. Most OPs sent comments to GZ on his sample copy of
a letter to Huell Howser requesting that he film a Field Day operation for California
Gold, and Steve asked El Presidente to meet him tomorrow at 1600 hrs. GZ is also in the process of moving at
work!
(Hve fun, Steve!)
6 boxes of materials turned into 22 boxes to be moved! IXN asked AF6C & JD abt a Boeing worker they
knew who passed away wid cancer, and OGO also figured CCDs SWR independently,
equations & all, then AF6C asked Doc if we might use his services operating CW at FD. OGO might help if other FD plans fall thru, then
Doc was off to a waiting cup of coffee. HHC
enjoyed Art Goddards DXpedition presentation to Corsica at
last Meeting, and Ken has updated the webpage wid FD info. & assignments. Then Ken told us a wee bit abt a company project on
intrusion detection systems.
4/23/2003
2m Phone Net
W6ZE/IXN checked in JD, LDC, KTS, AF6C, HHC, VDP, KFW, and BWH. JD noted the gud turnout on the 10m Net tonite, and
el Presidente gave kudos to LDC & GZ on their PR for the OCARC. LDC found a lot of old income tax forms filed away,
now he must shred them all! And Larry put up a
new Ringo Ranger ant., wid gud sig rpts frm all OPs tonite.
KTS, wid a bit of hum (120 cycles maybe) on his sigs, is busy preparing fer
the Palm Springs Challenge multiple sclerosis event. AF6C
told KTS that a high power factor capacitor in the pwr supply might be the cause of the
hum. IXN, wid smells of baking bread filling
the shack, told OPs that Cleveland, OH,
had over 100 in. of snow this year! AF6C
mentioned that the Club will buy sum Anderson Power Pole Connectors for use on power
supplys, etc
And KFW said the Club shud also buy the insert extractors fer the APP
Connectors. HHC got the Baker-to-Vegas pix up
on the webpage, and Ken is finishing homework on ORACLE & preparing fer a test. Ken mentioned that his mom arrived frm Pittsburgh, PA.,
just ahead of bad WX back there. And KFW said
there are quite a few PA hams in the Club. Chris
also mentioned that he worked a lighthouse OP, NW3N, using PSK-31, on the East Coast. VDP will check wid Jeannie T. abt removal of
JSVs beam ant. frm the roof
IXN, brother Lee, and KFW hve volunteered to help
Larry. VDP also visited WA6AGL, getting sum
Commodore stuff frm him. And Larry said that
he had worked up to 500 counties, getting his basic award.
BWH/m aired Newsline file #1340 as soon as he arrived at the QTH
We learned
that amateur radio is returning to Iraq, and that Echolink, computer amateur radio, is nw
vy popular
And Israel has now adopted its own version of PRB-1!
Tnx, Bob!
4/27/2003
OCWN 40m CW Net
NCS/UEB checked in KS6CW, VDP, OIO, W7IB(Casey), NT, KFW, JIL/6, and RND
Great
checkin, OPs! UEB was using the loop ant.
today, and IMW & JIL operated portable in Irvine
near Spectrum yesterday
JIL set up an inverted V ant., and running on battery power,
she logged 6 contacts in 1 hr. CW QRP! KS6CW
copied all OPs 599, enjoyed the Morse day meeting, and was off to church/choir. VDP gave UEB a 579 w/QSB sig rpt, and Larry enjoyed
the TRW Swapmeet
The WX was great! OIO
gave UEB a 339 sig rpt, filled the trash barrel wid yard trimmings
And this is just
the beginning! IB attended a Club Bfast in Loomis,
helped put up two ants. fer N7TK, and gave NCS a 539 w/QSB.
NT checked in wid overcast skies on Goat Hill, wid an uneventful week, and KFW
dragged himself out of bed to check into the Net
Chris was running a YAESU FT100D to
a homebrew vert. at 50W. Jill was busy
recording Net notes
so 73 & QNX. RND
had gud copy on all OPs, noting the large group check-in to the Net
FB!
4/30/2003
10m Phone Net
W6ZE/AF6C checked in LDC, KB1GZ, CCD, JD, IXN, and HHC. LDC and OPs received gud news frm HHC, JD, and
AF6C, abt City of
Santa
Ana
approval of the Portola Park
site fer FD. OPs read & approved of
GZs letter to Huell Howser regarding the invitation to Field Day. LDC said we shud be thinking abt the Club Auction
now, to involve more hams & equipment at our annual event
Larry gave IXN a strong
sig rpt tonite. AF6C & HHC queried OPs abt
changing the Net frm 10 to 15m, and IXN said that we ought to consider offering
communication services to the City of Santa Ana for the Baker-to-Vegas Run. CCD found 10m just barely open to ZL and 4-land
tonite, and Tom has the ant. tuned fer 40m, nw fer the 20m band! JD announced the Club Bfast this Sat.
HHC asked IXN to check on Club Field Day sites frm 1963 on.
4/30/2003
2m Phone Net
W6ZE/IXN checked in VDP, AF6C, HHC, CCD, UC, KFW, KG6MPW(Frank), BWH, JD, and KYJ. VDP picked up a scanner frm Jeannie Talcott, minus
the pwr cord, and Larry said that JSVs ant. rotor needed servicing, that Jims
beam ant. is in fair condx. Larry also mentioned that Minneys, in Costa
Mesa,
as a gud source of stainless steel hardware. AF6C
is enjoying his new computer. HHC gave OPs the gud news abt Portola Park in
Santa
Ana as
our FD site
free of charge! CCD
experienced both large earthquakes in the Valley, and KFW was pleased that all went so
well when he, VDP, IXN and Lee took dwn JSVs beam ant.! JD announced the Club Bfast Sat. at Cow Girls II, 2610
S. Harbor Blvd., south of
Warner. MPW joined the Net frm Buena
Park
near Knotts Berry Farm. Frank is a new
ham, and will be joining us at a future Club meeting fer an eyeball QSO!
Welcome to
the Net, Frank! BWH joined us
mobile
After arriving at the QTH, Bob aired Newsline file #1341
N6TCQ is once
agn pleading fer funds to keep Newsline on the air!
The Newsline treasury has been
depleted!
Any funds can be sent to: Newsline, P.O. Box 660937, Arcadia, CA. 91066. And KYJ is off to the car rally near Palmdale.
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