NETNEWS
by WB6IXN
11/03/2004 10m Phone Net - W6ZE/AF6C
checked in IXN, CCE/qrp, and HHC. IXN is
trying to find right angle adapters for RG8-U coax. CCE is thinking abt
trading in sum ham gear to get a TS850-S wid tuner. IXN
& CCE discussed vitamins and their use, and HHC told OPs to use his pacbell.net E-mail
adr only! Then HHC told OPs that 10M has been
open in the mornings to Europe wid S9 sigs...Asia in the afternoons...Ken also said that
change of the website to our new WEB-host has been completed.
11/03/2004 2m Phone Net - W6ZE/IXN checked
in JD, HHC, KFW, AF6C, BWH, CCE, and MIG. JD
helped wid COAR communications for Election Day at the OPD...And Lowell said the harmonic
is having twins in the near future. HHC worked
a lil of the CQ World Wide Contest on 10 & 15m, and Ken said OPs can connect to
the website using our old adr: www.w6ze.org . KFW said the OCWN averages abt 10 check-ins per
week, and Chris passed kudos along to HHC on providing a new host fer the website. AF6C checked in after unclogging a washing machine
drain before a flood occurred, and Bob said that auction pix are now up on the website,
including sum frm
11/07/2004 OCWN 40m CW Net - NCS/UEB
checked in KFW, IMW, RND, OIO, CW, HKT, VDP, and NT. UEB
and OPs all wish Jim, KA6G, a quick recovery! And
UEB is working on a new 40m vert. ant. for a desert trip later this month, and, Rick has
reservations for Hamvention 2005. KFW is glad
all the election hype is by us and normality rules once agn, and Chris told NCS that he
didnt work the polls this election. IMW
said the kitchen work starts Monday...Now fer a PortaPotty and lots of
packing! RND, hoping fer rain and working on
his FISTS Platinum 500, said he heard frm KA6G yesterday.
OIO is off to the
11/10/2004 10m Phone Net - W6ZE/AF6C
checked in LDC, CCD, N1AB, HHC, IXN, N8WP(Willie), VKZ, and K4??. LDC will be celebrating Veterans Day tomorrow wid
the dune buggy out in the desert
And Larry is still planning a groundplane fer the 2m
and CB ants. on the motorhome. CCD is glad to
be bk frm travels, including a trip to
11/10/2004 2m Phone Net - W6ZE/IXN checked
in LDC, AF6C, HHC, JD, CCD, VKZ, and KFW. LDC
flew in and flew out
Larry only wanted to see if the 2m rig was getting
out! AF6C told OPs that there will be special
raffle prizes at the Club Christmas Dinner, wid a free raffle ticket fer each YL/XYL fer a
special YL/XYL raffle
And Bob attended a health fair at Boeing for enrollment in a
health insurance program
And AF6C has been playing wid a PIC-E microprocessor to
bring APRS packet info. to an HF rig. HHC told
OPs that Yasser Arafat, PLO Leader, just passed away in Paris
Ken told OPs that the
Nov. RF will soon be up on the web site, and, HHC reported FB 2m Sigs frm
VKZs 2m rig. JD announced that
Baker-to-Vegas race will occur the weekend of Apr. 23-24, and that there will
be a Baker-to-Vegas meeting at COAR after the 1st of the year. CCD didnt rest long after arriving bk in
town
The yard & tree trimming was waiting, and then Tom had to run speaker wires
in the Church
And tomorrow, its flu shots!
VKZ had QRN on 10m tonite, and Frank gave the following phone number, 800-459-8140,
for OPs to call if they are interested in the cold soldering procedure. KFW will be in
11/17/2004 10m Phone Net - W6ZE/AF6C
checked in IXN, CCD, and VKZ. IXN now has the
Scout TenTec 555, that he purchased frm the Charles West estate, up and running
Bob
will be using it for CW. AF6C attacked the
bouganvilla at the QTH, needs gears fer his
11/17/2004 2m Phone Net - W6ZE/IXN checked
in VKZ, CCE, AF6C, VDP, MIH, MIG, and MIF. VKZ
got a calendar, so now hell be keeping track of Fridays
And Frank and AF6C
briefly discussed a flying wing of World War II vintage
And AF6C said
that the B-51 bomber was designed fer a specific terminal speed which it never achieved! And OPs failed to notice AF6Cs railroad
train cleverly concealed beneath the Club officers article! And snail-mail OPs have received their copies of
Nov. RF. VDP will update his
acrobat reader since he also missed Bobs railroad train, and Larry said that the
plumber came and removed the stubborn drain clog
Nw Larry must repair a bent 6m
element on the ant. and repair an ant. cable
Then Larry was off to watch a program on
European revolvers on the History Channel. MIH,
out of the hospital after adjustment of rods in his back for correction of scoliosis,
checked in MIG and MIF
Kevin is off to school next week
By the way, check out p.
20 of Dec. QST to se a pix of our Cliff, MIG, and harmonic Kevin, MIH, conducting the 2m
Boy Scout Net on FD!
11/21/2004 OCWN 40m
CW Net - NCS/UEB
checked in IMW, IB, OIO, KS6CW, KA6G, RND, VDP, IXN, NT, IOA, HKT, and GVG. UEB welcomes IXN to the Net, repairs ant blown dwn
by strong wind gusts, wid sum thunder & lightning last nite
And wid strong gusts
still present, Rick keeps an eye on the ant! IMW
and Jill are still camping out in the garage while repairs to the QTH are completed, and
Ian said his ant is still standing! IB,
running the Jupiter, welcomes IXN to the Net on a clear and breezy morning in
11/24/2004 10m Phone Net - W6ZE/AF6C
checked in LDC, HHC, N1AB, N8WP(Willie), IXN, and WF1A(Frank). LDC leaves tomorrow morning fer Vegas to TG wid his
daughter, and Larry tested his new dune buggy in the High Desert
LDC missed Club
meeting to attend a terrible play in La Mirada! HHC,
off to the daughters QTH fer a TG reunion of abt 19 or 20, welcomed WF1A frm Rhode
Island to the Net, mentioned 1st Club collection of funds fer the ARRL Defense
Fund against BPL, and sent N8WP needed E-mail addresses.
IXN checked into the OCWN 40m CW Net fer the 1st time last Sun.
morning wid TWAs old Ten Tec Scout 555 rig. N1AB
will hve turkey wid all the trimmings wid abt 30 people at the brother-in-laws
QTH
Steve plans to do sum cleaning at the QTH, and, pick up a new laser printer. WP will buy din-din somewhere tomorrow, then
relax
And Willie will be looking forward to Club meetings and FD. WF1A lost $5,000+ in a recent trailer robbery in
Vegas
OPs suggested that Frank claim the loss on his income taxes
And Frank,
working us frm the old Amtrak parking lot, left the XYL bk East while he hit the road in
the RV. AF6C is working on his web page, wid
history of his amateur radio career, pix and all!
11/28/2004 OCWN 40m
CW Net - NCS reported
QSB fer most Net QNIs
And OPs extended a special welcome to Fred, AE6IC, who joined
us frm