NETNEWS
by WB6IXN
10/01/2006
OCWN 40m CW Net NCS/UEB
checked in IMW, HKT, GVG, IB, VDP, IXN, RND, and NT. UEB,
on a CCN net at 8 PM last nite on 7046 KHz, didnt garner any new states
Later
today, Rick plans to do sum field operating frm Main Divide Road. IMW, wid ESP level sigs on NT, has his
19 set ready to go for the Classic Exchange at 12 PM on 7045 KHz on 40m. HKT reported that had fun at TRW yesterday, even
though there were many empty spaces
Homer was in Kingman last week near Larrys
new digs. The Hualapi RC is there wid a great
repeater there in the 8000 ft local mountains! GVG
worked Zambia and Raratonga last nite on 40m. IB,
copying all OPs, wished all a happy October
Copy then dropped due to QRM wid the temp
down to 54 F in Meadow Vista. VDP went to www.usrepeaters.com and found several repeaters in
the Kingman area not in the book! IXN didnt
paint last week, Bob was getting rid of hornets nests!
And RND reported gud copy on all. NT
cudnt hear IXN or IMW this AM, and Ray worked JA kand ZL last nite wid the DX ants!
10/04/2006 10m Phone Net - W6ZE/AF6C
checked in HHC, and IXN. AF6C, after hving
lost Edison power fer a few hours, used emergency power fer ham communications
Bob
suggested a Club exercise using emergency power during a Net. HHC wants OPs to send him a list of items that they
will be bringing to the Auction this month. IXN
will examine minor changes to the Webpage completed by AF6C, and Bob will bring a roof
antenna mount and a set of 2005 QSTs to the Club Auction.
AF6C told IXN that it will be easier to find up-coming events on the Webpage
now. HHC will participate in the County
Emergency Drill this Sat. morning after the Club Bfast at Jaegerhaus
Ken will be
manning the slow scan TV station. AF6C then
closed the Net to prepare an IPOD cast of ARNewsline fer the 2m Net.
10/04/2006 2m Phone Net - W6ZE/IXN checked
in HHC, LHR, AB, AF6C, AUL, and KFW. HHC
announced the Oct. Club Auction, and Ken asked OPs to forward a list of items that they
will be bringing to the Auction
Ken also reminded OPs abt the Club bfast come
Saturday, and he mentioned that he needs a volunteer to help wid the slow scan TV station
fer the Sat. County Emergency Drill
LHR volunteered to help! LHR got a new 857-D rig, and downloaded software to
make the computer and new rig compatible. AB,
busy at work, & XYL are still making
changes around the QTH. AF6C discussed briefly
minor changes made to the Club webpage, making it easier to download upcoming events
And
Bob has an IPOD ARNewsline ready to go, even though Bob was widout Edison power fer a few
hours today
He operated emergency power! AUL,
wid the YAESU rig acting up, switched to the old Kenwood rig wid a gud sig rpt frm NCS! AF6C then aired ARNewsline #1520
The USA ARDF
team takes a bronze medal at the International ARDF Contest in Bulgaria
Interference
to communications continues unabated on 14.275 MHz
And, a new battery, made entirely
of plastic
no metal
using conducting plastic, should be coming on the market in
the near future!
Tnx, Bob! KFW checked
into Net after arriving home frm din-din.
10/08/2006 OCWN
40m CW Net NCS/UEB
checked in IMW, HKT, KFW, OIO, VDP, NT, and IXN. UEB
bought a bicycle on Friday and is now getting used to a hard seat!
And Rick will miss
Net next Sunday, hell be up at Pacificon. IMW
is a bit sleepy this morning after a Shogun marathon yesterday, and Ian had no luck in
Classic Exchange (CX) last Sunday poor condx on 40m or poor operator. HKT, wid a 45 minute helicopter instruction flight
out of Torrance this week, and no copy on IMW, enjoyed the San Pedro RCs monthly
Bfast Saturday. KFW reminded OPs that all are
welcome to participate in the OCARCs annual auction on Oct. 20 at the Red Cross
bldg. in Santa Ana. OIO went to the Magic Castle
last week fer the early show, and Ann worked the PSK Rumble for a few hours yesterday. VDP will be around fer awhile while Larry gets the
QTH in shape to sell it
VDP hopes to close escrow on the new AZ QTH on Oct. 25. NT worked a couple of DX stations in the CA QSO
Party, and IXN said that OCARC members want to know what happened to Kathy, CW. They miss her fist on the Net!
10/11/2006 10m Phone Net - W6ZE/AF6C
checked in LDC, KTS, HHC, NOL, IXN, & YCJ. LDC
enjoyed see a movie, Fly Boys, a WWI movie, and KTS said that the MS-150 Bike Run was vy
successful, wid over 2,000 participants
And now David must get a list of auction
items to Ken, HHC. NOL related further
adventures, at the ARDF International Competition, that he and harmonic JAY experienced in
Bulgaria
And JAY will send HHC an article fer RF on theCompetition and
its results. IXN read short blurps frm Sirius
Astronomer on Magnetars, and, the new solar sunspot cycle.
AF6C, out to lunch wid NOT today, invited Mark to the Club Auction this
month, and Bob told OPs abt a nasty clog in the plumbing at the QTH!
(Ed. note: Bob, if you have a vegy grinder, a plumbers
delight, in your kitchen sink, the fun is just beginning!) HHC found the County Emergency Drill over last
weekend vy useful
They discovered problems, and, they solved them!
And Ken said
we have an expanding list of goodies fer the Club Auction up on the website! YCJ, off work this week, joined us after the Six
Shooters 6m Net in San Diego
Ken must work next week, so no Auction!
10/11/2006 2m Phone Net - W6ZE/IXN checked
in AF6C, AUL, AB, HHC, KFW, KTS, DDE, and YCJ. AF6C
missed the Club Bfast last Sat. AM due to a clogged drain
And Bob picked up gasoline
today in Long Beach fer $2.50 a gallon! AUL,
wid receiver problems eliminated, had gud sigs on all OPs tonite
And AUL is sharing
the XYLs auto
His car is in the garage fer repairs! AB missed the Club Bfast
Steve & Doris had
to attend another radio club bfast, and AB got a new lawn sprinkling system installed at
the QTH! HHC, working on RF,
reminded OPs abt the Club Auction this month, and, Ken reported on a vy useful County
Emergency Drill session over last weekend. KFW
has been doing a lil 20m CW & PSK-31 hamming, and Chris warned AB that stray rf
can sometimes turn on automatic lawn sprinklers! KTS
is recovering frm a vy busy sched at the MS-150 Bikeathon over last weekend wid over 2,000
bike riders ending up at Mission Bay in San Diego. DDE
wud like to attend the Club Auction, but the XYL has concert tickets fer the same night,
so Steve will hve visions of ham gear goodies being auctioned while he & the XYL are
concerting! YCJ got gud sig rpts tonite
No
hum and gud audio, as Ken told OPs that he will not be parting wid the FT-736-R 4-band
rig! AF6C then aired the ARRL Audio news dtd
10/6/06
The ARRL is headed to court over compromised FCC rule making that will allow
BPL interference especially to mobile operators
The ARIS International Space Station
activities will continue to be an integral part of ISS operations
Tnx, Bob!
10/18/2006 10m
Phone Net W6ZE/AF6C
checked in JD, CCD, IXN, NOL, HHC, and HK. AF6C
will have ARNewsline ready fer the 2m Net, and JD will be batching it alone while the XYL
is visiting wid family in Sioux Falls, SD
Lowell also said that COAR will once agn
participate in election nite activities. Tomorrow
JD will welcome the plumber in the early am to open a clogged drain. CCD said a train ticket to San Diego is around $30,
and Tom will be staying home for awhile after visiting northern and central California wid
company
CCD plans to attend the OCARC Auction come Friday nite. IXN announced that SpaceX and Rocket Plane-Kistler
companies have received a contract frm NASA to construct vehicles to carry civilian
passengers into space. NOL is switching the
SAUSD over to fiber optics, and Richard is forging ahead with completion of a super
computer at home. HHC reminded all OPs to
attend the Club auction this Fri. eve., and Ken tnxed JAY fer the FB article on the ARDF
International Contest in Bulgaria
And NOL said that OPs interested in a ham radio bar
fer the computer can get it at www.425dxn.org. HK, retired the 1st of May, will attend
the Auction, and Ken said that he is now the chief radio officer of Orange County RACES. AF6C announced that new owners of the Watson
Drugstore property have doubled the rent!
Will the Watson Radio Club
survive?
Stay tuned!
And AF6C enjoyed himself visiting wid sum old buddies frm
Boeing last Saturday in Long Beach.
10/18/2006 2m
Phone Net W6ZE/IXN
checked in JD, VDP, HHC, AUL, AF6C, KFW, and DDE. JD
said that the Watson building has been declared part of the old Orange historical
buildings
(Ed. note: Owners will not be
allowed to destroy these buildings, but, must keep them in good repair!)
Then Lowell
will be off to bed after Net and up early tomorrow morning to await the arrival of the
plumbers. VDP and family will start moving
some necessities to the new AZ QTH after Thanksgiving
Then Larry must begin repairs
on the Costa Mesa QTH to get it ready to sell
VDP hopes to have everything completed
here and be in the new QTH by next summer. HHC
has the Oct. RF up on the website, and AF6C hopes that Watson Drugstore does
not close. AUL received HHCs emails, and
Nicolas told OPs that he enjoyed watching a great airshow at Mirimar Air Station over last
weekend
AUL took sum pix which he plans to download a few to Club members. KFW has been doing a lil CW hamming in the
low bands, and AF6C said that he and PFA used PFAs motorized snake to open the QTH
clogged drain. DDE will miss the Fri. nite
Auction since he & the XYL have tickets to a concert.
AF6C then aired ARNewsline #1522
FCC Docket 04-410 amends Part 97 Rules
affecting mostly General and Tech operations in the 75, 40, 15, and 10 meter bands
(covered in Oct. QST)
spread spectrum on 222 MHz, no spread spectrum for 6 or 2
meters
Hams may re-transmit ISS ham radio communications. There are over 20,000 hams in China
BPL in Australia
now meeting sum interference opposition
JOTA (Jamboree On The Air) is scheduled fer
Oct. 21 22. JOTA introduces boy scouts
to all aspects of amateur radio!
Tnx, Bob!
10/22/2006 OCWN
40m CW Net NCS/UEB
checked in IMW, HKT, VDP, IB, NT, IXN, RND, and KFW. UEB
and XYL visited the harmonic at UCSD
She is still in one piece!
Pacificon was a
bit disappointing, but the 3YØX presentation and Cliff Stoll were great! IMW called abt 10 minutes before Net frm his
campsite in Anza Borrego Desert State Park. HKTs new call sign is K6HKT, and Homer
sends congrats to IB on his SM appointment
HKT played in the Black Mts. in AZ
This
trip, he took an ultralight flight out of Needles and was in Golden Valley. VDP, KFW, IMW, and IXN were all at the OCARC
auction, and VDP will be off to AZ tomorrow to do a final walk-through. IB takes over the new SM position come Dec. 1, and
tnx OPs fer the congrats. NT, using the old
McElroy bug, says HKTs new call makes him an old timer now
HI!
And Ray
guesses all worked the XF4 station in Mexico. IXN
told OPs that NASA has awarded a contract to SpaceX and Rocketplane-Kistler companies to
develop vehicles for commercial transport of people and cargo to orbit. RND, with congrats to both HKT and IB, is not sure
which team to root fer in the World Series, and KFW joined OPs in offering congrats to
Casey on the SM appointment
Chris said the OCARC auction was a great success and tha
IMW picked up a couple of treasures.
10/25/2006 10m
Phone Net W6ZE/AF6C
checked in KTS, CCD, and IXN. IXN arrived abt
10 min. late on the Net
Bob fell asleep in the easy chair! AF6C expected fewer check-ins wid the World Series
in progress, and Bob told IXN that he had recorded an ARRL Audio Newscast to be aired on
the 2m Net. Wid SA winds expected to blow in
the early morning hours, KTS will lower the HF antenna tonite, and, David told OPs that
tonights World Series game had been rained out.
CCD admired the old Collins gear at the OCARC Auction, and HHC emailed OPs
saying that he wudnt be on the Net tonite
His OPD class was moved frm Thurs. to
Wed. eve. IXN has been busy putting together
furniture kits for Saint Anne Elementary School in Santa Ana, and Bob had an S7 noise
level at the QTH tonite!
10/25/2006 2m
Phone Net W6ZE/IXN
checked in KTS, AUL, MIH, AF6C, and HHC. KTS
HF antenna went horizontal in the last SA winds, so David will lower the ant. in
preparation for tomorrows windy onslaught! AUL
got home late tonite
Work!
Work!
Work!
AUL and IXN had fun at the Club
auction
They took apart IXNs newly acquired tunable low pass filter to see what
made it tick! MIH will teach a Ham
radio course for the Tech license to the permantely disabled trauma group at Integrity
House in Santa Ana if Kevin can get a 2m/440 rig and antenna donated to Integrity House
for the class
MIH awaits Board action on his request.
AF6C has been working some wid the website, cutting and thinning
bouganvilla, and cleaning up neighbor donations to the yard, ie, beer cans & debris. HHC, just home frm the OPD class, said that there
has been no Board action on the MIH request as yet. AF6C
then aired the ARRL Audio News dtd Oct. 20, 2006
FCC corrections, to its already
released new Amateur Frequency Allocations, will be made in the Federal Register
Emergency
communications in the Hawaiian Islands are now coordinated, so that all AECs in the
various islands will be working together in an emergencies
The Briarcliff Manor BPL
interference is still serious and unresolved
Tnx, Bob!
10/29/2006 OCWN
40m CW Net NCS/UEB
checked in IMW, GVG, IC, IB, OIO, VDP, IXN, RND, and NT.
Congrats to UEB on receiving the 20 WPM Code Proficiency Sticker, and Rick
also saw that OIO is now a FISTS Millionaire! IMW,
using a Heathkit HW16, wid a lil hum, that he won at the Auction, will re-cap
it before next time. GVG is glad to be bk in
warm So. CA
Roy almost froze in Laramie, WY and Philadelphia, PA! IC congrats UEB on the ARRL 20 WPM award, and Fred
said that his son, retiring frm the Air Force, will be home for Christmas! IB, wid happy Standard Time to all, sends congrats
to both UEB & OIO
On Sat, Casey rode the motorcycle abt 125 miles thru the
Sierras. OIO has the 20WPM award on her one
of these days list
And Ann, wid a tableful of unfinished products, had nothing
to enter in the Tustin Woodcarving Show last weekend.
IXN thanked UEB fer the FB Netnotes he sends to us by email, and Bob
congratulated Rick on the 20 WPM Award frm ARRL. RND
& IXN both enjoy standard time, and NC told NT that wid the sun out, it cant be
gloomy at the beach today
NT, wid a bit of a chill in the air, agreed
Ray told
OPs that he had fun wid the DX Contest working an OP on 40m phone in the Canary Islands.
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