NETNEWS
by WB6IXN
05/02/2007 10M Phone Net - W6ZE/AF6C
checked in N6PEQ, HHC, IXN, AUL, GMU, PFA, and HK
Nice check-in, OPs! DX OPs and PEQ were busy today working BS7H on
Scarborough Reef west of the Philippine Isles. And
PEQ said that 20 OCARC members attended the Visalia event
And Dan has just added a
new Alpha 9500 amplifier to the shack as Dan now becomes a member of the full-gallon club!
And
we cud hear CW coming in frm Finland in the background in PEQs shack! HHC checked in on his spread-spectrum rig
as OPs had fun following Ken arnd the band!
And Ken didnt have any errant
cables frm the computer connected to the rig this time!
HHC & OPs all sent
congrats to AUL who just passed the Extra Class Exam!
IXN cud not cpy AUL at the QTH. This was AULs 1st contact on 10M
(or HF for that matter)! AF6C, recovering frm
Baker-to-Vegas, went to a follow-up meeting that critiqued B-to-V Run communications. Bob
has the ARRL Audio News ready to air on 2m. GMU,
looking forward to FD, sent congrats along to AULs upgrade to Extra. PFA, wid 2m not hooked up yet, is looking forward
to getting a defunct dishwasher repaired tomorrow. HK hopes that he can make it to
next Club meeting.
5/02/2007 2m
Phone Net W6ZE/IXN
checked in JD, GMU, KTS, AUL, HHC, AF6C, and Rob(KE6FUZ).
JD and OPs once agn sent kudos along to AUL on the upgrade to Extra, and
Lowell commented that the digipeater setup fer Baker-to-Vegas did not function well!
And
JD may have a wedding in his future as a grandson, soon to be shipped to Ft. Lewis, WA, is
planning to go to the hitching post wid a young lady frm Texas. GMU copied JD at S7, and Paul had a gud time at
Visalia, missing out on the picture of usual OP meeting in the rest room(?!)(check wid
PEQ!) KTS just got home frm an MS Bikeathon
meeting so David missed the 10m Net. And HHC
thinks that wires for PSK-31 operation may be the culprit behind his "frequency
skipping" YAESU 757 on 10m. AUL used a
shortened 11m ant wid loading coil to operate on 10m, and HHC recommended that Nicolas get
a longer 11m ant. fer better xmission and reception. AF6C
is trying to work the DX station, BS7H, on Scarborough Reef
Bob also aired ARRL Audio
News dtd 27 Apr. 2007
ARRL VEC Staff says that new licensee pile-up is letting up a
bit, wid new applicants vs upgrades abt equal
The National Hurricane Council looks
closely at amateur radio emergency communications during Hurricane Katrina
NOA/NASA
says will not occur fer another 6 months! (According to astronomy observers, solar minimum
has already occurred!)
Tnx, Bob!
5/09/2007 10m Phone Net - W6ZE/AF6C found
28.375 MHz open to DX, so Bob moved up freq. to 28.379 MHz
And Bob checked in LDC,
HHC, HK, K7JA, AUL, and IXN. LDC had to buy a
vy expensive fuse fer the air conditioner, and Larry & XYL leave fer
5/09/2007 2m Phone Net - W6ZE/IXN checked
in AUL, N1AB, HHC, AF6C, W6HTW(Hank), KTS, and KØBWH/SKYPE. AUL checked in using wrong gear, and Nicolas came
bk wid strong sigs after switching. AB,
burdened wid work, handled the heat wave nicely, but envies us retired folks. HTW, in
5/16/2007 10m
Phone Net W6ZE/AF6C
checked in CCD, and IXN. During last weeks
10m opening, AF6C worked
5/16/2007 2m
Phone Net W6ZE/IXN
checked in KTS, AF6C, AF6CF, YCJ, and KI6BAW(Chris). KTS
cudnt hear us on the 10m Net, and David said that Real Estate is a mixed bag
5/23/2007 10m Phone Net - W6ZE/AF6C checked
in CCD, CF, HHC, IXN, HK, and KØBWH/SKYPE. CCD heard AF6CF S3 at the shack, and Tom heard
another QSO up the band a lil before Net, then Tom was off to din-din. OPs had a rough time hearing AF6CF as Nicolas
experimented wid his new MP-1 Super Antenna, and Nicolas was lost in the QRN at IXNs
QTH. HHC relayed CFs QSO to the Net. Then HHC took off like a bird, flying up and down
the band uncontrollably wid his spread spectrum YAESU 757! However, Ken was
able to relay news of his Pgh, PA, trip, and, Ken visited wid his brother and left Diane
bk East visiting wid her sister. HK, glad to
be a Club member agn, heard CF better on the 2nd ant than wid the MP-1 Super
Ant. IXN told OPs that brother Lee will have
knee replacement surgery June 18. AF6C &
HK will try to get AF6Cs 10m FM rig on the air.
HHC SKYPEd BWH into the Net, and Bob said they had 3 ½ of rain in
5/23/2007 2m Phone Net - W6ZE/IXN checked
in AF6C, VDP,
5/30/2007 10m
Phone Net - W6ZE/AF6C checked in HHC, CCD, IXN, HK, and AF6CF. AF6C has his nephew Dean as a guest at the QTH, and
Bob helped a friend, Joe, down wid his new Mercedes, install a new radar detector. HHC seems to have solved his band shifting problem
by tightening loose coax connectors. IXN noted an S2 sig increase fer HHC tonite
Diane
is bk frm bk East, and Ken worked on a low band
ant. fer COAR last weekend. CCD, no Ducks
tonite, looks fer skiing events in place of ice hockey to satisfy his interests, and Tom
says that TRW Swapmeet now has more computer stuff than hamgear!
And Tom knew the 1st
W6HK, back when an 807 meant a beer! Ducks won
the 2nd game
! Whoopee!
exclaimed AF6C after telling OPs abt a
phone call frm his sister. AF6C and Net OPs
all confirmed that HHCs flight over the frequency has ended by
tightening some loose coax connectors on SWR bridge! AF6C
has an ARRL Audio News to air on the 2m Net, and Bob must eat sum din-din & make a
phone call before checking in on 2m. IXN and
brother, Lee, spent a pleasurable last weekend in the San Jacinto Mts. at Garner Valley
with a niece and her husband. HK will order a
new rig in July, and Ken recommends the Chino Hills Highschool Swapmeet for lots of good
old stuff! HHC says the SV2AGW APRS
package has the ability to incorporate maps easily, and, zoom in and zoom out! HK & IXN cudnt copy AF6CFs weak
sigs dwn in the QRN, and AF6C barely read Nicolas sigs at S3
appears to be the
antenna!
5/30/2007 2m
Phone Net W6ZE/IXN
checked in JD, CF, HHC, HK, and AF6C. JD spent
Memorial Day at home, going out fer a couple of meals, and watching movies on TV
And
Lowell will be on duty in the OPD radio room during Sat. Club Bfast, but will attend the
Watson RC Bfast on Fri. morning. The old CB
ant. isnt doing too well on 10m at Nicolas shack, but CF had nice sigs on 2m,
and, Nicolas had to have his aged Golden Retriever put to sleep on Memorial Day! HHC, mentioning the Club Bfast come Sat. morning,
went to the beach wid family & grandkids on Memorial Day, and then back to the QTH for
a barbecue!
Younger son, Tony, and bride told HHC that he will soon be grandpa once
more! HK and XYL bought a 50 HDTV &
Home Theatre over Memorial Day weekend, and Ken will try to attend the Watson Bfast come
Friday, mentioning the Huell Howser documentary covering old town Orange
Then Ken
mentioned their Therapy Dog, used for elderly people, etc
wid Ken giving
us a new license plate slogan, My therapy dog is smarter than your honor student! AF6C,
checking in after a phone call and din-din, having helped HHC wid the COAR ants., and,
inspecting a 60V 1000W switching power supply he picked up in the desert, aired ARRL Audio
News for 5/25/07
Business was brisk at vendors stands at the Dayton Hamvention
The
FCC is still dragging its feet enforcing part 97 rules, etc., with Ambient Corps
Briarcliff Manor BPL
The Corp. ahs failed thus far to provide requested testing
results info. to the FCC!
PRB-1 legislation has made it successfully thru both houses
of the