NETNEWS
by WB6IXN
03/5/2008 10m Phone Net - W6ZE/AF6C checked in CF,
GEN, and IXN. AF6C has been vy busy wid yard
and house repairs. CF, working on taxes, still
doesnt have his kitchen up & running
Installers leave something to be
desired and Nicolas may have to end up doing some of the work himself! GEN has been busy working around the house, yard
& garden, and all OPs briefly discussed IXNs new FT-8800R.
03/5/2008 2m Phone
Net - W6ZE/IXN checked in AF6C, CF, EZF,
KFW, FKX, and CCE. IXN will try to convene the
2m Net next Wed. if his same day cataract removal will permit. CF hopes to be using the new electric oven in the
kitchen by next week, and KFW just finished replacing the numbers in a frequency display
in an older rig. EZF was using his HT tonite and had gud sigs at NCs QTH. FKX is about ready fer the Grand Canyon field trip
wid his students come April 11, wid a 1920s Vintage preview trip to
03/12/2008 10m Phone
Net - W6ZE/AF6C checked in PEQ, CF, N1AB, HHC, and IXN. AF6C said that PFA, DLA, and others from COAR
attended KQ6JDs funeral. OPs were
shocked to hear about
03/12/2008 2m Phone
Net - W6ZE/IXN checked in CF, AF6C, FKX, HHC, K6DXN, KI6OKX, KD6CQS & KG6UBY,
KI6HQY, KFW,
03/19/2008 10m Phone
Net - W6ZE/AF6C checked in CF, IXN, HHC. and GEN.
AF6C, battling weeds at the QTH, reminded OPs abt Club meeting Fri. eve. HC will return early frm Clipperton Is. due to
inclement WX. CF, busy at work, still hasnt
finished wid the kitchen contractors at the QTH. IXN
pushed sum wrong buttons on the 897D and ended up .01 MHz off frequency....now to unpush
the buttons he accidentally pushed! HHC thinks a guy wire may have loosened at the
base of the KFI Radio Tower which caused it to collapse. Ken says Dino-K6RIX
will give us the full story at a later date. IXN
will e-mail part 3 of the Club history to AF6C & HHC. GEN, was bk frm
northeastern New Mexico, will be retiring near Clovis in the not-to-distant future
Chet
got some large telephone poles upon which he will install a long wire antenna, etc.
03/19/2008 2m Phone
Net - W6ZE/IXN checked in GEN, HHC, UBY, KFW, AF6C, KG6FBM(Bernard), CF, CCE, VDP,
KI6OJJ(James), KØBWH (via SKYPE), and N8WP. GEN
& IXN briefly discussed the flat land in northern New Mexico. HHC copied Tammi in Covina and Ken told OPs that
the BWH computer was on in Sheldon, ND, but no Bob Buss at the keyboard! IXN told OPs that cataract surgery left a larger
pupil in the left eye. FBM checked in frm
Reseda in the San Fernando Valley using a ST-8800 at 50W.
AF6C & IXN discussed the upcoming change to digital TV in the near
future, and AF6C will air ARRL Audio News later in the Net.
KFW took on repairing a Lil Rascal Go-cart, replacing a burned-up
power transistor among other things lik frayed wires, etc.
VDP got bk frm Golden Valley, AZ, yesterday, where he attended a gun show in
Kingman. CCE flew in & flew out,
and James, OJJ, checked in frm Tustin on a handheld using a Diamond ant. BWH/Æ checked in frm Sheldon, ND, via HHC SKYPE
Bob said they
were having dandy WX wid a lil frost and expecting a light dusting of snow tonite,
and Bob had visitors this past week, his mom & sister.
El Presidente, N8WP, checked in to remind OPs to bring their best logos fer
the 75th Anniversary Logo Contest of the OCARC at Fri. nites Club
meeting. AF6C then aired the Mar. 14 edition
of the ARRL Audio News. June 27 - 29 marks the
days of The Dayton of Europe Convention
Satellite AO-16 is still
operational
Registrations for the USA ARDF Contest for the 2nd week in May
in No. Texas, are now being accepted
ARRL Audio News ended at 21:47 hrs. local time
Tnx,
Bob!
03/26/2008 10m Phone
Net - W6ZE/AF6C checked in N1AB, GEN, HHC, and CF.
IXN was in the San Jacinto Mts. wid Lee at the niece QTH helping
install a new horse arena. AF6C plans to move
a workbench. HHC will be NC fer the 2m Net. And CF is putting finishing touches on the kitchen
remodeling.
3/26/08 2m Phone Net
- W6ZE/HHC checked in CF, GEN, AF6C, WP, and KØBWH via SKYPE. AF6C did not air ARRL Audio News which was
cancelled for the Easter holidays.