NETNEWS
by WB6IXN
12/03/2008 10m
Phone Net W6ZE/AF6C
checked in WB9YCJ,
HC and the Club
congrats HHC for 10 vy successful years as Club Webmaster! HC said that auto unions
are part of the troubles of U.S. Auto manufacturers, and Arnie, like many of us generally
use hand mikes supplied wid our rigs.
12/03/2008 2m
Phone Net W6ZE/IXN
checked in DE, CF, HC, IBH, AB, HHC, AF6C, W6HTW(Hank), and WA6BRD(Mark). DE likes having a YAESU repair facility nearby if
repairs to his new rig become necessary, and CF reminded OPs abt the Club Bfast come Sat.
morning. HC congrats DEs purchase of a
new YAESU FT-950, and Arnie tells CF that his sigs have greatly improved over the last few
months. IBH doesnt have an antenna up
yet, and Kathleen is still busy finishing up work on some papers from school. AB suspects low voltage on the HF mobile rig
(controlling screwdriver ant) as the reason fer weak sigs on 10m. HHC announced that the Club Website now has over
50,000 hits from all over the world
(What!...No DX award fer HAM websites Yet?!!) AF6C said that ARRL did not release an ARRL Audio
News over the TG Holiday, and, that he talked wid Bob Buss, BWH, on SYYPE
Bob has
troubles with rapidly changing fuel prices in the oil retail business and a few medical
problems on the side!
12/10/2008 10m
Phone Net W6ZE/HHC
checked in DE, CF, CJ, IXN, AF6C, and HC. AF6C,
running late, was eating din-din. Bob checked
in later to tell us that he will have surgery for a torn retina tomorrow morning. HHC announced that there is over $3,000 in raffle
prizes for the club Christmas Party this Fri. eve. Ken announced that he
completed his very first transaction on E-Bay successfully.
DE loves the DSP feature on the new rig, and James left us to rpoet into another
net. CF cudnt copy IXN, and OPs said
that IXNs sigs were weak. Bob-IXN is nursing a cold along wid the shingles and
will miss the Christmas Party. YCJ is using a
Cushcraft R-7, and Ken likes using a vertical ant. N6HC
announced the ARRL 10m 48 hour Contest this weekend, and a scheduling conflict will cause
Arnie to miss the Christmas Party.
12/10/2008 2m
Phone Net W6ZE/IXN
checked in DE,
12/17/2008 10m
Phone Net W6ZE/AF6C
checked in DE, IXN, KK6OZ(Jay), HHC, YCJ, N6ISY(Dick), HC, and BWH. AF6C, wid the eye doing much better after retina
attachment surgery, said the Club Christmas Dinner was a success!...Bob also put a new
tarp on the Club generator. DE was on the
computer all day looking for rare patches, staying dry, and enjoying the rain. IXN wont be home next Wed., and, being
Christmas Eve, most OPs chose to cancel the 10 & 2m Nets in favor of a ragchew for OPs
at home. IXN cudnt copy OZ, but Jay is a
Baker-to-Vegas OP for COAR communicators. HHC
bought his first Heil microphone from HC, and Ken must pick up the proper control cable
for mike-to-rig attachment. YCJ asked OPs if
we had any news abt no shortwave on 40m above 7100 KHz (no response), and OPs told Ken
that Skip Margelli will have the Club program in January.
HC checked into Net after Huell Howsers program on Caligraphy, and,
like IXN, Arnie has had enough rain! ISY,
Dick, in
12/17/2008 2m
Phone Net W6ZE/IXN
checked in DE, YCJ, OZ, XMT, HHC, KØBWH (via SKYPE), HC, CF, ISY, AF6C, and GMU via
SKYPE. YCJ, accident free for 15 yrs, is a
traveling equipment repair man. DE flew
in and flew out. Jay, OZ, has helped
both the City of
12/24/08 10 & 2m Nets Night
before Christmas, no formal Nets.
12/31/08 10m
Phone Net W6ZE/AF6C
checked in DE, CF, HHC, IXN, and YCJ. DE said
that 1 full second would be added to the length of this day, and James enjoyed an outing
at the TRW Swapmeet. CF flew in and flew
out
Nicolas is having trouble wid the amplifier.
He called HHC on SKYPE to explain that 2008 went out with a
"bang" on 10M with sparks flying on his amp and arcing inside his ant tuner.
HHC wishes all a HNY, as Ken works on the club Jan. Newsletter. All OPs join
YCJ in a discussion of their amateur licensing histories.
AF6C & HHC watched the Pitt game today, and tomorrow theyll watch the
Penn State/USC game here at the Rosebowl.
12/31/2008 2m
Phone Net W6ZE/IXN
checked in DE, EVX, WB9YCJ, HHC, IBH, and AF6C. DE
and CAP buddies have a gud time at the TRW Swapmeet.
Then EVX said that the Fullerton Junior Tennis Tournament needed OPs
phone
KB6CEO at 714 680-2458. YCJ and IXN briefly
discuss ham licenses, and HHC gets a SKYPE frm CF that Nicolas has an amplifier problem
& sparking tuner. HHC had a tour , bk a
few years, of KDKA,