NETNEWS
by WB6IXN
3/04/2009 10m
Phone Net W6ZE/AF6C
checked in DE, HHC, CF, YCJ, IXN, and N6IFY(Dick). DE,
unable to hear his CAP Net well tonite, told OPs that his AR Station will be abt complete
when he picks up a 1.2 GHz rig. And AF6C has
two Christmas presents he hasnt played with yet! HHC, also left wid Christmas Toys to play with,
said that all equipment for Baker-to-Vegas checked out well at last nights meeting. IXN will forward Chapts. 17 & 18 of the Club
History to HHC, and Bob is still wrestling wid an antenna problem! CF, wid rain at the QTH, was dwn in the QRN at
IXNs QTH, and YCJ cant get enough rain as Ken asks OPs if we spring
ahead one hour this weekend. IFY, who
was at the Baker-to-Vegas meeting for Orange PD last nite, is all prepared to help wid
communications out in the desert.
3/04/2009 2m
Phone Net W6ZE/IXN
checked in DE, CF, KI6VEN(Phil), KG6WRU(David), HHC, YCJ, AF6C, and KI6TND(
3/11/2009 10m
Phone Net W6ZE/AF6C
checked in YCJ, HC, HHC, CF, IXN, and AB. Kudos
to Bob, AF6C, who sold the Drake amplifier for the Club and shipped it off to
3/11/2009 2m
Phone Net W6ZE/IXN
checked in AF6C, HHC, CF, YCJ, CVX, and N6PRX, Marty.
IXN heard mention of Baker-to-Vegas on the broadcast bands, and HHC said
that the Baker-to-Vegas Event had to cut off entrants
Too Many!! CF, using his new chimney mounted ant., is glad to have the XYL back from a visit to family
in South America, and HHC, CF, and AF6C will all enjoy a delicious Italian
Sandwich on their way to Pahrump for Baker-to-Vegas on Friday afternoon! Kielbasa (Polish, English), Kovbasa, or, Kolbasa
(Ukrainian), Kubasa, etc
Take your choice!....a sausage that can be eaten plain, with
other foods, or between a bun, like a hotdog. AF6C
then aired ARRL Audio News for 3/6/09 at 21:06 hrs. local time
FCC continues to sit
on the Court ruling last year concerning BPL interference
Laura Smith, Special
Council for the FCC, the new Riley Hollingsworth for the FCC, visited League Hdqtrs on
Mar. 6 to learn how to best proceed on matters concerning amateur radio, the League, and
the FCC
Pres. Obama has nominated Julius Genachowski as Chairman of the FCC
ARRL
Audio News concluded at 21:26 hrs. local time
Tnx, Bob!
3/18/2009 10m
Phone Net W6ZE/AF6C
checked in LDC, YHX, IXN, YCJ, HHC, CF, GEP, and KF6LZH(Bob). AF6C & HHC said the OPD team didnt break
their old record of 16 hrs 2 min 6 sec. in the Baker-to-Vegas Run. But, Orange PD did move up to 45th position in the
B2V race out of total of 245 teams...up from 60th position finish last year. AF6C got the
Jet Blue earphones fixed, and LDC said that he hasn,t been active lately. YHX got the ant. tuner repaired, and Corey told OPs
abt a series of Orange City Maps which would be useful in emergencies. IXN had the new MFJ ant. at ground level trying it
out. Most OPs cud not hear Bob too well,
including CF and HHC. YCJ said the Obama
meeting in
3/18/09 2m Phone
Net W6ZE/IXN
checked in YHX, IBH, KG6RWU (David), AF6C, CF, and HHC.
YHX announced that the next sunspot cycle has started. AF6C introduced RWU, David, as a new Club member. IBH flew in and flew out, and AF6C said
that RWU & brother, Mike-KG6WRM, and also Kathleen-IBH all helped wid communications
in the Baker-to-Vegas Run. El Presidente, CF,
announced Fri. Club meeting, and AF6C said the program will be on
3/25/09 10m Phone
Net W6ZE/AF6C
checked in YCJ, IXN, YHX, HHC, and CF. AF6C
asked IXN to get 2000 Aug. RF to scan into the website, and Bob worked on the
yard last weekend
Get sunburned, Bob? IXNs
new antenna leaves something to be desired, but, the old antenna had leaking traps and had
been snapped into two pieces by a falling tree!
IXN also has a defective ant. tuner. YCJ will skip the Advanced Ticket and go for the
Extra!
And Ken is still waiting fer broadcasters to leave 7100-7200 KHz. YHX, about
to disconnect a charging battery, must calibrate an oscilloscope, and HHC is impressed wid
detail on a fire map produced by the City of Orange
And Kens wallet is lighter
after buying new tires fer the T-Bird! CF,
like IXN, has high noise tonite, and AF6C & HHC, along wid Nicolas, looked over
projects in an old copy of Popular Mechanics that CF brought along on Baker-to-Vegas.
3/25/2009 2m
Phone Net W6ZE/IXN
checked in CF, YHX, HHC, RWU, YCJ, EVX, and AF6C. CF
told IXN & OPs abt the Aug. 1955 issue of Popular Electronics that OPs enjoyed during
Baker-to-Vegas, and YHX breaks out the steel wool to clean joints to be soldered. HHC & IXN briefly discuss the Santiago
Creek/Santa Ana River Flood Plain, and Ken mentions the two Apple Computer founders: Steve
Jobs & Steve Wozniak, wid Wozniak now a contestant on Dancing With The
Stars on TV. HHC tells YCJ that Field
Day will once again be held at the Los Alamitos Joint Services Base, and YCJ is glad to
see that the recession has not closed a lot of ham radio stores. Whats this!?
AF6C has a recipe fer
gopher stew, gopher pizza, and gopher steak!
FD must be just around the corner! RWU, David, checked in wid gud sigs, and EVX,
recovering frm back surgery, stayed wid us to hear ARRL Audio News. AF6C then aired ARRL Audio News for 3/20/09 at
21:11 hrs. local time
FCC denies an OP request to increase the size of the licensing
Question Pool
Sat., April 11, 2009, will see the IARU Emergency Preparedness Exercise
for IARU Member Groups EOCs
Read more in the Mar 20 Ed. of the ARRL
Letter
TNX, Bob!...The ARRL Audio News concluded at 21:31 hrs local time.