NETNEWS
by WB6IXN
4/01/2009 10M
Phone Net AF6C, wid
a meeting & running late, turned NC duties over to HHC.
W6ZE/HHC checked in IXN and CF. CF
had no copy on IXN who is still having weak RF sigs at the QTH. IXN could barely hear CF thru the QRN. HHC is working on items for club RF
newsletter, and Ken is writing an article on Baker-to-Vegas race for April RF.
4/01/2009 2m
Phone Net W6ZE/IXN
checked in CF, AB, RWU, YCJ, and KR6J. All Ops
had gud sigs, and CF will see IXN at Bobs QTH to investigate the weak sigs problem. HHC reminded OPs abt the Club Sat. Bfast, and RWU
is studying for the Gen. Class License while keeping an eye on Extra Class as he studies
the Gordon West book & tapes plus ARRL materials.
AB checked in only to blow a fuse in his power supply
A new fuse solved
the problem. KR6J, out of town most of the
time, is a member of a well organized bicycle team
Kenan will soon race at Long Beach
on a flat course
And Kenan is now active wid Orange County Races. IXN checks in Sunday mornings to the OC Wireless CW
Net at 9:00 am local time on 7.086 MHz.
4/08/2009 10m Net W6ZE/AF6C
checked in YHX, HHC, IXN, and YCJ. AF6C was
delayed in Long Beach last week so HHC assumed NC duties
And Bob said that sale of
the old AC4 receiver is questionable. Also,
AF6C has an ARRL Audio News to air on the 2 meter net.
YHX checked in wid a background noise of S5!
And HHC has background noise, too, from a noisy street light
And Ken
said that El Presidente CF is marrying off his last daughter this weekend!...Ken also said
that over 500 hams were involved in Baker-to-Vegas! Last
weekend, CF & HHC went to IXNs QTH, and, after replacing an errant piece of coax
and showing IXN how to check the SWR on the rig using the FM mode, IXNs sigs
improved immeasurably!...IXNs ant is a shortened vertical dipole, wid capacitance
spokes and inductance coils on both ends. YCJ
opened a refurbished computer from COMP
4/08/2009 2m
Phone Net W6ZE/IXN
checked in
4/15/2009 10m
Phone Net
Nicholas
AF6CF still has visitors from his daughter's wedding last week. It's Tax judgement day! He got his taxes done and mailed in spite of all
the distractions.
Ken
W6HHC is arranging to have the Baker to Vegas video shown at the April general meeting.
Other Baker-to Vegas topics discussed between Ken, Bob, Nicholas and
4/15/2009
2m Phone Net
4/22/2009 10m
Phone Net W6ZE/AF6C
checked in YCJ, HHC, IXN, CF, WA6RRJ(Dick), N6IFY(Dick), and HC. YCJ reported sporadic E skip on 10m, says the new
computer is really fast
And Ken will get a tax refund frm IRS! AF6C had a bif beehive removed by his
4/22/2009 2m
Phone Net W6ZE/IXN
checked in N1AB, YCJ, RRJ, AF6C, CF, RUI, YHK, HHC, EVX, and RWU. AB is pretty well set up for Field Day, wid
capablilities on 10, 15, 20, and 80m. YCJ
enjoyed last Club meeting & is looking forward to the next! RRJ flew in and flew out, and AF6C had
termite exterminators in to kill the lil beasties under a concrete slab at the QTH
Then
Bob had to install some new molding. YHX is
still constructing a beam ant. to monitor USGS seismic sigs from the seismometer located
on the San Servaine Plain in the San Gabriel Mts. CF
had gud sigs tonite, and RUI checked in on the HT frm
4/29/2009 10m
Phone Net W6ZE/AF6C
checked in YHZ, YCJ, IXN, RRJ, HHC, and KI6VEN(Phil).
YHX mentioned a video of an Alaska KL7 YL wid a cat walking on the rig desk. HHC just bought a new digital TV for home. YCJ
doesnt expect to hear from IRS abt a slightly late tax return since they owe him
money!..Ken is now looking forward to jury duty. IXN
says his magnetometer vs gravity balance beam has dropped from 8.0 to 7.8
Bob doesnt
know what it means yet! VEN is looking for
another rig and a vertical ant., and Phils QTH is near Chapman & Jamboree. HHC buys a new SHARP HDTV. Ken is also
writing an article on D-ATV (Digital Amateur TV) for newsletter. Congrats VEN on his 1st 10m contact on
the Net tonite, and OPs tell RRJ that the Field Day site will be the same as last year,
the old Naval Air Station at Los Alamitos. AF6C
replaced a capacitor in the computer switching power supply, but the power supply still
doesnt work, so Bob will search for another problem in the power supply. (IXN has had two switching power supplys go out in
two different PCs
Bob switched his computers off when not in use! Whether the computer is left ON or OFF doesnt
seem to matter on power supply life! Consider
yourself very lucky if a computer switching power supply lasts more than six years). AF6C said they want $700 for a new power supply for
his Apple computer! IXN has been busy looking
up records on the Keniston Clan on his mothers side of the family.
4/29/2009 2m
Phone Net W6ZE/IXN
checked in CF, AB, YHX, FKX, YCJ, RWU, RRJ, and AF6C. Congrats to CF on becoming a grandfather once more
The
baby weighed 8lb 2oz and was named Sebastiani! AB
sends congrats Nicolas, and Steve is still experimenting wid SSB & CW fer Field Day. YHX has kittens to give away to any takers, and
Cory says Alaskan King Crab claw meat makes good sushi.
FKX interests IXN in young age of Amboy Crater along Route 66. IXN tells YCJ that 3 yrs seems to be the top limit
fer IRS to audit tax returns, and Ken says his company will pay his wages while he is on
jury duty. RWU lights up all bars on IXNs rig using a HT & a J-pole mounted on
the roof of the QTH in
AF6C said that ARRL
did not have an ARRL Audio News fer tonite, sent congrats to Nicolas on daughters
new baby, and must get the Club generator running smoothly before FD
Then its
off to the Braille Institute wid PFA to repair Audio Book machines tomorrow.