NETNEWS
by WB6IXN
8/05/2009
10m Phone Net W6ZE/AF6C
checked in YHX, NOL, WB9YCJ, MWU, IXN, and HHC. AF6Cs
new Heil microphone sounds great! YHX says 10m
is becoming more active, and NOL said OCARRO meetings have moved to the Red Cross in
8/05/2009 2m Net W6ZE/IXN
checked in YHX, GMU, WTQ, FKX, AF6C, CF, RWU, HHC, WB9YCJ, and KR6J. YHX has his home brew seismometer antenna about
ready to mount, and GMU tried to check in on the 10m Net tonite. WTQ checked in frm the Orange County Fair Booth,
and IXN & FKX briefly discussed the recent seismic activity in the Spreading Zone in
the
8/12/2009 10m
Phone Net W6ZE/AF6C
checked in YHX, IXN, WB9YCJ, HC, HHC, and VEN. AF6C
called the Net fer check-ins wid no din-din yet
Bob was out walking. YHX may be getting a new tower, and Corey has been
busy sending out QSL cards. YCJ said that the
Orange County Fair Booth was a good public relations event fer ham radio, and Ken is
thinking abt the 2 hr drive up to the Santa Barbara ARRL SW Div. Convention this weekend. AF6C will go under the eye knife once
agn in early September, and Bob had a ARRL Audio News on the laptop fer the 2m Net. HHC told OPs that attendance at the OC Fair was a
lil better than last year, and Ken has all the tools for badge making
He will
check wid AF6C about laminating the badges. HC
said the OC Fair Booth could have been a little more tourist friendly, wid a few more
activities, and Arnie enjoyed working at the Booth
HC might wear his K4M Midway
Island DXpedition shirt at next Club meeting. IXN
is still not completely pleased wid the way the rig is performing, and VEN will check out
the ARRL Convention in SB for a Heil mike.
8/12/2009 2m
Phone Net W6ZE/IXN
checked in YHX, HHC, ACJ, WB9YCJ, AF6C, VEN, CF, KI6RUW(Bruce). YHX will finish the balun for his seismic ant. to
hear San Sevaine seismometer. YCJ reminds all
OPs abt the SB ARRL SW. Div. Convention come Saturday as he thinks abt the price of gas,
and, abt asking the boss fer the day off! HHC
told IXN to check out the DX Store for a mike cord to match his rig wid a Heil mike. AF6C told OPs abt his delicious vine ripe tomatoes
as he prepared the ARRL Audio News to air later in the Net.
VEN has a Kenwood MC60A, and Phil will be checking out Heil mikes. HHC told CF that the Club History Series is
completed, and Nicholas and IXN plan to attend the OCA meeting at
8/19/2009 10m
Phone Net W6ZE/AF6C
checked in CCD, IXN, HC, and HHC. CCDs
garden is doing FB, but so is the grass and weeds!...And Tom found a cold solder joint on
a relay in the TS-140. IXNs flowers are
slowly dying in the early Fall WX, and Bob has 2 dental appts. Two days in a row next
week. CCD gets the din-din call, and HC warns
OPs to get the H1N1 flu shot, and Arnie also attended the ARRL SW Div. Convention in SB
last Saturday where he saw some interesting Boat Anchors. HHC got bk frm his evening walk wid Diane. Ken is
moving to the breadboard stage wid the digital ATV project. Ken (the apprentice) will have
new badges ready by Club meeting Fri. nite. AF6C
said that ARRL cancelled ARRL Audio News fer this week, and Bob has eye surgery scheduled
fer Sept. 4. HC will be wid the Midway Island
DXpedition Oct. 9 thru Oct. 19!
8/19/2009 2m
Phone Net W6ZE/IXN
checked in GMU, KR6J, YHX, HHC, RWU, and AF6C. GMU
may try to get our to the Aug. Star Party at the Anza Observatory, and Paul said 10m Net
sigs were weak tonite. KR6J started his new
job as a sales rep. fer Motorola in 2-way radio communications, and has been busy wid
sales meetings. YHX & IXN will discuss
things seismic at Club meeting come Fri. nite, and Corey will pick up a 20 ft. section of
patch cable too. HHC said that El Presidente,
Nicholas, is off on another trip to
8/26/2009 10m
Phone Net W6ZE/AF6C
checked in YHX, LDC, HHC, HC, WB9YCJ, NOL, IXN, and VEN.
Great check-in, OPs! YHX has
been spending sum time cleaning up a microphone, and, completing his ant. to hear the San
Sevaine Seismometer. Wid the knee operation
over and resulting phlebitis out of the way, LDC is glad to be back on the air.
of
course, the
8/26/2009 2m
Phone Net W6ZE/IXN
checked in NOL, KR6J, WB9YCJ, AF6CF, HHC, AF6C, and YHX.
NOL said SA Unified received $375 million to renovate 8 schools!...Richard,
in the ITC Dept. for the District, will be busy wid the crew installing new computers,
voice over IT, and much wiring in the renovated schools.
KR6J is busily involved wid Motorola learning WiFi, Canopy, and other
wireless technology that he will deal wd in the new job.
YCJ said that EICOM & KENWOOD each introduced a new transceiver at the
Tokyo Ham Fair, and, Ken said that the LA Fair will have a ham booth. el Presidente, CF, was happy to be back
from a business trip in