NETNEWS
by WB6IXN
4/03/2013 10m Phone Net
W6ZE/AF6C checked in N6HC, WB6IXN, W6HHC, KJ6OML, KJ6QZO, W6ATB, KE6OPK, KE6YHX,
VK4LOT(Dennis). DX! Right on! OPs
worked Dennis, VK4LOT, in Queensland, Australia!
HC, busy doing gardening, cleaning up, and house chores, didnt work the Contest last
weekend
However, Arnie accompanied W6UX to a shooting contest, and, will travel to
the Long Beach Aquarium come Monday. IXN, busy wid
funerals the past two weeks, planted flower beds. AF6C
tackled taxes and worked the DX Contest last week, and Bob and OML cleaned off the Book
Reading Machines shelf at Braille today
Mystery: Where did the green Book Reading
Machine with the white spots come from? QZO
will take her test next week, and HHC has been busy wid planning meetings for both Baker-to-Vegas
and the revised DATV Board
And HHC had a vy funny PSK-31 story that he sent to
Newsletter editor. ATB and IXN didnt
hear VK4LOT too well tonite, but ATB got his PSK-31 set up and running. OPK, planning a trip to Palm Springs, was zero copy
at IXNs QTH tonite. YHX added an
automatic antenna tuner to the shack, and AF6C & HC copied copied LOT in Australia FB!
4/03/2013 2m Phone Net
W6ZE/WB6IXN checked in KE6YHX, KJ6OML, AF6C, KJ6QZO, W6JTT, KA6VKP, AF6CF, KE7RXD,
and WA6ATB. The Net strung out too
long and VKP, CF, RXD, and ATB flew out before NC got to them! YHX looks over the shack cooler in preparation fer
summer WX, and OML & AF6C get spare parts for the Talking Book machines, and QZO,
taxes done, is ready fer her test. JTT worked
on a grounding system at the shack in Idyllwild where he & the XYL watched a nieghbors
house burn! Lorin, KE7RXD picked
up his Extra Class Ticket
Congrats, Lorin!
4/10/2013
10m Phone Net
W6ZE/AF6C checked in KE6YHX, W6JTT, W6HHC, WB6IXN, KJ6OML, K6DNR, KJ6ZNT, N8AE,
N8UZE, and W6ATB. AF6c continues to help a
lady wid her MAC computer, and Bob said that AF6CF has PayPal up on the Club website. YHX got the power supply repaired while he waited,
programmed a controller, and is working on a logging program. JTT upgrades the station by completeing some
antenna work, and HHC is ready fer the Baker-to-Vegas Run this weekend! And Ken mentioned a site where he got an old Henry
Radio resistor for a heat sink to use in a dummy load.
IXN mentioned nice WX ahead, and volunteers OML, AF6C, and DLA cleaned off
the shelves of Talking Book Machines at Braille Institute today
Tnx, guys! OML also finished and mailed in his taxes! KJ6ZNT(Doug), in Fullerton and a Club member, was
down in the QRN at IXNs QTH, but like AF6C, Doug is a Penn State grad! DNR flew in and flew out, and AE and
UZE, after being laid off, leave early
tomorrow morning for their home in Chicago. ATB
asked abt antenna height and restrictions in Orange
YHX and HHC supplied Greg wid
answers!
4/10/2013
2m Phone Net
W6ZE/WB6IXN checked in WB9YCJ, KE6YHX, W6JTT, N8AE, N8UZE, KJ6OML, and K6DNR. YCJ, high up in the bleachers at Anaheim Stadium,
reported on the Angels continuing losing streak, and, Ken is looking forward to the
Clubs special Field Day coming up in June! YHXs
antenna tuner is doing FB, and Corey reports a 60 ft. height limit for antennas in the
City of Orange, and YHX continues work wid computer programming. Wid income taxes done, digital up and running, JTT
now works at connecting the computer to the rig. AE
and UZE are on their way back to the Chicago area
Carl & Dee will try to contact
us on FD
Well miss Carls great nature pictures and his help rendered to
Club members and projects
Who knows, we might surprise each other meeting on the 10m
Net in the not-to-distant future
Gud luck, OPs! OML
busies himself wid swimming pool chores on the back 40, and DNR joined us at
Nets end wid 5/9 sigs.
4/17/2013
10 Meter Phone Net
W6ZE/AF6C checked in KE6YHX, KJ6OML, WB6IXN, W6ATB, W6ZNT(Doug), W6HHC, WØMEC, and
KH7SB (Scott). YHX continues work on a digital readout, and AF6C sends kudos to OP
participants in the Baker-to-Vegas Run. OML,
DLA, and AF6C got 8 Talking Book machines charged and running today at Braille Institute,
and OML now has the dipole ant. up 60 ft. IXN
has all the gardens planted. IXN & ATB
have low noise levels tonite, and Greg has been working PSK-31. ATB also has a new 6m beam. HHC tests a problem 2m rig used on Baker-to-Vegas
Trouble
must have been wid the antenna
Rig doing FB tonite!
ZNT has a high QRN level tonite
All OPs are down in the mud! AF6C has a microphone for MECs rig, and Clem
was down in the QRN at IXNs QTH tonite. OPs
heard KH7SB check in from Hilo, Hawaii where temps have been ranging from 69 to 80 degrees
Scott
faded in and out at IXNs QTH.
4/17/2013
2m Phone Net
W6ZE/WB6IXN checked in KE6YHX, W6HHC,
AF6C, KJ6OML, and N6NBV. YHX continues
applications programming in C and assembly language, and IXN gave HHC a gud report on the
2m rig used at Baker-to-Vegas where 13 club hams helped wid communications! N6NBV,in Mission Viejo, using a hamstick ant,
checked into Net mobile wid gud sigs. OML said
QZO set studying for her upgrade to finish up taxes!
4/24/2013
10m Phone Net
W6ZE/KE6YHX checked in AF6C, W6JTT, WB6IXN, and W6HHC. We thank Corey for handling NC duties tonite! JTT had bad QRN at the shack tonite, and his
horizontal dipole is up abt 20 ft. AF6C has
been refurbishing W5KMGs old Drake rig which is on sale on the Club website! The rig was putting out 5/9 sigs wid gud audio at
IXNs QTH! And Bob copied all checkins FB
at his QTH. IXN mentioned a British
nanosatellite, STRaND-1, that is now in orbit and capable of being heard by Hams!...Type
in STRaND-1in your search engine to bring up the site for further info. HHC was burning Baker-to-Vegas photos to a CD, and
Ken & Diane were having family over for din-din tomorrow evening.
4/24/2013
2m Phone Net
W6ZE/WB6IXN checked in KE6YHX, N6NBV, AF6C, KJ6QZO, KJ6OML, WB9YCJ, KF6EVX, W6JTT,
and N6XCR. YHX continues work on programming
software to control the FT-840, using C++.
NBV uses a Hamstick ant. for mobile operation, and an antenna tuner on the
40, 75, and 10 meter bands. AF6C checks in on
the HT wid 5/9 sigs at NCs QTH. And Braille Institute didnt use Club volunteer
OPs today
No units to repair!...Besides, OML had other appointments. QZO plans to upgrade on June 10, and YCJ checks in
from Anaheim Stadium where he witnesses a couple of beer-drinking rowdy dudes
arrested and removed from the stadium! EVX
said that KB6CMO, Gene, needs help wid a benefit to be held Apr 24-27. JTT adds a new EICOM 7410 rig to the shack that has
MARS capability. It has a built in antenna
tuner
Next will be some ant. switching! N6XCR(Jim)
checked into Net wid FB sigs, asking about our 2m Net.