NETNEWS
by WB6IXN
11/2/2005 10m Phone Net - W6ZE/AF6C checked
in IXN, CCD, and HHC. At standard time change,
AF6C re-set 31 various clocks around the QTH, and Bob just finished listening to Jimmy
Carter on the Larry King Live show before turning on the rig. IXN, wid laryngitis, had audio distortion deluxe
tonite!
And Bob has finished the new seismometer antenna. CCD has no skiing plans as yet, but Tom & the
XYL are off to England fer a family gathering come July
CCD also worked 2 Cuban
stations on 15m during the WWDX Contest, ant Tom is looking forward to the digital
presentation at next Club meeting. HHC spent
last weekend constructing the 30m ant. that he designed, and Diane managed to twist her
knee, soon to be followed by twisting her ankle!
(Diane!
What were you
doing?!!)
El Presidente then announced the Club Bfast come Saturday, and Ken said
that the Club netted $260 frm the auction!
(Tnx to all OPs who made the auction a
success!!) HHC then said tht he must contact
N1AB abt Steves upcoming antenna party.
11/2/2005 2m Phone Net - W6ZE/IXN checked
in N1AB, JD, VDP, HHC, AF6C, and IEB. AF6C
mentioned that he had been in charge of the high voltage lab at work for a period of time,
and Bob will air Newsline file at Nets end. AB,
looking to hve sum OP help come Nov. 12 at 9:30 am, will try to figure a way to raise
& lower a 30 ft. support pole using only one man!
Gud luck, OPs!
Steve will
also better secure the sections of the mast, and, re-string a pulley at the top. JD, like IXN, enjoys kicking bk and relaxing frm
the many years of pressure & stress working a daily job!
All OPs were S9 or better at NCs QTH, and VDP got some Philmore
Connectors at the Candy Store (HRO), and Larry told AB that he can lower his 33 ft. ant.
mast. El Presidente, Ken, told OPs that Al
Dodds, NÆKJV, hving had a
couple of strokes in the past, passed away last Sunday
And HHC will erect the new 30m
ant. in the backyard and test it after the Club Bfast on Sat. AF6C finished a CW Identifier unit, and Bob will
miss ABs ant. party
Bob has a previous appointment in San Diego
Bob then
aired IPOD Newsline file #1472
Contech/Mannassis Power has been ordered to shut down
BPL operations for being unable to meet interference suppression requirements!
Tnx,
Bob.
11/6/2005 40m OCWN CW Net - NCS/UEB
checked in IMW/6, HKT, GVG, IB, KS6CW, KA6G, RND, OIO, IC, IXN, VDP, NT, and NXY. UEB told OPs that congrats are in order fer
SQLs upgrade to Extra! And Ian, wid
lil news today, had bad QRM today. HKT
and TARA OPs get ready fer the worst as they practice sending members out to check on
hospitals, schools, public bldgs., and streets, etc., after a disaster, and report back to
the PD. GVG said the avocados, oranges, limes,
lemons and other subtropical fruits will ripen in a month or so. IB, noting SQLs jump to Extra, experienced
fading, but readable, sigs in Meadow Vista. CW
enjoyed the Morse Telegraph Club meetings two speakers
One was the director of
the So.
While working the
CW Sweepstakes, KA6G had a wee bit of trouble copying call signs at 23 & 30 wpm! And RND, glad to be rid of the QRM, reported 61.5
deg. F wid sun breaking thru the gloom. OIO
cudnt open the EXE files after a lil bleep on the
computer!
All that is left now is a complete reload, Ann hving lost all that
wasnt backed up. IC tells Ann to hang in
there, and Fred tells all OPs to get out and vote on Tues., Election Day. IXN has the seismometer antenna bk up and is once
agn monitoring San Sevaine seismometer on 163.795 MHz.
VDP is busy wid the yard work, and NT, wid the e-mail bk in operation and sum QSOs
completed on the new DX ant., is watching the fog lift at the beach. NXY, wid strong 50W sigs, is now faced wid eating
gobs of chocolate after hving vy few trick-or-treaters last Monday nite!
11/9/2005 10m Phone Net - W6ZE/AF6C checked
in IXN & HHC. Wid scratchy speakers, AF6C
removed the auto door panels to discover speaker cones broken away frm their
frames!
Bob thinks that he has found replacement speakers. AF6C will be off during the Holidays to visit his
sister in the
11/9/2005 2m Phone Net - W6ZE/IXN checked
in JD, AB, HHC, and AF6C. JD worked on the
Election Board, said that COAR has problems wid a beam ant., and is already fer the rain
tonite. AB invited OPs to the ant. party at
the QTH come Saturday
Steve has a 35ft pushup mast that must come down for
modification and minor repairs
Steve estimates abt 1 hour is needed to complete the
job. RUI & PA hve heard frm VKZ back East,
said HHC, and by this time, Frank should be living in the Assisted Living Care
Center
HHC also announced a need fer OPs to help wid communications at the
Veterans Day Parade in Tustin on Nov. 13, and Ken will have RF up on the
web by Fri. nite
Sheryl will hve Christmas Dinner tickets, $21 each, wid her at Nov.
Club meeting, and Ken said the Nov. Club program will feature digital voice
communications. AF6C checked in later after a
landline wid Mark, NOT
And Bob asked if any OPs had heard frm BWH in Sheldon
ND
Bobs e-mail adr and snail mail adr are listed on the private
roster
AF6C then aired Newsline file #1473, and surprise! Surprise!
British hams
do not want a lifetime license!
They like the status quo!
Tnx, Bob.
11/13/2005 OCWN 40m CW Net - NCS/UEB
checked in SQL, IMW/6, HKT, GVG, IB, OIO, KS6CW, KA6G, RND, IXN, NXY, NU6T, IC, and NT. Rick will be driving up to El Segundo for a short
work task this morning, and then bk home for more college essay writing which shud be
completed by TG weekend. IMW made e-mail
contact wid NT at last, more difficult than DX
HI!
Next Sunday, HKT will miss Net
Starting Fri., hell be gone fer 4
days to the desert. GVG heard all Net sigs in
Avacado Country, wid NCS garnering a sig rpt of 20+!!
IB had a 47 deg. temp. in the cool, clear foothills, and Casey likes hearing
more northern Californians checking into Net! Wid
Norton corrupted, OIO finally got the computer bk online using NOD 32
wid Ann
wondering what NOD 32 will cost? CWs
cousin will arrive at the QTH Wednesday from a trip to
11/16/2005 10m
Phone Net W6ZE/HHC
temp/AF6C checked in PEQ, IXN, AF6C, and HHC. HHC
opened the Net just before AF6C arrived home frm Long Beach, where Bob had been attending
a retirement party for a fellow worker at Boeing
And AF6C said, as he prepares fer a
Christmas holiday trip bk East, that air travel is now vy expensive! And PEQ worked an OP in
11/16/2005 2m Phone Net - W6ZE/IXN checked
in ZGR, JD, AB, HHC, and AF6C. ZGR has moved
frm
11/20/2005 OCWN 40m CW Net - NCS/UEB
checked in IMW, KS6CW, KA6G, IB, NXY/QRP, OIO, RND, NT, IXN, and VDP. UEBs harmonic had her 17th BD
party last nite, wid 9 teenage girls packing into the QTH
Lots of noise!
HI! IMW congrats UEB on surviving 17 yrs, and Ian went
to Chino Hills swap meet yesterday & picked up more e-Bay fodder
HI! Yesterday, CW received the DVD frm Locust Grove in
the mail, which Kathy will show on Morse Day 2006. KA6G
cleaned his Vibroplex paddles fer the 1st time in 30 yrs
Now Jim has two
Vibroplex paddles on line! IB will be around
home fer TG this year, wid a quick trip to the Bay area to see his Mom. And NXY got his flu shot yesterday, and Mike told
NCS that he was running 500 milliwatts power today! OIO,
wid lots of QRN at the shack, spent the last 2 days getting the shower drain open
It
took 2 bottles of drain opener & lots of hot water!
Ann will not wait another 8
yrs before treating the drains! RND reported a
temp. of 75.1 deg. in
11/23/2005 10m
Phone Net Turkey
Day eve finds AF6C under the WX wid a sore throat & laryngitis, so el Presidente, HHC,
assumes NC duties. Ken checked in LDC and
IXN
Both Larry & Bob tell HHC that he is drifting in frequency. LDC had an angiogram and experienced
post-angiogram bleeding. IXN also had the same
problem when they x-rayed his kidneys
LDC & XYL will be motor-homing to the beach
near Camp Pendleton wid other campers on Friday. IXN
asked HHC if he had heard that VKZ might be coming back to So. CA. HHC confirmed the rumors, saying that RUI had
mentioned a possible VKZ return to the Southland. Come
the weekend, HHC will put a new N-connector on a 1.2 GHz feedline, and Ken will try to
contact VKZs brother, Ralph, too the late news on Frank. And Ken offered LDC help when Larry gets ready to
put up the new beam ant.
11/23/2005 2m
Phone Net W6ZE/IXN
checked in JD & HHC
XYLs must hve OPs busy in the kitchen preparing fer Turkey
Day! AF6C will check in if he is able, and air
Newsline file. IXN announced a foot+ of snow
fer
11/27/2005 OCWN 40m CW Net - NCS/UEB checked in HKT, GVG, KS6CW, IB,
IC, OIO, KA6G, RND, IXN?, NT, NXY, and VDP. No
IXN!
Bob & brother, Lee, were visiting their neice & husband in Garner Valley
in the Santa Rosa Mts. over TG and the weekend. HKT,
wid lots of wind in
11/30/05 10m Phone Net - W6ZE/HHC checked
in AF6C, CCD, and IXN. HHC assumed NC duties
for laryngitic AF6C
Bob is still overcoming an attack of laryngitis! HHC got an outside ant. mounted to the auto over
the weekend, and Ken & Dianne had 16 family members at the QTH fer TG. AF6C picked up a Brother laser printer fer a gud
price, but now Bob has to remedy a noise in the printer!
CCD checked in just in time to hve the XYL call him to din-din
Tom has
company coming in, and then its off to
11/30/05 2m Phone Net - W6ZE/IXN checked in
JD, HHC, CCE, and AF6C. JD said it was nice to
hear CCE bk on the Net, and