NETNEWS
by WB6IXN
6/03/2009 10m
Phone Net W6ZE/AF6C
checked in YHX, CF, HHC, IXN, WB9YCJ, IFY, and ACT. YHX
has all parts needed to complete his seismic antenna to listen to San Servaine seismometer
on 163.795 MHz., and, Corey has his computer back wid a new hard drive. CF was down in the noise, but el Presidente was
hearing at least 3 OPs. HHC announced the Club
Bfast come Saturday, is working on an antenna fer RWU, and is interested in digital ATV. AF6C has 10m net notes fer IXN, and Bob will email
last weeks netnotes to IXN. YCJ, in bed when the 2 am thunderstorm struck the Orange
County area, was worried abt his $6,000 rig! IFY
cud not copy well thru the heavy QRN, but Dick did announce a carnival & car show at Miles
Square Park on June 14. IXN & Lee had beautiful WX every day in the San Jacinto Mts.
Last week. ACT got a Novice License in the
60s, has a Butternut vertical, and has 3 old Studebakers!
6/03/2009 2m
Phone Net W6ZE/IXN
checked in YHX, HHC, AF6C, CF, RWU, EVX, HC, and WB9YCJ. YHX, almost ready to listen to
San Servaine Seismometer, has been working sum PSK DX to New Caledonia. HHC & XYL Diane did a lil gambling in an
Indian casino near Fallbrook. AF6C had abt 20
secs of rain frm the thunderstorm, and IXN had abt 2 min. of rain
enuf to dirty up
the auto windows. AF6C got the sprinklers
repaired, but cud not make the repaired power supply turn on his computer. CF heard all OPs FB tonite, and Nicholas announced
the Club Bfast & Board meeting come Sat. CWU
& IXN both disconnected their rigs during the lightning show, and David is now a
volunteer fer the OPD! No thunder &
lightning at EVXs QTH, but rain at 6:30 am. HC,
awakened by natures display at 2:15 am, turned over and went bk to sleep. AF6C then aired ARRL Audio News for
5/29/09
New FCC Riley Hollingsworth suggests that hams can help their
cause by better adherence to Part 97 rules, thus cutting down time and money in FCC
litigation
The May 29 edition of the ARRL Newsletter has OP hints fer gud
communications on Field Day
ARRL Audio News aired at 21:01 hrs local time and
concluded at 21:20 hrs
Tnx, Bob!
6/10/2009 10m
Phone Net W6ZE/AF6C
checked in YHX, HHC, YCT, IXN, DHT, and HC. AF6C
was using a TS-450, evaluating it for an OP
YHX gave Bob a 20/S9 report on
transmissions. AF6C will evaluate a 2m rig on the 2m Net.
And Corey is investigating solar panels as a power source. HHC said AF6Cs sigs were down abt 8 Hz, said
that el Presidente was camping in Yellowstone Park, and announced that Field Day has been
moved to Walter Knott Elementary School (entrance on La Palma Ave.)due to a clearance
problem that developed at the military base in Los Alamitos
Maps to the FD site will
soon be ready. YCJ said elevation helped OPs
hear him wid a small antenna frm Angel Stadium
Next time Ken will try a ¼ wave
ant
But now, its the VHF Contest this weekend!
AF6C and HHC said that we will team up wid WARA for Field Day. AF6C got the old chain saw working and cut up 2
trees fer firewood
And Bob turned on the speech processor on the TS-450, increasing
his sigs 1 S unit at IXNs QTH. IXN said
that WX forecasters are predicting a possible El Niño come winter! IXN cudnt hear DHT vy well, but Mike was
talking abt mounting a vertical antenna. HC
checked in near Nets end and talked abt his QTH being the staging area for the
upcoming Midway DXpedition!
6/10/2009 2m
Phone Net W6ZE/IXN
checked in YHX, RWU, AB, HC, WB9YCJ, AF6C, and HHC. YHX
and IXN briefly discussed straightening out rolled aluminum wire to make elements for a
seismometer antenna
Corey suggested rolling the elements between two boards to
straighten them! AF6C checked in on a 2m
intermittent TS-733, and, you guessed it, the intermittent didnt show up throughout
the entire Net! RWU is building a 10m antenna,
designed by HHC, for the Net freq
David also intended to take the General test, ended
up taking the Extra Class and passed!
Congrats, David!
AB is getting everything fer Field Day in one place, and HC detected high
audio frequency hum on RWUs sigs which turned out to be a repeater side tone left
on
Then Arnie told OPs abt his next DXpedition to Midway in October
The
equipment staging area will be Arnies garage! YCJ
said that 6m has been open lately
with Ken working Kansas last eve. AF6C, on the errant 2m rig he was evaluating for an
intermittent, lockup, etc., didnt require him to bang on the side once
during Net
Ofcourse, it worked perfectly throughout the net!...Then Bob told
analog-to-digital box users to perform another search for new DTV stations after the
change over to digital. HHC then told OPs
about Field Day site change to Walter Knott Elementary School in Buena Park. AF6C then aired ARRL Audio News for 6/5/09
CW
OPs might be interested in the IARU High Speed Telegraphy World Championships with speeds
as high as 100wpm!...Check it out on the ARRL Website!...4 Board positions are open for
AMSAT, nominations are now open
Check it out at AMSAT.ORG . Sunspot cycle #24 should peak in May 2013 at abt 90
spots
Tnx, Bob! ARRL audio News aired at
21:10 hrs local time and closed at 21:10 hrs local time.
6/17/2009 10m
Phone Net W6ZE/AF6C
checked in CCD, YHX, IXN, VEN, and HC. CCD
checked in but got the din-din call in short order. And
AF6C told YHX that there may not be any bonus
points this year fer FD packet contacts!...And Corey will be available to help set up and
operate on Field Day. VEN will definitely make
it out to FD to check out operations, get sum operating time, and meet wid friends. HHC is at the hospital, son, David, had minor
surgery on leg. AF6C & IXN are both trying to fix
a computer problems, and HC enjoyed hearing VENs new transceiver. IXN will try to find HC a 4ftx4ft pallet.
6/17/2009 2m
Phone Net W6ZE/IXN
checked in YHX, FKX, CF, AF6C, and VEN. YHX
wants to put together a solar panel/battery powered station fer FD
AF6C told Corey to
check fer cheap batteries on the web, and, House of Batteries in HB. FKX has three weeks left of Summer Session, and
Doug will help the Friday Crew set up fer Field Day
Doug will bring out his trailer
and hopes to get in on sum 40m operating. CF
cudnt hear AF6C when Bob was on the HT, and Nicholas had a great time vacationing in
Yellowstone Nat. Park, Bryce Canyon, etc. Although
the Club generator will not be used at FD this year, AF6C & HHC ran it fer abt a ½
hour just in case!...And Bob will soon get a new battery fer the Ipod
AF6C reminded
all abt Fri. Club meeting and FD setup and teardown. VEN
will attend Club meeting, and Phil is excited abt attending FD wid a 2m vertical and
another VHF antenna. AT 20:59 hrs local time,
AF6C aired ARRL Audio News for 6/12/09
4 congressman are now online in support of HR
2160
Read more about this, Field Day June 27-28, and the IARU Championships in the
ARRL Letter
ARRL Audio News concluded at 21:19 hrs local time
Tnx, Bob!
6/24/09 10m Phone
Net W6ZE/AF6C
checked in LDC, CF, IXN, VEN, HHC, and WB9YCJ. LDC
experienced altitude breathing problems high up in the Montana Mts. On his recent
vacation, and Larry now awaits OPs to pick up towers for Field Day. HHC said that YUI would pick up the towers Fri.
morning around 9.00-9:30 am. CF is down in the
QRN wid weak audio, and AF6C, feeling punk, didnt come to Club meeting last Fri eve. VEN will help set up at FD Fri. & Sat., and,
Phil needs help with a new Cushcraft ant. thats too big for one person to
handle!...This is VENs 1st FD, then Phil & XYL will be off to Las
Vegas over the 4th of July. HHCs
son is doing FB wid the staff infection in his leg, and Ken will leave the office at
1:30pm on Fri. fer the FD site. And AF6C said
that PFA, Tom, is doing well health-wise at present. IXN
and Lee will be off to the San Jacinto Mts over the 4th, and YCJ alerted OPs to
the ARRL Field Day Station Locater on the web
Ken-WCJ is excited abt working FD wid
the Club working 9A!
6/24/09 2m Phone
Net
W6ZE/IXN checked in YHX, CF, WB9YCJ, HHC, and AF6C. YHX
has read the FD Rules, and Corey expressed interest in the GOTA (Get On The Air) station. CF is frustrated wid reception on the 10m
Net
Sigs keep disappearing! YCJ plans to
work odd hours of the night on FD, and, Ken said that the Amateur Radio Booth at the
Orange County Fair will be moved to another building this year. HHC said that the Booth will be a wee bit
smaller!...Ken also requested that OPs bring their digital cameras to FD and take lots of
pictures for future use on the Club webpage
and HHC said the Club webpage had 1230
hits in the last month! AF6C put a new filter
capacitor in his ailing Radio Shack scanner which is now operating FB, and Bob might make
it out to the FD site on Friday. AF6C then
aired Audio News for June 19 at 21:08 hrs local time
The ARRL Teachers Institutes are
all doing well, and try www.arrl.org/fd to advertise
your FD Club & site location
The FCC should have a new leader confirmed by July
4! ARRL Audio News concluded at 21:28 hrs.
local time
Tnx, Bob!
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