NETNEWS
by WB6IXN
12/02/2009 10M Phone Net W6ZE/AF6C
checked in W6HHC, WB9YCJ, WB6IXN, and KE6YHX. With
the exception of Corey, this was the Ken & Bob Net tonite, said HHC. HHC said that those who do not have tickets fer the
Club Christmas Dinner can pay at the door, and Ken now knows the problems of SMT (Surface
Mount Technology) as eensy-weensy lil electronic parts fly across the room while Ken
is trying to mount them on a circuit board! YCJ
announced the 160m Contest coming up this weekend, and the 10m Contest coming up on the 12
th. AF6C & IXN announced the
death of longtime announcer, secretary and treasurer of NEWSLINE, Andy Jurema, N6TCQ. Andy was also a member of the old Seismic Precursor
Net
He will be sorely missed in the ham community! Wid IXN in the San Jacinto
Mtns fer TG, KE6YHX assumed NC duties on the 2m Net, and OPs announced a great job well
done!...Congrats, Corey!
12/02/2009 2m Phone Net W6ZE/WB6IXN
checked in AF6CF, W6HHC, KE6YHX, WB9YCJ, AF6C, and K6ACJ(Bill) in HB. IXN & Lee got their H1N1 flu shots today at
Walgreens, Chapman & Euclid
And Bob announced that San Sevaine Seismometer has
been moved to a new location nearby with a slightly higher elevation
Call IXN for
details. CF joined IXN and Lee experiencing
snow over the TG weekend
Nicholas was up 5300 ft at the Mt. Pinos Country Club, while
IXN & Lee had snow at the 4500 ft & 5700ft levels in Garner Valley & Idyllwild
in the San Jacinto Mts. YHX enjoyed TG Dinner
wid all the trimmings. YCJ, enjoying a quiet
TG and still eating leftovers, suggested a Hamstick ant fer the 160m Contest this weekend
if you cant find anything else. AF6C and
family were sick on TG, so they all celebrated TG on Friday!...And Bob is working on the
Club Newsletter, and, sending out some new Club QSL cards!
HHC & Diane had 15 or 16 family in fer TG, and Ken got the short
end of the poker game that followed! HHC,
ACJ, & AF6C discussed the fine art of SMT soldering and how not to lose the parts in
the process! Bill, ACJ, an ARRL Affiliated
Club Coorinator, is interested in homebrew and construction of ham gear. Bill is also an experimenter! No ARRL Audio News was aired over TG.
12/09/2009 10m Phone Net W6ZE/AF6C
checked in W6HHC, WB9YCJ, K6YUI, WB6IXN, and W6FKX. HHC,
looking forward to the Club Christmas Dinner, has been discussing DATV wid German &
English OPs. YCJ is having trouble wid the
Cable Internet Box
It automatically reloads itself every 10 minutes! YUI (wow!
wid ten-ten #62) said there were
80+ people at the DX Club Christmas Dinner, and, that OCARC el Presidente, Nicholas-AF6CF,
won grand prize, a Yaesu FT-2900 2M FM rig, at the WARA Christmas Dinner! IXN
talked briefly about 1st Motion Focal Mechanism Solutions (beach balls), and,
finding usable water on the moon. Doug-FKX has
been studying rock formations in
12/09/2009 2m Net W6ZE/IXN checked
in AF6CF, KE6YHX, W6HTW, KC6YWJ(Scott), WB9YCJ, W6HHC, AF6C, and KG6RWU. OPs congratulated El Presidente, Nicolas, on
winning the FT-2900 R 2m radio at the WARA Christmas Dinner, and YHX, wid Thanksgiving
under his belt, is out busily shopping fer Christmas presents! HTW is checking out software for the Kenwood 2000
2m/440 rig he won at Club meeting, and Scott, YWJ and HTW exchange their locations in
12/16/2009 10m Phone Net W6ZE/AF6C
checked in WB9YCJ, WB6IXN, W6FKX, W6HHC, and KI6VEN. YCJ
enjoyed the Club Christmas Dinner, heard South America & the mid-central
12/16/2009 2m Phone Net W6ZE/WB6IXN
checked in ARRLs KC6ACJ, after NC stumbled arnd wid Phils call, AF6CF, WB9YCJ,
W6HHC, W6FKX, AF6C, and KC6YWJ. Phil announced the upcoming Hamfest sponsored by the Palm Springs
Desert RATS, and, the ham radio & rock hounds gathering at Quartzite, AZ. AF6C was familiar wid Quartzite when he worked at a
nearby aircraft engine testing site where they once tested C17 engines
Bob wished all
a Merry Christmas as he prepared to air Dec. 10 ARRL Audio News. IXN and Lee plan to be in the San Jacinto Mtns.,
weather permitting, and CF enjoyed the Club Christmas Dinner and recommended the Club
website www.w6ze.org to ACJ. YCJ announced the Angels purchase of Sideki
Matsui, and told OPs to keep their eyes on the Yankees next baseball season. HHC announced that Beverly, KI6APH, selected
excellent gifts for the ladies baskets at the Club Christmas Party. FKX recommended
12/23/2009 10m Phone Net W6ZE/AF6C
checked in W6HHC, WB9YCJ, WB6IXN, WA6NOL, and W6FKX. Ken
& Robbie get 325 mW out of Kens new DATV 1.2 GHz PWR AMP, and HHC has most of
his Christmas shopping done. AF6C & IXN
dont like driving in the Tustin Marketplace, and YCJ will work a lil CW on
Straight Key Nite. NOL & JAY will try out
APRS and the 4-wheel drive on the auto on their way to
12/23/2009 2m Phone Net W6ZE/WB6IXN
checked in WB9YCJ, KR6J, W6HHC, AF6CF, K6CCD, and AF6C.
Over the Holidays, YCJ plans to get sum R&R and do sum hamming and play
wid his new MFJ-259 ant. Analyzer that he just bought.
Wid decorations all up, and final repairs on Christmas lights about to be
made, HHC & Diane will host family at the QTH on Christmas morning, and later in the
day for Christmas dinner, although Ken will work a ½ day tomorrow at the salt
mine! IXN & Lee are off to the mtns.
early Fri. morning, and CF will be working on the computer and hamming while family visits
the QTH over Christmas. CCD will be home wid
family & friends, visit friends, and work at home over the Holidays. KR6J & XYL are recuperating from respiratory
infections, and Kenan is working hard as a Motorola Rep., and KR6J is now involved wid OC
RACES! AF6C missed KR6J at the Club Christmas
Dinner, and Bob will talk wid family back East over Christmas
And Bob will
investigate CFs offer on E-Bay, and look into a PayPal account. AF6C aired ARRL Audio News for Dec. 17, 2009, at
21:03 hrs. local time
Senate Bill 1755 and House Bill 2150 will help define ham
radios roll in Emergency Communications and disaster relief, and, help remove state
& local laws restricting ant. heights, etc
12/30/2009 10m Phone Net W6ZE/AF6C
checked in KE6YHX, WV6V(Cam), WB9YCJ, WB6IXN, W6KJC(Kris), and W6HHC. Santa brought Corey his hunting knife, and now YHX
is looking fer a generator. YCJ had a peaceful
Christmas, and Ken-WB9 alerted OPs that Rush Limbaugh was rushed to the hospital today wid
a heart problem. WV6V was running a FT-950
barefoot into a Vertical tonite, and IXN & Lee returned safely from the San Jacinto
Mtns. where IXN rewired a golf cart. AF6C got
a ROKU unit, a new Thomas Guide, a new GPS unit, and managed to get lost once! Bob
visited Ida Yamachika before Christmas, and HHC & Diane also stopped by to chat wid
Ida before the net. KJC is installing solar
panels fer emergency power backup at the station in
12/30/09 2m Phone Net W6ZE/WB6IXN
checked in AF6CF, WV6V, WU6U, W6KJC, WB9YCJ, W6HHC, AF6C, KE6YHX, KI6VEN(Phil), and EVX. EVX flew in and flew out wid weak S1
sigs. CF wished all a HNY and will see OPs at
the COAR meeting Tues. eve. WV6V had a
generous Christmas wid Cam and WU6U hosting family at a bountiful dinner table. Santa brought YCJ his MFJ-259B Antenna Analyzer
before Christmas, and HHC invited Kim, Susan, Chris, and OPs to the COAR meeting next
Tues. eve. To begin Baker-to-Vegas planning
And HHC & IXN discussed the recent
5.8 event 20mi SE of Mexicali. AF6C got a new
ROKU Wireless Internet hooked to the TV
Now Bob will download movies at will
And
Bob might work Straight Key Night for awhile. YHX
has his eye on a ETQ Generator wid 2 outlets that runs abt 2 ½ hrs on a tank of gas and
weighs abt 27 lbs.! VEN, wid a late Nov. BD,
uses a YAESU 950-S rig, and WV6V has been using PSK-31 and RTTY interface wid the
computer
Now echolink is next on Phils list.