NETNEWS
by WB6IXN
02/03/2010 10m Phone
Net AF6C, late din-din, and a lil under the WX, had W6HHC assume NC
duties
Ken-W6ZE/W6HHC checked in N6HC, WB9YCJ, WB6IXN, AF6CF, NI6E, and AF6C (later
in Net). HC sent HHC pictures of the Midway
Is. DXpedition, and Arnie needs a new Club QSL card
HC also mentioned that 10m has
been open evenings. HHC told IXN to contact
GMU once agn for a donation letter. YCJ cant wait fer Spring baseball action to
commence after the Superbowl, and those pretty Japanese YLs hell meet at Angel
Stadium! AF6CF, down in the QRN, had a slight
mushiness to his speech tonite, and YCJ & NI6E compared notes on former locations in
02/03/2010 2m Phone
Net - W6ZE/IXN checked in AF6CF, K6VDP, W6FKX, KR6J, WB9YCJ, KE6YHX, AF6C, W6HHC,
K6ATJ, and KF6EVX. AF6CF heard all OPs well,
and Nicholas must now think abt replacing a dead auto.
VDP will go to AZ this weekend, WX permitting, and Larry, IXN, and other Net
OPs received their new Club QSL cards
(Tnx, Bob, AF6C).
FKX enjoyed the 10m Net, but he cudnt hear NC!...And Doug made his 1st
CW contact on 20m! KR6J will hv bicycle race
in abt 2 weeks
Kenan may use it as a practice run
At the Palm Springs Hamfest
last week, Kenans raffle tickets didnt win, and KR6J will now begin study fer
his General Commercial Radio License! YCJ
announced that we will have an Orange County Fair this year, and that there may be
restrictions on how the Fairgrounds new owners can use the property. YHX and IXN are still looking for the location of
the 171.405 MHz seismometer, and Corey starts college on Monday
YHX will join us on
the Thursday nite 2m Net. AF6C, vy busy at the
QTH & a lil under the WX, didnt have time to air ARRL Audio News. EVX said that ARRL has been doing sum program
revamping, but that ARRL Audio News is still being aired.
Down East Microwave sent HHC his new 1.2 GHz amplifier for DATV which Ken
will soon put on the air!...And IXN cudnt find any mention of a ARRL Convention at
the Disneyland Hotel, in 1960, in OCARC Historical Records!
02/10/2010 10m Phone
Net W6ZE/AF6c checked in W6HHC, WB6IXN, WB9YCJ, and N6HC. AF6C, HHC, and IXN all briefly discussed the 3.8
mag. Earthquake in
02/10/2010 2m Phone
Net W6ZE/WB6IXN checked in KB6CJZ, W6FKX, KR6J, WB9YCJ, W6HHC, and AF6C. CJZ & HHC are testing a new 1.2 GHz 10W DATV
amplifier. FKX and IXN will check to see if the Illinois EQ today is part of the New
Madrid Fault system
And Doug & family visited the Richard Nixon Library. KR6J rode abt 43 miles today in preparation for an
upcoming bicycle race in
02/17/2010 10m Phone
Net Olympics!...OPs glued to their TVs watching the Olympic games
W6ZE/AF6C
checked in WB6IXN, and W6ACM, Craig. IXN
finished his taxes today, and Bob said W6HC was listed in the OPs who operated in the
Midway Island DXpedition, in Mar. QST. AF6C
said that his sister & family got back to
02/17/2010 2m Phone
Net W6ZE/WB6IXN checked in AF6C, W6ACM, and KJ6BYO. AF6C said that his sister & family enjoyed
their trip from cold Massachussetts to warm So. CA., but now they are back safely
(Br-r-r-r!). AF6C and ACM discussed future band condx fer 10
& 15m if sunspots increase. BYO checked in
frm Los Feliz near Griffith Observatory, using a Yaesu 897 and a GP-9 2m/440 vertical, wid
vy gud sigs!
02/24/2010 10m Phone
Net W6ZE/AF6C checked in W6EZY, WB6IXN, W6ACM, W6FKX, W6HHC, and N6HC. EZY, in
02/24/2010 2m Phone
Net W6ZE/IXN checked in N1AB, KB6CJZ, AE6ZW(NIKO), AF6CF, W6HHC, KR6J,
W6EZY, and AF6C. N1AB will put up a
quadrupole/dipole antenna after daylight savings time arrives on Mar. 12. CJZ & HHC tested a 2nd DATV
transmitter last nite, and Ken enjoyed the Tunisia DXpedition talk at last Club meeting. ZW, Niko, in HB,has been a ham since 1983, and he
is employed as a Communications Specialist (aka Comm-Spec).
KR6J, also in communications, and Niko plan to meet in the near future. KR6J and EZY both ride competitively in bicycle
racing events
EZY is a member of a Masters group that meets Tues. & Thurs.
evenings. CF will no longer share his auto
Nicholas
got new wheels! CF copied ZW well, but cud not copy KR6J. And KR6J surprised himself finishing in middle
ground competing wid Olympic bike riders, Feb. 14, on a 7 mile, 20 lap course!