NETNEWS
by WB6IXN
02/02/2011 10m Phone
Net W6ZE/KE6YHX checked in W6HHC, W6UX, WB6IXN, and WA6RRJ (Dick). YHX assumed NC duties after HHC said that AF6C was
down wid laryngitis. HHC visited the tire shop
wid a nail in all four tires!...Where were you driving, Ken!? And Ken said Club meeting will feature a talk on
HRO (the Candy Store!) And IXN and HHC will be
watching their Steeler Team GO
GO
GO come Superbowl Sunday! UX, Jeff, offers IXN help wid guy ropes on his
antenna, and Jeff said 20m was wide open wid a 5/5 sig report from Valencia, Spain! IXN reported a possible down guyline frm the last
windstorm, and YHX uses a pulley & weight on his ant rope anchored to a tree. RRJ & HHC abriefly discuss computer/rig
connections, and Dic is a member of the MMTTY Yahoo Group.
02/02/2011 2m Phone Net
W6ZE/WB6IXN checked in N1AB, W6HHC, W6JTT, W6UX, N6UX, KE6YHX, KJ6LHA, N8UZE, and
AF6CF
Nice check-in, OPs! oAB survived
the strong SA Winds, but Steve went out and adjusted some guyropes! HHC, wid no wind damage, enjoys operating
PSK-31/RTTY on 10m wid contacts to faraway places wid not a lot of power! JTT, wid no wind damage down here, worries abt the
Idyllwild cabin up 6,000 ft.! UXs ant
stood up well during the winds, wid Jeff readjusting the rope guylines, and HHC & UX
briefly discuss PSK-31/RTTY. UX, Doug, wid a
low ant., fiared out well in the high winds, and YHX picked upa a NiHydride battery for
emergency operations, and, installed an edge on a favorite bookshelf. LHA checked in wid 5/9 sigs on his J-pole ant., and
IXN & Steve briefly discussed their reliance on the old j-pole ant.! UZE wid all ants inside, was impervious to the high
winds, and Dee is familiar wid most digital communications modes! CF agrees wid LHA & IXN on the reliability of
the j-pole ant, and Nicholas said our retired el Presidente, Paul, was either
sleeping or forgot to check in! And IXN forgot
to mention the excellent Ken Konechy 5/8-wave 2m homebuilt special vertical ant. that he
used for years!...(for those who like to build their own!)
02/09/2011 10m Phone
Net W6ZE/AF6C checked in W6UX, KE6YHX, W6HHC, WB6IXN, and W6JTT. Wid AF6Cs mom still in rehab, Bob is chief
cook & bottle washer at the QTH! UX,
checking in frm PSK, will attend Board meeting Sat., and participate in a bike contest on
Sunday. YHX & AF6C discuss op-amp
circuitry wid PNP vs NPN transistors, and AF6C would like to see the circuitry on Coreys
transducer. AF6C uses INSPECTOR to find user
instructions in PAGES. HHC experiences high
QRN wid the Santa Ana winds at the QTH tonite, and Ken & Diane contribute to the
Indian cause at an inland casino last weekend. And
HHC continues to work wid a world DATV group to develop cheaper circuitry for DATV. IXN is off to the Doc tomorrow, and Bob must pick
up guy rope in the near future at the Candy Store. JTT plans to attend Feb. Club meeting, and Sam
receives horizontal sigs better tonite.
02/09/2011 2m Phone Net
W6ZE/WB6IXN checked in W6GMU, N8UZE, N1AB, W6JTT, KE6YHX, KR6J, W6UX, W6HHC,
KJ6LHA, and AF6C. El presidente GMUs
ants. are not affected by the SA Winds, and Paul is enjoying the 7600 rig while he gets
the 5000A operational soon
HHC, wid a question for GMU, will SKYPE him after Net. UZE & IXN fight off congestion after recent
colds, and Dee expects a visit frm the OM around April 1
Later, UZE will be going
back East to organize the house! N1AB
has high SWR on the vert. antenna, and Steve will attend the Club bfast come Saturday. JTT plans to attend next Club meeting, and Sam has
no damage from the SA Winds. Wid the winds
still blowing, YHX will lower the 10m ant. tonite, and Corey still works on the diagram
for the seismometer project. UX, enjoying
RTTY, has a bike race in Brea, Sunday, at 12:00 noon.
HHC reminds all abt the Club Bfast & Board meeting at Jaegerhaus Sat.
morning, and Ken likes the gud checkin on 2m tonite! KR6J
flies in & flies out, and LHA checks performance of the GP9 ant vs the
J-pole wid AF6C, IXN, AF6C, and UX
(GP9 wins). AF6C
lost a branch off the Orange tree and is now enjoying ripe, delicious naval oranges!
02/16/2011 10m Phone
Net W6ZE/KE6YHX checked in WD9YCJ, W6ACS, W6UX, WB6IXN, WØRXX, W6JTT,
W6RRJ, W6DNR, and KD6KPK
Gud checkin, OPs! YCJ,
hearing all OPs and running 20W, announced a solar flare today, and W6ACS/KR6J checked in
frm the Orange County EOC tonite, wid Kenan asking UX abt a Thailand station Jeff
contacted on RTTY over the weekend. IXN
mentioned comets falling into the sun seen by the SOHO orbiting satellite, and Don, RXX,
checked into Net using 3 mw! NC copies JTT on
both horizontal & vertical antennas. KPK
& IXN briefly discuss the CW Net on 7.086 MHz on Sun. mornings at 9:00 am local time,
and RRJ reports hum tonite, but not on his sigs! DNR,
hearing hum loud and clear, asked abt Club meeting Fri. eve., wid a talk on the Candy
Store, HRO. AF6C was seeing his sister
off at John Wayne Airport to the Boston area.
02/16/2011 2m Phone Net
W6ZE/WB6IXN checked in W6ACS, W6JTT, K6DNR, KJ6LHA, W6UX, N6UX, KE6YHX, WB9YCJ/m,
and KB6KPK. ACS/KR6J discuss Thailand station
that UX contacted on RTTY over last weekend, and Jeff & Kenan briefly discuss the
General Operator FCC license covering most types of radio communications. IXN tells JTT that K6VDP might be a gud contact for
radio repair of old radio equipment. DNR
operates an International Net, and Bob plans to attend Club meeting Fri. nite. LHA, like HHC, enjoys PSK-31, & UX & IXN
will postpone guying IXNs ant. till after bad WX ends.
UX is receiving all sigs well tonite, and YHX gives sig rpts on all OPs
tonite, hoping to complete 80m dipole work before the rain!
YCJ, mobile, on way to San Diego, gives up the trip and plans to return to
the QTH as Ken says he plans to participate in Field Day this year.
02/23/2011 10m Phone Net W6ZE/AF6C checked in
KE6VHZ, KE6CCD, WB6IXN, N6HC, and K6DNR. YHZ
experiences noise motor rfi in the QTH, and OPs briefly discuss OP amp circuits for Coreys
seismometer project
And AF6C has a load of laundry running whilst keeping one ear on
the rig! IXN & HC & AF6C briefly
mention the new BPL threat by IBEC, CCD has powerline noise frm two commercial
transformers outside the QTH. HC will be off
on another DXpedition to the Kiribati region of the South Pacific come April, and DNR didnt
make it to meeting in the rain las Friday.
02/23/2011 2m Phone Net W6ZE/WB6IXN checked
in K6DNR, KR6J, K6VDP, KE6YHX, AFR6C, N6UX, W6UX, and K6LHA.
DNR enjoys all the Bobs checking into the 10 & 2m Nets. KR6J, not
up on the Hill tonite operates the TM-742 frm home...Kenan spent cycling indoors on
trainers last weekend during the rain. This weekend, KR6J will take a commercial
radio exam wid Gordo! VDP is back in town
while the XYL has surgical repairs and Larry says OPs interested in early vintage radio
repairs shud contact W6IRD. YHX briefly
discussed his noise on 10m tonite, and AF6C, on the HT tonite, said that W6RWY & K6VDP
have items for sale listed on the Website! Doug,
UX, found it different to copy VDP on 2m, and Jeff, UX, and OPs enjoyed Janets talk
on The Candy Store, last Fri. nite. LHA,
enjoying a leisurely dinner, checked in late in the Net and also enjoyed Meeting last Fri.
nite.