NETNEWS
by WB6IXN
2/01/2012 10m Phone Net
– W6ZE/AF6C checked in KE6YHX, W6UX, W6HHC, WB6IXN, N6HC, N8AE, K6DNR, and W6JTT
and Marty KJ6RWE. YHX dropped his Geiger
Counter and could not repair the injuries…Now Corey is off to eBay to find a
replacement. And UX, working DXpeditions this
week, had RJ over at the QTH today to help
repair a skewed hex antenna buffeted by high SA winds.
IXN now has all cavities filled and dental work is now up-to-date! HHC’s friend, Marty, passed his General test,
and a garage cleanup kept Ken from attending the Palm Springs hamfest last weekend. And HHC sent AF6C a copy of Nov. Netnews. AF6C’s sister will be visiting in CA. in a
week, and Bob expects to have another Heathkit article for the Club Newsletter in the near
future. HC’s 40m 2-element beam moved
during strong SA winds, DX is good, and Arnie plans to erect a vertical ant. On the south
side of the property. AE remarked the mild
winter in Chicago, playing on the computer wid Space Book, and out in the Parks
photographing birds. DNR on the Q5RV,
cudn’t hear all OPs on the vertical ant. Tonite.
JTT ‘flew in & flew out’. At
the end of the net, Marty KJ6RWE dropped in for the first time to introduce himself.
2/01/2012 2m Phone Net –
W6ZE/WB6IXN checked in KE6YHX, K6DNR, W6JTT, KJ6LHA, AF6CF, AF6C, and N6HC. IXN took the opportunity to thank HC for his
dedication to Amateur Radio in reporting DXpedition News, and, his many enjoyable
DXpedition talks to amateur radio clubs…We deeply appreciate it, Arnie! IXN alerted OPs to possibly high Santa Ana winds
sometime during the next 3 days! YHX will
replace his ailing Geiger Counter wid a model PM1208M, if he can find one on eBay, and DNR
uses a Comet antenna for 2m & 440. JTT
reported that K6YHL, David Althoen, and Club member, 2010-11 became a Silent Key! LHA reported no SA winds as yet, and then Steve was
off to din-din. AF6(ah)CF reported gud sigs on
all, but nothing new at the QTH. AF6C, looking
forward to his sister’s arrival from back East, reported that Marty, KJ6RWE, got his
General ticket, and was on the air on 10m…Congrats, Marty! OPs are looking forward to HC’s DXpedition
presentation at next Club meeting!
2/08/2012 10m Phone Net
– W6ZE/AF6C checked in N8AE, KE6YHX, KI6TQM - Lee, KB6CJZ, WB6IXN, W6HHC, W6UX,
W6JTT, and K6DNR. AE, back from a photography
session at Laguna Hills Park where he captured a beautiful sunset, is off to a job
interview come Saturday. AF6C comments on
price increases on food & gasoline, and HHC welcomes PQM, Lee, in Orange, to the
Net…And Ken said that VNI is working on getting last year’s FD site in Buena
Park for 2012 Field Day. YHX continues work on
the rig and IXN has a map of Orange County Park locations for AE. Lee, KI6TQM, using a dipole ant came on the air on
10m for the first time. CJZ, QTH near the
Crystal Cathedral, checked into Net wid gud sigs. W6UX,
writing a DX article for the Newsletter, continues to chase DX, and Jeff will work the WPX
Contest this weekend. JTT ‘flew in and
flew out’, and DNR checked in on the G5RV after the RACES net where he was NC tonite. AF6C will tackle teaching surface mount soldering
after he finishes wid the regular “thru-hole” soldering class.
2/08/2012 2m Phone Net
– W6ZE/WB6IXN checked in KE6YHX, W6JTT, K6DNR, KJ6LHA, KF6EVX, AF6C, and N8AE. YHX and AF6C briefly discussed soldering fittings
to RG-8 coax, and JTT, wid strong sigs at first, ended up wid weak sigs on 10m as the Net
proceeded. DNR had QRN on IXN on 10m, but Bob
had gud sigs on all OPs on 2m. The XYL gave
Steve the call for a Chinese dinner, so LHA was off to din-din. EVX, still experiencing a left leg problem, will
keep the Net informed when OPs are needed for public events.
AF6C continues to put old Club ‘RF’ copies up on the Website. N8AE spent the day photographing wildlife and a
beautiful sunset at at Laguna Hills Park, and, we wish Carl luck at his job interview come
Saturday!
2/15/2012 10m Phone Net
– W6ZE/W6HHC checked in W6UX, WB6IXN, KE6YHX, and W6JTT. Wid OPs busy with other adventures, check-ins were
sparse tonite! UX is having great success
hearing and working rare DX wid the new hex antenna, and IXN read a short article on the
probable number of planets in the Milky Way Galaxy. HHC
reminded OPs about the Club meeting Fri. nite. IXN
suggested fine emory cloth to Corey to remove solder flux from his coax connector, and
JTT, wondering if more rain was on its way, didn’t get a positive answer from IXN who
said that an erratic jet stream made WX prediction difficult. HHC was playing wid
computer encryption programs, and, Ken said Friday’s Club meeting
program was on the DXpedition to the Carribean.
2/15/2012 2m Phone Net
– W6ZE/WB6IXN checked in W6UX, KE6YHX, W6JTT, AF6CF, and KJ6LHA. UX ‘flew in and flew out’, and YHX
soldered a new connector to the 10m feedline, and Corey told OPs about passing feedlines
thru the wall of the QTH. JTT solved a problem
wid the new Kenwood rig and Sam is still wrestling wid 2.5 deviation problems for RACES,
and JTT must have a separate antenna government frequencies. IXN told CF he needs to join IXN, AF6C, and others
in the retired group…then he can enjoy ham radio and amateur astronomy! LHA is busy recovering computer data, and Steve got
the changed Club meeting date for April: Apr. 13.
2/22/2012 10m Phone Net
– W6ZE/KE6YHX checked in W6UX, WB6IXN, W6JTT, W6HHC, AF6C, N8AE, K6DNR, and
KJ6NTL(Jerry). Corey heard all OPs reasonably
well, and UX, running 100W, got the power cable shortened and installed a lightning
arrestor in the coax. IXN confirmed YHX,s
reported EQ last week was on the boundary of the Gorda & Juan de Fuca plates 100 miles
due west of Coos Bay, Or. JTT cud only hear
HHC well tonite, wid the exception of Jerry in Red Bluff.
HCC had gud copy on all OPs as did IXN…and both IXN & HHC enjoyed
the Club program on the ‘ready made’ set up station used by the DXpedition to
the Carribean! AF6C heard all OPs well, and
Bob discovered a flooded cupboard from an errant distilled H2O
bottle…Earlier, Bob and DLA repaired talking books at the Braille Institute, and, Bob
visited his mom in the resthome. AE heard all
OPs well, and Carl tells OPs there are plenty of positions to be filled for the upcoming
Field Day!...Band Captains, Operators, Loggers, to name a few…Contact Carl on the
air, on the Nets, or by Internet or Landline, Club meetings, etc. DNR “flew in and flew out’. Jerry, KJ6NTL, checked in from 20 miles East of Red
Bluff in Northern California wid vy gud sigs!...We hope Jerry will not be a stranger to
the Net!
2/22/2012 2m Phone Net
– W6ZE/WB6IXN checked in KE6YHX, KR6J, KJ6LHA, K6DNR, KI6UJA(Ping Gee), N8AE, N8UZE,
KG6WTQ, and W6JTT. IXN tnx Corey for a FB job
as NC on 10m tonite! KR6J, hopint this to be
his last semester in school, is having the auto rig repaired, and Kenan helped UX wid some
feedline repairs. KI6UJA, Ping Gee, checked in
wid her new license!...Her vy first time on the air!...Congratulations!...Now LHA will
have some competition on rig use! DNR, wid
untimely death in the family, operated some on the 10-10 Net today, and N8AE outlined
several needs that OPs need to consider for the upcoming Field Day. UZE named several bonus point items OPs need to
consider to add to the Field Day total score!...And Dee had contacts from Guam, the
Phillipines, and a small island, Niue. WTQ
announced volunteer operators needed for the West LA Marathon on Mar 18. JTT cud not here but a couple of OPs on 10m tonite,
and Sam said that many OPs find setting up their rigs to meet the new 2.5 deviation
requirement for government frequencies operation is a problem for ham receivers.
2/29/2012 10m Phone Net
– W6ZE/KE6YHX checked in AF6C, N6HC, WB6IXN, KG6RWE(Marty), KR6J, W6UX, and K6DNR. AF6C went to Braille Institute, went to lunch,
picked up a bug, and is now nursing a sore throat. HC
is looking forward to Mar. Club meeting where he will speak on his last DXpedition, and,
the Visalia DX Convention. HHC is scheduled to
give a DATV talk, via video tape, for the Dayton Hamvention…And Ken is preparing an
article on Software Defined Radio, also a GEP interest!
YHX continues work on the WX station and his seismometer project, and IXN
& Corey briefly discuss recent CA seismicity. RWE
lives out Santiago Canyon way, and KR6J, still in school, operates from a small antenna
mounted on the balcony, reported buzzing on Arnie’s sigs tonite. UX reports plans are underway for the next
‘Islands on the Air’ DXpedition, and, Jeff says servicing small automobile
computerized controllers operating under TAN is difficult, if not impossible, without TAN
training and test equipment…Jeff also had gud afternoon DX on 10, 12, 15, & 20m. DNR had 5/7 sigs at IXN’s QTH.
2/29/2012 2m Phone Net
– W6ZE/WB6IXN checked in KJ6LHA, KJ6UJA, (Ping Gee), KR6J, W6UX, KE6YHX, K6DNR,
KJ6OML, KI6AZQ, AF6CF, and KJ6UIO(Ted, Rancho Cucamonga/Alta Loma, CA). LHA & UJA experienced a computer power supply
problem resulting in 2 new computers wid new software to get online! KR6J is nursing a twisted ankle (no cycling for
awhile), and Kenan & IXN briefly discuss the dangers of high power microwaves. UX congrats Ping Gee on getting her ham license,
and Jeff is looking forward to the ARRL DX Contest this weekend. OML checked in from Garden Grove wid gud sigs, and
YHX is building a power supply for the WX station. DNR
enjoyed the ARRL Yuma Hamfest on Feb. 18, and CF said the next Sat. Club Bfast is March
10. Phil Pinto,KI6AZQ, checked into Net frm
Vista, CA., near San Diego. Also, Ted, KG6UIO, checked in from Cucamonga (Alta
Loma), CA. wid gud sigs…Ted plans to visit the Net again!