NETNEWS
by WB6IXN
9/04/2013
10m Phone Net
W6ZE/AF6C checked in KE6YHX, WØMEC, WB6IXN, KJ6OML, N6HC, K6DNR, W6ATB, and W6JTT. There was no urgent immediate need at Braille
Institute, so AF6C, DLA, and OML had a day Off! DLA
& UG had visitors from Las Vegas who also took care of some business in San Diego. IXN reported 102 deg. this afternoon at the QTH. AF6Cs AC gave up the ghost so Bob is sitting
in a breeze from the fan. Bob also reported that his mom fell out of her wheel chair at
the resthome/ IXN, too, took a spill on the concrete outside the doctors
office. MEC was down in the QRN at IXNs
QTH but it sounds like Clem is now a member of the farmers Net wid the
corn and other veggies growing in his garden! YHX
is enjoying 79 deg. heat in the shack wid the AC running, and, Corey is baking bread. HC did a little gardening, but not for long!...Its
too hot!...Arnie & the XYL will be off to the LA County Fair next week,and, DNR
reported HC had FB sigs at the QTH tonite. DNR
also noted 3 Bob checkins for the Net tonite. During
his vacation, ATB had a S9 noise level at Koos Bay, OR.
So we cud not make contact wid Greg. And
Jtt is back after experiencing a giant thunderstorm in the Idyllwild area.
9/04/2013
2m Phone Net
W6ZE/WB6IXN checked in W6JTT, KJ6OML, KE6YHX, K6DNR, AG6UG, and AF6C. JTT had the radio room flodded at the Idyllwild QTH
during a recent thunderstorm, and, Sam continues work on a 6m antenna. IXN got a gud report from the eye doc, and OML took
June to the eye doc, too. YHX got a 3,000 W
generator to tke care of the radios & other appliances in the QTH, and DNR flew
in and flew out. AF6C said to check the
website for the 80th Anniversary of the OCARC at Club meeting in September!
9/11/13
10m Phone Net
W6ZE/AF6C checked in WØMEC, KE6YHX, KJ6OML, WB6IXN, W6HHC, and W6ATB. MEC will convert an old TV ant. for use on 2m, and
AF6C has two cars to wash, plus look over an old Heathkit sb-104. YHX, working on his new generator, has a couple of
electrical problems, and, Corey will build a new seismometer antenna. OML gave the official Braille Report: 3 new & 6 old Talking Book machines serviced
today
Tnx guys! IXN will take old Club
pix to meeting Fri. night and Bob read a short blurp on spinning blackholes. HHC reminded OPs to get ready for the Club Auction
in October, and, Ken resurrected memories of W6NGO, Kei Yamachika, between the 30s and the
90s
And Ken will soon put up a new 1200GHz Comet ant. for DATV. ATB has the 10m half wave vertical back up wid S9
sigs tonite, and Greg talked abt the sand dunes at Winchester Bay north of Koos Bay,
Oregon.
9/11/13
2m Phone Net
W6ZE/WB6IXN checked in W6GMU, W6JTT, KJ6OML, KE6YHX, AF6C, and WB9YCJ. IXN will bring old OCARC history photos to Clb
meeting next Fri. eve., and GMU said its pretty quiet on the air, wid DX
on 40m at the moment, and, Paul wished all a happy 911 BD!
And AF6C tells JTT to check wid Chip Margelli on the 6m band
Check Club
roster fer Chips info. OML updates
Braille Talking Book repairs and says UG is busy wid finances! YHX has the new generator pretty well fixed, missed
his first calculus class, and continues work wid computer programming. AF6C is looking over an old Heathkit AB-104 he
received from Carl Smith, and, Bob is looking over items that he intends to bring to the
Club Auction next month, and, Bob suggests all OPs do the dame NOW! YCJ checks into Net from Dodger Stadium wid an HT
running 5 Watts
Thats 30+ miles from NC in Santa Ana
Ken lit up 5 bars on
NCs rig, and all OPs were hearing Ken!...YCJ said there was security everywhere!
9/18/13
10m Phone Net
W6ZE/AF6C checked in WØMEC, KJ6OML, WB6IXN, KE6YHX, W6HHC, W6JTT, and W6ATB. AF6C & Ops remembered Wayne Greene of 73
Magazine who passed away at age 91. AF6C, OML,
and DLA all worked at Braille Institute today servicing Talking Book machines, and, OM and
UG are exercising on their new gym machine. Using
his computer, YHX gave all OPs their sig reports. AF6C
got a good report on the physical exam he had on Monday.
JTT cudnt copy NC, so MEC relayed for Sam
JTT & IXN had
QRN tonite. HHC invited IXNs brother,
Lee, to join us for the 80th year celebration of the OCARC at meeting Friday
nite, and IXN read a short blurp from OCA Bulletin on a Scottish calendar older than
Stonehenge. And HHC will feature a slide show on W6NGO, Kei Yamachicka, a long time OCARC
member whose XYL still donates funds to the Club!...And Ken and other U.S. DATV OPs are
experiencing some audio problems. JTT will see
us on 2m tonite, and ATB, wid gud sigs tonite, is off to San Luis Obispo over the weekend,
and, Greg and AF6C briefly discussed Mosley antennas.
9/18/13
2m Phone Net
W6ZE/WB6IXN checked in W6ATB, AF6C, W6JTT, KE6YHX, KJ6OML, and AF6CF. IXN had a 70 deg. Temp outside the QTH, and AF6C
continues to put old RFs up on the website, and Bob reminds all to come to the
80th Anniversary meeting of the OCARC this Friday. JTT is baby sitting cats & dogs as his daughter
& XYL are in Washington, D.C. YHX &
IXN briefly discuss silverfish at their QTHs, and Corey replaces a bulb in an SWR meter. And we thank OML, AF6C, and DLA for volunteer
services to the Braille Institute, servicing 10 old & 2 new Talking Book machines
today! El Presidente, AF6CF, wid a beep on his
sigs, invited all OPs to the 80th Club Anniversary meeting come Friday night
A
good program awaits you with light refreshments available!
9/25/2013
10m Phone Net
W6ZE/AF6C checked in WB6IXN, W6HHC, KJ6OML, and KE6YHX. AF6C and OPs commented on the suecess of the 80th
Anniversary Party of the OCARC at last Club meeting
Cudow to those who participated
in its planning and execution! IXN asked OPs
if they could remember which OP at the meeting that asked abt obtaining a photo of a past
Field Day
Was it N7RK, Dave Hollander? IXN
went to the dentist for further work on a permanent bridge, and, AF6C will be off to the
dentist tomorrow. HHC will post a photo
gallery of Club anniversary pictures on the Club website, and, Ken picked up a much needed
additional 12 V power supply for his Digital-ATV activities.
IXN & AF6Cs dental adventures reminded OML of a broken tooth, and
Gene said he, DLA, and AF6C all repaired Talking Book Machines at Braille Institute today. YHX said a new switch solved his SWR meter problem,
and Corey kept mom awake on the drive home from the Club 80th anniversary
meeting!
9/25/2013
2m Phone Net
W6ZE/WB6IXN checked in KE6YHX, AF6C,
W6HHC, W6ATB, KJ6OML, and KJ6UEJ/m. IXN had
ants running around the shack tonite, and Corey has the SWR meter up and running. AF6C just finished loading up the dishwasher, and,
Bob got a gud report from the eye doc Tuesday. HHC
picked up the wrong mike agn at checkin
I think HHC & IXN would be in the running
if ever there was a wrong mike award in the Club! OPS gave kudos to those who planned and
executed the Clubs 80th Anniversary party last Friday evening
The
program brought back old memories that had long been forgotten. HHC obtained a great
gallery of pictures which will appear on the Club website!
ATB hopes to have a Mosley beam up abt 30 feet in the near future, and, Tom,
KJ6EUJ/m, checked in from Tustin
Tom is a new Club member! OML reported 9 Talking Book Machines were repaired
by AF6C, DLA, and OML, at the Braille Institute today
Tnx, guys!