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NETNEWS NOVEMBER 2015

11/04/15 10m Phone Net

W6ZE/W6HHC checked in KJ6OML, WØMEC, W6JTT, K6PAD, KE6YHX, WB6IXN, N6HC, and N1KBK. AF6C was getting ready to welcome his sister from back East, so HHC took over NC duties tonite. OML worked five hours to service 24 machines at Braille Institute today…FB, Gene! IXN cudn’t hear MEC…Bob, IXN, has antenna troubles, vy high SWR tonite! HC is working the bugs out of his new Windows 10 program, and Arnie offered to help IXN wid his antenna problem…Arnie said Windows 10 has a new Browser called EDGG!. OML also offered to help IXN wid his antenna problem…TNX, guys! YHX continues to improve his Darth Vader costume and work on the truck…Corey will be NC on 2m tonite! Arnie said Bob Harrington has retired. PAD checked in wid gud sigs, and KBK moved from Fullerton to Irvine, put up a new vertical wid Q5 copy at NC!

11/04/15 2m Phone Net

W6ZE/KE6YHX checked in W6GMU, WØMEC, K6PAD, WB6IXN, KJ6OML, KK6VNB, and KK6FYG. IXN thanked Corey fer NC duties tonite. GMU keeps his eye on new radio equipment, and Clem cud hear IXN on 2m but not on 10m tonite. PAD was ‘in & out’ at IXN’s QTH…If you’re on a HT, Phil, walk around the room and find a ‘hotspot’! Only Gene showed up at Braille Institute today…Thanks, Gene! VNB checked in wid gud sigs, and Jack was busy tonite. FYG got a lot of rain out of the last storm, and Mike reported that 10m was open during the day.

11/11/15 10m Phone Net

W6ZE/KE6YHX checked in W6HC, WØMEC, W6SQC, WB6IXN, K6PAD, KJ6OML, and KK6KMM. Corey assumed NC duties for AF6C who is preparing to welcome his sister in from back East…Tnx, Corey! HC & SQC climbed to the rooftop of IXN,s QTH to repair a broken lead to Bob’s dipole antenna…The antenna is working better than ever!...Tnx, guys! HC & MEC helped Corey relay weak sigs at the QTH, and MEC helped relay ED, KMM, sigs…KMM ‘flew in and flew out’. SQC, wid yard work today, and HC & IXN wid garden work, used up a couple hours of the day. And PAD had fun working DX from the south Pacific area. OML said there weren,t any Talking Books to service at Braille Institute, and Gene helped relay weak sigs to Corey. A station appeared on frequency from Yorba Linda after Corey closed the Net.

11/11/15 2m Phone Net

W6ZE/WB6IXN checked in KJ6OML, WØMEC, KK6KMM, KE6YHX, KK6REB, K6PAD, and KJ6JKA. OML and all OPs checked into Net wid gud sigs!...Gene reported no work to do at Braille Institute today. MEC cud barely hear IXN tonite on 10m…Bob thinks his antenna is not oriented properly for Clem to hear him well. KMM, just back from Japan, says the TS430 still isn’t working properly, and YHX finished installing a power cable thru the firewall of the truck. REB cannot hear YHX well…There must be something blocking their sigs! PAD checked in wid gud sigs. JKA had poor reception on 10m tonite, and Wil entertained his daughter from back East last week.

11/18/15 10m Phone Net

W6ZE/AF6C checked in KE6YHX, WB6IXN, KJ6OML, K6PGH, N6HC, and KJ6JKA. YHX’s sigs were broken as Corey analyzed feedline problems, and IXN must download a manule for his new BCH 220 Handheld which arrived yesterday. OML said the Triumvirate, AF6C, OML, and DLA serviced 20+ Talking Book Machines at Braille Institute today, and Gene talked briefly abt a 6m Net on 53.620 MHz. PGH spent a weekend in the desert wid friends, and has been working some So. Pacific DX. Also, Doug hopes to work the ARRL Sweepstakes this weekend. AF6C said power was off at the QTH fer abt an hour, and Bob & his sister have now disposed of much of their mom’s clothing…Also Bob mentione a LiTePO4. HC hasn’t given up completely on Temple, although they have dropped out of the top 25!...And Arnie said DXpedition 9A1A had great sigs on the West Coast! Arnie switched to LSB, discovered the error, and came back to us quickly. JKA’s sigs were wavy at IXN’s QTH tonite…There might have been aircraft in the area!

11/18/15 2m Phone Net

W6ZE/WB6IXN checked in KE6YHX, W6JTT, K6PAD, KJ6OML, KJ6FYG, KJ6JKA, and KK6REB. Corey solved all problems wid feedline and connectors on 10m, and YHX reported gud 10m sigs fer IXN tonite. Wid his 5 dogs & three cats, JTT will TG in the San Jacinto Mts., and Sam worked on 20m into the Midwest today. PAD & IXN plan to attend Club meeting Fri. eve, and OML said the Triumvirate, OML, DLA, and AF6C, serviced 14 machines at Braille today. FYG mentioned a 3.4 EQ 2mi. from the QTH, and IXN announced a slight increase in seismic activity in the Southland. JKA said his beam ant. is down…Was it a SA Wind victim, Wil? And REB congratulated PAD on his new radio, and, we’ll see Steve at Club meeting come Friday night.

11/25/15 10m Phone Net

W6ZE/AF6C checked in W6ETC, W0MEC, K6PGH, W6SQC, W6JTT, KJ6OML, and KE6YHX. Bob - IXN and his brother Lee are up in Indio for Thanksgiving so Bob - AF6C took the notes. Sam JTT was acknowledged as checking in, he was heard weakly by Net Control but didn't respond to any calls, even from nearby Clem MEC. Could JTT be in the mountains? Everyone, including Tom ETC are busy getting ready for turkey day. AF6C cooked three pumpkin pies, one going to a neighbor. Doug PGH and AF6C are dreading Saturday's Penn State VS Michigan State football game. It has not been a good year for Penn State. Cass SQC jumped in after a call from NC. One of these days we are going to get Cass to tryout for net cntl! AF6C reported he may not make the net next week due to some oral surgery.

11/25/15 2m Phone Net

IXN and Lee were in Indio fer TG, so KE6YHX assumed NC duties fer the 2m Net…Tnx, Corey! YHX checked in W6ETC, K6PAD, KJ6ZPQ,Jim, in Santa Ana, AF6C, and KK6FYG. All OPs were preparing fer a big turkey day tomorrow…IXN & Lee were off to a big family gathering in Indio, and, we all welcome ZPQ, Jim, to the Nets!


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