NETNEWS
by WB6IXN
9/02/2009 10M
Phone Net W6ZE/HHC
checked in YHX, IXN, NOL/140, HC/140, WB9YCJ, and AF6C.
HHC assumed NC duties tonight to allow AF6C to prepare for eye surgery
tomorrow morning. HC & NOL signed in using
the special Hiram Percy Maxim /140 attached to their calls, making contacts wid Net OPs! HHC provided an ethernet cable to YHX which solved
Coreys noise problem, and HHC enjoyed watching cumulo-nimbus clouds build up over
the Santa Ana/San Gabriel Mts today. IXN
watched the hurricane move in over Cabo San Lucas on the WX Channel. Robbie-KB6CJZ &
W6HHC worked on their TAPR paper for Digital ATV (DATV) last Sat afternoon. AF6C checked in after a cooling shower, and PFA
will escort Bob tomorrow morning for AF6Cs eye surgery appointment. YCJ said the Swine Flu may resurrect again by late
Sept., and Ken alerted OPs to ham radio participation in the LA County Fair.
9/02/2009 2M
Phone Net W6ZE/IXN
checked in YHX, VNI, HHC, WB9YCJ, CF, and FKX. YHX
was at a meeting during the 10m Net, and Corey built a stand for a mobile rig. VNI built an 8 turn 6 choke balun fer the
dipole. HHC said Diane is recuperating nicely from recent heart surgery. YCJ plans to make contact from Angel Stadium in the
upper deck bleachers wid the HT during next weeks Net!...And Ken plans to check out
ham activities at the LA County Fair. CF, bk
from his
9/09/2009 10m
Net
- Net
control AF6C Checked in N6HC, N1AB, WA6NOL and W6HHC. Bob reported that eye surgery
seems to be a success. Still some line distortion and graininess in that eye, but quite an
improvement over pre surgery vision. Arnie
talked about the Hiram Percy Maxim birthday award the ARRL was giving out. He made about
900 contacts as an ArRL appointee. He also reminded the net that the DX Club was meeting
the next night. N1AB talked about the portable
PSK-31 station he was assembling. He is deciding on how to power the unit. Solar is one
choice as is a battery. Arnie mentioned that Harbor Freight tools has solar panels for
$15. Bob mentioned that Costco also has (or had?) solar panels for charging car batteries
for about $20 for a pair. Ken, W6HHC talked
about the success he had sending a DATV signal (1 mW) across the dining table (one meter)
this weekend. He is working on an article about it for RF. Ken also reminded us that the
breakfast is this weekend. It was moved from last weekend due to the Labor Day weekend.
9/09/2009 2m Net - Net control Bob AF6C
filled in for IXN who was in the mountains on vacation. AF6C checked in AF6CF, WB9YCJ/6,
KR6J, N6HC W6FKX, KE6YHX and K6UA. Nicholas reminded everyone about the Saturday
breakfast. Ken, YCJ checked in from Anaheim Stadium via HT where he was watching the
Angels vs. Mariners. Ken's hero Ichiro Suzuki was playing. Kenan, KR6J checked in via HT
and handheld DF beam. Kenan wanted to check the status of his badge. Arnie, is busy
working on his logs from the ARRL Hiram Percy Maxim Birthday event. Doug, W6KFX checked in
briefly mobile in
9/16/2009 10m
Phone Net W6ZE/HHC
checked in IXN, NOL, WB9YCJ, GMU, CF, and YHX. IXN
thanked AF6C for 2m NC duties last Wed., and AF6C for providing 10m and 2m Net Notes. YCJ, hving other commitments, flew in and
flew out. HHC announced the 1st
ever transmission of Digital ATV sigs frm
9/16/2009 2m
Phone Net W6ZE/IXN
checked in GMU, YHX, CF, VDP, FKX, and HHC. GMU,
wid both polarizations, got better reports on 10m sigs using the G5RV ant., and Paul said
he had no QRN on the vertical. 10m is a
difficult band fer YHX, and VDP brought back memories of the Joshua Tree Earthquake during
a past Field Day at the Marine Base
And Larry talked briefly abt his new CW key from
K8RA. FKX, enjoying his sabbatical, attend a
Civil War Battle Re-enactment, where his daughter was dressed as the Civil War nurse,
Clara Barton. GMU, CF, and IXN briefly
discussed the old ham radio Public Seismic Network Net
IXN will forsake the OCA
Meeting and attend the OCARC Meeting Fri. eve. To hear the DXpedition program speaker,
N6OX.
9/23/2009 10m
Phone net W6ZE/AF6C
checked in YHX, WZO, HC, IXN, WB9YCJ, HHC, and CF. YHX
and IXN are trying to find the location of the 171.4056 MHz seismometer
Corey thinks
it might be located in the San Jacinto Mts. WZOs
40m Sloper is doing a gud job, and Fried has over 2,000 pix taken while on a trip to
Mammoth, Bishop ARC, and
9/23/2009 2m
Phone Net W6ZE/IXN
checked in HHC, YHX, AF6CF, and AF6C. IXN
& YHX are searching for a seismometer location, and Corey will ask his father to help
us locate it. HHC asked Club members to send
him an email wid items they intend to sell at the Club Auction in Oct. YHX picked up his 1st seismic 5+ mag.
event in
9/30/2009 10m
Phone Net W6ZE/AF6C
checked in YHX, LDC, and IXN. YHX has
excellent reception of the 171.405 MHz seismometer
Corey caught his 1st
event in the Cerro-Prieto Fault Zone, a 5 mag. Event, in
9/30/2009 2m
Phone Net - W6ZE/IXN checked in AF6C, YHX, YCJ, CF,
KI6RRZ(Tim), and KR6J. AF6C is reading a book,
The Dark Tide, Great Boston Flood (molasses, no less!)
And Bob will air
ARRL Audio News later. YHX announced that Home
Depot has a deposit bin for your used fluorescent lights!
YCJ checked into Net frm high up in the Angel Stadium bleachers, at the
point where the score was 3-0 in favor of the Angels!...And Ken said to look for tickets
to post season games online!...Tickets will probably be around $35. When CF checked in, the score was 3-1, and, the new baby is doing FB! KR6J will miss the auction
Kenan will be back
in