NETNEWS
by WB6IXN
7/04/2012
10M Phone Net
The 10m Net was cancelled due to the 4th of July Holiday.
7/04/2012
2m Phone Net
WB6IXN had been busy working on repairing a door at St. Ann School all day, and did not read
his email before Net. He talked with Jutti,
K6FRG, who feared that uncontrolled fireworks might set grass around the QTH on fire. The 2m Net had also been cancelled for the 4th of July Holiday.
7/11/2012
10m Phone Net
W6ZE/AF6C checked in WB9YCJ, WB6IXN, W6HHC, KJ6OML, KE6YHX, and K6DNR. YCJ was at Field Day and plans to be there next
year, and Ken said there wont be any amateur radio booth at the Orange County Fair
this year!...price increase for booths for non-profit groups!. And Ken-YCJ said that
prices for old repair manuals for old electronic equipment are increasing on the web! AF6C & HHC both had appts with the eye doc this
afternoon and ran into each other in the waiting room.
IXN, on behalf of the Club, thanked Ken and contributing OPs for the
FB Field Day pictures on the Club website. FKX
is off biking and hiking on Mammoth Mt., and Doug will not be at the Club Bfast or next
Club meeting. OML, wid weak sigs, flew
in and flew out. YHX plans to drive a
ground rod this weekend, and Corey plans to attend FD next year
And YHX got the
dremmel tool working again. IXN warned OPs
about skin sun exposure
Another tennis player has had half of his face removed wid
melanoma! AF6C is restoring an old radio. FD
was a bad day for DNR
Bob-DNR wasnt able to make it out to Field Day!
7/11/2012
2m Phone Net
W6ZE/WB6IXN checked in KJ6UJA, KJ6LJA, KE6OML, KE6NFZ(Brian), AF6C, KE6YHX, WB9YCJ,
N8AE/m, AF6CF, K6DNR, KG6YFV(Randy), and KG6OXD. UJA
said that when Disney issues a code 90, they can open their collars during this hot WX! And LJA gave IXN further info on a small, quiet
generator. OMLs 10m rig is jumping
frequencies, and Gene needs an antenna analyzer. Brian,
NFZ, a new Net checkin from Stanton, is looking over rigs at the Candy Store,
and NFZ heard AE/m check into Net near the Chino Hills.
AF6C & IXN briefly discussed the discovery of the Higgs Boson, and AF6C
said that one must be careful using antenna analyzers near strong RF fields. YHX pland to weld a grounding cable to a ground rod
this weekend, and, Corey plans a future article for RF on the procedure. AE enjoyed spending time wid Dee over the 4th,
and CF Bruno & el Presidente, Paul, all enjoyed Field Day communications.
7/18/2012
10m Phone Net
W6ZE/AF6C checked in WB9YCJ, W6HHC, KE6YHX, WB6IXN, N8AE, K6DNR, W6JTT, and KJ6OML. AF6C spent a hot, muggy morning servicing talking
books at Braille Institute, Wid no ham booth at the Orange County Fair this year, not many
hams are planning to visit the Fair
.too expensive!
YCJ is off to Chicago on business where hell take in a Whitesox vs
Angels game! HHC explained that OCCARO was not
impressed wid the out-of-the-way site offered to OCARO for the OC Fair. IXN said other county fairs are also cutting
good booth sites to Civic groups this year
.fairs are now all about money
and
ham booths and volunteer booths do NOT bring in money!
And DNR agrees that good sites at the OC Fair were given to those who could
pay big-$ for them. YHX was relaxing
tonite, enjoying the new AC in the shack on this hot evening. . AE usually makes local deliveries Mon-Wed, then hes
off to northern CA for Thur-Fri deliveries. JTT
tried to check in from his 6000 ft high site at Idyllwild.
OMLs 10m rig is skipping frequency!...AF6C said RF might be getting
into the VFO. IXN told AF6C that Monty Caduff,
WD6AUS, Leonard Victor, WA6RNA, and Al Watts, W6IBR all helped blind & handicapped
kids learn amateur radio in the late 70s, early 80s.
7/18/2012
2m Phone Net
W6ZE/IXN checked in WB9YCJ/m, W6JTT, KJ6LHA, KJ6UJA, AF6C, KJ6OXD, K6DNR, KJ6OML,
and KE6YHX. YCJ checked in FB wid his 40 to
50w mobile. JTT may have experienced
wind damage to his antennas in Idyllwild. IXN
and AF6C briefly discussed AUS, RNA, and IBR participation in a Club activity to provide
amateur radio exposure to handicapped kids. And
OXDs interest in solar panels will bring Vern to Club meeting Fri. nite! OML will take his ailing YAESU 897 to the radio
doctor to determine the jumping frequency cause.
LJA & UJA are kicked back listening to the Net, and UJA said
Disneyland attendance is down a bit since the OC Fair opened. DNR & IXN both agree that those who pay will
get the best sites at the OC Fair! YHX,
enjoying the new AC, checked in near Nets end wid gud sigs.
7/25/2012
10m Phone Net
W6ZE/AF6C checked in N8UZE, N8AE, WB6IXN, KE6YHX, W6JTT, AF6DE(James), and KC6ACT. UZE & AE are kicked back listening
to the Net wid AE off to Central & Northern CA. tomorrow
AE got location of IXNs
relations in Garner Valley, CA. as a gud location for pictures. YHX & IXN could not find the small event that
rearranged some pictures, etc., in AF6Cs QTH
However So. CA. is on notice fer a
moderate shaker in the not-to-distant future!...And YHX is planning a new costume for
Halloween. JTT flew in and flew out
due to high QSB at the QTH. AF6C and DLA
cleared the repair shelf of Talking Books at the Braille Institute today. AF6DE, James, in Orange, checked in near the end of
Net. KC6ACT, Greg, said Hello, and
plans to check into Net more frequently.
7/25/2012
2m Phone Net
W6ZE/WB6IXN checked in W6JTT, KR6J, N8AE, KE6YHX, K6UJA, and AF6C. IXN heard JTT 5/9 on the horizontal antenna, much
better reception than on JTTs vertical ant. KR6J
finished school in Dec. and is now working with Orange County Communications learning
about public safety. Kenan-KR6J, W6UX, AE6RS, N6GP KQ6ES, and KJ6REP will all
be working the RSGB IOTA Contest, July 28-29, on Anacapa Island. N8AE would like to join the OPs on Anacapa Is.,
but, work calls!...And Carl if off to N. CA. tomorrow!
UJA asked about the EQ event that tilted some pix in AF6Cs QTH, but
IXN and YHX could not confirm an event.