NETNEWS
by WB6IXN
12/5/2012 10M Phone Net
Between visiting his mom, house cleaning in preparation for his sisters
visit, and the Club Christmas dinner, and, a necessary washing machine repair, AF6C
relinquished NC duties to Corey, YHX who QNId the Net wid weak sigs. While Corey was finding a faulty connector, W6HHC
assumed NC duties. Checked into Net were
KE6YHX, W6HHC, WB6IXN, W6JTT, N8AE, N8UZE, AF6C, and K6DNR.
(KJ6UJF is Charles Houston in Tustin). HHC
said AF6CF has editor duties fer next RF, and, we expect over 50 people to
attend the Club Christmas dinner. JTT could
copy HHC but no other Net OPs tonite. IXN said
we should be getting some sunshine in the next few days, and Bob heard all Net check-ins
tonite! AE, and many OPs, had high QRN tonite,
probably from electrified nearby Christmas trimmings.
UZE enjoys being alone now & then always wid lots of work at home. DNR cud not hear most OPs tonite
Bob
will check in on 2m later.
12/5/2012 2m Phone Net
W6ZE/WB6IXN checked in W6GMU, KJ6OML, K6DNR, KJ6LHA, KJ6UJA, W6JTT, AF6C, N8AE, and
N8UZE. GMU told OPs that checks for the Club
Christmas dinner should be sent in ASAP. AF6C,
wid most reservations in for the Christmas dinner, said last minute checks can also be
taken at the restaurant. AF6C has the tree up,
but not decorated. OML tried to check in on
10m tonite but was lost in the QRN. DNR and
IXN will not attend the Club Christmas dinner
Too many irons in the fire! LHA attended a BD dinner yesterday, and UJA is busy
wid Christmas celebration at Disneyland. JTT
said some OPs were vy weak on 10m tonite, and we didnt hear Sam check in on 2m from
Idyllwild just before TG. AF6Cs sister
will be in for a short visit from the East Coast and Bob will attend the Christmas Dinner
at Jaegerhaus come Friday. AE and UZE will be
in Alabama fer Christmas, AE used his new camera at the Bolsa Chica Nature Conservancy. AE & UZE also saw Kristin K6PEQ & Dan N6PEQ
at the Car Show Sunday after TG.
12/12/2012 10m Phone
Net W6ZE/AF6C checked in KE6YHX, KJ6OML, WB6IXN, W6HHC, and K6DNR. YHX said all OPs at the Christmas party had a gud
time, then Corey was off to study for a test tomorrow.
DLA, AF6C, and OML cleaned up all Talking Book machines at Braille Institute
today. OML said the sauerkraut & meat at
Jaegerhaus was excellent!...Then Gene was off to study fer a driving test on Friday. IXN got San Sevaine seismometer sigs back in the
shack and looks for unsettled WX throughout the weekend.
AE anticipates seeing N8AEs pix of the Club Christmas dinner, and HHC
hopes to make a collage of pix for the webpage. AF6C
& HHC discussed the pros & cons of current flowing in the shield of a shielded
cable. Then Ken was off to work on a design
problem for the DATV project. DNR, in from the RACES Net, & IXN were not at the
Christmas dinner. AF6C & his sister
(visiting from back East) enjoyed the Christmas dinner & party.
12/12/2012 2m Phone Net
W6ZE/WB6IXN checked in N6NBV, W6JTT, KJ6DML, K6DNR, N6RU(Richard), KE6YHX, KJ6LHA,
and KJ6UJA. NBV, fighting a cold, was not at
the Christmas dinner, and Steves daughter is ready fer college Christmas vacation. JTT & DNR relayed RUs comments from
Lakewood to NC who could only hear Richard down in the QRN
RU will have a better
antenna in the near future! OML, wid gud sigs,
will experiment moving the antenna up a few feet, and IXN thanked JTT & DNR fer relay
duties. YHX, tired after studying fer a test
tomorrow, checked in to say HI to the Net. And
IXN said he detects wind blowing in the San Gabriel Mts. on the seismometer. LHA & UJA are kicked back listening to the Net,
and UJA says Christmas crowds are increasing at Disneyland.
12/19/12
10m Phone Net
W6ZE/AF6C checked in W6HHC, N6HC, KE6YHX, KJ6OML, WB9YCJ, WB6IXN, W6JTT, K6DNR,
W6UX, and N6NBV. FB checkin, OPs! AF6C woke up to 36 deg. F. at the QTH this AM., and
Bob and OML had a light service day at Braille Institute, and, does anyone know where the
clear plastic temporary membership slip-in-a-call badges with a pin on the
back are located?...Former Membership Chairmen
If they are at your QTH, please bring
them to Club meeting and return them to AF6C, Bob Eckweiler
THANKS! AF6C & HHC enjoyed YHXs article in the
Newsletter on grounding at his Shack. HHC
briefly discussed the ATV magazine, and IXN got an email from K6HTN, Dr. Kate Hutton. HC noted tonites gud checkin, and Arnie
mentioned a doomsday station, and, the upcoming end of the Mayan Calendar. YHX got the Christmas tree up and will put lights
on it tomorrow. IXN warned OPs to cover
sensitive plants
Frost tonite! YCJ got a
new Kenwood TS-590-S, and Ken awaits the beginning of the baseball season in eight weeks! JTT, running barefoot, copying stations well, plans
to be at the Idyllwild QTH over Christmas. UX
and XYL attended a Target Shoot, and the XYL did vy well!
Also, Jeff will get the Membership Roster to Jay. IXN and HC had gud copy on YAESU FT-3000 sigs from
NBVs QTH in Mission Viejo.
12/19/12
2m Phone Net
W6ZE/WB6IXN checked in KE6YHX, KJ6LHA, W6JTT, N6NBV, KJ6OML, KJ6UJT(John), K6DNR,
and AF6C. YHX has a gud article in station
grounding in the Dc. Newsletter, and LHA says Ping, UJA, is recuperating after malignant
tumor bowel surgery
The tumor was discovered during a colonoscopy and doctors say
that it did not metasasize
Gud news!...Steve did not say the name of Pings
hospital
OPs will pray for her recovery soon! JTT
is off to the Idyllwild QTH over Christmas. NBV
brought his daughter home from college so the family will enjoy Christmas at home. OML & AF6C volunteered fixing talking books at
Braille Institute, and DNR wished all OPs a Merry Christmas.
IXN warned all to cover their plants
Frost tonite! KJ6UJT, John, in Tustin, checked in wid 5/9
sigs..We hope to hear John further down the log. AF6C
asked past Membership Chmn to check for missing plastic holders wid a pin on the back
There
should be a box of them in someones shack!!
12/26/2012
10m Phone Net
W6ZE/AF6C checked in N6HC, WB6IXN, W6HHC, K6DNR, and N8AE. HC gets home chores done, does some reading, grows
mushrooms in his shaded backyard, and recommends OPs see the movie Lincoln. Arnie also enjoys his new 7 Tablet. IXN & Lee are invited out to a former neighbors
home for Christmas, and, IXN grows smelly toadstools on the front lawn! AF6C runs across the Evans name while reading
mystery novels that involve Wales and AQF6C & DNRs lawns have been attacked by
the dandelion army! HHC and HC and OPs all
survived the Mayan end of the world.
HHC had family in for Christmas, but, horror of horrors
the
notebook computer hard drive CRASHES, and Ken spend hours re-installing programs onto the
brand new disk drive! HHC and OPs thank AE for
photos of the Christmas Party. DNR still looks
for the source of the mystery QRN at the QTH. AE
gets a pix of 2 rattlesnakes at Bolsa Chica nature reserve published in a wildlife
calendar.
12/26/2012
2m Phone Net
W6ZE/WB6IXN checked in KJ6OML, AF6C, N8AE, and N8UZE.
No Brailee Institute for AF6C or OML. OML
took the XYL for a doctor appointment today, and AF6C assembled a new chair, and Bobs
sister got home safely. AF6C assembled some
new pots & pans and still has a lil eggnog left!
IXN read a small item on filaments of antimatter that permeate the Universe. And AE & UZE were in Alabama for TG
UZE
& IXN enjoy researching their family trees and UZE recommends ancestors.com to IXN.