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Category Archives: Nets
Early Net 10-18-22
Net control: AF6YY Andy at the mic. KE6JGM Good Breakfast. N6CG wasn’t there. Anxious for new hotspot that KN6RBP is building. But he knows the radio board is coming from China. It’s going to be a few weeks. KN6MJS Breakfast … Continue reading
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Elmer Net 10-14-22
Net Control KN6RBP In addition to questions for our Elmers, we’ll be talking about… Website now live. ldradioclub.com, k6ldf.com, ldarc.org All go too new site. Bands & Modes 60 Meters HF privileges. There was a big DV ARES meeting last … Continue reading
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Digital Only Net 10-12-22
Net Control Steve AI6ZW Tonights RoundtableAI6ZW, KE6JGM, KN6RBP, KN6PUR, KN6SOG. KN6RBP: Not sure why but, my tire place incorrectly rotated my tires. Instead of one set on the back and one set on the front… Wait for it. They put … Continue reading
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Early Net 10-11-22
Net Control Gary KK6VZZ Net Control Question: Did you get rain from the storm and how much? KE6JGM: No Rain but at bank Yes! Mag-mount antenna falls over on new truck.KN6MJS: Rain yes Got some great pics.N6CG: Noah rain to … Continue reading
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40 Meters LSB
Last night after Eagle Net we moved to 40 Meters LSB.KE6JGM, AI6ZW, KN6RBP & KN6SOG We went QSY to 7.238 LSB. We all heard each other clearly.Much easier to hear than on Eagle Net. Local communication seemed effortless. Very clear … Continue reading
Elmer Hour 10-7-22
Net Control KN6RBP Subjects were: Ham Radio responce to Hurricane Ian. Palomar Engineers Rig Kits. Yaesu, Deeds done dirt cheep. Karen’s Radial’s Tripping Hazard. How to make them more visible. Participants: KE6JGM KN6MJS KN6PUR KN6UNL AI6ZW KN6SOG Hurricane Ian Ham … Continue reading
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Elmer Hour 9-30-22
Net Control KE6JGM. Thank You Bob Larry KN6PUR Steve AI6ZW Charlie KN6SOG Karen KN6MJS Larry Solar claim, minor flairs. Steve Roommate moving out. 21 dead in FL. Looking forward to cooler weather so he can install his Icom 706 in … Continue reading
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Digital Only Net 9-28-22
Net Control AI6ZW KE6JGM: Bought a 2004 F250 Service Truck KN6MJS: Feeling good and looking forward to spending more time with ham friends. KN6RBP: Contrary to what some say… My mane isn’t Ricky Reset, its Alligator Bait. Please make a … Continue reading
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Early Net 9-26-22
KE6JGM Clutch failed and calls It Quits on yellow antenna farm. KN6VJO Bad linkage to his transmission. What were the odds. KN6PUR Solar Report Calm. Received invitation from City of Hemet, to have table at this years Christmas Parade. Really … Continue reading
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Elmer Hour 9-23-22
On this Elmer hour, we talked about Palomar Engineers, and Bob Brehm‘s great presentation. I (KN6RBP) have ordered some of his products already. Many of our members found his presentation very informative. We also talked about possibly trying some other … Continue reading
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Elmer Hour 9-16-22
Saturday is testing day Reasons to take FCC ham license test Today’s Questions. What was your first radio? What radio do you use most? How does ham radio improve your life? On Sunday we will be installing Karen’s Radials References RADIAL … Continue reading
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Digital Only Net 9-14-22
Participants were Bob, Lyle, Karen, Rick, Larry, Marcos, Charlie. Steve AI6ZW talked about the Fairview Fire. We called off the Digital Only net last week. Steve also talked about the previous Net where his HT was acting up. KN6RBP jumped … Continue reading
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9-13-22 Early Net
Net Control AI6ZW Big group Steve, Larry, Karen, Lyle, Charlie, Fernando, Haden, Andy,Tom NEW K7ECBTalked about the new website k6ldf.com. Pretty fired up about it. Gone fast and fun so far.Cooler weatherChristmas Dinner need more to opt in. Karen doing … Continue reading
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Elmer 9-9-22
We talked about special information net run due to fairview fire. 2. How often to use your callsign or do I use my callsign too much. 3. Gary KN6VJO asked about which HT we would recommend. Antenna design based on … Continue reading
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US-Hemet-Hangout
You are all invited to join me at Hemet‘s own YSF node, accessible by any personal hotspot, like pi-star at 59073 that’s 59 zero and 73. Come by anytime, stay as long as you like. It’s the US-Hemet-Hangout. Hosted by me … Continue reading
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