GEARS W TX (146.115 MHz) recordings for 2026-02-17

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Okay. I picked you, wj.

Speaker A: Fly Mobile here in Reno, Nevada. System 21 late off.
Speaker B: Okay, i6VWJ. I heard that station there in Reno. How's the prognosis with this snow.
Speaker A: Static here? So I wasn't getting your false time. This is Timo Juliet 6, you know, and all day long it's been a 5050 mix of rain and slush. So they say that by 3am tomorrow we should be getting something that actually no kidding, looks built like snow but it's cold. It's been freezing cold all night.
Speaker B: Thanks for the comeback, Dave. Kilo India 6 Victor Whiskey Juliet here just not too far from you in Auburn, California and we're getting lots and lots of rain. No snow, no snow here projecting maybe update with Colfax on Thursday. So that tracks.
Speaker A: You and I are both looking at different sides of the mountain. The TV news stations have been centering around the chain controls and things like that. So I think you and I both know that it's usually a mess up there on top and I don't know why anybody would want to go over the path now unless it was absolutely eventual. It's okay to get out and about here, it's wet but I wouldn't, you know, it's not a good day to get out and hike or do anything outdoors.
Speaker B: Affirmative. Yeah. A week ago and the day we were headed back from South Lake we had gone up Wednesday and Thursday, stayed at the GSR there in Reno and then drove over to South Lake. My wife and I celebrating 44 years.
Speaker A: Those are a lot of years and to be able to make it this far. Obviously this works well for you. I congratulate you sir. My wife and I are 22, 23 and yeah, we both fly together and it's not a gasp. I gotta jump out of the truck here. I'm sorry. Every time I get on the radio I have to get off the radio but I'm sitting here in my Chevrolet Silverado with a. What is this thing? It's a YAESU dual band and I've got it on a normal mount and the coffee cup and so it's very handy and I'm able to read it. Well the diamond antenna is. Sound is on the forward driver side fender there and that is you or anybody else. Again, the name is Dave here in the call is kilo Juliet 69 o'. Clock.
Speaker B: Okay, Day six US EJF or something.
Speaker A: I didn't quite catch the last part but.
Speaker B: Dave, thanks again for the cubicle. Allen here Ki6BWJ on a Yaesu dual band in my Ford Explorer with a diamond magnetic mount right in the center
Speaker A: of the top and headed over to help my father in law. You have A great day, sir. 73, Sir. And let's. Let's just sit back and have a cup of coffee and see what the next couple days breaks in.

Speaker A: Hello, Ralph, this is JK7DVI. How you doing? Just hitting all fours or did you work today?
Speaker B: Hey, Ken. No, I'm just leaving the er. My mom's back in the hospital. She had another. Another bad fall today and I went up there and of course she told the ambulance she didn't want to go to the hospital. By the time I got up there, they were already gone. So I called them back. So just got her set up in a room and got her resting. So I'm heading back to the house.
Speaker A: Well, that don't sound good. Is it bad enough that you had to go to the hospital or didn't
Speaker B: feel like it was. No, it's.
Speaker A: It's.
Speaker B: It's really bad. So anyway, she just take headaches? Didn't think it was fine, but yeah, she's. They're trying to get her stabilized but they're not sure if they're gonna be able to do it, so we'll see.
Speaker A: Too bad, Ralph. I hate to hear that. I know when you get old, start falling down, that ain't good. Usually they break something that don't heal back very good.
Speaker B: Yeah, like I. But it's all related back to her heart failure. Now she's in kidney failure. So anyways. And we're starting to get a little bit of rain here. That stuff from the People's Republic of Cali has finally pushed far enough east. Mountains are big time. Stockton start getting bit of rain here in the valley now.
Speaker A: That's good. We sure need all the rain we can get. The moisture we can get from this year, we sure haven't had any up here is the same way. It's supposed to start raining good at 6 o', clock, but I'm down in the basement. I can't hear or see it if it is. Winds here been blowing hard up here.
Speaker B: Yeah, it's. I mean I've been inside all day. I just get going. But yeah, it looks like it's. Yeah, I've seen a flag at one of those gas stations. It's pretty much horizontal, so. Yeah, it looks like it's kind of breezy here too. And I just checked telemetry on the mountaintop I'm talking into with 25 up there. So I guess we're getting some snow, so I guess that's all good anyways. What you been doing today,
Speaker A: Honey? Dude. Doing what? Errands. My wife wants. She had a full leak in her tire. I had to take it out and get it fixed, but just staying in out of the wind mostly.
Speaker B: Yeah. I picked up a screw in one of my tires a while ago. It was like a really. A really slow leak. It was like maybe a pound or so a day. And anyways, got that taken care of. Good old discount tire companies. That's usually where I get all my tires at. But they always replace. I'm sorry. They always fix flat for free. So they always good about that.
Speaker A: That's exactly what hers was. It was just a real small screw and it just leaking, you know, a pound here and there and. But I didn't get it for free. They wanted $25 to fix that fly. Oh, wow.
Speaker B: Yeah, Discount tires. Known for that. I remember a long time ago, I used to go to Big O tires. I stopped going with those guys. I had a really bad experience. But anyways, I got a flat car and what am I gonna do? So I went down a discount tire and I said, hey, I didn't buy these tires here. Well, you know, I got flat. He goes, we don't care where you buy them from. We always pick flats for free. And he goes, our business model is. I figure, you know, if we take care of you, you'll remember that and you'll be a customer. And I've been a customer of theirs ever since.
Speaker A: Yeah, they're right by that. I quite believer of that. I know a lot of. When I was younger and working at stations, we used to fix them a lot of times for free and then. And they had that idea there that you fixed them for three, they would come back and use your service. And they sure did. A lot of them sure did.
Speaker B: Okay, switch to a different repeater here. The other one was getting choppy. Yeah, no, like I said, it worked. It worked for me. So tell you what, I'm gonna put down the microphone, man. I'm in the middle of rush hour here and starting to rain. People are driving crazy. So I'll get out of here. Good to talk to you, Ken. Thanks for the shout. N17D Las Vegas.

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Thank you. Thank you. Kilo. Step. Oscar. Fox. Oscar. Anybody out there?

No. Very good. I got this Motorola mike, and the pin outs are the same, but it looks like it works. So it came with a allotment of huge equipment. It's working. It sounds like a pretty good deal. Super. All right. This is KP Soario going to Las Vegas. Oh, thank you. Good luck with your new acquisition. Break case that. No. So just through the mountain for Mountain Springs, heading to Vegas.

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K6lnk system 36, snow mountain range.

0 blc connected.

B disconnected.

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System24 link up.

And it's grg 36 local.

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Fresno. Link up. K6lnk system 36. No mountain range.

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Los Angeles linked up.

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Ak7qps from las vegas in the spring mountains at 8,500ft.

Speaker A: 7 kju on state line, nevada.
Speaker B: Come back again. Where was that at in Nevada
Speaker A: state line. Name is Matthew. I just had the wrong setting on my radio here. I tried to come right back to you there and heard you from Las Vegas. Pretty nice connection. And I think the one the unit I'm getting into is up off Echo summit. Where Highway 50 comes into Lake Tahoe. Go ahead. Am I making it?
Speaker B: We have down here in the Spring mountains. Received about 5 inches of snow today from the first wave that's come through. How are you folks doing with the weather?
Speaker A: I got about an inch and a half on my top of my hot tub here. I'm at 6464. A little over 64. Yeah. 64, 52 elevation. Very nice.
Speaker B: Are you expecting more to be coming through? We're expecting another 14 inches. Tomorrow night.
Speaker A: We're going to get probably another foot. Foot is expected Tuesday about foot. I've got to drive to Reno from Lake Tahoe Wednesday. I'm only supposed to about an inch or two on that day. So that's probably good. But yeah, we need the moist.
Speaker B: That is true. We do need the moisture. Are you in a place where you don't have to get out tomorrow or anything like that. So you can just stay hunkered down? We definitely are.
Speaker A: Look at that.
Speaker B: I missed that last transmission. Are you able to stay where you're at so you don't have to go anywhere tomorrow so you can enjoy being snowed in?
Speaker A: Got out of the Navy in spring of 65. Came up to trial in 1965. I've been out there for quite a few years. And I've been a ham for about 72 years. So I'm getting used to it a little bit.
Speaker B: Well, I'm very much a noob, comparably speaking. I've only had my ham ticket for a couple of years now. But it's been very nice chatting with you there. For me here at 8500, I'm using the repeater on Angel Peak. That it connects to the California repeater system.
Speaker A: Which is where right after chit chatting with you there. I don't know, something came up and came on and took you out.
Speaker B: I'll transmit again. I don't know if you received that, but I got my ham ticket two years ago. But the repeater I'm using here from the mountain is on Angel Peak. Which connects to the CARLA system in California. Which I believe is what we are talking on.
Speaker A: Yeah, it is the Carlos system. It's a pretty, pretty nice system.
Speaker B: Well, enjoy your hot tub. Good getting a chance to meet you again. My name is Jimmy over here, and My sign is KK7QPS. That's Kilo. Kilo 7, Quebec. Papa.
Speaker A: Sierra. Sierra, nice talking with you. You take care and be safe here. I got a good friend of mine that lives down there in Las Vegas. So, anyway, 73s and the. I got to get back to something else here. Check on my wife. She's in a walker, in a wheelchair, and it keeps me busy. Desta 73 is KK7W7Kilo Juliet uniform. 73s.
Speaker B: 73s. And I'm clear.

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Los angeles link up. K6lnk system 36, snow mountain range.

Speaker A: K6lnk system 36. No.
Speaker B: Battery announcement at 17 enabled.

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K6lnk system 36, snow mountain range.

Los Angeles link up.

Say alert disabled. State alert enabled.

Speaker A: Updated local information Avalanche lot with multiples
Speaker B: Alpine, El Dorado, Mono, Nevada, Placer, Douglas plus show Carson City.

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Speaker A: Detailed alert information for Avalanche Watch averev The following message is transmitted at the request of the Eastern Sierra Avalanche Center. The Eastern Sierra Avalanche center in Mammoth Lakes has issued a backcountry avalanche watch for the following NWS Las Vegas NV CA519 Eastern Sierra in Inyo County NWS Reno NV CA0 73 Eastern Tierra IN Mono county what the Avalanche danger is expected to rise to high by Monday afternoon, February 16, and remain elevated through midweek. Where the Eastern Sierra Nevada from Virginia Lakes to the southern end of Bishop Creek when in effect from Monday, 7:00am Pacific Standard Time to Tuesday, 7:00am Pacific Standard Time. Impact Heavy snow and extreme winds will create widespread areas of unstable snow. Precautionary preparedness actions Very dangerous avalanche conditions are expected to develop. Avalanches may run long distances into mature forests, valley floors or flats.
Speaker B: K6LNK System 36 Snow Mountain Range.

Speaker A: Updated local information. Avalanche warning
Speaker B: alpine el dorado, nevada placer douglas lashaw, carson city.

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Speaker A: Updated local information. Avalanche warning with multiple
Speaker B: Alpine, El Dorado, Mono, Nevada, Placer, Douglas, Lacho, Carson City.

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Speaker A: Updated local information. Avalanche warning with multiples
Speaker B: Alpine, El Dorado, Inio, Mono, Nevada, Placer, Douglas, Leshaw, Carson City.

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Updated local information flood advice never Genova.

Updated local information flood advisory. Marin, Napa, Nova.

Updated local information flood advisory Marin, Napa, Sonoma Avalanche warning with multiple Alpine El Dorado, Pinyo, Mono, Nevada Placer, Douglas, Wilshire, Carson City.

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Speaker A: Updated local information flood advisory with multiples
Speaker B: Palomita, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Sonoma.

Speaker A: 36 local
Speaker B: mobile n6 grt.

Updated local information flood advisory alameda, contra costa, san francisco, san mateo, santa clara, santa cruz.

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System 11 link up whoever that is on 32. Your audio is barely audible, so I just be real close to the mic and talk a little bit louder. And 6 MPT. ON battery at 3. System 26, link up. On a B, power at three.

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K6lnk system 36, snow mountain range.

System surgeon to lift up. Los Angeles linked up.

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Speaker A: Updated local information flood advisory with multiple
Speaker B: Alameda, Contra Costa, Monterey, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz
Speaker A: Avalanche warning with multiple
Speaker B: Alpine El Dorado, Indiana, Nevada, Placer Douglas, Wilshire, Carson City.

Basically the whole county.

N17 las vegas.

Speaker A: Los Angeles link up. N6WSD monitoring. Anyone out to give me a radio check?
Speaker B: Yeah, it sounds like you're doing just fine. Good audio and good signal. N6kne. N6
Speaker A: candy. This is n6wce in west hill. What's your location?
Speaker B: Well, believe it or not, I'm down here in Columbia. Chenalta, Columbia.
Speaker A: This repeater must be linked to something, I guess.
Speaker B: Yeah. All Star. A lot of systems nowadays have incorporated All Star just to help with linking and just getting out there. How you doing?
Speaker A: Doing great. Thank you very much for the comeback. This is my first international contact on my handheld. I see the repeaters. K6LN.
Speaker B: All right, well, good to hear you. Yeah, this system is very good. Very good system. Covers just about every inch of California and quite a bit of Nevada.
Speaker A: All right, well, then, thank you very much. This is Candice. WCE clear within West Hill. Bye bye now.
Speaker B: All right, take care. N6kn e Ken here
Speaker A: and out to Columbia.

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Speaker A: Did I hear a mono. A mono county station here a little bit ago.
Speaker B: Anybody up there in the Tahoe area?

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M7cmd Las Vegas for thanks.

Speaker A: Hello, ralph, it's kk7 tdi in seneca. How's your mom doing?
Speaker B: Hey, Ken. And I'm not too well. Matter of fact, I'm just leaving the office now to head to the hospital.
Speaker A: How old did you say she was?
Speaker B: 87. She's just not. I don't know. She called me today morning out of the blue of this work and bottom line, without making too long of a story, she thought she was in Germany because I told her I was going to come see her today. She goes, well, you know, I don't want. She goes, you're not going to be able to get here in time. I said, what do you mean in time? She goes, well, I'm in Germany. I'm with the family, and we're getting ready to have a birthday party. And it's like, oh, okay.
Speaker A: Yeah. What do you think they got her on? I can tell you a story about my daughter. Big, isn't it? Well, what's that? That dog down there. Ain't that a big dog?
Speaker B: We double try again.
Speaker A: I was just telling you a story about my dad. They had him in gold stuff. And he was telling me, he says, look at that. I said, what? He said that right down there. He says, big, ain't it? What? And he says, that dog. Can you see that big dog down there? I was wondering what Eva's on.
Speaker B: No, they don't have her in anything like that. What it is, it's a function of the kidney shut. Her kidneys shutting down and a bunch of, you know, just bloodstream not getting all the toxins stuff there. It's not being cleaned out. Causing all kinds of hallucinations. They're trying to. They're trying to undo that. So we'll see. We'll see. I don't know. Not getting a straight answer right now. So hopefully when I get down there, I can talk to somebody.
Speaker A: Well, we'll be praying for her. Good luck, some of you. Ralph, this is KK7 DDR73.
Speaker B: All right. Kim. Yeah, same to you. I'll just get ready to get on the highway and hopefully trust. I'm trying to get out of here early so I don't. I can avoid rush hours. So we'll see how it turns out. Okay. N7C and.

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