GEARS E TX (146.850 MHz) recordings for 2026-02-02

Beers, holds a free Morse code class every Wednesday night, 6pM at the Golden Beaver Distillery still house at 2420 Park Avenue. All are welcome to come learn Morse code W Fix R, H, C repeater check 3.

The Gears. Monthly general membership meetings are held on the third Monday night of the month at the Butte County Public Library, 1108 Sherman Avenue in Chico. Doors open at 6pm and the meeting starts at 7pm all are welcome. W6RHC Repeater Check 1.

The Gears Net will be held Tuesday night starting at 7:30pm all amateur radio operators are welcome to join in on the net W6 RHC repeater check 2.

Gears holds a slow speed Morse code net on 40 meters every Thursday night starting at 7pm Frequency of 7.44 plus or minus if the frequency is in use. All licensed amateur radio operators are welcome to join in the net W6 RHC repeater check 3.

Amateur Radio News line report number 2517 with the release date of Friday, January 23, 2026 to follow in five 4, 3, 2, 1. The following is a QST A Severe Solar Radiation Storm Disrupts HF Communication US Lawmakers Propose Restoring funds to Voice of America and in New Zealand, Q codes are on the move. All this and more as Amateur Radio Newsline Report number 2517 comes your way right now from around the world. This is Newsline, Amateur Radio's first independent on the air News and Bulletin service. Now reporting from Wadsworth, Ohio, here's Stephen Kenford in awp. Our top story this week is the most severe solar radiation storm in more than 20 years. It began on Monday, January 19th and lasted through much of the week. The National Weather Service declared the storm to be at an S4 level, a degree of severity not seen since October of 2023. S4 is the second highest level of this type of storm. The storm severity, which exceeded that of the one in October of 2023 disrupted the HF ban, challenging ham radio operators while creating spectacular auroral display. A bipartisan agreement among the US Lawmakers could restore the government's financial support of Voice of America, Radio Free Europe and other federally funded news services. Kent Peterson, KC0DDY has that story. US lawmakers in Washington, D.C. have reached a deal that would fund the Voice of America giving its parent organization, the U.S. agency for Global Media, an estimated $653 million. That figure is considerably lower than the annual $860 million provided previously to the agency as described on the Radio World website. The funds would also pay for restoration of operations for Radio Free Europe, Radio Liberty and Radio Free Asia. A minimum of $30 million is earmarked for medium and shortwave programming by the Office of Cuba Broadcasting. The deal is part of a larger spending bill, the National Security Department of State and Related Programs Appropriations Act. It has the support of both parties in Congress and its funding plan goes against the White House's executive order from last year which shut the international news services. Even if the measure receives final approval from the House and Senate, it will still require the President's signature. This is Ken Peterson, KC0 DTY. The NASA's Artemis 2 mission began its long awaited journey to the moon and back on Saturday 17 January with the Rockets rollout onto the launch pad at the Kennedy Space center in Florida. Three of the four astronauts who will be aboard have their amateur radio licenses. Travis L3Ils tells us what's up next. W6RHC repeater check two.

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QST. QST, QST. This is KG6 Kuo, Opium Sacramento Valley traffic. This next part of the national traffic system. And the purpose of this is to relay formal traffic into and out of Sacramento Valley. And to provide. This is directed policeman. Please be no transmissions to that permission Control. All stations are requested to stay on frequency. The controls K6 Kuo, unless are located west. For any station with emergency priority target Eastern. Station with traffic to exist. Kev6 obi, kf6 obi, mike and willows. No traffic. Good evening, mike. Thank you. Kg6 ku. College rolling traffic. Good evening, lester. In the group. This is kg6tso, bessie with no traffic. Thank you, bessie. Kf6djy. Good evening, lester. Kf6pjy, bruce, tico. No traffic, thank you. Ke6pmt, K6rcs, Kc6ufe, kc6ufe, veil and cape. No traffic. Good evening, lester. Good evening, bill. Thank you. Kn6pww. Kn6pww. This is jamie and chico with no traffic and. Good evening, western minute. And actually, I got a quick question for bill. Kc6ufe? Yeah, go ahead, jamie. Hey, Bill. You sound a little scratchy. You got a cold or something the last couple of weeks? Yeah, it seems that way. Just. Just enough to change my voice, but I don't feel. I don't feel bad. All right, then just checking. K and 16 WW back to control. Okay, thanks for checking. KC6UFE. Clear. All right. Well, if you have a good day. All right, that's the rollers. I have it. Do we have any late members or visitors wish to check in? There ain't no further traffic or kick in. This is KG6K closing segment of Valley. Traffic daily at 2100 hours local type. There's a W6 rec repeater on 146.85 MHz. All stations are excused. I'd like to thank everybody who checked in tonight. And to go to the Empire Amateur Radio decided use the repeater. This Net's close to 2103 local. $73. K6K. Kg6 kuo.kg6 kuo, this is k6 tmt with a late check in this kq6 kuo. Go ahead there, Rust. Yeah, I was on the other frequency and not paying attention to the time. So anyway, I'm doing a late check in. Not a problem. You have a good evening. KG6K you all day. 6pm.

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The gears. Monthly informal breakfast is held on the second Saturday of the month at 9am at the Farmer's Skillet, located at 690 Rio Lindo Avenue, Chico. All are welcome to attend W6RHC Repeater Check 3.

The Gears Net will be held Tuesday night starting at 7:30pm all amateur radio operators are welcome to join in on the net. W6RHC repeater checked one.

Gears holds a free Morse code class every Wednesday night, 6pM at the Golden Beaver Distillery still house at 2420 Park Avenue. All are welcome to come learn morph code W6R, H, C repeater check 2.

The here's Monthly informal breakfast is held on the second Saturday of the month at 9am at the Farmer's Skillet, located at 690 Rio Lindo Avenue, Chico. All are welcome to attend W6RHC Repeater Check 3.

Gears holds a slow speed Morse code net on 40 meters every Thursday night starting at 7pm Frequency of 7.44 plus or minus if the frequency is in use. All licensed amateur radio operators are welcome to join in the net W6RHC repeater check 1.

The Gears Net will be held Tuesday night starting at 7:30pm all amateur radio operators are welcome to join in on the net W6 RHC repeater check 2.

Sw 6 rhc repeater check 3.

The Gears. Monthly general membership meetings are held on the third Monday night of the month at the Butte County Public Library, 1108 Sherman Avenue in Chico. Doors open at 6pm and the meeting starts at 7pm all are welcome. W6RHC Repeater Check 1.

W6r h c repeater check 2.

Beers, holds a free Morse code class every Wednesday night, 6pM at the Golden Beaver Distillery still house at 2420 Park Avenue. All are welcome to come learn Morse code W6RHC repeater check three.

W fix r h c repeater check 1.

W6r h c repeater check 2.

Gears holds a slow speed Voice Coconut on 40 meters every Thursday night starting at 7pm Frequency of 7.44 plus or minus if the frequency is in use. All licensed amateur radio operators are welcome to join in the next.

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