W6GRC TX (147.105 MHz) recordings for 2026-03-17

Looking for something to do tonight. Why not join us for the Monday night net at 8pm on the W6 GRC repeater with a PL tone of 110.9.

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Speaker A: Home of the original 105 with a PL tone of 110.9. This is the W6 GRC repeater. Join us for our weekly net on Monday nights at 8pm.
Speaker B: And with that, good evening. This is Mike, KF6 Obi in Willows, your net control station tonight for the cars Monday night Net. This net meets every Monday evening at 2000 hours local time using the W6GRC repeater. This is a directed net. Please make no transmissions unless cleared by Net Control. When checking in, please give your call. Name a signal report. If you have traffic for the net. Net Control does not have any announcements tonight. Is there anybody that is listening on the net that has an announcement, Please bring it forth now. Hearing none. Roll call is as follows. Alpha, Foxtrot, Six, Oscar, Alpha, Ian and Cape.
Speaker C: This is Alpha Foxtrot, Six, Oscar,. Alpha, Ian, you're Q5 and I don't have anything.
Speaker B: Thanks for doing the net. And thank you evening, Ian, for checking in this evening with us. And the signal report. You were Q5 through the repeater. Alpha, Golf, 6, Victor, Alpha, Ryan and Willows. Alpha, Golf 6, Victor, Alpha, Ryan, and Willows, you are Q5 through repeater. To me I have no traffic for the net. But thanks for doing the net, Mike. Thank you, Marion, for your check in this evening and signal report. You were Q5 through the repeater. Alpha, Kilo, Six, Juliet, November, Joe and Williams, Kivo 6, golf, alpha, bravo, greg and chico, Keeble, Charlie Six, Uniform, Boxtrot, Echo, Bill up in Cape, kc, six,
Speaker C: Ufe, Bill in pay. Good evening everyone and put me on the roundtable.
Speaker B: Thank you Bill, for checking in with us this evening. In the signal report you are Q5 to the repeater and I have you stay in in for the roundtable. Keeble, Charlie Six, Uniform, Indy, Sierra, Bob up in Oak Creek, Evil, foxtrot, six, oscar, bravo. India is calling net, kievo, golf six, kilo, uniform, oscar, lester and willows,
Speaker C: keele, golf six, keel, union, oscar, lester and wills. And I have nothing for the nit tonight, but I will be listening. It's all the in and out and thanks for doing this.
Speaker B: And thank you Lester for your check in this evening and the signal report. You were Q5 through the repeater. Kivo, India, Six, Sierra, Mike, November, Phil and Willows, Kilo, Kilo, Six, Foxtrot, November, Yankee, Courtney and Willows,
Speaker A: Kilo, Kilo, Six, Foxtrot, November, Yankee, Courtney and Willows. Your kids checking in and out tonight. Thanks for doing the next.
Speaker B: Thank you for checking in with us this Evening Courtney. The signal report and you were Q5 to the repeater Kivo, Mike 6, Victor, Foxtrot, Foxtrot, Hank up in Elk Creek. Kivo, nov 6 sierra, juliet, juliet, dennis and corning. Kilo, November 6th, whiskey Sierra, November, Logan and Willows. Kilo, November 6th, whiskey sierra, November, Logan and Willis checking in and out. Thank you Logan for checking in with us this evening. In the signal report you were Q5 to the repeater Whiskey 6, Lo, Lima, November, Delta, Jeremy and Orlando. Jeremy did text a check in earlier this evening as he is pretty busy. Okay, are there any later missed member check ins members only, please come now.
Speaker C: Alpha, kilo, 6, juliet, november.
Speaker B: Thank you Joe for checking in and you were Q5 to the rick. Peter, are you going to be staying around for the roundtable?
Speaker C: I'll be listening. I have nothing to contribute but I'll be listening. AK6 Chandler.
Speaker B: Roger that Joe. Thank you. Any other later missed members please come now. Okay and I just got a text check in from Phil. For some reason his unit is not working here on at my qth so more troubleshooting tomorrow to find out what's going on there. Phil, you have your, you have your check in. Any other late members please come now. Do we have any guest check ins for the gar's Monday night net net control is kf6obi.
Speaker C: Kf6obi november 6th juliet oscar alpha.
Speaker B: Thank you Charlie for checking in with us this evening. And the signal report you were a little broken up but your check in made it through the repeater. That's quite a long haul for you so fantastic. Thank you. Any other guest check ins? Okay let's go up to Bill Cape KC6UFE for what do you have for us Bill?
Speaker C: AC6UFE Bill Incapay and good evening to the net and it seems like we've got a new mode to experiment with on the HF bands at least but I think it works everywhere. We have, you know we all have FT8 and then they somebody developed FT4 and now we have FT2. I think it's been around for about a month now and basically it's twice as fast as FT4 and four times as fast as FT8 so people are really latching onto that. It's not quite as good for weak signal to transmissions but apparently it makes up for that with the speed. So if you're watching the Ex Summit or other spotting networks you will see that they are quite populated with FT2 spots. So enjoy everybody. Back to you KC6 UFE.
Speaker B: Okay Bill, thank you for that and that update. The latest going on there with a new mode. Wow, that's awesome. I guess the expedition down to Bove island has been completed. Boy, it was really different this year. I was interfacing with some other operators and they were frustrated that they weren't hearing either by long path or short path on SSB and CW. But evidently FT8 was working fantastic for that expedition. So that's all I know there and hopefully with family now that left this morning, late morning, I hope to get back to working on some projects and antennas and I want to remind everybody. That with this warmer weather all of a sudden on us to stay hydrated. Watch yourselves. Don't push it too hard. We've got to acclimate to the temperatures. We'll be hovering around 90 degrees this week, at least here in Willows at my QTH. That's what the forecast is. All right, do we have any late members or guests wishing to check into the Gars Monday night before we close? Okay, that's the net as it is right now. So in hearing none, this will confirm the Gars Money Night net. Net Control would like to thank everyone who checked in tonight as well as Gary for the use of the Whiskey 6 Romeo Hotel Charlie repeater. We hope that you'll join us next week. This is Mike KF6 Obi in Willows, returning the W6 GRC repeater to normal service. 73 Stu wall. KF6 Obi is clear.

Qst. Qst. Qst. This is KG6K UO opening segmented Valley traffic net. This net is part of the national traffic system. The purpose of this net is to relay formal traffic into and out of Sacramento Valley. To provide a stand emergency net. This is directing it. Please make no transmissions without permission and control. All stations are requested. Stay off frequency. Tele Neck Controls KG6KO Lester located west of WS Rece Station. With mercy of pirate traffic. Please come now. Oh, I'm on the wrong channel.

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Your radio is on the right frequency. This is the home of sac Valley's original 105 W6 GRC with a PL tone of 110.9.

Join us for the coffee break Net Daily at 7:30am here on the W6 GRC repeater.

Node 51018 connected to node 405480.

Ke2eed listening.

Sierra Mark 6 Kilo Uniform Tango Sugar Mark 6 Kilo Geological Tango in sweden. Stanley marley, center on the east coast reflector. Qrz. Qrz sugar mike 6 wb2glw whiskey bravo 2 golf a wonder whiskey. Good morning. Good afternoon.

Speaker A: Maybe years ago things would have come easier for me but they say as you get older and I just. Maybe there's something to do with that that's causing me to find it difficult to navigate around over.
Speaker B: Well, Ron, you know the sun does come up every day and some people may complain about it because it gives them cancer. Other people enjoy the warmth from it. So all of our vision on life. I don't know what to say to you. I know dozens of people now that have the M1KE and I've. I've never heard the experiences that you're having. I have no relationship with them, but I know that people love them. So anyway, that was your final. I'm going to throw it over to your final final. I do need to get going. We're past the top of the hour. I need to be closing the net. But yeah, drop on in. And I know that Frank has sent you an email. So I can't debate whether people respond to emails in a timely manner that's acceptable to all. But I don't know what to say. Anyway, Ron. W2R O N AI 6 US. You have a great day. 7 3.
Speaker A: Ai6usw2rn well, number one, just thanks so much very much for trying to be helpful and I really do appreciate it and if I can get something out of. Wasn't a total loss for you. You really bending over backwards to try to give me a hand. I appreciate it and I will watch for my email. And yeah, I just don't want to gamble on that radio on that device and if I get one that the display falls in or the seat connected goes to Akriyama. And I mentioned it. Somebody said, well I warned you about it. I told you maybe that was just a run that they had that was not good. But I don't know, they even tell you in there, be careful with the display. Now if they know they got a problem, why don't they fix it instead of telling you to be careful with it. Fix the darn thing so people don't wind up throwing their money away. 73 thank you very much. And I made a note of this node. I guess you call it a node. I don't know about nodes or whatever, but I made a notation and I will be checking in from time to time. Thank you so much. W2O Ron in Vermont. 73, thank you.
Speaker B: All right, Ron, you have a wonderful day and we'll check in again with you sometime soon. That's W2R O N. And I know that Frank mentioned that he has an email on its way to you, so good luck. Good morning. Coffee breaknet on the W6ek repeater. Just a reminder, the Loomis Ham Festival for everybody in the Northern California, Nevada, Southern Oregon area. I know a lot of people come to this one. The Loomis Ham fest coming up March 28th. Sellers, 6am Buyers, 7am at the historic Loomis train station in Loomis, California. And by the way, SFARC members, we still need volunteers. So if you haven't volunteered yet, we need you all hands on doing deck and let's see with that. I'm going to go ahead and just throw it out there. This is going to be. I'm going to do a quick last call for the log. I know a lot of people are standing by waiting to get in. Please spread them out. Let's get stations wanting to get in the log for the coffee break net.
Speaker C: Top of the morning to you. Happy St. Patrick's Day. I will be having some car bombs for everybody and a couple Guinnesses here about noon. You guys have a blessed day. WW6DE,
Speaker B: This is kilo bravo 7 delta foxtrot, kb7 dsp ken and twin falls mobile steam digs today and the m1ke is pretty awesome. Kilo mike 6 mike mike for the log, please.
Speaker A: Hotel.
Speaker B: And a rare treat. Listening to the east coast reflector this morning. Have a nice. All right, I'm going to stop check ins there for a moment. We'll do a little cleanup. Somebody was checking in from W6GRC Orland repeater. Let me get your call and then I'll come up back and clean up some of the other calls. So somebody coming in through the Orland. W6GRC repeater. KK6SNG coming in through Orland. All right. Kk6sng nice signal into orlando repeater. Thanks for checking in. Kn6y cg. Good morning to you. I think that's patrick. Got you in the log. Kn6ush. Good morning to mike. Got you in the log. Drive safely. Have a wonderful day. K4lgi. Good morning to sam. Top of the morning to you. Happy st patrick's day. K a6uai. Good morning to ron. You are in the log. You have a wonderful Tuesday. Km 6 mm. Good morning, mike. Mike, you're in the log. You have a wonderful day ahead. Happy st. Patrick's day. Kb7dfb. Steamed eggs and ham. Is that green eggs in hand this morning, ken? No, just steamed eggs and toast. I think you need to get out the green dye. Green eggs and ham on toast. Sounds good, ken. Have a wonderful day. Got you in the log. That's kv7 dfp. Twin falls. Good morning, darren. Ww6 def. Gonna be lifting a pint at n. Good for you. You have a wonderful day. Wu6h, good morning to ryan. You have a wonderful patrick day. Good morning. Let's see, looking at the. I think I got everybody off of all star. No, it looks like maybe n9 muf had a comment.
Speaker D: Go ahead.
Speaker B: Just a comment on the calling certain drinks, car bombs. Having worked in Belfast and been on the edge of areas that were. Well, let's just say I'm a little too familiar with the wall. It's one of these things where if you grew up in it, you can laugh about it or make those comments. But to call it a car bomb is really considered offensive, especially on St Patrick's Day. And nine muscles. Yeah, obviously something you heard that I did not hear.
Speaker A: So.
Speaker B: Yeah, so yeah, that is. That is a tough one for people to hear. Absolutely. A little more sensitivity. Thanks. Appreciate that. All right, let's open it up for another round. This is for the log only. Coffee breaknet, the W6ek repeater and connected nodes and repeaters. Peters A6GBZ.
Speaker C: Recheck ww6df. I meant Irish Car Bomb. I apologize. I apologize. Have a blessed day.
Speaker D: Yeah.
Speaker B: Darren, I didn't even hear your comment. There was such a pile up on you, so. Yeah, I'm sure nothing was meant, but yeah, good understanding there. Thanks. K6GBZ. Good morning to you and let's see, I think that's a new call for me. Let me just pound it in the. Into the log here and GBZ. No, that's Tom. K6GBZ. Got you in the log there, Tom. Thanks for checking in this morning. Good morning. Last call for the log for the coffee break net. Any takers? Alpha, Delta, Six, Charlie, Quebec. Good morning, Brian. KO6 CKW for the log. Only 73 stall, Bravo 3, Charlie, Sierra, Yankee for the log and no tornado yesterday.
Speaker A: Brian.
Speaker B: Thanks. Good to hear there, Rick. WB3CSY checking in. No ruby slippers sticking out from underneath your house. Good to hear that. And no tornado. Good morning, Ramon. K06 CKW. Happy St. Patrick's Day to you and good morning, 86CQ. Good morning and got you in the log as well. Last call for the log. Coffee Breaknet. Last call. All right, that's it for our Tuesday edition of the Coffee Breaknet. Thanks everyone for stopping by today. Some good conversation, some good information exchange and everyone have a wonderful, responsible St. Patrick's Day. And like I shared earlier, a joke I heard was with the price of gas. Drink, don't drive. I think Guinness is cheaper per gallon than fuel right now. Anyway, everybody have a wonderful St. Patrick's Day ahead. Thanks for being part of the Coffee Break Net this morning. The Coffee Breaknet where the sun is always shining, the birds are singing and the fish are jumping. This net is sponsored by the Sierra Foothills Amateur Radio Club. We're here every day of the morning 7:30am to 10:00am Pacific time. That's 14:30 to 1700 UTC. With that everyone have a wonderful day ahead and we'll catch you again tomorrow. I'll be back as your net control operator conversation facilitator again tomorrow. One more thing. This Friday join us for a special edition of the coffee breaknet our six year anniversary. Hard to believe, huh? Almost 73,000 check ins over the past six years. So join us on Friday. We're Tom NN6H will be net control operator and I've invited all of the net control operators to stop in and maybe share a story or a memory of something that has happened on the Coffee Breaknet over the past six years. Good morning everybody. I'm Brian AI6 returning the W6ek repeater and connected nodes and repeaters back to normal operation, whatever that may be. Have a Great Tuesday everybody. 7:3, top of the morning to you.
Speaker D: Two things. One is yeah, Fireside does drop at about 10 pill probably because they go to the Alaskan that after that he'll probably find that out network the Alaskan if I recall and it was connected it sounded like I know another man. I think it was probably the Alaska net and it ruby R u b Y b l u e.com and I'm gonna send it back casef qv
Speaker B: well that was a perfect double. Didn't catch much from anyone. So anyway I'll throw it back to you guys. You can work out the details. I am going to bio break and breakfast. So There we go. AI6US. Sorry guys, I am QRT see if
Speaker D: I get it here every day of the morning, huh? Brian, how many pints you had this morning? Have a great day. KG6 and LW
Speaker B: every day of the week, every day of the year. Almost no pints but I do need to try to get rid of a pint. AI6 US. I'll be clear.
Speaker D: Oh Brian. Yeah, Fireside does drop at that time to go over to the Alaska net as I believe is where they go and it's Ruby r u b y-b l u e.com Is that the correct way of selling that website? Case F k v that's it.
Speaker B: Yep. Ruby as in the slippers and blue as in the color of the sky. Ruby rubyblue.com AI yeah and yeah, like I told Ron the east coast reflector Fireside they just skip from net to net to net and they have a hard stop time on us. So thank you. Hey I us 73 yep.
Speaker D: 73 some bill say that what they some of them groups that do that say just park yourself here and we'll bring the nets to you. But you're right that what happens. So you got to know their you got to know their ticket when they drop and start and that. So I'll let you get going here. You gotta get something to drink probably and do other things. So Case FQV but yeah, I just want to make sure Ruby what I did it right? I did do it. I didn't want to make sure I was at the right site. Okay. Chef Kimmy Because I was looking for batteries and there's one site it says installer app and that like I don't know I've heard about this battery company. I don't want just stall and app. So case F QV I'll say 73
Speaker B: yeah unfortunately with a name like Ruby Blue it might be an only fans thing. AI 6 US draining a pint 73.
Speaker D: All right. Ksap qv73.

Speaker A: And now that that station's gone. Friends don't let friends dtmf ai6.
Speaker B: Node 51018 disconnected.

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Speaker A: Kilo India 6 Sierra Mike November. Testing antibody on frequency. Please come back.
Speaker B: Ki6 smn, kf6 Obi.
Speaker A: Kf6 Obi, ki6 smn. Just got back. Chico. Saw your text, just thought I'd check it out real quick. And obviously it's working.
Speaker B: Well, thank you. Yeah, it looks like everything is up and running. You'll have to test the HF side this evening sometime or tomorrow. But everything is looking good right now. I didn't find anything. I just cleaned some stuff up, checked everything and then power cycled.
Speaker A: Yeah, copy that. I had before left for Chico. I had unplugged the unit here and only plugged it in now when we got back. So it was offline for what, maybe three hours. And the green light came on. Stayed south. So I figured it was working, but until we could talk to each other, didn't know for sure.
Speaker B: Roger that, it is working. And sorry about last night.
Speaker A: I should have checked it out. I usually turn the radio on about a half hour before and check it to make sure it's working. And I didn't do that last night. So. Thanks for giving me the relay and. And your work today. Appreciate it very much. So 73 from Ki6smf.
Speaker B: Roger that. You and yours have a very blessed evening. Stay cool and hydrated. KF6OBI is clear
Speaker A: and Ki6s event is hydrating and staying clear.