Transcriptions for 2026-03-24

Speaker A: Kk6BZD, KO6BZY. Perfect timing. I grabbed a radio, came outside, and I was like, wait, I haven't even turned it on yet. And there you were. Happy Monday, or what's left of it.
Speaker B: Happy, happy Monday. How you doing today?
Speaker A: I'm doing okay, enjoying this weather out here. It's not too hot over in Calista where I'm at right now, and got a decent breeze, so I'm going to stay outside, get a little bit of sun, touch a little bit of grass, and see what else I can get up to. How was your last week started off?
Speaker B: Oh, it's kind of quiet today. I had to sit and work out some process documentation. For, uh, the people I'm leaving behind. But you know, that was relatively easy.
Speaker A: Ain't it funny how you got to tell the supervisor what your duties were so they can tell the next person, and it's not like they even knew what your duties were?
Speaker B: Yeah, we had had a meeting today, uh, with one of the other departments on, uh, hey, what we're gonna— what are we gonna do when, uh, with— it wasn't exactly when Chris is gone, but it kind of was when Chris is gone. Um, and we had to kind of assure them that, uh, well, you know, this is a department that is supposed to have been planning on getting off of this one particular system for a couple of years. And now we're getting to the point where with me gone, there's not going to be, uh, anybody that really understands, uh, it'll still be there, they'll still be able to access it, but not anybody that really has any in-depth knowledge. And I don't have as much in-depth knowledge as the previous guy that retired and took some of his knowledge with him.
Speaker A: That's a mess. Is it an antiquated system that they're supposed to be switching over from to something else and they just haven't done it?
Speaker B: That would be correct, yes. And, uh, you know, they were— they supposed to have been switching over for the past couple of years.
Speaker A: Man, it sounds about right for county government.
Speaker B: Yeah, well, eh. I told them that, you know, one of the things that I used to do is said, well, you got somebody in your department that has the rights to do it. But she just never has. It's always been left up to us, so I just went down, sent her some instructions, and went down to her desk today and said, see, you go here, here, here, and here, and you do this, this, this, and this. She's like, oh, I can do that.
Speaker A: It's like, yeah, I know, but it's always easier to have somebody else do it. Yeah, a lot of people don't want to do the right thing.
Speaker B: But, uh, yeah, you only got a couple more days left 4 if I'm counting correctly. 4 and counting. 4 after today, it's 4.
Speaker A: Right on, right on. But yeah, it's a nice day over here right now.
Speaker B: I'm enjoying this.
Speaker A: Got a breeze coming from the south, it feels like right now.
Speaker B: Well, not sure we got any breeze, but it's a nice day. Just wish the guy that's in front of me would go just a little faster. Just a little bit. They didn't get the memo. So yeah, so looks like our summer is starting to get planned up a little bit anyway. Went down to Yeah, not Camdenville, that's not it. Cameron Park yesterday for my grandson's first birthday party and, uh, got, uh, let's see, got a long weekend scheduled with my son's family and, uh, We're gonna go down to— not Oakhurst— somewhere down around there in August for a few days and stay in a B&B by a small lake in the woods.
Speaker A: Sounds quite peaceful to me. Yeah, that definitely sounds good. You guys, you weren't meant to live in the city this long without making it over to the mountains. I just watched a guy mop off the whole top of the road. I don't think people can do that. I don't think they'd be attending to do it.
Speaker B: Yeah, well, and, uh, yeah, it's kind of nice that we're planning this and I don't have to think about, can I take the vacation, is that a good time? It's just like, yeah, okay, you're your own HR department.
Speaker A: K6BGY, QIV. Yeah, you almost have to run that by yourself now. Uh, hopefully you don't get too backlog with requests.
Speaker B: Yeah, it looks like I'm going to have to put off my trip back to Illinois for a couple of months though, because, uh, I was going to do it in May and things are starting to build up in May. So I'll have to get hold of my sisters and tell them, well, it'll probably won't be till September.
Speaker A: Yeah, and I've heard recently that the wait time at the airport's kind of atrocious, so you're probably avoiding that, waiting for them to iron all the kinks out. Whatever they got going on there. But, uh, that would be nice to go back to Illinois. I've only been there once, uh, and I'm going back again.
Speaker B: Yeah, were you there for any extended period of time, or did you just go through the airport?
Speaker A: Just the airport on the way to, uh, Fort Jackson. Well, not on the way to Fort Jackson, my bad. Um, no, anyway, we didn't go there. I don't remember why I went there, but I know I went there.
Speaker B: Okay, yeah, it can be a decent place. I mean, it's got its ups and downs, pluses and minuses, just like any other place. But actually it can be quite pleasant when all the conditions are just right.
Speaker A: Yeah, I remember when I was in South Carolina once I graduated and then my Advanced Individual Training was held at Fort Jackson where I did basic, so I didn't have to transport anywhere else. And so I went off post a couple times Boy, they weren't kidding. When you're in the South, they don't move as quickly in restaurants as they do here in California.
Speaker B: It was a nice change of pace.
Speaker A: I didn't mind sitting there. I didn't have anyone yelling at me, so I wasn't too concerned.
Speaker B: Yeah, yeah, yeah. The only thing I hear about the Carolinas is it doesn't matter how long as you've lived in there, if you're not originally You're an outsider. Well, everybody's an outsider from somewhere.
Speaker A: I don't know, I mean, I'm not from where I'm at, and you're probably not from where you are, being that you were in the Air Force, but just taking a wild guess on that one.
Speaker B: Well, yeah, although I've lived longer in California than I've lived anywhere else, and I still refuse to call myself a Californian.
Speaker A: I don't blame you on that one. I got no— I got no, uh, I had no choice, but it is what it is. Maybe when I retire I'll get the heck out of here, maybe go up to Oregon or Washington. Uh, wouldn't mind going to those areas.
Speaker B: Oh yes, yes. All right, well, I'm home and apparently my wife is out somewhere. I don't know where she is, but but car is not in the driveway, so it looks like she pulled the garbage out from behind the fence and I had to remember to put it in the street.
Speaker A: I guess I better do that.
Speaker B: So I'll talk to you later. Have a great evening. Um, maybe I'll catch you tomorrow. 73, KK6DZD, clear.
Speaker A: My cats are on the net tonight. Anyway, 73, Chris, K06DGY.
Speaker D: 76B&H from K06MO, are you around, Paul?
Speaker C: Yeah, Tom, go ahead, 76B&H.
Speaker B: Oh hey, good to catch you, just hang on one sec.
Speaker D: I wanted to let you know I was working this DX station, some DX expedition this morning, it's TX5EU, and I was wondering if you'd seen it. They've been on 12 meters and they're still on there right now.
Speaker C: I don't think I saw that. I did, I went down, tried 10 this morning and can't remember if I even stopped at 12, but I'll go check it out, see what I can find. Give me that call again.
Speaker A: W-E-6-A-X-N repeater.
Speaker B: Yeah, double-check it in PSK Report.
Speaker D: It's Tango X-ray 5 Echo Uniform, TX5EU, and they should be— they're operating, I guess, for the next couple of days down on some island in the— fairly close to us in the Pacific.
Speaker A: So it's a good one to get Yeah, well, thanks.
Speaker C: I'm going to check that out. Uh, Joe let me know just a little bit ago that, um, KH0/KC0W is out on a poda, uh, an island somewhere, kind of, uh, it looks to me like it's sort of in the direction of Japan but not, uh, not really too close there, and I'm just not hearing them. So I'll, I'll try 12 and see what I can do.
Speaker B: Thanks.
Speaker D: Yeah, they have a web page with their operating frequencies. It's called the Austral Islands from March 13th through the 25th. So if you run into Devin, um, yeah, pass the word along to her too.
Speaker C: Yeah, I will do. Well, thanks. Yeah, I appreciate the tip, and I'll see what I can do there. W6PNH. I'll be clear if you're finished.
Speaker D: Yep, have a good one. Hope you'll see on the net tonight. Kilo 6, Moe clear.

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K6SLF, Roger.

Speaker A: Hey John, how you doing? K6SLN, N6GRT.
Speaker B: Uh, just hanging in there. Uh, got done with everything we needed to do today and hey, came up here and messing around.
Speaker A: Yeah, I got some things done and I'm pretty happy with what I got done also. And, uh, yeah, if I can have another day like today, uh, I'm going to feel a lot better about things around here.
Speaker B: Yeah, well, this is work in progress. That's the way I see it. Um, so we'll need more than a couple days. We'll probably need a couple months overall.
Speaker A: That's the way it is here too, but, uh, The part of it that was really bothering me is what I got done today, or, you know, major progress on that area today. I also had another lamb, so I've got 3 black males and 2— and in fact, I've got— I believe I've got 4 males. 3 are black and 1 is white or gray, grayish. And then there's a spotted white and black female.
Speaker B: I've all together— well, that sounds pretty good. It sounds like you're gonna have quite a few, uh, when you start adding them all up.
Speaker A: Yeah, I've hardly begun. I'm gonna have more this year than I've ever had.
Speaker B: I just hope the market is good so I can sell them all.
Speaker A: Usually they sell right after the wing, and they're the first to go, but I've never had this many.
Speaker B: Yeah, good for you. Yeah, that's, uh, that sounds pretty good. No, we just got out and, uh, all cut up some limbs. And, uh, now these are big limbs, um, and break about— well, I didn't break, my wife, she ended up breaking about a third of the property. So we get the rest done tomorrow and the next day.
Speaker A: So what are you saying, a third of the property? You did what?
Speaker B: We rake this acre with pine, you know, you get pine needles, pine cones, and limbs are down and that kind of thing like that. So we, when we get back, what we do is we rake it and pick up the pine needles and burn them, or we haul them down here to the dump.
Speaker A: Yeah, I, uh, I've been doing that not only on my property but other properties also, helping people. And I was putting them in feed bags because they make, they make it really easy to start fires. But when you start getting all mine plus other people, and it's just too much, so I got I'm gonna have to insist they burn some of these while they got a little bit time left for the burning season, I think.
Speaker B: Yeah, well, up here we get burned, uh, I'm guessing now. I know burn season starts with, uh, uh, May. I think we burn now, to tell you the truth about it, but May to June, and the last day of May, I think it is. But when you got that many pine needles and wood and stuff like that to burn, you know, it burns for a couple days. I don't like to leave it, so I— oh, we just throw a couple bags or a couple tarps full in the back of the pickup and haul them down to Main Street.
Speaker A: Yeah, all my fires start— I, I set them up so they are over with within maybe 2 hours.
Speaker B: I—
Speaker A: and what, what I'm burning is mainly, uh, small, large and small branches, and anything like over 2 inches I'll cut out of it and use it for wood. So, and I, I kind of, I put them together in such a way that they burn, because it's hard, harder to burn that type of branch if you don't, if, if they're really separated, they don't, it doesn't happen. Uh, then I don't have any pine needles mixed into it, so that would help because they burn really fast if They're dry.
Speaker B: Oh yeah, we got pine needles. Uh, the wind— we were— I think we're getting 70 mph winds up here, um, this last winter, and, uh, a couple times it knocks branches down. As a matter of fact, we got a couple branches hung up In other branches, we gotta throw a rope up their neck or bring them down so they don't hit somebody. But boy, they really shed the needles and typhus.
Speaker A: Yeah, I've got one tree that they want me to take it down, and the way I'm gonna do it is I'm gonna go up to about what I estimate is maybe the 50-foot foot level and kind of top it because it's got these two big branches, one going one direction, one going the other direction. If I take those off, that really changes the tree. The, the owners might not even want to get rid of the rest of the tree once I do that because that's the reason the tree is— looks unmanageable because of the top part.
Speaker B: Yeah, yeah, these, yeah, these are like I said, you know, we just clean up, cut brush, that kind of stuff, get, you know, get it ready for cow farmers when they come by, if they come by. They were out here, I guess, Day before yesterday, not at our place, but, uh, they were out looking at tree and trees and stuff like that.
Speaker A: How many, uh, pine and fir trees would you say you've got on your property?
Speaker B: Oh, probably about 30.
Speaker A: Yeah, that's a lot for an acre, so that's pretty well wooded.
Speaker B: Yeah, you think, uh, well, we have mostly pine trees. I think might be a couple fir trees over there, but not very many. And cedar, we have a lot of cedar. Um, these things, they, uh, they came through and took 17 off of us, and I'll bet you we have anywhere from That'd be realistic, anywhere from 25 to 30 laps.
Speaker A: Well, up at those higher elevations like that, they have this kind of pine called the sugar pine. Do you think you've got those?
Speaker B: Yeah, we have a couple, but we also have peepine, what we call peepine. Um, and that sector right here, I'd say it's probably I believe somewhere in the neighborhood of 15 feet, maybe 20 feet from the house, is about 150 foot or so. It's about 5 foot in diameter.
Speaker A: Is there another name for that tree?
Speaker B: Uh, not that I know of. I mean, it's just pine tree. Uh, everybody right here calls those type trees peep eyes. Now that Ponderosa pine is what it is.
Speaker A: Oh yeah, Ponderosa.
Speaker B: Okay.
Speaker A: Yeah, they can get big. So if you got sugar pines and Ponderosas, yeah, you got big trees.
Speaker B: Yeah, we have, uh, that's the biggest tree we have on our property is that we We got, we have about 6 of those Ponderosa pines and then cedar trees and I, you know, I'm assuming that there's other kinds of trees on here but they're smaller trees, you know, they're fir and I call them Christmas trees. Trees, because they're only about maybe 20 feet tall or something like that, 25, 30 feet.
Speaker A: Well, have you ever been in, uh, the big timber company plantations that are over on that side? They're— I think they're north of you towards Lassen. I think ever been in the plantations.
Speaker B: Uh, plantations? Now, are you talking about, uh, uh, logging roads and, uh, um, skid trails and stuff like that?
Speaker A: Well, they call them plantations there. They go all the way over to Shingletown. And some big timber company that I think they're planted, they might be in kind of like rows, I don't know. I've, I've, uh, I've seen, you know, I've been, uh, here when they've had big fires in, in those plantations, and those, when they burn, boy, they're really hot and they're really big, hard to get out. But, uh, yeah, they're, they're, they're just called timber plantations, and whether they're pine or fir, I couldn't tell you.
Speaker B: Yeah, I think what you're talking— I mean, I, I'm assuming what you're talking about is, uh, it is, uh, Pacific, uh, what is it, uh, Sierra Pacific that owns all the commercial trees around here. And up on the hill where I was riding by the quad, I'm talking way up on the hill, they go out there and they almost clear-cut, say, maybe 100 acres. And then you'll You can see where they planted, uh, every place they cut a tree down, they'll plant two. And like you said, some of those are in rows. Uh, those are, uh, cedars that are, uh, or pine trees. Excuse me, it's pine trees that they're planting. And, uh, yeah, a lot of that's in rows. It's been around for 50 100-acre squares that they harvest, and then they plant trees back. Yeah, what's interesting is, uh, I would say my backyard, let's call it that probably about maybe a football field from me, uh, well, actually closer than that, but where they, they logged all the way within a football field of all our cabins and stuff. They took out a whole bunch of trees way up on top. Now that's the Lassen National Forest, forest part of it.
Speaker A: Yeah, I thought I might be able to find something on the web talking about it, and they're—
Speaker B: I don't—
Speaker A: I think they're way off. Sometimes they get so far off when they say things, it's just they might as well not say anything.
Speaker B: Um, but I'm trying to find, uh, what I know are called the plantations.
Speaker A: They're really large and they've got company, company, uh, roads all through them. So all the— a lot of the fire traffic included a company road number.
Speaker B: Yeah, you got the A line, B line, C line, uh, number 2A, and, uh, I don't know what though. Now I'll tell you what, Father-in-law, he's 92, 93 now, so he, you know, couldn't tell you. But back when he was my age, he could tell you exactly where everything is. The logging roads and whatnot like that. It used to be Diamond and now it's Sierra Pacific. And that plantation that— I've never heard it called that, but I guess you could call it that— where they replant trees and then they move over so many miles and they clear-cut that and then they plant trees and they harvest and they try to do environmental stuff at the same time.
Speaker A: I'll tell you one thing, you're not going to find out anything about it on the web. They keep taking you to tree services, little tree service companies and everything else. And I use the word plantation.
Speaker B: And plantation was what the big companies called them. So I don't know, they're just so far off on the web, I just can't believe it.
Speaker A: It's the new AI. I don't think they were this far off before.
Speaker B: Yeah, I don't know. But you know, like I said, they, uh, they do, uh, now up on the hill— when I call up on the hill And this is not the forestry. They had huge trees. I'm talking maybe 100, 150-foot trees. They went up there and harvested. I know they did because they're all dead in this one block. Now why they died, I don't know. They harvested it. So they probably planted seedlings. Now when we were out deer hunting, we ran upon some of those guys that was out planting seeds. Not seeds, seedlings, you know, they're probably about 3 or 4 inches tall. It's actually a pine tree, and they were planting them out there all over the place.
Speaker A: What was the name of that company you mentioned?
Speaker B: Well, it's the biggest landowner. It used to be, I don't know what it is now, but it used to be the biggest landowner in the United States. It was Sierra Pacific. And they, a lot of Red Bluff, they have a window mill where they make windows. They have a lot of stuff. They have something All over here, Sierra Pacific is. It used to be, like I said, it used to be Diamond Industries. Yeah, I'm trying to narrow down the web so they stop talking about little companies that will clip your orchard. That's stupid. Um, and they're still not quite talking about it, but anyway, yeah, there were some big fires in the Sierra—
Speaker A: I believe they're Sierra Pacific plantations all around Shingletown and and Lassen and all around there.
Speaker B: There were big fires there. Hey, yeah, I'll tell you there's some big fires. The Dixie Fire was one of the biggest ones, and then the Park Fire, I guess. What was it called, the Park Fire? I forget now. But the one that came all the way up to 36 and just about got us. Uh, that was a couple years ago when I was in Oklahoma. It came across, uh, Sierra Pacific Land.
Speaker A: Yeah, the interesting thing is they never did talk about that one going through plantations like these other ones did. These other ones were pretty crazy fires, but back when they happened, they talked about plantations, where with the Park Fire, they— it all— it's almost like they talked to— the property was more like BLM, it was more wild.
Speaker B: No, that's why they put gates on all those. Uh, we used to run snowmobiles all through these mountains on near Pacific Land, and, uh, used to be diamonds. Never had a gate on. Then people started throwing trash out, lighting up— oh, lighting campfires and leaving them burning. Then they started putting gates on. Well, after all these two big fires went through there, they put gates on just about every Everything except the public road, public county road.

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Yeah, are you, are you still there, Mike?

Speaker A: I don't know when I dropped out. Oh, you're back now. Yeah, you dropped out there. I just went away. Um, but anyway, that's all we've been doing today, and tomorrow we're going to finish up— oh, we're not going to finish up, we're just going to continue on what we're doing. Like I said, this is a long, I guess, everyday job, or, you know what I mean, it'll get shorter as the summer goes along. Yeah, I got an idea, maybe I can use the word plantation fire. Now, um, one of these fires I think got really close to Manton, and I've got this picture. And you know that one ham that's been coming on, um, K9KAD, um, if I can find that picture of all the guys working on it, was kind of like a sluice. I can't remember if it was made out of metal or wood or what it was made out of. It's like a big sluice that sluiced the water down to the town. Wow. Yeah, I don't know. Yeah, I've been to Madison, oh, I guess my whole life, probably about 5 times there. I know where it's at. Been through there several times, I guess. But, uh, yeah, there I think, um, not last summer, summer before last, uh, there was a fire over by, uh, oh, let's see, Battle Creek down in there somewhere, but it was pretty close to Manchester. All this happened way before the Dixie Fire. Now I'm reading there was a Rim Fire and the Camp Fire, so this would have to have been the Ponderosa Fire or the Rim Fire, 2012 or 2013. I'll bet you those are the fires I'm talking about. Yeah, it probably was, but hey, you know, like I said, there There's fires popping up everywhere between. I think this fire that I'm talking about, uh, was between, uh, Metz and Shingletown there. Well, with this fire, they lost 17,000 acres of plant— you know, plantation. Yeah, yeah, that's, uh, quite a few trees, I guess. But, uh, yeah, they, they got out. They, they have a cow fire up here. They have, uh, well, they, they stopped logging. Um, what they're doing is, I heard the other day, I was talking to somebody that knows, and, uh last of the forests, they stopped logging around us. But they're still running logs out here. They're still hauling them. Yeah, that's probably the difference between the news and what's really happening. Well, I'll tell you what, this year I believe it was, I think it was last year, when we got back from Oklahoma, They were logging and, uh, boy, I'll tell you what, about 2:30, 3 o'clock in the morning, one of those, uh, I call it a, uh, mill, it's something like a portable mill fired up and it was rocking this canyon like crazy, especially that time of the morning, you couldn't hardly hear. It woke everybody up. I bet a lot of people around here was upset. I got upset. I jumped in my pickup, went and tried to hunt them down, and I found out that they were on the east end of town here. Yeah, they, you know, there's no reason for it to be loud like that. Probably the biggest ones I've seen were run with Volkswagen engines so that, you know, they'd be air-cooled and stuff. But yeah, there's, you know, there's no reason to have them be noisy like that. Well, it only lasted, you know, the first night I thought, well, somebody running up and down the highway with a scooter, that's what it sounded like, you know, different thing. About 2:30, 3 o'clock in the morning, lasted all up into the morning, and then it basically quit. And then it started up again during the day. Well, during the day, I understand they're gonna make noise, you know what I mean? And I think everybody else around here thought the same thing. And the next night, that's when I jumped to pick up some of them. Then I found out where they was, and then I found out that people called in on them, called the company, and they stopped them and they started up at 6:37 o'clock in the morning. But that's cool. Be like I said, they have to work. Well, the interesting thing would be to know, to find out why, why they built something that's that loud, because, you know, They're just using like small car engines and stuff, maybe a diesel tractor engine. They can all have mufflers and everything. There's just no excuse for them to be loud like that. No, this is a, uh, the saw. It wasn't the motor you heard, it was the saw. But what I'm saying is this was portable. Is where you hook onto it with like a, uh, uh, you know, semi-truck tractor and you pull it down the highway. That's how big it was. It was about a 40-foot trailer. And, uh, they— it's portable. They set it up. I thought it was a ranch, uh, because of that fire came across their property and burned a bunch of trees. I thought, well, they just built a sawmill right across from us. And, uh, they did, you know. But like I said, I found out later that some people called the company and said, hey, knock it off. And so they did. It was just the, uh, the workers must want to get a longer day, you know. They work more hours, they make more money, right? Yeah, well, the biggest mistake they were making was having it so close to the little town there. That's, that's over with, but I mean, everybody's good. I mean, we know that they had to clear out, and actually a lot of people are being including, uh, blasts of forest, uh, they cleared it all out and, uh, didn't clear it out, they thinned it out so that, uh, forest fire would be more manageable, that wouldn't get to the town of Mineral. Uh, I mean, it always got a chance to get there, but a lot less than what they had, you know. Yeah, and Steve's on there, but yeah, that fire, Ponderosa Fire, was 2012, September 17th, 2012. Go ahead, Steve.
Speaker B: Oh, I don't got nothing to add. I'm just letting you know I'm out here, uh, KN6NGK Mobile in Paradise headed back to Chico. Good evening, Mike and Sean.
Speaker A: Well, happy, uh, travels there. Uh, be safe there. Hope you had a good day's work.
Speaker B: Okay, well, it was, uh, it's okay, uh, but no, not really too much hard work. I just, uh, unloaded, you know, my trailer from the truck. But, uh, anyway, uh, I mean, I definitely got some productive stuff done, but not hard work, unfortunately.
Speaker A: Yeah, claimed they were gonna— said, I'm done with all that hard work, so if it starts getting hard, I'll do something else. But yeah, you're right. Anyway, yeah, go ahead, Mike. Yeah, because of that fire in 2012, they claim they're gonna— they claimed they were going to plant, uh, 5 million trees. So yeah, that was a big deal. Yeah, that's 2012. That was before I moved up here, and we lived up— we lived in Red Bluff, and that's when my wife asked me one morning— I think I already told you that story about— I worked all night at FedEx, got in, and she says, can you go up there and get my grandmother's pillows or whatever they made or something like that. I said sure. And the fire was coming up the canyon there. And by the time I got out of here, my pickup was full inside and out. The bed and the back seat and the passenger place was pretty full because you walk through the house there Oh, I can't leave this. Oh, I can't leave this. Oh, I can't leave that. So they were told to evacuate is what you're saying? No, they, they weren't. They, they weren't told to evacuate. She just, uh, the fire was coming up the canyon and, um, it was getting close. And we actually live in Red Bluff and, uh, She just didn't want to lose these keepsakes that her grandmother made. And I told her I'd come up here and do it. But no, to tell you the truth about it, I don't think they evacuated at that time. They may have, but I don't think so. Actually, it was kind of cool. There was two lowboys with D-7s on them, and we got up to the tramway there, and they pulled over the side of the road, and they turned left with those dozers, dropped the blade, and went through the barbed wire fence and cut the trail, cut across there, a fire break to stop, try to stop the fire there. Yeah, and I just realized I would get carried away with stuff, and I just realized I missed a net, but oh well. Not the first time.
Speaker B: Yeah, I was going to say, I almost missed one. I just turned to the channel and I checked in and out real quick, but it's just VHF for PeterNet. They start way too early for me. Anyway, back to you guys.
Speaker A: Yeah, you got to come up with a system. System so I stop missing these nets like that. Yeah, Steve, is that that Coffee Break net?
Speaker B: Uh, Coffee Break net's in the morning. I heard you checked in today, so, you know, another Mike told me. Anyway, um, no, the Paradise Amateur Radio Society, uh, 6:30 Mondays. They have it over here in Paradise on both repeaters, Paradise and Magalia. And by the way, Echolink and Wires-X does work on those. I confirmed it. I did receive that email you got a long time ago, but it was down for a few days, uh, probably right during that time due to internet issues. So, but anyway, in case you ever need it, uh, it does have Wires-X and Echolink Yeah, that's the one over at Magalia, is that correct? Yeah, well, both of them, Magalia and Paradise. So W6PAR, Papa Alpha Romeo. Yeah, they're Wires-X and, uh, Echolink.
Speaker A: Yeah, yeah, no, I, uh, I got up here— well, you know, I've been back for a while, but, um I just got around and put this 2-meter antenna up, and when I put it up, I heard that on that repeater 105, and I heard that coffee break dance. I thought, wow, where's this come from? But I was really— I really like it. I checked in a couple times last couple days, not this morning, but I gotta just put it down, forget about it. Anyway, um, yeah, I gotta— I've had a couple of ideas on a system I could use to stop forgetting these, so I think I'm going to put one into action. I set up my phone, it's supposed to announce it. Yep, right. Ever since I got this iPhone, I don't get any announcements. And I'll have them and I'll fix it and I'll have them and then it'll go away again.
Speaker B: Well, when I upgraded, I upgraded back to another Samsung, so pretty well everything came across, just discombobulated or disorganized, so I still got to redo some of that stuff to make it the way I like it, but at least it's still there.
Speaker A: Well, this is saying I should have had an announcement at 6:30. It's in my calendar, so good old Apple screwed me again. But other than that, there, you know. Um, yeah, we're just hanging out, don't have much more. But anyway, we're going to get back to what we were doing and, uh, run around and see what's happening. So okay, we'll, we'll see you guys after a while there. This be KNS11. Be good.
Speaker B: Yeah, you know, uh, those guys that operate that repeater, uh, the 105, you know, they're from Orland. There's a couple of guys there. You've talked to one of them before, uh, that definitely helps out. That's Jeremy, uh, W6LND. So Uh, you know, you can thank them for putting that coffee break on, on the 105. K-N-6-M-G-K.
Speaker A: Yeah, that's what I thought. That's what I was telling Mike here, uh, well, I guess it was a couple days ago. I was trying to figure out how do these people from Pennsylvania and Chicago, Tennessee, and every place like that come in. And well, I mean, I knew how they we were doing it, but I remember this repeater when you— I believe it was the Stars Dance or something. You gave it to me a couple years ago, that frequency, and I keyed it in and I started scanning. That's how I found that deal. But yeah, I, uh, I really appreciate it. Um, I enjoy listening to it. Every once in a while get on there and check in. Well, I'll check in every time I get a chance, but you know. Anyway, Steve, Mike, we'll talk to you guys later. This is KN6MGO. Hey Steve.
Speaker B: Uh, yeah, KN6MGK mobile.
Speaker A: Is that FETNET any relation to Winlink?
Speaker B: Well, Winlink is a mode, right? It's a mode where you can, I think you mean WinSystem, don't you?
Speaker A: Yeah. WinSystem, is there any relation?
Speaker B: Yeah, that came to my mind after you said Winlink. I go, okay, no, I think he's meaning WinSystem. Anyway, no, it's not. It's All-Star. So, uh, like, you know, Kenny Ken W— well, whatever his call sign— Kenny, he could get into it if he wanted to.
Speaker A: Yeah, but it's— I mean, All-Star is just— I'm sure the wind system uses a ton of All-Star now. So, um, yeah, anyway, uh, it's It's interesting how everything kind of branches out. In fact, Ken likes— his plan is to put together a big net like that. He may have a big net like that already going.
Speaker B: Yeah, Wind System has all-star nodes also. So, but no, I can tell you right now that the 105, as long as Jerry owns it, will never have the Wind System on it.

Speaker A: This is K6MIUH. Is the net on here tonight? Yeah, this is K6KDS. We've got about 4 minutes till the net begins. Got it, thanks for that.
Speaker B: I'm just going to listen in.
Speaker A: Hey, you're welcome to check in if you like. This is K6KDS. Message: The net is coming soon.

Speaker A: Yeah, I haven't heard the wind system in ages. They're probably a real mess.
Speaker B: Yeah, they can be. Some people like it. The wind system is, you can get it over here. The 440 machine over here for Gears East, they have the wind system on it until about 9 o'clock at night.
Speaker A: Oh really? Which repeater is that?
Speaker B: The Gears East, uh, Gears East is the 440 site, UHF. I don't know the frequency. I'll guess 440.650.
Speaker A: But do they like it?
Speaker B: Uh, the people that wanted it on there do. I don't know. I'm out of I can use WinSystem, the only time I ever would is if I was in Napa or if it was an emergency because my sister can get on it. Other than that, I don't care about it. I'm a Carla guy. I can't— I don't like the Win— I mean, I can enjoy conversations on there if I want to, but I got into Carla and so to me it's an either-or thing, you know?
Speaker A: Yeah, I have a tendency to not care for just solid conversation. But anyway, well, I can't even find a way to, uh, I can't even find anything that'll tell me if I got an alert what it should sound like. I, I look, looking at the app and I went apps and I went to the calendar and there's nothing there. It's just the way it— the way this system is organized, it's just really hard to find things. I see, uh, there's sounds and haptic. Maybe it's there, I don't know. Anyway, I'm gonna let you go.
Speaker B: All right, we'll go tend to those black sheep. Probably not a whole lot you can do if they're, uh, they're on— they're on the mother's milk, hopefully.
Speaker A: Yeah, this is what it's supposed to sound like, but I didn't hear it.
Speaker B: Well, it sounds kind of weak actually. Maybe you can bring up the sound a little bit, make it so it stands out.
Speaker A: Any better?
Speaker B: Well, I mean, it's about the same for me. I mean, I'm driving. I'm not really a good person to judge that in my vehicle with car noises, but To me it just sounds a little weak. Maybe it sounds perfectly fine on your side, and that's what counts.
Speaker A: Whatever you like.
Speaker B: Yeah, now that was about, let's see, I'm going to give that like a 3S unit increase.
Speaker A: That was huge. Yeah, I had to take the place where the speaker noise comes from the phone and put it right into the radio microphone on this, the Linko. I mean, it was blasting right into it.
Speaker B: Yeah, well, it was definitely louder than your voice, so, so yeah, that was— that would definitely get someone's attention, but the Anyway, yeah, well, was it the APRS net that you missed?
Speaker A: Yeah, I'd like to at least get put, put an APRS, uh, message on his. You just send it to KE6SLS and it comes back automatically when you reach him. And the better your APRS system is, the The better the reply is. Right now we don't even have a digipeter here, so it sucks.
Speaker B: Why don't you put one up? I think you've got the technology now.
Speaker A: Yeah, uh, yeah, I could have one up here. Now, maybe I will. I have to think about that.
Speaker B: Yeah, you can repurpose some of the other equipment you might have. Raspberry Pi, whatever.
Speaker A: Yeah, yeah, that could be done. Right now I'm using my Pi 400 24 24/7 for JSA calls. It's working great.
Speaker B: Yeah, but I think maybe you got some others from Ken's stuff or something. Anyway, you don't need much of a Raspberry Pi for that, I don't think. Anyway, or of course they have other radios and stuff that already can do DigiPeter, but that'd be pretty expensive anyway. Yeah, but you don't even have to have much of a Raspberry Pi. 2-meter antenna up, uh, because I think you're going to be using it mostly. So it's just something for you.
Speaker A: Oh, if I do it, I'm going to make it so it can be heard by everybody, um, because right now Redding isn't served, and you know, I'm 300 feet above most of those people, so Why not?
Speaker B: So you're saying if I was traveling down Interstate 5 that I'm not going to be seen in Redding? Because certainly was before, uh, but yeah, once you got, uh, Redding and into parts of, uh, above Old Shasta, you know, the bridges over, over Shasta and stuff, then it was a no-go after that through the Stack Canyon.
Speaker A: Well, there used to be a digipeter in Mount Shasta. I don't know if it's still around. And there's a couple of people that just live in homes in Redding that have digipeters. But generally speaking, that's not what you have. What you have is just people that are driving around and different things, you know. Digipeters have to be connected to the internet. All that kind of crap.
Speaker B: Yeah, that's right. Yeah, um, at least, uh, the ones that we're talking about, right? I think what you can be a digipeater like the one on, uh, St. John Mountain, right? But it's not connected to the internet, it's just relays, right?
Speaker A: Well, I think there are people that are higher than I am elevation-wise. Basically, they're above Redding, there's these ridges that go above Redding and some of them are populated. So I know about them because when I was helping my brother as a roofer, uh, we would do some jobs up at some of these and they were fairly high elevation and so forth. But so if somebody, if one of those people put up a digipeter, they could do pretty well. But the one on Bali was just outstanding. I mean, when that one went away, that really hit APRS around here hard.
Speaker B: Yeah, well, I'm pretty sure I was getting into that one too sometimes. Mostly it'd be the ones from around here, but, or St. John, but, uh, But I think, you know, my signal would get into that one once in a while.
Speaker A: Well, there's an engineer that as long as he was around and had enough of a say-so, the typical amount of say-so that a chief engineer would have, things were doing pretty well. And then all of a sudden, all these engineers from— one engineer, he— I thought he was pretty nice. He was from Portland. But then there were— there's another group of people that got involved, uh, engineers that got involved who are, as far as I'm concerned, they're absolute jerks. And when they got involved, that's when it went down, just just coincidentally.
Speaker B: So I'm pretty sure it was one of those guys pulling into the driveway here. I need to unload some, uh, thornless blackberries, get them into some dirt real quick. So I'll have to say 73, Kilo November 6 Mike Golf Kilo.
Speaker A: Yeah, have a good one, have a great evening. Maybe I'll check in to make sure JS8 is operating correctly. And I will talk— then get off the radio and talk to you later.
Speaker B: 73 all, KN6MJK.
Speaker A: I timed it this morning and it's only 500 milliseconds off, but I need to put it— what I need to do is put it on the internet. Talk to you later.

Speaker A: QST, QST, QST, calling all amateur radio operators. This is K6KDS Carla in Yuba City, net control for tonight's net. The following net is held every Monday evening at 1900 hours local time on the WZ6AXM repeater by the Yuba-Sutter Amateur Radio Club. The purpose of this net is to distribute club-related information, promote interest in amateur radio, and promote about effective net operating procedures. All hams are welcome to join us. The CTCSS tone to access this repeater is 127.3 Hz with a positive offset. This is a directed formal net, so please direct all traffic to K6KDS, your net control station for tonight's net. Any stations with emergency or priority traffic, please identify now. All radio amateurs, both club members and guests, will be invited to check in. But first, I will take check-ins from our club officers and board members, followed by those wishing to make announcements. And the first person on the list is your president, Carla K6KDS. I just wanted to thank everybody who came out to our club meeting. It was nice to see everyone and some new faces. And, uh, thanks to Lester and Steve for giving presentation on antenna analyzers. Um, our FT8 group will be giving— some of us will be giving a presentation in April's, uh, club meeting, uh, about our FT8 group and what we learned, and we'll do some presentations there. I did just want to give a shout out. We met a couple times as a focus group meetup, and thank you to everyone who was a part of that. All right, we're going to move on to our Vice President, Bud, KK1BUD. Kilo Kilo 1 Bravo Uniform Delta, good evening, Carla and the net.
Speaker B: This is Bud Sutter. I'd just like to say thank you to everyone who showed up and helped out with the Buckeye Parade on Saturday.
Speaker A: Saturday.
Speaker B: Um, all in all, things went very well. Had a great time, and I truly appreciate everybody's help. Uh, we'll be putting a notice in the H— the, the Bellingham News, uh, with everybody's name in it. But, uh, anyway, thank you to everybody, and, uh, we had good weather and had a nice time afterwards at the, at the barbecue place. And so anyway, just want to say thanks to everybody again. I really appreciate it, and that's all I have. Back to net control.
Speaker A: Thanks, Bud. I'm glad to hear that report. I know Paul said it was a good time. So, all right, next is Linda, KK6SOZ. Good evening, Caroline. This is Kilo Kilo 6, you are Oscar Zulu, Linda in Mississippi. Uh, we don't have any Tuesday night thing and for 2 weeks, and that will be, uh, meeting on April 7th, and then for that, April 21st, these club meetings that Carla was talking about. And that's all for me tonight. Back to Ned. Thanks, Linda. Got you checked in. Uh, Joe, N9BD, board member.
Speaker B: This is N9BD, Joe and Dobbin. Uh, I don't have anything to add at the moment. I look forward to, uh, for upcoming meetings.
Speaker A: Thanks, Joe. Got you checked in. Devin, N0DBE, board member. Leonard, K06DVV, board member.
Speaker B: This is Leonard, K06DVV, in Brown's Valley, with no traffic. Back to net.
Speaker A: Thanks, Leonard. Got you checked in. Joe, AK6JN, board member.
Speaker B: This is Joe, AK6JN, mobile at the moment, uh, between Yuba City and Williams. Uh, wanted to say I had a great time at the Buckeye Parade. Uh, it was fun as always. Uh, and thank you for doing the net, Carla. Uh, AK6JN.
Speaker A: Thanks, Joe. Got you checked in. And Paul, W6PNH, board member and VE coordinator.
Speaker B: Thanks, Carla. Paul in Yuba City, W6PNH. And I just wanted to say over the past 30 days or so, we've tested 8 new hams or upgrades, 2 upgrades and 6 brand new hams. And I know Carla has plans to recognize them somewhere in the roll call, so I'll save that for a little later. But congratulations to everyone who just got their call sign this month. And that's it for me, back to the net.
Speaker A: Leroy, KJ6DKM, board member emeritus. Dave, WD6AXM, repeater trustee. Curtis, KF6VSP, Valleyham news editor. Marsha, KI6CSN, Valleyham News Editor. Chris, KK6BZD, Net Control Coordinator. Buck, N6CNY, ARES Emergency Coordinator. Jay N6SACARRL, Section Manager. Others who would like to list bulletins or announcements for tonight's net, please identify now.
Speaker B: This is Kilo India 6 Uniform Delta Foxtrot, John and Linda, W-E-6-A-X-M repeater.
Speaker A: Yes, John, go ahead with your announcement.
Speaker B: I have learned that on April 15th is the Foothills Be Prepared Fair. It's going to be at the Lions Club in, um, Lomarica. So it's, uh, gonna be from 5 to 7. Anybody who wants to, uh, attend, invite a friend, invite anybody, let them get prepared for an upcoming fire season. Hopefully they will, uh, not have to, uh, evacuate or anything, but it's always good to be prepared.
Speaker A: Yes, John, thank you for that announcement. Yeah, I've been to that one and that is a good one to be at. So if anyone wants to, you got the information there. April 15th, Loma Rica Foothills, um, Be Prepared Fair, 5 to 7. All right, are there any other announcements Comments that someone would like to make, please come now. This is net control, K6KDS, proceeding to the check-in portion of the net. Everyone will have an opportunity to check in, but I will first be calling from a current list of club members, followed by a call for any guests. All participants, please remember to check in with your full call sign, name, and location. If you don't hear your call sign and think it is absent from the member list, please check in during our call for guests and contact KK6SOZ Linda, our club secretary. AJ, K6AJH. Daniel, N6APX.
Speaker B: Good evening, Carla and Manette. This is Daniel, Nora 6 Adam Paul X-ray in Yuba City, standing by.
Speaker A: Thanks, Daniel. Got you checked in. Bob, N6BOB. Ed, K06DVL. Avery, K06DVT.
Speaker B: This is K06DVT, Avery and University with no traffic.
Speaker A: Thanks, Avery. Got you checked in. Jocelyn, K06DVU. Todd, K06GRI.
Speaker B: Good evening, Carla and Nanette. This is Todd Lomarica, K06GRI.
Speaker A: Thanks, Todd. Got you checked in. Ernie, KN6GTN. Chuck, KI6HK.
Speaker B: This is KI6HK, Chuck in Carmichael, and everybody have a wonderful evening. Thank you.
Speaker A: Thanks, Chuck. Got you checked in. Walt, N6HNS. Steve, KN6IJD.
Speaker B: [FOREIGN LANGUAGE] November 6th, Echo Juliet Delta, enjoying another incredible sunset and nothing to report for the net.
Speaker A: Thanks, Steve. I know we've had some really beautiful ones lately. All right, next is Don, KN6IJE. Steven, KE6INW. Mike, KK6ISQ. Darrell, KM6KFW. Doug, KD6LOK.
Speaker B: Good evening, Carla and the net. Kilo Delta Six Lima Oscar Kilo, Doug here on Nimshew Ridge. Probably shouldn't say any more than that. Thanks for doing the net, Carla. 73 all, KD6LOK.
Speaker A: Thanks, Doug. Got you checked in. This is K6KDS, Carla, your net control for for station identification purposes. Now we will move on to Bill, KN6MLT. Tom, K06MO.
Speaker B: Good evening, Carl and Annette. This is Tom in Yuba City, K06MO. No traffic tonight, but I wish everybody a pleasant evening. Back to you.
Speaker A: Thanks, Tom. Got you checked in. Jeff, KN6MXP.
Speaker B: Yeah, this is Jeff, KN6MXP in Live Oak. Nothing for the net tonight.
Speaker A: Thanks, Jeff. Got you checked in. David, KB1NDE. This is KB1NDE, David in Houston City on the HT.
Speaker B: Thanks, Carla, for doing this net. Good evening, everybody. No traffic.
Speaker A: Thanks, David. Got you checked in. David, WA1NER.
Speaker B: Good evening, Carly Ann, the net. WA1NER, David, Yuba City, and I have no traffic. Thank you.
Speaker A: Thanks, David. Got you checked in. Ryan, K6RCM. Steve WA1REN. Patrick KN6RTH. Dan N6SG. Stanley, K06SML. Rosalind, KK6SOB. Wes, WB6SWW.
Speaker B: Good evening, Carla. Good evening, everybody. Wes, WB6SWW. KK6SWW, Yuba City, no traffic.
Speaker A: Thanks, Wes, got you checked in. Lester, KK6SYV. Ted, KN6TED. John, I know I heard you out there, but we'll have you check in. KI6UDF.
Speaker B: This is KI6UDF, and John and Linda, nothing else for the net. Thank you.
Speaker A: Thanks, John. Got you checked in. Michael, KI6UJX.
Speaker B: This is Kilo India 6 Uniform Juliet X-ray, Michael. John's neighbor and Linda, thank you for doing the net, farmer. No traffic.
Speaker A: Thank you, Michael. Got you checked in. Alfred, KK6VOS. Claire, KI6VWG. Paul, K6WAP.
Speaker B: This is K6WAP, Paul in Yuba City with no traffic.
Speaker A: Thanks, Paul, got you checked in. Matthew, KN6WNR. Kathy, N7WVW. Phil, K6WWL.
Speaker B: K6WWL, London. Phil in Browns Valley. Good evening to the group. Back to you, net control. No traffic, 73.
Speaker A: Thanks, Phil. Got you checked in. Wade, KN6WX.
Speaker B: Good evening, Carla. This is Wade in Yuba City, and I have nothing for the net tonight, so back to the net control. This is KN6WX.
Speaker A: All right, thank you, Wade. I'm now going to move on to our new hams, and then we have two upgrades. I'm going to call them as well. So we'll start with Valerie in Congrats to Valerie for getting her old callsign back. It's KI6CSM. Are you out there, Valerie?
Speaker B: W-E-6-A-X-N, repeater.
Speaker A: Next we have Robert, K06MQW.
Speaker B: This is Robert, K06MQW, Robert, Music City, Texas.
Speaker A: All right, great, Robert. Good to hear you out there. Next we have John, K06MRF. Michael, K06MUH. This is Michael, K06MUH, just checking in for the night. No traffic, 73. Thanks, Michael. We got you checked in. And the next one we have is an upgrade. This is for John, K6HFP.
Speaker B: Hey, good evening, Carla and Annette. This is John up in Morroville, Kilo 6 Hotel Foxtrot Papa. No traffic for the net. Hope everybody's doing good. Back to you, Carla.
Speaker A: Yes, John, and I just wanted to say again, congrats on the extra. I know what that's like testing for that, so good job on that. All right, next we're going to move on to Mark, K06MWS. All right, next we have Michael, and this was an upgrade to General, KN6YJL.
Speaker B: KN6YJL, Mike and Gridley.
Speaker A: Great, Michael. Congrats on the upgrade to General. And next we have Joseph, K06MVZ. All right, congrats to all. And now if there are any current club members who did not get to their mic in time, please come now.
Speaker B: Kilo Mike 6 Kilo Foxtrot Whiskey, Darrell in Woodland.
Speaker A: Thank you, Darrell. Got you checked in. There may have been a double out there, so next check-in please.
Speaker B: KK6VZD, Chris in Yuba City with nothing for the net.
Speaker A: Thanks, Chris. Got you checked in. Are there any other club members that wish to check in? Please do now.

Speaker A: I will now call for visitors. Please identify slowly with your name, callsign, and location. We will have time for all check-ins. Remember, all hams are welcome to join us. Please come one at a time and wait for me to acknowledge each check-in. Please come now. Okay, Manas, good to hear you out there. We got you checked in. Are there any other visitors? Please come now.
Speaker B: This is Jerry, KO6KKW, up at Concow, checking in.
Speaker C: Paul in Palumpa with no traffic.
Speaker A: Okay, we had two there. I have Jerry, thank you for listening in. We got you checked in. And then I have Paul, we've also got you checked in. Are there any other visitors? Please come now.
Speaker C: Kilo Oscar Six Alpha Kilo Echo, Jeff in Grass Valley.
Speaker A: Great, Jeff, got you checked in. Any other visitors? Please come now.
Speaker C: Kilo November 6 Mike Delta Zulu, Mike and Kelly Ridge. No traffic tonight. Back to you, Carla.
Speaker A: Thanks, Mike. Got you checked in. Other visitors, please come now. Good evening, Carla and Lynette. Mana here, Kilo Alpha 6 Echo Tango Bravo. I have no traffic, thank you. Rest in peace. All right, thanks, Mana. Yeah, I could hear you nice and clear then. All right, got you checked in. Are there any other visitors? Come now.
Speaker D: This is Kilo Oscar 6 Mike Uniform Hotel, already checked in earlier from the New Hampshire. Just wanted to say hello to you all as a visitor. 73.
Speaker A: Great, thank you. We're glad to have you as part of our ham group. All right, good. So last call, if there's anybody, any other visitors, please come now. This is Carla, K6KDS, net control, and we'll move on to tonight's swap shop. This portion of the net is dedicated for both members and guests to list their available ham-related items only. You may list an asking price for your item, but all negotiations and transactions must be conducted off this repeater. Stations with listings for tonight's swap shop may identify now.
Speaker B: Hello, Kay?
Speaker A: Yes, Doug, please go ahead.
Speaker B: Thank you, Carla. Doug is looking for a very small rotor. He put up a a very small Yagi beam. He wants to talk into Sacramento better than there. Well, they say I'm doing great just on my verticals, but I want to talk into there better, so I need a very small rotor for a very small Yagi. Thanks, KD6LOK. Let's see, how do I tell you to look me up? Email, I as in Victor, V-I as in India, Victor W-H-E-E-L-E-R, Roman numeral, fourwheeler@att.net. And that should do it. 530-873-9287.
Speaker A: All right, thanks, Doug. So if you can help him out, you've got his email and his phone number, and if you could contact him, that would be great. Alright, are there any other items for tonight's swap shop? Please come now. Now it's time for the ham help portion of the net. This segment is provided for amateurs who need answers to ham-related technical questions or who may need assistance with ham-related projects. Stations with listings for handheld may identify now.
Speaker D: This is Kilo Oscar 6 Mike Uniform Hotel. Just wondering what the best handheld is for little tiny SMA Baofeng 73.
Speaker A: All right, if anyone out there has a comment, please come now.
Speaker C: What was the question again, KK6VZD?
Speaker A: Hey, Michael, go ahead with your question one more time.
Speaker D: Oscar 6 Mike Uniform Hotel, what type of rubber ducky or otherwise handheld, slightly large portable antenna would you recommend for a handheld operating radio like this?
Speaker C: Okay, without getting too large, many people— and it's recommended, there's a good recommendation for the Nagoya NA-701. So the antenna is only 7 inches, so it's not that much larger than the stock one that comes on it, but it's got a good reputation. And if you want something that's a little longer with better gain, the NA771, which is 17 inches long, so it kind of dwarfs the UV-5 Mini, but it does have better gain. But probably just to replace a rubber ducky, uh, NA701.
Speaker D: Got it. Thanks for the comeback. Kilo Oscar 6 Mike Uniform Hotel signing off.
Speaker A: 73. All right, thank you. That was good, good information. All right, this is net control, Carla K6KDS, with the last call for late check-ins. Please come now. All right, so just so I didn't miss anything, are there any other stations requiring ham help? All right, if you would be interested in becoming a net control operator for this net, please contact Chris, KK6VZD, at arrl.net. Or any Yuba-Sutter Amateur Radio Club officer or board member by email to board@ysarc.net. A master copy of the net control station guide is posted on the club's website located at www.yubasutterarc.org. This net is held every Monday at 1900 hours local time on the WD6AXM repeater. The repeater is located at 2100 feet atop the South Butte, approximately 12 miles west-northwest of Yuba City in Sutter County. The repeater covers the surrounding northern Sacramento Valley and beyond.
Speaker C: W-E-6-A-X-N repeater.
Speaker A: Until next week, this is Carla, K6KDS in Yuba City, thanking all of you who checked into tonight's net while signing clear and returning the repeater to normal amateur amateur use. This net is now closed.
Speaker C: KK6VZD on 9BD. Go ahead, Joe. Well, have you got it down to hours and minutes yet? So 4 days, 96 hours. Um, no, I don't know on the minutes, but I mean, technically I have 4 days times 8. Well, actually, 4 days times 8 is only 32 working hours, but, uh, 96, uh, um, uh, in a day. So, so 4 days, 96 hours. Okay, you gonna have a party on Friday? I'll probably just walk out the door and just say, okay, I'm done. All right, well, good luck to you. We'll talk to you later on. 73, KK6EZD, clear. M9BD, clear.

System searching for Captain Lee Hop.

Speaker A: KK6VZD. David, you missed the net. That's you.
Speaker B: I heard you the first time, but, uh, I'm getting nothing but, uh, static now.
Speaker C: You're just barely keying the repeater, but nothing else is coming across.

SS1.

K06ASL monitoring El Trujillo, California.

N6IWH, KO6MNN. System 7, link up.

The GARS Monday Night Net will commence in about 2 minutes. KF6OBI.

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Home of the original 105, with a PL tone of 110.9, this is the W6GRC repeater. Join us for our weekly net on Monday nights at 8 PM. Good evening, this is Mike, KF6OBI in Willows, your net control station tonight for the GARS Monday Night Net. This net meets every Monday evening at 2000 hours, that's 8 PM local time, using the W6TRC repeater. And the net will start after the announcement since that repeater has an announcement exactly on top of the hour. This is a direct connect. Please make no transmissions unless cleared by net control. When checking in, please give your call name, a signal report, and if you have traffic for the net. Are there any stations with announcements for other Net Tonight, please come now. Net Control has the following early announcement. On April 25th, that's next month of course, GARS is planning an activity, a pota, out at the Colusa Refuge. Not the refuge, the park there in Catalooza. More details to follow in the newsletter, which will be out around the 30th of this month. So if you have any ideas or other suggestions in what you want to do, let me know. We will be— everybody will have to bring their own food. We will not be providing a combined food type event. So it's pota and bring your lunch. Membership and regular roll call is as follows: Alpha Foxtrot 6 Oscar Alpha, Ianaka Pe. Alpha Golf 6 Victor Alpha, Ryan and Willows. Alpha Golf 6 Victor Alpha, Ryan and Willows, you are Q5 through the repeater to me. I don't have any traffic for the net, but, uh, thanks for doing the net, Mike. Roger, Ryan, thank you for your check-in tonight, uh, and you were Q5 to the repeater. Alpha Kilo 6 Juliet November, Joe N. Williams. This is Alpha Kilo 6 Juliet November, Joe N. Williams, Q5 into the repeater, Mike. Sounding good. Uh, nothing else for the net. Thank you for doing the net. Thank you, Joe, for your check-in this evening and signal report. You were Q5 through the repeater. Kilo 6 Golf Alpha Bravo, Greg and Chico. Kilo Charlie 6 Uniform Foxtrot Echo, Bill up in Kapay. KC6UFE, Bill in Kapay, good evening, you're Q5, uh, check me in, put me on the list. Thank you, Bill, for your check-in this evening. I have you on the list and the signal report. You were Q5 to the repeater. Kilo Charlie 6 Uniform India Sierra Bob up in Elk Creek. Kilo Charlie 6 Uniform India Sierra Bob in Elk Creek, you are Q5, uh, sounding great actually. And, uh, put me on the list. Done and done, Bob. Thank you for checking in this evening. The signal report, you were Q5 to the repeater. Kilo Foxtrot 6 Oscar Bravo India Mike in Willows is calling net. Kilo Golf 6 Kilo Uniform Oscar, Lester in Willows. This is Kilo Golf 6 Kilo Uniform Oscar, Lester in Willows, and I have nothing to add for the net tonight, but you got a good Q5 signal, and I'll be in and out and listening. Thank you, Lester, for checking in this evening. The signal report, you were Q5 through the repeater, and I'd like to get an early check-in to the Sacramento traffic Valley net tonight with no traffic. You have it, KG6KUO. Thank you, Lester, and thank you for running that traffic net. That, uh, been doing it a long time. Thank you. Kilo India 6 Sierra Mike November, Phil in Willows. Kilo India 6 Sierra Mike November, Phil here in Willows. Q5 coming in. And, uh, the 857 remote, uh, while I sit in my house and the radio sits at the QTH of KF6OBI. So that's it for me tonight. I'll be monitoring, but nothing further. Um, I got distracted with a text message here from a a net member. Um, would you repeat what you said, Phil? KI6 is receiving, uh, Q5 on the 857 connected remote from my house to the QTH of KF6OBI. Uh, I will be monitoring, but nothing further to add tonight. Thank you, Phil. I appreciate your check-in this evening and the signal report. You were Q5 through the repeater. Yes, the band is, uh, the, you know, the valley is really good tonight. It's treating us well on this repeater. Hopefully other repeaters are experiencing the same, uh, working level. Kilo Kilo 6 Foxtrot November Yankee, Courtney and Willows. Kilo Kilo 6 Foxtrot November Yankee, Courtney and Willows, you're Q5, checking in and out tonight. Thank you, Courtney, for your check-in this evening. You were Q5 through the repeater, and thank you for the text message. With the information that, uh, there's a market that makes custom deli sandwiches with chips and sodas for $9.99. They are a block away from the park. And this, uh, place doesn't look like much, but the sandwiches are great. And I think I know you— what place you're talking about, and I've heard nothing but positive about that place. So thank you, Courtney, for that. Kilo Mike 6 Victor Foxtrot Foxtrot, Hank and Elk Creek. Kilo November 6 Sierra Juliet Juliet, Dennis and Corning. Kilo November 6, Whiskey Sierra November, Logan and Willows. Whiskey 6 Lima November Delta, Jeremy and Orland. Well, that's the membership roll as I have it at this time. Are there any late members or missed members? Please come now. Hearing none, do we have any guest check-ins tonight for the GARS Monday Night Net? Net control is KF6OBI. KF6OBI, November 6, Juliet Oscar Alpha, and Kilo 8 Charlie. A bit east and away far south. A traffic— Good evening, Texans. Thank you, Charlie, for your guest check-in this evening. And your signal was scratchy. Could hear about 80% of it, but that's a long haul from your location, and we appreciate your check-in this evening. Any other guest check-ins, please come now. Hearing none, let's start the, uh, talkback segment, and we'll go up to, uh, Bill up in Capay, KC6UFE. KC6UFE, well, I bet everybody's compasses were spinning wildly over the weekend. Apparently the magnetic field was up, up in an uproar, uh, K5, 6, and 7s and stuff like that. Looks like it's starting to settle down this evening, so things should get better. The bands have been basically depopulated. I think people just stopped operating more than anything else, but, uh That's just the way it is. So back to net, KT6UFD. Thank you, Bill, for that update there. Yes, we had quite a magnetic show going on this weekend. I know I was on a 40-meter net, which I think Bob will talk about next. And, uh, it had some difficulties, but we were able to communicate here in California and just outside of California. So 40 meters was partly working okay. I think people just had other stuff going on. Hopefully that was why the bands were kind of vacant. Um, let's go on to Bob up in Oak Creek, KC6UIS. Okay, 66 UIS. Oh, I got a couple of things. Uh, uh, number one, uh, next time you talk to Gary, uh, I would suggest that he changed his message about our, our, uh, net that we have, because it said if I just listened to that message, I would assume we're going to be here, uh, every Monday. And not every other month every Monday. So if someone was to hear that and we were not be there, that I don't think that would be good. And a little reminder, you were going to comment on any update on HamClock. So just reminding you, I don't know if you have anything or not. And yeah, the 40-meter net on Sunday was very, very interesting. I I knew something was going on. I didn't know what it was. I thought it was maybe a solar storm. I didn't think about the magnetic field acting up. So good to know. Thank you for that information. And back to net control. Okay, Bob, thank you for that. Yes. Ham clock. Check your email. I sent out a message yesterday with an update and where to go and how to choose and everything. There's two websites to use. One's a forum, that's the second one. And if anybody is having issues, if they have the ham clock, let me know. And I will be glad, as I said in that email to the membership, that I will be glad to help you get yours up and running again. Okay, very good. I'll look for that. Yeah, I get over 100 emails a day and I'm running a little bit behind. I think I got about 200 in the rack. So I'll do a search on it and I'll check that out. And thank you for for sending that over. Okay, Bob, and to your other point, thank you for your suggestion for notifying Gary and seeing if we can work out the additional information about the GARS Monday Night Net and his announcements. That would help greatly. I agree. So, uh, I will see what we can do there. Okay, last call for late members or guests wishing to check into the net before we close. Are there any last comments or suggestions for the net before we close? Hearing none, this will conclude the GARS Monday Night Net. Net Control would like to thank everyone who checked in tonight as well as, uh, Garry for the use of the W6GRC repeater. I get two call signs mixed up here, folks. I apologize for any tongue-tying there. And we hope that you'll join us next week, the 5th Monday of the month. And, uh, We hope to, we wish everybody a safe and wonderful week. Please remember to stay hydrated. This weather is a bit strange and I know I'm on the hydrated side, just slightly. I got to keep remembering to drink, drink, drink. So just clear liquids and you should get through it okay for our first major heat of the year. With that, I'd like to say 73s. This is Mike, KF6OBI in Willows, signing clear. KF6OBI, KI6SMN. Yes, Phil. I tuned to return the radio on late. Were there any significant announcements at the beginning of the net? No, there was not. We need to have a face-to-face conversation. You know, Friday would be okay if you want to wait till Friday. It's on that email that we received. Yeah, copy that. Let's put that on the agenda for Friday. Uh, sounds good. I appreciate your willingness to help me, uh, work on that radio, see if we can get it operational. Uh, so 73 from KI6SMN. Be clear on your final. 73s and blessings. KF6OBI is clear.

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QST, QST, QST. This is KG6K year old open sacrament Valley Traffic Net. This snap is part of the national traffic system. The purpose of this net is to relieve patrolling into and out of the Sacramento Valley. And to provide a standard mercy net. This is refuge which makes no rut, no transmissions without permission. Net control, all stations are east to stay on frequency to the sea. Net control, Emergency or prior driving. W6 rhc repeater check 3. Station for traffic to be listed. Checked in earlier with no traffic. Kd6k ul's call and rolling. No traffic. And kd6gso sleep. Kf62 white. 6 rcs, Kilo Echo six Papa Mike Tango, Rustin Gerber. Good evening, Lester in the group and I have no traffic. Good evening, russ. Thank you. Kc6ufe, kc6ufe.mil in capan on traffic. Good evening, Lester. Good evening, bill. Thank you. KN6PWW. KN6PWW. Jamie and Chico with the traffic and. Good evening, Lester and the net. Good evening, Jamie. Thank you. All right, Doctor, roll us. I have it. Do we have any late members or visitors wish to check in? There ain't no further traffic or check in. This is KG6KU. Closing segment of Valley traffic. Now. This net beats daily at 2100 hours local time through the W6RC repeater on 146985. All stations are excused. I'd like to thank everybody who checked in tonight. And the Golden Player Altrade Society refused to appear. This net is closed at 212 local time. $73 kg 6K UO clear frequency.

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Speaker A: Whiskey Zero Bravo Lima Charlie on Echolink. Hot Springs, South Dakota.
Speaker B: The station South Dakota, you're loud and clear into Los Angeles. Good evening, this is AD6UP.
Speaker A: Checking my EchoLink on my phone just to see if I can get out. Appreciate you calling in. Back. 73.
Speaker B: Uh, no problem, sir, no problem. We're coming in loud and clear, just a few static in the background. So take care. It's hot over here, got to be almost 90 in my ham shack. 73. AD6UP.
Speaker C: Now be disconnected.

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Speaker B: Amateur Radio Newsline report number 2525 with a release date of Friday, March 20th, 2026, to follow in 5, 4, 3, 2, One, the following is a QST. The Bouvet Island team declares the trip a success. YL operators around the world conclude their first major event. And coming soon, a documentary about the well-loved founder of MFJ Industries.
Speaker A: All this and more as Amateur Radio Newsline Report #2525 comes your way right now.
Speaker C: 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 Kinford, N8WB.
Speaker B: If you were one of the lucky ones to contact 3YO-K on Bouvet Island, our lead story is for you. Ralph Squallacci, KK6ITV, tells us more.
Speaker D: The 3YO-K D expedition to Bouvet Island in the South Atlantic Ocean is done. And according to the team, was a great success. A report on their Facebook page stated, quote, the whole 3Y0K team is safely back on the vessel after a successful expedition to Bouvet. We made more than 100,000 contacts and achieved our goals. It was an extraordinary undertaking involving years of planning, complex logistics, and determination needed to succeed. The team worked well together under harsh conditions, cold, snow, and severe wind. Bouvet is known for its remoteness and unpredictable weather, and while it is a beautiful island, any attempt going onshore involves a risk. Despite all the challenges we encountered, the team stayed focused on our goals, determined, and the result is due to real teamwork. We had been working with professional expedition guides, pilots, crew, and vessel, along with our off-island support team who all contributed to our success. End quote. According to the team, logs will soon be available in OQRS. If you wish to check you made a valid contact but want to verify, you can search the logs at the link in the text version of this week's newscast at arnewsline.org. The group's next target is, according to them, another icy rock in the Antarctic Ocean, Peter I Island, in 2027. This is Ralph Squillaci, KK6-ITB.
Speaker A: The Voice of America broadcast service, which has been shut down amid controversy last year, is headed back into service.
Speaker B: Kent Peterson, KC0-DGY, has more details.
Speaker E: Judge Roy C. Lambert of the United States District Court in the District of Columbia reversed actions taken last year by the Trump administration to shutter The Voice of America and ordered VOA's journalists to return to work and the news service to resume broadcasting. Judge Lambert had earlier ruled that the appointment of Carrie Lake was illegal, hence voiding all layoffs and shutdowns which she made. The VOA, founded in 1942 to combat Nazi propaganda in World War II, had been brought broadcasting in 49 languages to over 360 million people around the world when it was shut down. If Judge Royce's ruling stands, their goal is to return to that level. Newsline would like to make it clear that the Voice of America Museum and Amateur Radio Club in West Chester, Ohio, a popular attraction during Invention, is not connected with or affected by this current situation. This is Kevin Trotman, N5PRE.
Speaker A: As National Weather Service forecast offices begin their spring education campaigns for the United States, The Skywarn Youth Net wants to bring that mission to the airwaves.
Speaker B: Randy Slye, W4XJ, fills us in.
Speaker A: This is N0A, November Zero Alpha, calling CQ, CQ.
Speaker C: Special event station for severe weather awareness calling CQ. N0A, the special event station for the Skywarn Youth Net, is back on the air for their second annual event, operating from March 15th through March 29th. This initiative aims to encourage amateur radio operators across the United States and around the world to prioritize severe weather awareness and emergency preparedness. Skywarn YouthNet Manager Caleb Speare, KE0FOE, told AR Newsline, quote, our goal with this special event station is to educate the amateur radio community about the dangers of severe weather and the importance of being prepared.
Speaker B: End quote.
Speaker C: The station will be operating single sideband and FT8 on all HF bands at various times during the day and night as time permits. In an environment where seconds save lives, the N0A event serves as a critical reminder for the ham radio community to establish situational awareness before severe weather strikes. For more information on the Skywarn Youth Net, you can visit skywarnyouth.net. This is Randy Slye, W4XJ.
Speaker B: Are the HF bands useful for long-distance communications to remote areas? The U.S. military just did their own exercise to prove what hams have known for years. As we hear from Paul Brown, WD9GCO.
Speaker F: Communicating under simulated emergency conditions on HF, members of the military in Alaska demonstrated something that hams have known all along: radio carries the message. The recent activity known as Exercise Arctic Connect might well be called field day or an ARES drill for the military. According to the U.S. Army's website, over 30 operators in 28 different locations across Alaska recently took part in the exercise, a radio test to show that HF communications are vital in areas that are separated by extreme terrain, weather, and distances. The test was conducted by Alaska Organized Militia, which includes the Alaska Army and Air National Guard, the Alaska State Defense Force, members of the Civil Air Patrol, the State of Alaska Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management, and representatives from the National Guard Bureau. Colonel Christie Brewer, Alaska National Guard Director of Joint Operations, said that, quote, our responsibility is to the people of Alaska. That means ensuring we can maintain command and control across a state where terrain, weather, and distance test every system. This exercise validates the partnerships and redundant pathways that allow us to respond decisively when communities need us.
Speaker E: End quote.
Speaker F: You can read the full story at the link in the text version of this week's newscast at arnewsline.org.
Speaker B: The YL Worldwide Award, the first international amateur radio event dedicated exclusively to female operators, just concluded on March 16th. Neal Rapp, WB9VPG, has the details.
Speaker G: YLs, which is short for young ladies, actually describes female amateur radio operators of all ages. Across the world, YLs joined together for a single operating event called YL Worldwide Award from March 9th through 16th. Using the ham award platform, YLWWA saw 300 activators from 51 countries generate over 300,000 Cusos in one week, chased by approximately 50,000 hunters from 203 countries. Veronica Wygant, DL4VER, one of the event organizers, told Newsline, "It was awesome to see the outstanding cooperation and enthusiasm of the YLs as well as the OMs." Complete beginners who had only obtained their licenses a few months ago worked hand in hand 'with experienced female radio operators. The pileup was overwhelming.' End quote. At the close of the event at midnight UTC March 16th, even though conditions were very difficult, there were more YLs on the air than at any time during the week. The project was coordinated by the YL unit of the German Amateur Radio Club under the leadership of Heike, DL3HD, and Veronica, DL4VER, in collaboration with the international WWA team, Max, IW1FRU, and Carlo, IK1HJS. For more information about the YLWWA, visit hamaward.cloud. This is Neil Rapp, WB9VPG.
Speaker A: Time for you to identify your station.
Speaker B: We are the Amateur Radio Newsline, heard on bulletin stations around the world, including the N9IAA repeater in Valparaiso, Indiana, on 146.7 MHz. 685 Thursdays at 8:30 PM local time.
Speaker A: A story that we have been following about aircraft avionics now includes a federal mandate.
Speaker B: Skeeter Nash, N5AFH, tells us more.
Speaker H: The Federal Aviation Administration has ordered airlines flying Boeing 787 Dreamliners to inspect and repair faulty faulty onboard transponders. According to a report at AviationAtoZ.com, the move is expected to cost US airlines nearly $8 million. United Airlines, American Airlines, and Alaska Airlines, who operate from hubs including Chicago O'Hare and Los Angeles International Airports, are among those affected by the FAA airworthiness directive. It states that certain Boeing 787 transponders can fail when they are exposed to continuous wave signals including those generated by Morse code from military transmitters and amateur radio transmissions. Such signals, when encountered by the aircraft's Mode S transponder, may cause a failure to respond to radar interrogation. Air traffic control systems rely on those responses to track aircraft positions accurately. Without a correct reply from the transponder, controllers, quote, may temporarily lose visibility on their radar displays, end quote. Additionally, the onboard traffic collision avoidance systems, quote, may not generate alerts correctly, reducing a critical safety safeguard designed to prevent mid-air collisions, end quote. Tests conducted by the FAA showed a near 90% failure rate of interrogation attempts in environments with CW interference, which prompted the corrective solution order. The directive applies globally to Boeing 787 aircraft equipped with the affected transponder model. However, the FAA's financial assessment only covers aircraft registered in the U.S. Airlines have up to 4 years to complete the required inspections and modifications. The directive has the support of Boeing and the Airline Pilots Association. However, operational concerns were expressed by several airlines who have requested a delay. This is Peter Nash, N5ASH.
Speaker B: There is a new challenge to give more hams the chance to work Sardinia Island, as Dave Lee, M7TLB, tells us.
Speaker I: For 10 years, the Sardinia regional radio group Team DX Koros has focused on growing the community of amateur radio DXers. As its members mark the group's 10th anniversary, they have teamed up with the Porto Torres section of ARI, the national nonprofit organization representing hams in Italy, to help land Sardinia in as many logbooks as possible. The Sardinia Island DXCC 225 Challenge began earlier this month, offering gold, silver, and bronze certificates and a chance for some operators to record a new log entry. Their focus until the 1st of May is to call CQ as IR0SAR. Sardinia Island is recognized as an independent DX entity and a much sought-after one, long known and appreciated for its ancient ruins and other links to history, Sardinia can now be pursued with extra intensity for its standing amongst DXers. See the qrz.com page of IR0SAR for more details. This is Dave Lee, M7TLB.
Speaker B: Like Rip Van Winkle waking up from a very long nap, an elderly satellite just came back online. Bram Kemp, DK4BB, brings us the story.
Speaker J: March 9 brought a sunlit awakening for the satellite known as Fuji Oscar 29A, veteran of the skies that was launched in August of 1996. Its batteries failed during the satellite's 30-year space journey, making it completely dependent on solar panels. AMSAT News called its recent arrival into a sunlit orbit, and I quote, "A welcome revival for one of the oldest active analog linear responders in the amateur fleet." End quote. The sunlit awakening has permitted continuous operation instead of the periodic eclipses experienced before. According to AMSAT News, satnogs reported CW beacon and telemetry receptions around the 12th and 13th of March, and data was logged by stations EA5WA and DL7NDR. Next came the successful QSOs on SSB and CW reported from Japan and China with some hams making several contacts during a particularly busy pass. The AMSAT report said there was still no activity on the digital modes. There is also a DigiTalker on 435.910 MHz that is almost never used. AMSAT has been encouraging hams to monitor activity and to log contacts via the AMSAT OSCARS Status page. This is Graham Kemp, VK4BB.
Speaker B: In the world of DX operators, with the CY0SD expedition will be on the air from Sable Island, IOTA number NA063, from the 19th through the 31st of March. There are 8 operators and as many as 6 stations on 160 to 10 meters using CW, SSB, FT8, and RTTY.
Speaker A: There will also be a 6-meter operation on FT8 and EME on 23 centimeters.
Speaker B: Listen for Brian 88FD using the call sign C6AFD from Eleuthera Island, IOTA number NA001, in the Bahamas. He will be on the air from the 24th through the 31st of March, operating SSB and FT8 on 40 to 10 meters. You can also find him in the CXWWWPX SSB contest on the 28th and the 29th of March. Miguel EA1BP will be active holiday style on FM/EA1BP from Martinique. IOTA number NA107 from the 25th of March through the 2nd of April. Listen for him as well during the CQWWPSSB contest where he will be using the call sign TO70.
Speaker A: Listen for the call sign DA0HEL as a group of about 20 operators call QRZ from Helgoland Island, IOTA number EU127, from the 23rd of March through to the 3rd of April. There will also be occasional activity from the nearby Helgoland Island as DL0IH. The operators will be using CW, SSB, and digital modes on 160 to 10 meters.
Speaker B: For QSL details and updates on any of these activities, visit qrz.com. A routine job for one Mississippi documentarian turned into a 2-year passion project. Jim Davis, W2JKD, wraps up this week's newscast with that story.
Speaker K: Filmmaker Preston Booth from Starkville, Mississippi, was hired to shoot a small portrait documentary about a local businessman to celebrate his 82nd birthday. And that's when he met Martin F. Jew. And learned about the company he had built, MFJ Enterprises. According to a post on Reddit, Booth said, and I quote, "Once I got to meet Martin and the team, I realized that their story really deserved a feature-length production to best tell their story, and I've been moonlighting this project in my free time ever since," unquote. Booth said he spent a significant amount of time with Jew and his family, friends, and staff. Booth learned about his background, how he grew up, what drew him into amateur radio and why he started MFJ. He learned that Martin grew up in a family that owned a small grocery store, developed a love of radio at a very young age, and had to build his own equipment from spare parts supplied by a local electronics repairman because his family was poor. After earning his master's degree from Georgia Tech, he moved back home to run the family store so his brother could take time off to travel. It was there that he learned the fundamentals of running a business, marketing, and client relations. These would go on to help him when he started MFJ. According to Booth, Jew viewed MFJ not only as a way to provide affordable products for the average ham, but also as a way to offer locals the opportunity to work. He mentioned that MFJ's first production line was actually staffed by students from Jew's classes at Mississippi State University. Where he taught. They built the products in exchange for extra credit and some spending money. You can learn more about the documentary and see the trailer at Booth's website in the link in the text version of this week's newscast at arnewslines.org.
Speaker D: I'm Jim Davis, W2JKD.
Speaker B: With thanks to Amateur Radio Daily, AMSAT News Service, army.mil, AviationAtoZ.com, David Bihard, K7DB, dx-world.net, RANIK, 425DX Bulletin, qrz.com forums, shortwaveradio.de, skywarnyouth.net, Wireless Institute of Australia, and you, our listeners.
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Speaker B: For now, with Paul Brown, WD9GCO, at the news desk in Indiana, and our news team worldwide, I'm Stephen Kinford, N8WB in Wadsworth, Ohio, saying 73. As always, we thank you for listening.
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Speaker C: S.S. One.

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Your radio is on the right frequency. This is the home of Sac Valley's original 105.5 W6GRC with a PL tone of 110.9.

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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 Ave. Chico. All are welcome to attend W6RHC Repeater Check 2.

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 three.

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Here's 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 1.

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 Ave. Chico. All are welcome to attend W6RHC Repeater Check 2.

Beers 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.

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 check 1.

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 2.

Ears, 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. W6R, H, C repeater check three.

W6 rhc repeater check 1.

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 next W Fix. RHC Repeater Check 2.

W6r h c repeater check 3.

Here's 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 checked one.