Transcriptions for 2026-06-01

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 6 PM and the meeting starts at 7 PM. All are welcome to attend. W6RHC, repeater check, two.

Speaker A: The Gears net will be held Tuesday night starting at 7:30 PM. All amateur radio operators are welcome to join in on the net.
Speaker B: W6RHC, repeater check 3.

Speaker A: SS1. All this and more as Amateur Radio Newsline report number 24. This is Newsline, amateur radio on the air news and bulletin service. Now reporting from Jonesboro, Arkansas, here's Skeeter Nash, N5ASH, broadcasting on 3.3375 and 14.67 MHz, allowing listeners in Canada and around the world to synchronize their clocks on Coordinated Universal Time, Coordinated Universal Time, B. Its announcements are in coordinated by 3 more modern methods. By its telephone talking clock, and using the internet via its Network Time Protocol, and its web clock. This is Ken Peterson, KRO, DGY. The long-awaited UFL card, UFL card.
Speaker B: Your wait is almost over. Team Abrat double-fold 6-panel cards. Mailings are expected to begin sometime in— Contacts were made with 169 DXC3 TZD.
Speaker A: Amateur radio's earliest beginning— 30 years later, an organization took shape for the gra— had begun as tinkering and experimentation in those early— Contacts with stations in the original colonies as Bob Jasuay, WA3PZO, is managing director of the newly formed 501C3 charitable organization, Thirteen Colonies Amateur Radio Association. The certificates can now be downloaded once ordered on the Thirteen Colonies website or sent by traditional mail to a U.S. Post Office box. You'll still have to prove you made the contacts, Josua said. Verify those contacts. If you prefer, you can continue to fill out a paper log or print out your individual log, Bob told News Newsline that this year's QSL cards will pay tribute to the 250th America's birth and the Declaration of Independence.
Speaker C: Well, this year we're featuring almost cards, a scene of where the Declaration of Independence was first read in their particular state.
Speaker A: He says Philadelphia played a huge role as the birthplace of American liberty, and that city's WM3PEN station QSL card will honor that history.
Speaker C: Since the Declaration was created here, we're actually showing a picture of the Assembly Room in Independence Hall where the Declaration was written and voted upon.
Speaker A: There is more for stations contacting WM3PN in West Cities hosting a series of World Cup soccer tournament matches through July, and there will be on-the-air recognition of that event as well.
Speaker C: Those stations working, uh, WM3PN in Philadelphia, the be able to get 2 QSL cards, one for the soccer event and one for 13 Colonies. So 2 cards for the price of one contact.
Speaker A: Check out the latest development available in the text version of this story on our website, arnewsline.org. I'm Mark Abramovich, NT3V.
Speaker B: Time for you to get your morning started off on the right foot. Listen in for the Coffee Break Net Daily at 7:30 AM here on the W6GRC repeater

Speaker A: KG6KU, KF6DJY.
Speaker B: W6RHC, repeater check 2.
Speaker C: This is KG6KU. Thank you, I was not paying attention.
Speaker D: QST, QST, QST.
Speaker C: This is KG6KU, hoping Sacramento Valley traffic is The purpose of this net is to relay former traffic into and out of Sacramento Valley and to provide standard emergency net.
Speaker B: This is a directed net. Please make no transmissions without permission and control.
Speaker E: All stations are requested to stay on frequency until excused. Take control of K66KU, lesser located west of Willow.
Speaker C: If there's any station with emergency or priority traffic, Traffic, please come down.
Speaker E: 3 stations with traffic to be listed.
Speaker C: Non-roll call follows.
Speaker D: KF6OBI.
Speaker A: KF6OBI, Mike and Willows with no traffic.
Speaker C: Good evening, Mike.
Speaker E: Thank you.
Speaker C: KU6KU is calling. Over. No traffic. KU6 is not— uh, TSO is not in here. KF6DJY.
Speaker A: Good evening, Lester. KF6DJY, Bruce and Chico. No traffic.
Speaker C: Good evening, Bruce. Thank you. K6RCS.
Speaker E: K6PMT.
Speaker C: Kilo Echo 6 Papa Mike Tango, Russ and Gerber. Good evening, Lester and the group, and I have no traffic.
Speaker A: Good evening, Russ.
Speaker E: Thank you. KC6UFE.
Speaker A: KC6UFE, Bill and Kape, no traffic. Good evening, Lester.
Speaker C: Good evening, Bill. Thank you. And KO6NCI.
Speaker A: KO6NCI, Chris and Chico with no traffic. Good evening, Lester and the group.
Speaker B: Good evening, uh, uh, sorry, Chris.
Speaker C: Yeah, thanks for checking in. All right, that's all as I have. Do we have any late members or visitors wishing to check in? All right, hearing no further traffic or check-ins, this is KH6K closing segment of early traffic.
Speaker E: This net meets daily at 2100 hours local time through the W6REC repeater on 146.850 MHz.
Speaker B: All spacings are excused.
Speaker E: I'd like to thank everybody who checked in tonight and the Golden Empire Amateur Radio Society for the use of the repeater.
Speaker C: This net's closed at 2105 local time. 73, K6KUO3P.

Get your morning started off on the right foot. Listen in for the Coffee Break Net Daily at 7:30 AM here on the W6GRC repeater.

Get your morning started off on the right foot. Listen in for the Coffee Break Net Daily at 7:30 AM here on the W6GRC repeater.

Node 51018 connected to node 405480.

The Gears monthly informal breakfast is held on the second Saturday of the month at 9 AM at the Farmer's Skillet located at 690 Rio Lindo Avenue, Chico. All are welcome to attend. W6RHC, repeater check 3.

Speaker A: The Gears net will be held Tuesday night starting at 7:30 PM. All amateur radio operators are welcome to join in on the net.
Speaker B: W6RHC, repeater check, one.

6B Hotel. Roger, roger. This is KO6KBH, Tim, uh, heading through West Sacramento. All right, Tim, KO6KBH, got you in the log. Travel safely there, and you have a wonderful day ahead. Thanks for checking in. And let's see, KQO, uh, I6 KQO, that would be Zach. Good morning, Zach. Got you in the log and you have a great day ahead. Good morning to Russ, KI6LOP. Got you in the log there, Russ. You have a wonderful day. Uh, K6VP, good morning, Dan. Got you in the log. And let's see, I believe I've got— I hope I got the full call— Whiskey 6 November Delta Alpha. And did I get the call right? And, uh, your name? Yeah, you got the call right. Uh, William 6, Norah David Adam, W6NDA, the name here is Nate. Norah Adam, Tom Edward, over. All right, Nate, thank you very much for checking in from Shingle Springs. Sounds like you're mobile. Hopefully you're headed someplace fun. Yeah, just came back from hardware and the gas station, so So working on fixing up an old clock from the 1880s, so I had to go get some hardware because some of the screws are missing. So back onto the house to go fix it and put it on the wall. Very cool. Good project. And yeah, you know, if I was that old, I'd be missing some hardware too. W6MDA, AI6US. Good to meet you, Nate. I'm Brian, AI6US. You have a great day. All right, good to meet you, Brian. You take care, have yourself a good day, and happy Monday, and enjoy it. It's a little warm today, but have fun, folks. NDA heading home, 73. Yeah, 73. Yeah, it's going to be a warm one. And good morning to Mike, KM6MM. Got you in the log as well, Mike. Thanks for checking in this morning. All right, so that's everybody in that list. Uh, let's do one more call for the log and then we'll get things closed up for the day. Who else is out there? K06 IDV, Dan. Charlie Foxtrot Michael, Forest Hill. Sierra Mike 6 X-ray Golf Papa. Good. Sierra Mike 6 X-ray Golf Papa. Good morning to Tony, or good afternoon, Tony. Thanks, man. Always a pleasure to have you drop by. Then I heard W2VX. Good morning, Doug. And WA6E. Good morning to Jerry. And, uh, KO6— oh, did I get this right? Kilo Oscar 6 India Delta Delta. Kilo Oscar 6 India Delta Victor. KO6IDV. Good morning there, Dan. Got you in the log. Thanks for checking in. And then I also heard somebody checking in from Forest Hill, but you doubled in. Who did I miss from Forest Hill? Kilo November 6 Zulu Charlie Foxtrot, Michael, deep Forest Hill. All right, Kilo November 6 Zulu Charlie Foxtrot, good morning, Michael. Got you in the log, and you have a great day ahead. All right, this is gonna be last call for the log. Any more takers for the coffee break? Coffee Break Net. Good morning there, uh, Coffee Break Net, everybody out there. This is Kilo Delta Niner Hotel Papa Zulu, Germantown, Wisconsin, rocking as always, uh, in my band. Hope you're doing well. Um, just checking in, in and out. All right, got you there, Brian. KD9HPZ, you have a wonderful Monday ahead. And this is going to be last call. Any other takers for the Coffee Break Net? Okay, Art KN6SSP, I appoint you to hang around, find out what Ken is having for lunch. Good morning, Coffee Break Net on the W6EK repeater and connected repeaters and nodes. Uh, this is where the sun is always shining, the birds are singing, and the fish are jumping. It's a frame of mind. This net is sponsored by the Sierra Foothills Amateur Radio Club. We're here every day of the week from 7:30 AM to 10 AM Pacific Time. That's 1430 to 1700 UTC. And just a reminder, at the end of this month, uh, the same weekend as Field Day, the repeater will be given priority usage for the Western States Endurance Run. That's a 100-mile Endurance Run, 30-hour event that leaves Lake Tahoe, comes over the Sierra Mountains, and ends in Auburn, California. So we give priority usage of this repeater to the Western States Endurance Run, uh, from Saturday, uh, June 27th at 4 AM to Sunday, uh, June 28th at 12 noon. All SAR and Echolink nodes will be in monitor mode during that time. And there will be no Coffee Break Net on that Saturday or Sunday. So just kind of a heads up on that. Good morning to everyone. Have a wonderful, wonderful day ahead. And we will be back again tomorrow for another Coffee Break Net and invite you to be part of that conversation. Been a great morning so far. You have a great week and a great day ahead. Brian, AI6US, returning the W6EK repeater and connected nodes and repeaters to normal operation. Whatever that may be. 7-3, everyone. AB7DFP mobile with Chicken Noodle Soup. You want to take that call, Art? He beat me to the key. I was about ready to punch the PTT and say, we just can't have the rest of the workday without knowing what Ken's having for lunch. Got in at the very last minute. Chicken noodle soup today. Okay, well now my day is complete. K6SSB. Well, thank you, Art, for standing in as net control operator for that special check-in on Ken's lunch. Chicken noodle soup. Soup. Thanks, Art. And Ken, you have a wonderful day ahead. Happy Monday. And you too. I was HF mobile for a while and just dropped off of there just— well, probably not in time, but you have a great day as well. KAB7DFP mobile. All right, 73. AI6US clearing. QRP.

Gears holds a free Morse code class every Wednesday night, 6 PM, at the Golden Beaver Distillery Stillhouse at 2420 Park Avenue. All are welcome to come learn Morse code. W6RHC, repeater check 2.

Speaker A: The Gears monthly informal breakfast is held on the second Saturday of the month at 9 AM at the Farmer's Skillet located at 690 Rio Lindo Avenue, Chico. All are welcome to attend.
Speaker B: W6RHC, repeater check 3.

Attention all ham radio operators, you have reached the world famous W6GRC repeater on 147.105 MHz, backslash broadcasting at least 3 watts more than necessary at all times, backslash please pause between overs, identify properly, and remember kerchunking is not a hobby.

Speaker A: The Gears net will be held Tuesday night starting at 7:30 PM. All amateur radio operators are welcome to join in on the net.
Speaker B: W6RHC, repeater check, one.

If 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.

W6RHC, repeater check 2.

¡Hola! 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 6 PM and the meeting starts at 7 PM. All are welcome to attend.

Speaker A: Gears holds a free Morse code class every Wednesday night, 6 PM, at the Golden Beaver Distillery Stillhouse at 2420 Park Avenue. All are welcome to come learn Morse code.
Speaker B: W6RHC, repeater check 3.

Looking for something to do tonight? Why not join us for the Monday Night Net at 8 PM on the W6GRC repeater with a PL tone of 110.9?

If 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.

Speaker A: Gears holds a free Morse code class every Wednesday night, 6 PM, at the Golden Beaver Distillery Stillhouse at 2420 Park Avenue. All are welcome to come learn Morse code.
Speaker B: W6RHC, repeater check 2.