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Public Forums => Radio Talk => Topic started by: FIGHT ON on Jan 10, 11, 02:16:02 AM
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Anyone listening?
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We're all participating in it
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We're all participating in it
I started listening at 6:07. just after a class announcement...
What did I miss?
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Hmmm.. I can't remember, except probably the weather briefing.
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I heard that! FIGHT ON! :2thumbsup:
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I'm listening on my ham radio...... hopefully you are listening on the scanner....
You have a few second delay on the scanner, vs actually hearing the transmissions on the radio.
I'll be checking in when it's my turn, KI6SLC
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I'm listening on my ham radio...... hopefully you are listening on the scanner....
You have a few second delay on the scanner, vs actually hearing the transmissions on the radio.
I'll be checking in when it's my turn, KI6SLC
You better say "FIGHT ON"!!! :2thumbsup:
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I AM! LOL
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Can't tell who is who...
karen? get my act together?? lol.
Who is Karen?
Who is the main moderator?
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Kerin is lagomorphmom.
Net control is Wrightwood.
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I could hear Don clearly...
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Kerin is lagomorphmom.
Net control is Wrightwood.
thanks.
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No problem, I'm surprised there are not more people on the forum as well as the radio. I know some of them are mobile at the moment.
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No problem, I'm surprised there are not more people on the forum as well as the radio. I know some of them are mobile at the moment.
does everyone on this forum have a ham?
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pretty good reception for jack in el monte! :2thumbsup:
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No, but there are a lot of us that do. The town of Wrightwood has a large amount of Ham operators per capita.
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Can't tell who is who...
karen? get my act together?? lol.
Who is Karen?
Who is the main moderator?
I'm Karin, KI6SLC, just a friendly push for you to "get your act together" and study for your license, as a lot of folks in the local ham world are pulling for you.....
The "main moderator" this evening, AKA "net control", is our own "Wrightwood", KG6ZEP.
Not nearly every forum member is a ham. There are about 2100 or so forum members, and I think about 200 local ham operators.
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So now, you're wondering what the purpose of all this is? Well, mainly, its for testing and practice... Testing people's ability to use their radio, making sure their radios work (and sure enough, there was someone with a dead battery tonight), making sure the repeater is working, its practice for the net control (the person running the net). Sure, there's also some news that is passed along to people. You also heard CERT "FRS" checkins. These, are from the various "CERT areas" in Wrightwood.. before this net, the CERT people have their own net, again, for practice.
During emergencies (which include bad storms), the "net" is activated. This keeps traffic on the repeater orderly, and "on topic". During emergencies, is when people will pass information, or requests for help as needed.
After this net, comes the "simplex" testing net. This means, radio operators talking directly to each other, without the use of a repeater. Why? Same reasons as before, but it also allows us to know better, just who can talk to who, in the mountains, without the aid of a repeater.
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oops I got the wrong Kerin... Sorry Forest Gal. I missed your call sign during the net.
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So now, you're wondering what the purpose of all this is? Well, mainly, its for testing and practice... Testing people's ability to use their radio, making sure their radios work (and sure enough, there was someone with a dead battery tonight), making sure the repeater is working, its practice for the net control (the person running the net). Sure, there's also some news that is passed along to people. You also heard CERT "FRS" checkins. These, are from the various "CERT areas" in Wrightwood.. before this net, the CERT people have their own net, again, for practice.
During emergencies (which include bad storms), the "net" is activated. This keeps traffic on the repeater orderly, and "on topic". During emergencies, is when people will pass information, or requests for help as needed.
After this net, comes the "simplex" testing net. This means, radio operators talking directly to each other, without the use of a repeater. Why? Same reasons as before, but it also allows us to know better, just who can talk to who, in the mountains, without the aid of a repeater.
I was gonna ask, you read my mind. :) very interesting. so you guys do this once a week? Wrightwood is calm and in control. perfect for this scene. just to be clear. he's the administrator on this board too?
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The simplex test comes in very handy. We all heard Jack in El Monte on the repeater, but if the repeater goes down temporarily, we'll know who else can hear Jack and we can relay messages.
For example, I have family in Pico Rivera that I can't hear without a repeater. I know they can hit Jack, He can hit someone else, then I can know that my family is ok in a disaster.
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I was gonna ask, you read my mind. :) very interesting. so you guys do this once a week? Wrightwood is calm and in control. perfect for this scene. just to be clear. he's the administrator on this board too?
Yes, we do this each Sunday... there is an HF net (high frequency long range communications) net before the one you heard, then the CERT has their net. Then, the two nets you are listening to now.
Yes, John is the administrator of this forum.
Wrightwood actually has a lot of hams per capita I think.. we've spread the gospel for several years, and a lot of people did become amateur radio operators because of the benefits of it, in this unique area.
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I'm Karin, KI6SLC, just a friendly push for you to "get your act together" and study for your license, as a lot of folks in the local ham world are pulling for you.....
The "main moderator" this evening, AKA "net control", is our own "Wrightwood", KG6ZEP.
Not nearly every forum member is a ham. There are about 2100 or so forum members, and I think about 200 local ham operators.
funny! Thanks for the laugh! so it was wrightwood as the net control. cool! fun...
how often do you listen/broadcast a week?
Thanks.
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The simplex test comes in very handy. We all heard Jack in El Monte on the repeater, but if the repeater goes down temporarily, we'll know who else can hear Jack and we can relay messages.
For example, I have family in Pico Rivera that I can't hear without a repeater. I know they can hit Jack, He can hit someone else, then I can know that my family is ok in a disaster.
nice...
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I heard you Bob! Loud and clear!
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Yes, we do this each Sunday... there is an HF net (high frequency long range communications) net before the one you heard, then the CERT has their net. Then, the two nets you are listening to now.
Yes, John is the administrator of this forum.
Wrightwood actually has a lot of hams per capita I think.. we've spread the gospel for several years, and a lot of people did become amateur radio operators because of the benefits of it, in this unique area.
cool.
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oops I got the wrong Kerin... Sorry Forest Gal. I missed your call sign during the net.
No worries. :)
There are 3 of us on here, all spelled differently.......
Kerin (lagomorphmom) K6KLT
Karen (don't think she's a forum member) N6PJL
Karin (me, ForestGal) KI6SLC
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funny! Thanks for the laugh! so it was wrightwood as the net control. cool! fun...
how often do you listen/broadcast a week?
Thanks.
There are several nets on this repeater. This particular net is once a week. There are social nets as well. Every morning there is a net for the "grub grabbers" at 7am. They talk about the weather and they have meet ups and stuff like that.
You can also just speak to friends without a net. Once you get a radio you can check out other nets. I think you'd like the rescue net and the outdoor adventure net on Keller Peak.
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Karin, Heard you again! how funny!
very cool...
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Once you get a radio you can check out other nets. I think you'd like the rescue net and the outdoor adventure net on Keller Peak.
ya I'd like to listen to this one. thanks!
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So the operator that was just talking was on an HT (like the ones pictured) but he's connected to a better antenna at his house.
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So the operator that was just talking was on an HT (like the ones pictured) but he's connected to a better antenna at his house.
nice.. better antenna? any idea what that is? like just a wire? or an actual vertical tower??
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I don't know.. He may not have been on an HT (did he say?). He was probably on a more powerful radio, with a decent outdoor antenna mounted. Just a guess.
Darrel (Of Mile High Pizza fame), is sitting in his vehicle I assume, at the top of table mountain, which is why he's able to talk to a lot of people. I'm not sure if he's using the fancy portable repeater, or just his HT or a mobile radio.
But that's why we do the simplex test.. its good to know who can and can not talk to each other, and its good to know who (outside of the area) we can contact, if needed
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nice.. better antenna? any idea what that is? like just a wire? or an actual vertical tower??
It could be something as simple as a wire... or something that's not much bigger than the radio antenna on your car. It could also be a roof or tower mounted antenna (vertical, or a beam, to really concentrate the signal in one direction).
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Sorry about the confusion, I was talking about Will, I think it's KQ4XB. He did mention that he was on an HT with his home antenna.
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I don't know.. He may not have been on an HT (did he say?). He was probably on a more powerful radio, with a decent outdoor antenna mounted. Just a guess.
Darrel (Of Mile High Pizza fame), is sitting in his vehicle I assume, at the top of table mountain, which is why he's able to talk to a lot of people. I'm not sure if he's using the fancy portable repeater, or just his HT or a mobile radio.
But that's why we do the simplex test.. its good to know who can and can not talk to each other, and its good to know who (outside of the area) we can contact, if needed
good info.. thanks.
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Sorry about the confusion, I was talking about Will, I think it's KQ4XB. He did mention that he was on an HT with his home antenna.
Interesting.. well, he must have something better for an antenna then, because even *I* heard him on my HT. I live on the northwest side of town on the side of table mountain east (I guess that's the official name these days). I usually can't hear anyone outside of town. I don't hear you at all, yet John just a mile or so away has good coverage to you.
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It's amazing what one mountain can do. And that's why we do the test. I'm running 10 watts on a home brew J pole. Maybe I'll crank up the power next week to see if you can hear me Bob.
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No worries. :)
There are 3 of us on here, all spelled differently.......
Kerin (lagomorphmom) K6KLT
Karen (don't think she's a forum member) N6PJL
Karin (me, ForestGal) KI6SLC
Kerin (lagomorphmom) K6KLT is probably at the UCLA v. SC game.
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It's amazing what one mountain can do. And that's why we do the test. I'm running 10 watts on a home brew J pole. Maybe I'll crank up the power next week to see if you can hear me Bob.
Yea, and I need to get off my butt and mount an outside antenna one of these days. I also have my nice HF equipment sitting in a box, unpacked since we moved here. I know... I'm hanging my head in shame.
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Yeah, I've been draggin my feet on an outside antenna for 220. I've just been playing with a role up j pole. This month I'll get a ground plane for 220.
I'm avoiding HF even though I'm a general.
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Yea, and I need to get off my butt and mount an outside antenna one of these days. I also have my nice HF equipment sitting in a box, unpacked since we moved here. I know... I'm hanging my head in shame.
just tell me where the box is, I'll hike on over, put the box in your frige and move it outside! :2thumbsup: ;D (you said you only walk between the sofa and the frige!)
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FO... welcome to the world of ham radio.
You got more plugs than anyone in the history of our net ;D
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that was cool. nice to hear big John, forest gal and bob!
reception was at the worst a bit scratchy but just a few of those.
otherwise very clear! pretty darn cool. I guess when I get one it would be a relay of some sort to contact the big guy right?
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You got more plugs than anyone in the history of ours net ;D
Wait.. I thought Chuck had that honor. We are talking about hair plugs aren't we?
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FO... welcome to the world of ham radio.
You got more plugs than anyone in the history of ours net ;D
That was very cool! Thanks for all the plugs!!!!
so funny... I was involuntarily responding out loud half the time!
I learned a lot. Thanks!
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We checked in former Fire Chief Dennen for almost a year before he got his ticket. He would listen online, send me an email and we'd check him in.
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So I got that kenwood radio. all charged up... never turned it on! Can I listen on that as well? What channel do I turn on?
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For the Table Mtn Repeater Net you'll need to set it to : 145.2800
For Simplex Net you'll need: 145.520
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which band? a or b?
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Doesn't matter... your radio can monitor two independent frequencies at once
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Doesn't matter... your radio can monitor two independent frequencies at once
I can't find that channel. and I can't find the link to listen either! ::)
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Your radio has several different ways of programming frequencies. But in general, you want to read up on the "entering a frequency" portion of your owner's manual. Don't need to worry about assigning it to one of the radio's memory channels yet... just get the radio tuned to the correct frequency.
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thanks Bob. I can't figure it out. I'll keep trying. :)