The club net meets every Thursday at 8:00PM on the 146.76 repeater.
K2WJS - Bill | KB8VXE - Carl | N8AUC - Eric |
K8ARP - Arp | KC8FQV - Mark | N8QMK - Mike |
K8EHP - Mike | KC8MRC - Bob | N8UPZ - Bill |
K8SAS - Steve | KD8FTS - Eddie | W8IE - Ed |
KA8JOY - Robert | KE8CEO - Robert | W8JMI - Bryan |
KA8WQL - Bob | KF8BKNF - Mike | WA8AWD - Bob |
KB8VBR - Leone | N8AHS - Fred | WA8ZHN - Jim |
12/12/24 | Carl | KB8VXE |
12/19/24 | Ed | W8IE |
12/26/24 | Jim | WA8ZHN |
1/2/25 | ErIc | N8AUC |
1/9/25 | Jim | WA8ZHN |
1/16/25 | Carl | KB8VXE |
1/23/25 | Ed | W8IE |
1/30/25 | Eric | N8AUC |
2/6/25 | Eric | N8AUC |
2/13/25 | Jim | WA8ZHN |
2/20/25 | Carl | KB8VXE |
2/27/25 | ED | W8IE |
KB8VXE - Carl | N8AUC - Eric |
W8IE - Ed | WA8ZHN -Jim |
KM8V - Jon |
Trivia questions are multiple-choice. If unsure, it's okay to guess! If you know the answer, no explanation is needed - it makes things less fun for those after you.
After the correct answer is revealed, sharing related facts or personal stories is encouraged, but save detailed discussions for the end of the session. Let the Net Control know if you have extra information to share afterwards.
10/10/24 Question-1: The original purpose and design for usage of the German 'cryptographic' Enigma Machine was to....?
Answer-1: Communicate Stock Market Information
(The basic Enigma cryptographic machine was of Slavic origin and designed to communicate secrets of Stock Market Traders: Prior to WW Two Nazi Germany acquired the device and used it deceptively and successfully for years in the military)
Question-2: Can a for profit business have an employee/employer hold a club station license in the company's name, only using it for non-pecuniery interests in the amateur service?
Yes or No
Answer-2: Yes
(AS long as the business does not advertise or benefit from use of a club station license, it may be issued to them.)
10/17/24 Question: The Mississippi River begins and ends in what FCC call districts?
Answer: A. Begins in 0 and ends in 5
Question from today’s QRZ Trivia Quiz.
10/24/24 Question: WHAT IS A COMMON COMPONENT OF RESISTORS?
CHOICES: A-ALUMINUM POWDER ,B-CARBON,C-XERCONIUM,D-LEAD
Answer: B- Carbon
10/31/24 Question: Icelandic television was not broadcast on Thursdays until what year?
Choices: A)1930, B)1966, C)1983, D)1986, E)1987
Answer: D= 1987 it wasn’t until 1987 that Icelanders could watch TV every day of the week.
11/07/24 Question: The HQ-120X was made by what company?
Choices: A) Hammarlund, B) Howard, C) Hallicrafter, D) Hewlett Packard
Answer: A) Hammarlund.
11/14/24 Question: Faraday Rotation applies to what area of radio communications?
More information can be found at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faraday_effect#:~:text=In%20particular%2C%20Faraday%20rotation%20measurements,field%20in%20the%20coronal%20plasma.
11/21/24 Question: What is a Lecher Wire?
Answer: B. An instrument for measuring wavelength
The Lecher Wire was one of the earliest instruments invented by Ernst Lecher to measure the Voltage Standing Wave Ratio (VSWR) in an antenna.
Source: QRZ.com daily quiz
More information: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernst_Lecher
11/28/24 - No Net tonight, Wishing all a Happy Thanksgiving !
12/05 Question: What is the minimum age requirement for being a volunteer examiner?
Answer: B) 18. - A VE applicant must have a minimum age of 18.
12/12/19 Question: The 11 meter band (now CB radio) was once authorized for use by amateurs in what year?
Answer: C) 1947. (We called it the 11 meter band back then. It has many names today.)
Discussion: What are some names that CB has been called (Chicken Band, Children's Band, Continuous Buying and Clown Band.
12/19/24 Question: How fast do radio waves travel in a vacuum?
Answer: D) 300,000 kilometers per second
(300,000 Kilometers/sec is roughly equal to 186,000 miles/second)