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Archive From 11/23/2007

Friday Night Round Table Net - 11/23/2007
Start Time : 21:00:00 / End Time : 23:45:28 / 6 Rounds
Internet Control Operator(s) : W1SDM KC0UQY
Net Control Operator : Rich (KA6TMQ)

PositionCallsign NameCityState Checkin Stats
01KD0AMF Jeffrey Pritchard Rosemount MN --+XXX
02KC0WTA Daniel Prokosch Maplewood MN +++XXX
03KC0NBW Michael Beath Makinen MN ++++++
04KD0ABR Kevin Osborn North St Paul MN ++X++X
05KC0PMO Randall Vitales Bloomington MN +++++X
06N0DSH Franklin Haugen Minneapolis MN +++XXX
07KA0KOU Timothy Walsten Hopkins MN ++XXXX
08WD9GNJ Bradley Peters Forest Lake MN +XXXXX
09AA0WW Klay Christianson Northfield MN +++X+X
10KA0RXX Patrick Osborn North Saint Paul MN ++++++
11KC0WOA George Madline Stillwater MN ++++XX
12KC9JIK Michael Anderson Barron WI -++XXX
13KC0YIS Paul Anderson Minneapolis MN -+++XX
14KA0JQO Kevin Magloughlin Mountville PA -++++X
15WB0BWL Reuben Ruen Minneapolis MN -++XXX
16KT9C Tenney Crichton Somerset WI -++XXX
17N0TMU Charles Howell West Saint Paul MN -++XXX
18KD0ASG David Sanchez Edina MN -+X++X
19W0XH Aubrey Gooch North Branch MN --+X++
20W0FL Brian Hajder Crystal MN --++++
21KD0BGO Steven Hurvitz Richfield MN ---++X
22W3CMD George Marks Sr St Paul MN --+XXX
23N9XIS Thomas Berg Milltown WI ---+XX
24KC9HXR Zach Westlund New Richmond WI ---++X
25KD0BEP Andrew Turner Lino Lakes MN ----++
Checkin Stats Key : (Not Checked In -) (Checked In Answered Call This Round+) (Checked In Didn't Answer This RoundX)

QUESTIONS
At 22:04:02, during round 4 KC0YIS asked "Does Canada have call districts? Answer, yes they do. They have 10 districts, the same as the United States."

At 21:20:14, during round 2 AA0WW asked "Does anyone have any thoughts on building a cheap 160 meter wire antenna."

At 21:46:01, during round 3 KT9C asked "Why does the FCC have call districts if you can have any call sign you want?"

At 23:22:32, during round 5 W0FL asked "Are there any local supplies of telescoping aluminum tubing?"


COMMENTS
At 22:09:29, during round 4 WB0BWL said "Check out Saturday Hamtalk at 7:00 p.m. until 10:00 on 145.21 and 444.000 and 145.45 Also on Tuesday nights AMSAT net starting at 8:00 p.m. on 145.45"

At 22:12:49, during round 4 N0TMU said "468 / Frequency will give you the length of a half wave wire antenna, and 234 / Frequency will give you the length for a quarter wave."

At 22:20:33, during round 3 W0FL said "Iowa puts the county names on their license plates. Electric fence wire will work fine for an antenna, just make sure you make good connections with dissimilar metals."

At 22:31:31, during round 4 KA0RXX said "A couple of us have been working some psk around 144.170, so if anyone is interested, check it out..."

At 22:45:26, during round 5 W0XH said "Answer to trivia question (What is the formula to determine the length of a random wire antenna) is how much wire do you have divided by how good is your tuner."

At 23:37:03, during round 6 AA0WW said "The answer is 42."