1989 - Palomar Amateur Radio Club

A WORD TO THE WISE IS TOO MUCH
Al, N6GNB, gives us a timely
reminder and covers a pOint which
most of us are aware of but needs to
be reiterated for our newer hams and
~t11 make all of us more conscious
vf watching what we say on the air.
Alls point is: Not only the good
guys (us) are 1istening~0 our daily
chitchat on the repeaters and simplex.
Anybody with a scanner (or a
stolen ham rig) can monitor what we
say. If it is announced on the air
that you and your family are going
to be away for a specific period of
time itls simple enough for the bad
guys to go and rip you off. So
don't talk about it on the air.
Friends and acquaintances should
also remember not to be ·Helpful
Harrys· by telling those who call
you on the air that you are gone for
the day/week/month.
It has happened. The first W6NWG/R
was stolen by a burglar who heard
work crew members directed to the
site on the air! There was no other
way to find it except by luck as it
was in the basement of a house and
the antenna was hidden in the trees.
--t the burglar, KRIOK, drove to the
Q.te, broke into the house and stole
the repeater and the homemade dup1exer.
To this day we are quick to
veer away from the on-the-air question
of the repeater location - even
though we have a full time watchman
in a near neighbor and have taken
other security measures.
The point is: We have a lot of
listeners out there and they are not
all good guys! If you donlt want
the world to know, don't say it on
the repeaters.
KAISER HOSPITAL DISASTER NET
Michael Hamman,· WB6CSH, would
like to hear from hams interested in
becoming part of a SoCa1-wide Kaiser
Hospital Disaster Net operating on
2M.
Details on becoming part of this
disaster network and levels of
paricipation may be obtained from
Michael at 52S-5388, 436-4411 X
~·~9, or 741-3445 X 5398. Leave a
&_dsage if he is not available.
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Scope - May IS9
POTTER JR. HIGH SCHOOL ARC
Phil Leonelli, WF6L, who is an
. instructor at Potter Jr. High in
Fallbrook sends along word as to how
the schools ARC is getting along.
Phil is the faculty advisor and Art
Rideout, WA6IPD, is the club's
community advisor, and instructs in
electronic theory and antenna installation
at school and at each
studentls home.
. The Club has nine members who are
very active at school and at home.
They are: James Laszko, KB6UYM,
Cayce Ramey, KC6CFG, and Shao Miff1en,
Dan Prager, and Chad Dawson,
all awaiting licenses; and John
Liles, Mike Renshaw, John Shwartz,
and Noel Rideout, all getting ready
to take the license exams.
Due to the excellent 19M propagation
and an improved antenna system
at the school, this is the most
successful year in the promotion of
amateur radio at the school.
Students operate the club station
between 8738 and 9S99, during lunch
hour 1188-1138 and after school from
1445 to 1515. The Club meets on
Thursdays from 1598 to 1698. They
can be heard on the air on IBM
(2S.~-2S.5), on 49M CW (7.199­
7.158), and on packet via W6NWG on
145.85.
The Club is working on obtaining a
grant for satellite equipment. Phil
says donations of all kinds are
gratefully accepted.
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OFFICIAL CLUB BADGES are available
from John Tentor, W60LQ. John
is a stickler and requires, not only
money but, that you let him in on
your name and call sign if you want
them on your VERY own badge - like
the big guys.
John currently has on hand badges
for: KC6AST, KA7BAZ, KH6CN, W3CRU,
N7EaD, N6KHF, N6LTV, WB6NVX, WA6QCG,
N6RKP, WB6RWF, N6UIA If you don • t
want to pay full tab for your ~
badge, an attractive price can be
arranged for you on an unclaimed
badge, saving countless $$1
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