January 26, 2006 Net Report

Tonight we had 20 Amateur Radio Operators checking into our net. Thanks to all who continue to make our weekly net a success.

Trivia Question:

What United States military service was created on January 28th by an act of congress? Was it

• A) The Army National Guard
• B) The Coast Guard
• C) The Marine Corps
• D) The Civil Air Patrol

Trivia Answer:

• B) The Coast Guard

The Coast Guard began as the Revenue Cutter Service which was founded on August 4, 1790 as part of the Department of the Treasury. An act of the U.S. Congress created the Coast Guard in 1915, with the merger of the Revenue Cutter Service and the United States Lifesaving Service. The US Lighthouse Service was merged into the Coast Guard in 1939. The legal basis for the Coast Guard is Title 14 of the United States Code, which states: "The Coast Guard as established January 28, 1915, shall be a military service and a branch of the armed forces of the United States at all times." Upon the declaration of war or when the President directs, the Coast Guard operates under the authority of the Department of the Navy. The Coast Guard later moved to the Department of Transportation in 1967, and on March 1, 2003 it became part of the Department of Homeland Security.

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Once again, a lot of folks got the answer correct. You guys are just too smart! Here's a list of the hams that checked in to the net tonight. A * indicates the people who got the trivia answer correct. Thanks to all for checking in.

• WB6A Pat
• WB6ATV Ron *
• KE6CZH Robert
• KG6DBL Bill *
• K6FCC Khalil *
• KF6GKR Terry
• KE6IYC Brian *
• KD6JEV John *
  
• N6KAS Andy *
• WA6KFI Rick *
• KG6KTC Leon *
• W6NVY Gary *
• KG6NWJ Berry
• KF6PIH Scott
• K6QVZ Joe *
  
• KG6RDA Sidney *
• KF6RMC Michael
• KF6ZQM Harry *
• N6ZZK Ted
• K6MSU Ron *