June 28, 2007 -- State Density Trivia

Thanks to last week's Trivia Question, we learned that the least populated state is Wyoming and the most populated is California.

Tonight we ask...

TRIVIA QUESTION:

What state has the highest population density? In other words, what state has the most people per square mile?

TRIVIA ANSWER:

New Jersey, with 1134.4 people per square mile (according to the 2000 U.S. Census).

Rhode Island is 2nd (1003.2 people per square mile)

Massachusetts is 3rd (809.8)

California is a distand 12th (217.1)

And the least densly populated state is Alaska with 1.1 people per square mile)

Here's the complete list:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._states_by_population_density


Here's the list of stations that checked in to the net tonight along with their answers to the Trivia Question. Congrats to all who got the correct answer!

>>>>>>>> NET CHECK IN's <<<<<<<<

* WB6A - Pat - California
* WB6ATV - Ron - Delaware
* KE6CZH - Robert - New York
* W6DTS - Ted - New Jersey
* K6FCC - Khalil - New Jersey
* N6HY - Ernie - California
* KB6IS - Madeline - New Jersey
* KD6JEV - John - New York
* N6KAS - Andy - Delaware
* KG6KTC - Leon - Maryland
* NY6L - Jay - New York
* N6NGU - Lee - Texas
* W6NVY - Gary - Washington D.C.
* KG6NWJ - Barry - Hawaii
* KD6OBM - Jason - New York
* KG6RDA - Sidney - Checked in by ZQM
* KG6TRR - Bob - New Jersey
* AD6UP - Louie - New Jersey
* WA6USL - Murray - New York
* KF6YBM - Henry - California
* KF6ZQM - Harry - Checked in by ZQM
* N6ZZK - Theo - Hawaii
* K6MSU - Ron - New York
* KB0ODG - Larry - Rhode Island
* KA6LUI - David - New York

June 21, 2007 -- State Population Trivia

The state with the most people living in it is California with nearly 36 and a half million people.

TRIVIA QUESTION:

What state has the LEAST number of people?

TRIVIA ANSWER:

Wyoming with a population of 515,004 - as of July 1, 2006, according to the 2005 estimates of the United States Census Bureau.

The total population of the United States was 281,421,906 at the 2000 Census, and is estimated to be 302,130,897 in June 2007.

Wyoming's population represents 0.17% of the population of the United States.

By the way, Alaska, has a population of 670,053, making it 47th on the population list.

48th is North Dakota (635,867).

49th is Vermont (623,908).

Here's the complete breakdown:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._states_by_population

Here's the list of folks that checked in to tonight's net along with their answer. The number in parenthesis is that state's ranking in population.

>>>>>>>> NET CHECK IN's <<<<<<<<

* WB6A - Pat - Arizona (16)
* AC6AJ - Lee -
* WB6ATV - Ron - Wyoming (50) !!!!!!!! WINNER !!!!!!!!
* KE6CZH - Robert - No Answer
* KG6DBL - Bill - Rhode Island (43)
* W6DTS - Ted -
* K6FCC - Khalil - Montana (44)
* KF6GKR - Terry -
* N6HY - Ernie - Idaho (39)
* KB6IS - Madeline - Alaska (47)
* KD6JEV - John -
* N6KAS - Andy - New Hampshire (41)
* KG6KTC - Leon - Nevada (35)
* NY6L - Jay -
* K6LMN - Roger -
* KE6MSS - Thomas - Alaska (47)
* N6NGU - Lee - Montana (44)
* KD6NIW - Oliver - Texas (2)
* W6NVY - Gary - No Answer
* KG6NWJ - Barry -
* KD6OBM - Jason - South Dakota (46)
* KF6PIH - Scott - North Dakota (48)
* K6QVZ - Joe -
* KG6RDA - Sidney - Alaska (47)
* KG6TRR - Bob -
* AD6UP - Louie - Kansas (33)
* WA6USL - Murray -
* KF6YBM - Henry - Nevada (35)
* KF6ZQM - Harry - Alaska (47)
* N6ZZK - Theo - Checked in by KF6ZQM
* KG6HNF - Jeff - Wyoming (50) !!!!!!!! WINNER !!!!!!!!
* WA6JWF - Joey - Montana (44)
* KF6QIK - Can - North Dakota (48)
* KI6KGC - Mike - Alaska (47)
* AD6PD - John - Wyoming (50) !!!!!!!! WINNER !!!!!!!!

Thanks to all for checking in and playing along with the trivia question.

73. de N6CIZ.

June 14 -- Flag Day Trivia

Today, June 14th, is Flag Day. It commemorates the adoption of the flag of the United States, which happened on this date by resolution of the Second Continental Congress in 1777.


TRIVIA QUESTION:

Flag Day is not an official federal holiday, but on June 14, 1937 one state became the first (and only) U.S. state to celebrate Flag Day as a state holiday. What state is it?


TRIVIA ANSWER:

Pennsylvania


For more info on Flag Day, visit: http://www.usflag.org/history/flagday.html


Well, you guys are too good for me - many of you knew the answer to this one. Here's the list of folks who checked in to the net and their answers.

>>>>>>>> NET CHECK IN's <<<<<<<<

* WB6A - Pat - Mass
* WB6ATV - Ron - Penn
* KE6CZH - Robert - Rhode Island
* KG6DBL - Bill - Abstain
* K6FCC - Khalil - Penn
* KD6JEV - John - Mass
* N6KAS - Andy - Mass
* KG6KTC - Leon - Penn
* NY6L - Jay - Delaware
* K6LMN - Roger - Penn
* KE6MSS - Thomas - Penn
* N6NGU - Lee - Virginia
* KD6NIW - Oliver - Washington
* W6NVY - Gary - Penn
* KG6NWJ - Barry - Virginia
* KD6OBM - Jason - Penn
* KF6PIH - Scott - Vermont
* K6QVZ - Joe - Penn
* KG6RDA - Sidney - Vermont
* KG6TRR - Bob - Penn
* AD6UP - Louie - Penn
* KF6YBM - Henry - Texas
* KF6ZQM - Harry - Vermont
* N6ZZK - Theo - Penn


Thanks to all for checking in to the net and supporting us. Until next week...

73. de N6CIZ.

June 7, 2007 - Betamax Trivia

Today is Betamax Day! On this date, June 7th, Sony introduced the Betamax video recorder.

TRIVIA QUESTION:

In what year was the Betamax videocassette recorder introduced for sale to the public?

TRIVIA ANSWER:

1975.

Sony introduced the Betamax home video system in 1975 with the LV-1901 Trinitron/Betamax console. It was the most popular video format in 1983, gaining almost a third of the video recorder market, while Sanyo's VTC5000 was the top selling video recorder. By 1985, however, the market had turned sharply towards VHS.

1975: Sony Betamax Combination TV/VCR Released in the U.S.

Three Sony Betamax VCRs built for the American market. Top to Bottom: (1982) SL-2000 portable with TT-2000 tuner/timer 'Base Station', (1984) SL-HF 300 Betamax HiFi unit, (1988) SL-HF 360 SuperBeta HiFi unit.

Sony's ability to dictate an industry standard backfired when JVC, and parent Matsushita, made the tactical decision to forego Sony's offer of Betamax in favor of JVC's VHS technology. By 1984, forty companies utilized the VHS format in comparison with Beta's twelve. Sony finally conceded defeat in 1988 when it too began producing VHS recorders. However, Sony may be said to have had some small consolation in this saga as its Video-8 small-format videotape is essentially a scaled-down version of the Betamax, and Video-8 dominated the home camcorder format for the next 15 years with the rival VHS-C format, until both formats were rendered obsolete by the digital MiniDV standard.

The real reason for the success of VHS is RCA, who asked Matsushita for a 4 hour VHS machine. RCA had earlier discussed this with Sony during Beta's development phase, but Sony's engineers felt that by slowing the tape speed from 4 to 2 cm/sec and narrowing the video track, picture quality would be too poor. Matsushita, despite protests from JVC, delivered Long Play, exactly what RCA wanted. RCA in turn would offer their 4 hour VHS decks at a suggested retail of $995.

Despite the sharp decline in sales of Betamax recorders in the late 1980s and subsequent halt in production of new recorders by Sony in 2002, the format is still being used by a small number of people, most of whom are collectors or hobbyists. New cassettes are still available for purchase at online shops and used recorders are often found at flea markets, thrift stores, or on internet auction sites.


Congratulations to Theo, N6ZZK for getting the correct answer to tonight's question. here's the list of folks who checked in and their answers to the Trivia Question.

>>>>>>>> NET CHECK IN's <<<<<<<<

* WB6A - Pat - 1985
* AC6AJ - Lee - 1958
* WB6ATV - Ron -
* W6CWM - Jim -
* KE6CZH - Robert - 1976
* KG6DBL - Bill - 1978
* W6DTS - Ted -
* K6FCC - Khalil - 1977
* KF6GKR - Terry - 1965
* N6HY - Ernie -
* KB6IS - Madeline -
* KD6JEV - John -
* N6KAS - Andy -
* KG6KTC - Leon - 1979
* NY6L - Jay - 1976
* K6LMN - Roger - 1976
* KE6MSS - Thomas - 1979
* N6NGU - Lee - "No Idea"
* KD6NIW - Oliver -
* W6NVY - Gary - 1977
* KG6NWJ - Barry - 1974
* KD6OBM - Jason - 1978
* KF6PIH - Scott - 1979
* K6QVZ - Joe - 2002
* KG6RDA - Sidney - 1975
* KG6TRR - Bob -
* AD6UP - Louie - 1971
* WA6USL - Murray - 1970
* KF6YBM - Henry - 1982
* KF6ZQM - Harry - 1975
* N6ZZK - Theo - 1975
* KA6LUI - David - 1978


73. de N6CIZ.