LAUSD Amateur Radio Association

January 3, 2008 -- Drinking Straw Trivia

2008-01-03T23:21:00.000-08:00

Happy New Year to everyone on the Net. Today is the 3rd day of the year and the first Net of 2008 (or MMVIII in Roman Numerals...).

o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o

Today we say Happy Birthday to the drinking straw!

Well, not really, but kind of...

Drinking straws have been around for a long time. The first straws were made by the Sumerian's, and were used for drinking beer (as to avoid the solid byproducts of fermentation). The earliest drinking straws were hollow stems of grass, literally made of straw.

But on this date in history, January 3rd, Marvin C. Stone patented the modern drinking straw.

TRIVIA QUESTION:

In what year did Stone patent the drinking straw?

TRIVIA ANSWER:

1888.

Early paper straws had a narrow bore similar to that of the grass stems then in common use. It was common to use two of them, to reduce the effort needed to take each sip. Modern plastic straws are made with a larger bore, so only one is needed for comfortable drinking.

In the United States, most straws are plastic. Ted's Montana Grill claims to have "re-invented the paper straw" (not produced in the United States since 1970) as part of its effort to be an environmentally-friendly restaurant.

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Congratulations to all who got the answer to tonight's Trivia Question and a hearty thank you to everyone for playing along.

Here is the list of stations that checked in to tonight's net along with their answers:

* WB6A - Pat - 1940
* AC6AJ - Lee - 1878
* WB6ATV - Ron - 1919
* KE6CZH - Robert - 1800
* KG6DBL - Bill - 1903
* W6DTS - Ted - 1888
* K6FCC - Khalil - 1888
* KB6IS - Madeline - 1883
* N6KAS - Andy - 1894
* KG6KTC - Leon - 1887
* NY6L - Jay - 1924
* K6LMN - Roger - 1890
* KE6MSS - Thomas - 1869
* N6NGU - Leigh - 1886
* KD6NIW - Oliver - 1884
* W6NVY - Gary - 1886
* KG6NWJ - Barry - 1860
* KD6OBM - Jason - 1875
* KF6PIH - Scott - 1895
* K6QVZ - Joe - 1883
* KG6RDA - Sidney - 1890
* AD6UP - Louie - 1886
* KF6YBM - Henry - 1870
* KF6ZQM - Harry - 1890
* N6ZZK - Theo - 1935
* KF6MKN - Brad - 1806
* W6ELL - Jim - 1890

73. de N6CIZ.

December 27, 2007 - New Year Trivia

2007-12-27T19:54:00.000-08:00

January 1st and the start of a new year is just five days away.

Believe it or not, it took quite a long time before the adoption of the 1st of January as the start of the year became widespread.

For example, in Great Britain and the British colonies, January 1st was not adopted as the start of the new year until 1752.

TRIVIA QUESTION:

Before they adopted January 1st as the start of the new year, what date was "New Year's Day" in England?

TRIVIA ANSWER:

March 25th.

In England, March 25, also known as "Lady Day" (for the Feast of the Annunciation in the Christian calendar) was New Year's Day up to 1752 when, following the move from the Julian Calendar to the Gregorian Calendar, January 1st became the start of the year.

The logic of using Lady Day as the start of the year is that it reckons years A.D. from the moment of the Incarnation, which is considered to take place at the moment of the conception of Jesus at the Annunciation rather than at the moment of his birth at Christmas.

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Congratulations to all who got the answer to tonight's Trivia Question and a hearty thank you to everyone for playing along. Here is the list of stations that checked in to tonight's net along with their answers:

* WB6A - Pat - October 1
* KE6CZH - Robert - July 1
* KG6DBL - Bill - April 6
* W6DTS - Ted - December 25
* K6FCC - Khalil - March 21
* KD6JEV - John - March 1
* N6KAS - Andy - June 1
* KG6KTC - Leon - April 1
* NY6L - Jay - January 5
* K6LMN - Roger - March 1
* KE6MSS - Thomas - July 1
* KD6NIW - Oliver - May 1
* W6NVY - Gary - December 32 (!)
* KG6NWJ - Barry - January 6
* KG6RDA - Sidney - Rosh Hashanah
* AD6UP - Louie - September 2
* KF6YBM - Henry - July 1
* KF6ZQM - Harry - Rosh Hashanah
* N6ZZK - Theo - November 18
* KF6MKN - Brad - March 21
* KB6KMU - Juan - No Answer
* KE6LUI - May 1

Thanks to all for your support throughout the year! Happy New Year!

de N6CIZ

December 20, 2007 -- Christmas Tree Trivia

2007-12-20T19:59:00.000-08:00

Franklin Pierce was the first president to introduce the Christmas tree to the White House in 1856 for a group of Washington Sunday School children.

TRIVIA QUESTION:

Which president banned Christmas trees from the White House?

TRIVIA ANSWER:

In 1901, Theodore Roosevelt decided to set an environmental example for the nation and voiced his concern along with other naturalists and conservationists who were urging Americans to forgo the Christmas tree tradition.

This self-imposed ban failed when Roosevelt found one of his sons smuggled a tree into his bedroom closet. The defied Roosevelt sent his errant son to Gifford Pinchot, new head of the National Forest Service, for a lecture regarding his wayward behavior.

Fortunately, Pinchot did not defend Roosevelt's position. Instead, Pinchot explained that fire, not the cutting of Christmas trees, posed the worst threat to our national forests. He explained proper cutting actually could be beneficial to forest lands. Christmas trees were allowed back in the White House.

Today, Christmas trees are grown much like any other agricultural crop. In fact, about 112,000 acres in the Northwest are planted with about 11 million trees.

These trees are shipped across the United States and overseas to China, Japan, Hong Kong, Mexico, Guam, Puerto Rico and Samoa.

The Northwest is the largest growing area in the nation and is the world's largest producer of Douglas firs.

Enjoy your Christmas tree. It has a long and rich tradition. Happy holidays.

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Congratulations to all who got the answer to tonight's Trivia Question and a hearty thank you to everyone for playing along. Here is the list of stations that checked in to tonight's net along with their answers:

* WB6A - Pat - No Answer
* AC6AJ - Lee - Dwight D. Eisenhower
* KE6CZH - Robert - Harry S. Truman
* KG6DBL - Bill - Hillary Clinton (!)
* W6DTS - Ted - Theodore Roosevelt
* K6FCC - Khalil - Franklin D. Roosevelt
* KF6GKR - Terry - No Answer
* N6HY - Ernie - Franklin D. Roosevelt
* KD6JEV - John - Theodore Roosevelt
* N6KAS - Andy - William McKinley
* KG6KTC - Leon - Herbert Hoover
* NY6L - Jay - Lyndon B. Johnson
* K6LMN - Roger - Franklin D. Roosevelt
* KE6MSS - Thomas - Herbert Hoover
* N6NGU - Leigh - Herbert Hoover
* W6NVY - Gary - Franklin D. Roosevelt
* KD6OBM - Jason - Harry S. Truman
* KF6PIH - Scott - Lyndon B. Johnson
* K6QVZ - Joe - Lyndon B. Johnson
* KG6RDA - Sidney - Checked in by N6ZZK
* AD6UP - Louie - Theodore Roosevelt
* KF6YBM - Henry - Franklin D. Roosevelt
* KF6ZQM - Harry - Checked in by N6ZZK
* N6ZZK - Theo - Franklin D. Roosevelt
* KG6MQE - Jim - Lyndon B. Johnson
* KF6MKN - Brad - Franklin D. Roosevelt
* W6ELL - Jim - Herbert Hoover
* KI6LDI - Ken - Harry S. Truman

I wish everyone a Happy Holiday Season. Merry Christmas to all!

de N6CIZ

December 13, 2007 -- 12 Days of Christmas Trivia

2007-12-13T19:57:00.000-08:00

You remember the song "The Twelve Days of Christmas" with it's 12 Drummers Drumming, eleven Pipers piping, 10 Lords a leaping, all the way down to two Turtle Doves and a Partridge in a pear tree.

TRIVIA QUESTION:

Well, if you went out today to buy your true love all of the items mentioned in the song, how much would it cost?

TRIVIA ANSWER:

$19,507

According to the 23rd annual PNC Wealth Management Christmas Price Index survey, the cost of "The Twelve Days of Christmas" is $19,507 in 2007, a 3.1 percent increase over last year.

True Loves will have to pay a bit more for the five Gold Rings this year, as the jewelers who provide the prices for the rings report having no choice but to pass increased prices along to consumers as the price of gold continues to rise.

The price of five gold rings now totals $395, a 21.5 percent increase over 2006 prices, but still nowhere close to 1989 prices, when the five Gold Rings hit an all-time high of $750.

As the only unskilled laborers in the Christmas Price Index, the eight Maids-a-Milking make minimum wage, and have not had a raise since 1997. This year, Congress increased their wages by 13.6 percent; bringing the cost of eight Maids-a-Milking for one hour of work to $46.80. The True Love will have to reach deeper into his pockets for the milkmaids in 2008 and 2009, as well - Congress has already approved continued increases to the minimum wage for the next two years.

The cost of most performers in the index - the Drummers Drumming, Pipers Piping and Lords-a-Leaping - rose a modest 3 to 4 percent, due primarily to an increase in the performers’ compensation, reflecting the current labor market in which the unemployment rate is still below 5 percent. Only the price for the Ladies Dancing was unchanged this year, according to Philadanco, a modern dance company in Philadelphia.

Among the feathered friends in the Christmas Price Index, the most notable increase was a 20 percent change in the price for six Geese-a-Laying, provided by the National Aviary.

Most of the other bird prices in the index remained even with last year’s rates, thanks to steady supply and demand for Partridges, Turtle Doves, French Hens and Swans. Aside from the Geese-a-Laying, only the Calling Birds will cost more in 2007. PNC prices the Calling Birds from a national pet store chain, and prices for Calling Birds (or canaries) were up 25 percent this year, thanks to higher demand and increased shipping costs for retailers.

For more, visit:
http://www.pncchristmaspriceindex.com/index.htm

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Congratulations to KE6MSS who was closest to the answer to tonight's Trivia Question and a hearty thank you to everyone for playing along. Here is the list of stations that checked in to tonight's net along with their answers:

* WB6A - Pat - $5,000
* AC6AJ - Lee - $7,527.62
* KE6CZH - Robert - $2,500
* KG6DBL - Bill - $7,777.77
* W6DTS - Ted - $18,388.88
* K6FCC - Khalil - $19,602.55
* N6HY - Ernie - $10,000
* KB6IS - Madeline - $4,900
* KD6JEV - John - $3,100
* KG6KTC - Leon - $25,00
* NY6L - Jay - $12,500
* K6LMN - Roger - $12,000
* KE6MSS - Thomas - $19,000
* N6NGU - Leigh - $20,000
* KD6NIW - Oliver - $8,955
* W6NVY - Gary - $8,888
* KG6NWJ - Barry - $250,000
* KF6PIH - Scott - $3,500
* K6QVZ - Joe - $8,000
* KG6RDA - Sidney - Checked in by ZQM
* KG6TRR - Bob - $17,000
* AD6UP - Louie - $18,920
* KF6YBM - Henry - $0 (Let the government pay for it!)
* KF6ZQM - Harry - $93,000
* N6ZZK - Theo - $6,543.21
* WA6QAG - Max - $20,000

December 6, 2007 -- Encyclopedia Trivia

2007-12-06T19:59:00.000-08:00

On this date in history... the first edition of the Encyclopedia Britannica, the oldest English-language encyclopedia still in print, was published.

TRIVIA QUESTION:

In what year was the Encyclopedia Britannica first published?

TRIVIA ANSWER:

1768.

The Britannica has been issued in 15 official editions, with multi-volume supplements to the 3rd and 5th editions. The 15th edition underwent a massive re-organization in 1985, but the updated, current version is still known as the 15th edition.

Throughout its history, the Britannica has been devoted to two aims: to be an excellent reference book and to provide educational material for those who wish to study. In 1974, the 15th edition adopted a third goal: to systematize all of human knowledge.

Here is the Title Page from the first edition of the Encyclopedia Britannica:

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Congratulations to all who got the answer to tonight's Trivia Question and a hearty thank you to everyone for playing along. Here is the list of stations that checked in to tonight's net along with their answers:

* WB6A - Pat - 1920
* AC6AJ - Lee - 1807
* KE6CZH - Robert - 1800
* KG6DBL - Bill - 1800
* W6DTS - Ted - 1770
* K6FCC - Khalil - 1912
* N6HY - Ernie - 1803
* KB6IS - Madeline - 1841
* KD6JEV - John - Late Check In
* N6KAS - Andy - 1813
* KG6KTC - Leon - 1800
* NY6L - Jay - 1768
* K6LMN - Roger - 1890
* KE6MSS - Thomas - 1820
* N6NGU - Leigh - 1850
* KD6NIW - Oliver - 1770
* W6NVY - Gary - 1842
* KG6NWJ - Barry - 1885
* KD6OBM - Jason - 1805
* K6QVZ - Joe - 1875
* KG6RDA - Sidney - 1768
* KG6TRR - Bob - 1783
* AD6UP - Louie - 1874
* WA6USL - Murray - 1776
* KF6YBM - Henry - 1785
* KF6ZQM - Harry - Checked in by KG6RDA
* KI6LDI - Ken - 1785
* KI6KFF - Susan - Late Check In
* KC6ZUT - Max - Late Check In

Starting next week: 2 weeks of Christmas Trivia.

73's de N6CIZ.

November 27, 2007 -- State Fair Food Trivia

2007-11-29T19:51:00.000-08:00

I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving Day last week. There was no net because of the holiday. Here's the Trivia Question for tonight's net:

TRIVIA QUESTION:

What popular food item was supposedly created by Neil Fletcher in 1942 for the Texas State Fair?

TRIVIA ANSWER:

The Corn Dog.

More trivia:

In Japan, Corn Dogs are called American Dogs.

The first Saturday of March is National Corn Dog Day.

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Congratulations to all who got the answer to tonight's Trivia Question and a hearty thank you to everyone for playing along. Here is the list of stations that checked in to tonight's net along with their answers:

* WB6A - Pat - Baby Back Ribs
* AC6AJ - Lee - Corn Dog
* KE6CZH - Robert - Cotton Candy
* KG6DBL - Bill - Snow Cone
* K6FCC - Khalil - Corn Dog
* N6HY - Ernie - Eskimo Pie
* KB6IS - Madeline - Candy Apple
* KD6JEV - John - No Idea
* N6KAS - Andy - Hot Dog on a Stick
* KG6KTC - Leon - Snow Cone
* NY6L - Jay - Chili
* N6NGU - Leigh - Hamburger
* W6NVY - Gary - Cotton Candy
* KD6OBM - Jason - Corn Dog
* KF6PIH - Scott - Corn Dog
* K6QVZ - Joe - Chili Dog
* KG6RDA - Sidney - Checked in by KF6ZQM
* KG6TRR - Bob - Fried Twinkies
* AD6UP - Louie - Corn Dog
* WA6USL - Murray - Ice Cream Sandwich
* KF6YBM - Henry - Chili Dog
* KF6ZQM - Harry - Corn Dog
* N6ZZK - Theo - Candy Cane
* KD6EDS - Bob - Carmel Corn
* KI6NGO - Mike - Corn Dog

November 15, 2007 -- Earthquake Trivia

2007-11-15T19:56:00.000-08:00

On Wednesday a Magnitude 7.7 earthquake hit Northern Chile and was felt as far away as Sao Paulo, Brazil, some 1400 miles to the east.

Crushed cars are seen under a roof that collapsed after an earthquake in Antofagasta, northwest of Santiago, Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2007. A major earthquake crushed cars, damaged hundreds of houses and terrified people for hundreds of miles around Wednesday. Authorities reported at least two deaths and more than 100 injuries. (AP Photo)

Earthquakes are pretty common in California and are something we should all prepare for.

TRIVIA QUESTION:

In what year did the earliest reported earthquake in California occur?

TRIVIA ANSWER:

The earliest reported earthquake in California was felt in 1769 by the exploring expedition of Gaspar de Portola while the group was camping about 30 miles southeast of Los Angeles.

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Congratulations to all who got the answer to tonight's Trivia Question and a hearty thank you to everyone for playing along. Here is the list of stations that checked in to tonight's net along with their answers:

* WB6A - Pat - 1930
* AC6AJ - Lee - 1851
* WB6ATV - Ron - 1783
* KE6CZH - Robert - 1920
* KG6DBL - Bill - 1479
* K6FCC - Khalil - 1770
* KF6GKR - Terry - 1906
* KB6IS - Madeline - 1790
* KD6JEV - John - 1873
* N6KAS - Andy - 1813
* KG6KTC - Leon - 1780
* NY6L - Jay - 1906
* K6LMN - Roger - 1849
* KE6MSS - Thomas - 1769
* N6NGU - Leigh - 1865
* W6NVY - Gary - 1780
* KD6OBM - Jason - 1787
* KF6PIH - Scott - 1650
* K6QVZ - Joe - 1780
* KG6RDA - Sidney - 1902
* AD6UP - Louie - 1850
* KF6YBM - Henry - 1846
* KF6ZQM - Harry - Checked in by Sidney, KG6RDA
* N6ZZK - Theo - 1500
* W6REH - Roy - 1550
* K6SMO - Paul - 1770
* N6MDZ - Mike - 1720
* KF6MKN - Francis - 1856
* AC6LC - Don - 1790
* KC6ZUT - Max - 1850
* KG6YEB - Everett - 1780

There will be no net next week since that is Thanksgiving Day. Happy Turkey Day! We'll see ya all on Thursday, November 29th for the next net.

73 de N6CIZ

November 8, 2007 -- Emergency Preparedness Kit

2007-11-08T20:01:00.000-08:00

Once again we are not having a trivia question but are asking a question about emergency preparedness.

Tonight we are asking you to name an item that would be good to have in an emergency supplies kit?

Here's the list of check-ins and their answers to this question:

* WB6A - Pat - Food for both Humans and Pets
* WB6ATV - Ron - Can Openers
* KE6CZH - Robert - Radio - Both AM/FM and VHF/UHF
* KG6DBL - Bill - Crank Operated Radio and Flashlight
* W6DTS - Ted - Lantern, Stove, and Flashlight
* K6FCC - Khalil - A 9MM
* KF6GKR - Terry - Important Papers
* KB6IS - Madeline - Water, Tennis Shoes
* KD6JEV - John - Crank Radio and Flashlight
* KI6JVA - Mark - Gun and Bubble Gum
* N6KAS - Andy - Ham Radio Equipment
* KG6KTC - Leon - Money
* NY6L - Jay - Generator, Fuel, Storage Batteries
* K6LMN - Roger - Food
* N6NGU - Leigh - Strong Young Man
* W6NVY - Gary - Medications and Duct Tape
* KG6NWJ - Barry - 10' Hose for Siphoning Gas
* KF6PIH - Scott - Laptop Computer
* K6QVZ - Joe - Clothes
* KG6RDA - Sidney - Flashlight
* AD6UP - Louie - Lots of T.P.
* KF6YBM - Henry - Remember to Date Food, Medications, Etc.
* KF6ZQM - Harry - Checked in By RDA
* N6ZZK - Theo - Activities for Kids
* KI6LZI - Ken - DC to AC Power Inverter
* K6SMO - Paul - A Plan to Contact Family Members

Thanks to all who checked in. It looks like we've got a good list started.

de N6CIZ.

November 1, 2007 -- Weather Trivia

2007-11-01T19:55:00.000-07:00

On this date in history... November 1st, the Weather Bureau (later renamed the National Weather Service) made its first official meteorological forecast.

TRIVIA QUESTION:

In what year did the Weather Bureau make its first weather forecast?

TRIVIA ANSWER:

1870.

And they've been throwing darts at the weather forecasting dartboard ever since!

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Congratulations to all who got the answer to tonight's Trivia Question and a hearty thank you to everyone for playing along. Here is the list of stations that checked in to tonight's net along with their answers:

* WB6A - Pat - 1945
* AC6AJ - Lee - 1820
* KE6CZH - Robert - 1930
* KG6DBL - Bill - 1937
* W6DTS - Ted - Late Check In
* K6FCC - Khalil - 1870
* N6HY - Ernie - 1902
* KB6IS - Madeline - 1858
* KD6JEV - John - 1868
* N6KAS - Andy - 1925
* KG6KTC - Leon - 1939
* NY6L - Jay - 1939
* K6LMN - Roger - 1900
* KE6MSS - Thomas - 1966
* N6NGU - Lee - 1927
* KD6NIW - Oliver - 1925
* W6NVY - Gary - 1942
* KG6NWJ - Barry - 1885
* KD6OBM - Jason - No Answer
* KF6PIH - Scott - 1890
* K6QVZ - Joe -
* KG6RDA - Sidney - Checked in by ZZK
* KG6TRR - Bob - 1914
* AD6UP - Louie - 1921
* KF6YBM - Henry - "I don't know"
* KF6ZQM - Harry - Checked in by ZZK
* N6ZZK - Theo - 1882
* KI6JVA - Mark - 1900
* KI6KFS - Susan - 1914
* W6REH - Roy - 1843
* N6MDZ - Mike - 1908
* KA6LUI - David - 1931

Thanks to all stations for checking in!

73. de N6CIZ.

October 25, 2007 - How Prepared Are You?

2007-10-25T20:09:00.000-07:00

For the last two weeks we've had some Survey Questions for you when you checked in. I was going to go back to a Trivia Question today, but because of the wildfires this past week, I want to do one more survey question before we go back to having "mindless fun" with Trivia.

This week we have seen many people (some are saying up to 1 Million!) forced to evacuate their homes on short notice.

If you had to evacuate your home with 10 minutes notice, are you ready? Do you have your important papers ready to go? Your medicines? A "Go Bag" packed and waiting? A full tank of gas in your car?

SURVEY QUESTION:

On a scale of 1 to 10 (1 being not prepared at all and 10 being totally ready) how prepared are you to evacuate your home on short notice?

I'll record your answers and give an average at the end of the net.

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A hearty thank you to everyone for playing along. Here is the list of stations that checked in to tonight's net along with their answers:

* WB6A - Pat - 1
* AC6AJ - Lee - 4
* KE6CZH - Robert - 5
* KG6DBL - Bill - 3
* W6DTS - Ted - 7
* K6FCC - Khalil - 7
* KF6GKR - Terry - 9
* KB6IS - Madeline - 1
* KD6JEV - John - 4
* N6KAS - Andy - 7
* KG6KTC - Leon - 2
* NY6L - Jay - 7
* K6LMN - Roger - 6
* N6NGU - Lee - I could not copy...
* W6NVY - Gary - 5
* KG6NWJ - Barry - 6
* KF6PIH - Scott - 6
* K6QVZ - Joe - 5
* KG6RDA - Sidney - 8
* AD6UP - Louie - 3
* KF6YBM - Henry - 5
* KF6ZQM - Harry - 8
* N6ZZK - Theo - Late Check In
* N6CIZ - Rich - 4
* KG6DRL - Early Check In
* KI6JVA - Mark - 1
* W6REH - Roy - 5
* KD6VAE - Bill - 5
* KB6NQW - Tom - Late Check In

TOTAL = 124
Divided by 25 Check Ins

= 4.96 Average

Food for thought, for sure! We all can and should do better!

73. de N6CIZ

October 18, 2007 - Secondary School Trivia

2007-10-18T20:07:00.000-07:00

Once again this week, we will not a "Trivia Question" as such but kind of a survey. Since the LAUSDARA supports the Los Angeles Unified School District, we'd like to know:

TRIVIA QUESTION:

What is the name of the Secondary School (that's the Junior or Senior High School) that's closest to you QTH?

TRIVIA ANSWER:

Check out the answers below from those who checked in:

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Here is the list of stations that checked in to tonight's net along with their answers:

* WB6A - Pat - Mark Twain Middle School, Venice High School
* AC6AJ - Lee - Venice HS
* WB6ATV - Ron - Willard MS, El Sereno MS
* KE6CZH - Robert - Marcum MS
* KG6DBL - Bill - Ramona Jr HS (Chino)
* K6FCC - Khalil - Hamilton HS
* KF6GKR - Terry - 7th St. School
* KB6IS - Madeline - Fairfax HS
* KD6JEV - John - Savanna HS (Anaheim)
* KG6KTC - Leon - Vernon Jr HS (Montclair)
* NY6L - Jay - Palms MS
* K6LMN - Roger - Emmerson MS
* KE6MSS - Thomas - The Accelerated Charter School
* N6NGU - Lee - Palms MS, Hamilton HS
* KD6NIW - Oliver - Franklin HS
* W6NVY - Gary - Burbank MS
* KF6PIH - Scott - Does Not Know
* K6QVZ - Joe - Webster
* KG6RDA - Sidney - Checked in by ZQM
* KG6TRR - Bob - Hollenbeck MS, Roosevelt HS
* AD6UP - Louie - Roosevelt HS
* WA6USL - Murray - Taft HS
* KF6YBM - Henry - Stevens MS, Cabrillo HS
* KF6ZQM - Harry - Burbank MS
* N6ZZK - Theo - Virgi MS, Belmont HS
* KE6LUI - David - Bell HS (City of Bell)
* N6MDZ - Mike - San Dimas
* KI6LDI - Ken - Jane Adams MS (Lawndale)
* W6REH - Roy - Cleveland HS
* KD6IYJ - Nick - Elizabeth Learning School
* KG6EJY - Morrie - Bell Gardens School

Thanks. 73.
de N6CIZ

October 11, 2007 -- Radio Preparedness Trivia

2007-10-11T20:14:00.000-07:00

Tonight's trivia question is a bit different. In fact, it's not a trivia question at all. It's more like a poll. In keeping with a theme of Radio Preparedness I'd like everyone to answer the following question:

TRIVIA QUESTION:

If AC power to your home went out 10 minutes before the net started, could you check in to the Thursday Night Net from your house?

In other words, Do you have an HT with charged batteries, or would you need to go out to your car and use the mobile rig? Or maybe you have battery backup for your Ham station?

So, if there was no AC power, could you check in, and how???

TRIVIA ANSWER

There is no right or wrong answer. BUT... If you could not check in to the net without the use of AC power, maybe you need to think about just how prepared you REALLY are for an emergency.

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Here is the list of stations that checked in to tonight's net:

* WB6A - Pat
* KE6CZH - Robert
* KG6DBL - Bill
* K6FCC - Khalil
* KF6GKR - Terry
* KB6IS - Madeline
* KD6JEV - John
* N6KAS - Andy
* KG6KTC - Leon
* NY6L - Jay
* K6LMN - Roger
* KE6MSS - Thomas
* N6NGU - Lee
* W6NVY - Gary
* KG6NWJ - Barry
* KD6OBM - Jason
* KF6PIH - Scott
* KG6RDA - Sidney
* KG6TRR - Bob
* AD6UP - Louie
* WA6USL - Murray
* KF6YBM - Henry
* KF6ZQM - Harry
* N6ZZK - Theo
* KI6LDL - Ken
* KG6WAP - Danial
* KI6JVA - Mark
* XE2AC6BA - Wally in Ensenada Mexico!
* KF6MKN - Brad

73. de N6CIZ

October 4, 2007 -- Snoopy Trivia

2007-10-04T19:55:00.000-07:00

On this date in history, October 4, Charlie Brown's pet beagle Snoopy made his first appearance.

TRIVIA QUESTION:

In what year did Snoopy first appear in the Peanuts comic strip?

TRIVIA ANSWER:

October 4, 1950, two days after the strip premiered.

Snoopy Makes His First Appearance in Peanuts

He was identified by name on November 10. Schulz was originally going to call him "Sniffy" until he discovered that name was used in a different comic strip.

Snoopy began his life in the strip as a fairly ordinary dog, but eventually evolved into perhaps the strip's most dynamic character - and among the most recognizable comic characters in the world.

Many of Peanuts' memorable moments come in Snoopy's daydream as a writer: his eternal opener on the typewriter "It was a dark and stormy night..." is taken from Edward George Bulwer-Lytton's 1830 novel Paul Clifford.

Possibly his most famous alter-ego is as the World War I Flying Ace, often seen battling his arch-enemy, the Red Baron. For this, he would climb to the top of his doghouse, don goggles and a scarf, and thus fly his Sopwith Camel (the type of plane flown by Arthur "Roy" Brown, who was credited with shooting down the Red Baron in World War I, and whose surname matches that of Snoopy's owner).

The Red Baron, like other adult figures in Peanuts, was never drawn in a strip; his presence was indicated through the bullet holes that would riddle the doghouse in a dogfight, and Snoopy's angry outbursts in response: "Curse you, Red Baron!" (usually accompanied by fist-shaking and a salute while his "Sopwith Camel" doghouse plummets to earth trailing smoke).

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Congratulations to all who got the answer to tonight's Trivia Question and a hearty thank you to everyone for playing along. Here is the list of stations that checked in to tonight's net along with their answers:

* WB6A - Pat - 1957
* AC6AJ - Lee - 1939
* WB6ATV - Ron - 1954
* KE6CZH - Robert - 1960
* KG6DBL - Bill - 1953
* W6DTS - Ted -
* K6FCC - Khalil - 1950
* KF6GKR - Terry - 1960
* N6HY - Ernie -
* KB6IS - Madeline - 1949
* KD6JEV - John - 1959
* N6KAS - Andy - 1954
* KG6KTC - Leon - 1958
* NY6L - Jay - 1950
* K6LMN - Roger -
* KE6MSS - Thomas - 1949
* N6NGU - Lee - 1937
* KD6NIW - Oliver -
* W6NVY - Gary - 1942
* KG6NWJ - Barry -
* KD6OBM - Jason - 1947
* KF6PIH - Scott - 1955
* K6QVZ - Joe -
* KG6RDA - Sidney - 1963
* KG6TRR - Bob -
* AD6UP - Louie - 1945
* WA6USL - Murray -
* KF6YBM - Henry - 1952
* KF6ZQM - Harry - Checked in by KG6RDA
* N6ZZK - Theo - 1950
* N2GOD - John Anthony - 1950
* KI6ESQ - Scott - 1952
* K6OTH - Elmer - 1946

73's de N6CIZ

September 20, 2007 -- Presidential Trivia

2007-09-20T20:13:00.000-07:00

TRIVIA QUESTION:

To the chagrin of Arnold Schwarzenegger, Article Two of the Constitution states you must be a natural-born citizen of the U.S. to be President. But, some Presidents were not born in this country. How many presidents were not born in the United States?

TRIVIA ANSWER:

Eight Presidents were born British subjects before the establishment of the United States, although all were born in what would become the U.S. Listed below are those Presidents, and the state they were born in (after it became a state).

George Washington (Virginia)
John Adams (Massachusetts)
Thomas Jefferson (Virginia)
James Madison (Virginia)
James Monroe (Virginia)
John Q. Adams (Massachusetts)
Andrew Jackson (South Carolina)
William Harrison (Virginia)

Article II, Section 1, Clause 5 of the US Constitution states that, No person except a natural born Citizen, or a Citizen of the United States, at the time of the Adoption of this Constitution, shall be eligible to the Office of President; neither shall any Person be eligible to that Office who shall not have attained to the Age of thirty-five Years, and been fourteen Years a Resident within the United States. Thus, no naturalized citizen may serve as president.

Those who acquire US citizenship at birth while abroad (e.g. those born to US servicemen abroad, while on an U.S. army base) are probably also considered eligible, though it is unclear.

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Congratulations to all who got the answer to tonight's Trivia Question and a hearty thank you to everyone for playing along. Here is the list of stations that checked in to tonight's net along with their answers:

* WB6A - Pat - 3
* WB6ATV - Ron - 1
* KE6CZH - Robert - 3
* KG6DBL - Bill - 3
* K6FCC - Khalil - 7
* N6HY - Ernie - 5
* KB6IS - Madeline - 4
* KD6JEV - John - Late Check in
* N6KAS - Andy - 5
* KG6KTC - Leon - 4
* NY6L - Jay - 7
* K6LMN - Roger - 5
* KE6MSS - Thomas - 5
* N6NGU - Lee - 4
* W6NVY - Gary - 2
* KG6NWJ - Barry - 4
* KD6OBM - Jason - 3
* KF6PIH - Scott - 1
* K6QVZ - Joe - 4
* KG6RDA - Sidney - Checked in by ZQM
* KG6TRR - Bob - 6
* AD6UP - Louie - 10
* WA6USL - Murray - 8
* KF6YBM - Henry - 4
* KF6ZQM - Harry - Late Check In
* N6ZZK - Theo - 8
* KF6LIL - Robin - 1
* W6AID - Ara - 3

Thanks to all!
73. de N6CIZ

September 13, 2007 -- First Person Trivia

2007-09-13T20:02:00.000-07:00

On this date in history... September 13, 1899, Henry Hale Bliss became the first person in the United States to do this. 42,642 people in the U.S. did it last year.

TRIVIA QUESTION:

What is Henry Bliss famous for doing first in 1899?

TRIVIA ANSWER:

He was the first person killed in a motor vehicle accident in the United States.

Henry Hale Bliss in 1873

He was disembarking from a streetcar at West 74th Street and Central Park West in New York City, when an electric-powered taxicab (Automobile No. 43) struck him and crushed his head and chest. He died from his injuries the next morning.

The driver of the taxicab was arrested and charged with manslaughter but was acquitted on the grounds that it was unintentional.

A plaque was dedicated at the site on September 13, 1999, to commemorate this event, it reads:

"Here at West 74th Street and Central Park West, Henry H. Bliss dismounted from a streetcar and was struck and knocked unconscious by an automobile on the evening of September 13, 1899. When Mr. Bliss, a New York real estate man, died the next morning from his injuries, he became the first recorded motor vehicle fatality in the Western Hemisphere. This sign was erected to remember Mr. Bliss on the centennial of his untimely death and to promote safety on our streets and highways."

The plaque's use of "Western Hemisphere" is inexact and should actually read The Americas or the New World. Bridget Driscoll was killed by a car at Hyde Park Corner in London in 1896, and Mary Ward was killed by a steam-powered car in Ireland in 1869.

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Congratulations to all who got the answer to tonight's Trivia Question and a hearty thank you to everyone for playing along. Here is the list of stations that checked in to tonight's net along with their answers:

* WB6A - Pat - Went to the zoo
* WB6ATV - Ron - Jump off a mountain with a parachute
* KE6CZH - Robert - Para sailing
* KG6DBL - Bill - No Answer
* W6DTS - Ted - No Answer
* K6FCC - Khalil - Bungee Jumping
* KB6IS - Madeline - No Answer
* KD6JEV - John - No Answer
* N6KAS - Andy - No Answer
* KG6KTC - Leon - Balloon Flight
* NY6L - Jay - Bicycle Ride
* K6LMN - Roger - Bicycle Ride
* KE6MSS - Thomas - Hit by a train
* N6NGU - Lee - Hot Air Balloon
* W6NVY - Gary - No Answer
* KG6NWJ - Barry - Passenger in a biplane
* KD6OBM - Jason - Ran a marathon
* KF6PIH - Scott - Kidney Stone Removed
* K6QVZ - Joe - No Answer
* KG6RDA - Sidney - Swim the English Channel
* AD6UP - Louie - Hit by a Car
* KF6YBM - Henry - Hot Air Balloon
* KF6ZQM - Harry - Checked in by RDA
* N6ZZK - Theo - Formed the First Conga Line!

Thanks to all who checked. See you next week!

de N6CIZ

September 6, 2007 -- Pilgrim Trivia

2007-09-06T20:10:00.000-07:00

On this day in history...

On September 6, 1620, The Mayflower set sail from Plymouth, England to Plymouth, Massachusetts.

TRIVIA QUESTION:

How many passengers -- not crew -- passengers -- set sail on the Mayflower on September 6, 1620?

TRIVIA ANSWER:

102 passengers plus a crew of between 25 and 30 made the 66 day voyage, arriving November 11th.

Mayflower in Plymouth Harbor by William Halsall (1882)

During the winter the passengers remained on board the 'Mayflower', suffering an outbreak of a contagious disease described as a mixture of scurvy, pneumonia and tuberculosis.

When it ended, there were only 53 persons still alive, half of the passengers and half of the crew. In spring, they built huts ashore, and on March 21, 1621, the surviving passengers left the 'Mayflower'.

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August 30, 2007 -- Weather Trivia

2007-08-30T19:57:00.000-07:00

Everybody's complaining about how hot the weather is. The high temperature in downtown Los Angeles today was 91 degrees at about 3:00 PM. That's really not that bad...

TRIVIA QUESTION:

What was the highest temperature ever recorded for Downtown Los Angeles?

TRIVIA ANSWER:

112.0 °F (44.4 °C) on June 26, 1990

The average high temperature in August is 82 degrees.

In August 1999, the NWS moved the official downtown Los Angeles weather station to the USC campus, 3.78 miles (almost 6 km) to the southwest of its previous location near city center at the Department of Water & Power (DWP).

This move resulted in a significant change in weather records which could influence climatic studies of the city.

A comparative study of daily temperatures and precipitation recorded at USC and DWP, clearly shows that the move resulted in a significant decrease in both temperatures and precipitation.

These comparisons show both diurnal and seasonal differences. For the 1999-2006 record, maximum temperatures averaged 1.5oF higher at DWP, but nearly the same for minimum temperatures (mean values being 0.7oF higher at DWP).

Greatest temperature differences between the two stations occur in late summer and early fall, while the winter records showed the least differences.

Aerial photos show the land use differences between the two sites. The USC site resembles a park, with tall shade trees close to the instrument shelter. The DWP site is located on the roof of a downtown parking structure, with no vegetation nearby. The USC site is also closer to the ocean (and sea breezes).

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Congratulations to all who got the answer to tonight's Trivia Question and a hearty thank you to everyone for playing along. Here is the list of stations that checked in to tonight's net along with their answers:

* WB6A - Pat - 110
* AC6AJ - Lee - 112
* WB6ATV - Ron - 107
* KE6CZH - Robert - 108
* KG6DBL - Bill - 111
* K6FCC - Khalil - Early Check In
* N6HY - Ernie - 110.9
* KB6IS - Madeline - 108
* KD6JEV - John - 113
* N6KAS - Andy - 113
* KG6KTC - Leon - 111
* NY6L - Jay - 112
* K6LMN - Roger - 113
* KE6MSS - Thomas - 110
* N6NGU - Lee - 112
* W6NVY - Gary - 114
* KG6NWJ - Barry - 115
* KF6PIH - Scott - 111
* K6QVZ - Joe - 113
* KG6RDA - Sidney - Checked in by ZQM
* AD6UP - Louie - 112
* WA6USL - Murray - 114
* KF6YBM - Henry - 112
* KF6ZQM - Harry - 111
* N6ZZK - Theo - 118
* K6OTH - Elmer - 108
* KI6JVA - Mark - 116
* KF6MKN - Brad - 111
* KI6EBF - Douglas - 108
* KD6OBM - Noisy...
* KG6WXV - Ralph - 110
* KG6SQA - Madeline - 114
* WA6JWF - Joey - 110
* KI6ERR - Brian - 112

See you all next week.

73. de N6CIZ

August 23, 2007 -- Wireless History Trivia

2007-08-23T20:03:00.000-07:00

On this date in history... August 23, the first ship-to-shore wireless message in U.S. history is sent by Lightship No. 70 to a coastal receiving station at the Cliff House in San Francisco.

TRIVIA QUESTION:

In what year was the first Ship-to-Shore Signal to a U.S. Station made?

TRIVIA ANSWER:

August 23, 1899.

"Sherman is sighted," the message said, referring to the arrival of the troopship Sherman, which was returning a San Francisco regiment from the battlefields of the Spanish-American War. It marked the first use outside England of this technology, still in its infancy.

This message was sent during experiments conducted for 17 days with wireless telegraph equipment which was "not entirely successful." According to the ship's log, 6 carrier pigeons were sent ashore with messages during the test period.

Radio communication at sea quickly evolved into an indispensable safety aid for mariners. By the early 20th century ships were able to communicate with each other as well as with shore-based stations. The Japanese navy used radio communication to scout the Russian fleet during the Battle of Tsushima in 1905, a crushing Japanese victory and a turning point in the Russo-Japanese War.

The failure of radio communication played a major role in the Titanic disaster in 1912. The lone radio operator aboard the Californian had switched off his set for the night (as was common aboard vessels carrying a single operator) and never received the Titanic's distress signals. Had someone been at his post, the Californian -- by far the closest ship to the stricken liner -- could have arrived soon enough to save many of the lives that were lost.

To find out more about U.S. Coast Guard Lightships, visit this link: http://www.uscglightshipsailors.org/index.html

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Congratulations to all who got the answer to tonight's Trivia Question and a hearty thank you to everyone for playing along. Here is the list of stations that checked in to tonight's net along with their answers:

* WB6A - Pat - 1888
* AC6AJ - Lee - 1904
* WB6ATV - Ron - 1907
* KE6CZH - Robert - 1942
* KG6DBL - Bill - 1909
* K6FCC - Khalil - 1907
* N6HY - Ernie - 1900
* KB6IS - Madeline - 1906
* KD6JEV - John - 1921
* N6KAS - Andy - 1913
* KG6KTC - Leon - 1900
* NY6L - Jay - 1901
* K6LMN - Roger - 1906
* KE6MSS - Thomas - 1899
* N6NGU - Lee - 1907
* KD6NIW - Oliver - 1901
* W6NVY - Gary - 1907
* KG6NWJ - Barry - 1895
* KF6PIH - Scott - 1903
* K6QVZ - Joe - 1906
* KG6RDA - Sidney - Checked in by ZQM
* KG6TRR - Bob - 1903
* AD6UP - Louie - 1902
* WA6USL - Murray -
* KF6YBM - Henry - 1919
* KF6ZQM - Harry - 1872
* N6ZZK - Theo - 1895
* KG6MZB - Matthew - 1899
* KI6ILV - Rob - 1922
* W6AID - Ara - No Answer
* KF6 MKN - Brad - 1907
* KI6GVX - Ryan - 1907
* KI6JVA - Mark - 1903

Thanks for all your support.

de N6CIZ.

August 16, 2007 -- Free Falling Trivia

2007-08-16T19:59:00.000-07:00

Joseph William Kittinger II is a former pilot and career military officer in the United States Air Force.

When assigned to a project to test man's ability to survive high-altitude bailouts, Col. Kittinger made a series of parachute jumps wearing a pressurized suit, from a helium balloon.

Joseph Kittinger

He made his most significant jump on This Day In History... Aug. 16, 1960, when he stepped from a balloon-supported gondola at the altitude of 102,800 feet. The jump set records that still stand today: the highest ascent in a balloon, the highest parachute jump, the longest freefall, and the fastest speed by a man through the atmosphere.

TRIVIA QUESTION:

How fast was Col. Kittinger traveling when he set the record for the fastest speed ever reached by a human without a vehicle?

TRIVIA ANSWER:

614 MPH which is 90% the speed of sound (Mach 0.9).

Automatic camera recording Kittinger as he leapt from the Excelsior balloon

Col. Kittinger volunteered for three combat tours in Vietnam and served as commander of the famous 555th "Triple Nickel" Tactical Fighter Squadron flying F-4s. He downed a MiG-21 before he himself was shot down on May 11, 1972, after which he spent 11 months in captivity as a prisoner of war.

He retired as a colonel in 1978. He won the Gordon-Bennett balloon races in 1982, 1984 and 1985 before accomplishing his most ambitious feat, a solo balloon crossing of the Atlantic. Living in Orlando, Fla., he is Vice President of Flight Operations for Rosie O'Grady's Flying Circus.

Source: http://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=1114

Another great article on Kittinger is at http://www.aerospaceweb.org/question/aerodynamics/q0243.shtml

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Congratulations to all who got the answer to tonight's Trivia Question and a hearty thank you to everyone for playing along. Here is the list of stations that checked in to tonight's net along with their answers:

* WB6A - Pat - 1000 MPH
* KE6CZH - Robert - 150 MPH
* KG6DBL - Bill - 172 MPH
* W6DTS - Ted - 700 MPH
* K6FCC - Khalil - 712 MPH
* KB6IS - Madeline - 74 MPH
* KD6JEV - John - 210 MPH
* N6KAS - Andy - 62 MPH
* KG6KTC - Leon - 350 MPH
* NY6L - Jay - 65 MPH
* K6LMN - Roger - 200 MPH
* N6NGU - Lee - 250 MPH
* W6NVY - Gary - 70 MPH
* KG6NWJ - Barry - 1000 MPH
* KD6OBM - Jason - 200 MPH
* KF6PIH - Scott - 500 MPH
* K6QVZ - Joe - 720 MPH
* KG6TRR - Bob - 203 MPH
* AD6UP - Louie - 614 MPH
* KF6YBM - Henry - 300 MPH
* N6ZZK - Theo - 457 MPH
* WA6JWF - Joey - No Idea
* KF6MKN - Brad - 213 MPH

THANKS TO ALL FOR PLAYING!

73, de N6CIZ.

August 9, 2007 -- Smokey Bear Trivia

2007-08-09T19:53:00.000-07:00

Happy birthday to Smokey Bear, the fictional character who's mission is to raise public awareness to protect America's forests.

TRIVIA QUESTION:

How old is Smokey Bear?

TRIVIA ANSWER:

63 years old.

Smokey's debut poster was released on August 9, 1944, which is considered his birthday.

Overseen by the Cooperative Forest Fire Prevention Campaign, the first poster was illustrated by Albert Staehle. In it Smokey was depicted wearing jeans and a campaign hat, pouring a bucket of water on a campfire. The message underneath reads, "Smokey says - Care will prevent 9 out of 10 forest fires!"

The Original 1944 Smokey Poster

Smokey's message "Only You Can Prevent Forest Fires" was created in 1944 by the Ad Council. In a recent study, 95% of those surveyed could finish the sentence when given the first words. In April 2001, Smokey's message was updated to "Only You Can Prevent Wildfires."

Smokey's correct full name is Smokey Bear. In 1952, songwriters Steve Nelson and Jack Rollins had a hit with "The Ballad of Smokey The Bear". The pair said that "the" was added to Smokey’s name to keep the song's rhythm. This small change has caused confusion among Smokey fans ever since.

The fictional character Smokey Bear is administered by three entities: the United States Forest Service, the National Association of State Foresters, and the Ad Council. Smokey Bear's name and image are protected by his very own U.S. federal law, the Smokey Bear Act (Sections 18 USC 711 and 16 USC 580p-2), granting protection that supersedes the limited authorities of both a trademark and a copyright.

Find out more about Smokey at http://www.smokeybear.com

and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smokey_bear

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Congratulations to all who got the answer to tonight's Trivia Question and a hearty thank you to everyone for playing along. Here is the list of stations that checked in to tonight's net along with their answers:

* WB6A - Pat - 50
* WB6ATV - Ron - 56
* KE6CZH - Robert - 60
* KG6DBL - Bill - 50
* W6DTS - Ted - 63
* K6FCC - Khalil - 63-1/4
* KD6JEV - John - 63
* N6KAS - Andy - 53
* KG6KTC - Leon - 56
* NY6L - Jay - 52
* K6LMN - Roger - 50
* KE6MSS - Thomas - 52
* N6NGU - Lee - 52
* W6NVY - Gary - 65
* KG6NWJ - Barry - 54
* KD6OBM - Jason - 55
* KF6PIH - Scott - 77
* K6QVZ - Joe - 53
* KG6RDA - Sidney - Checked in by KF6ZQM
* AD6UP - Louie - 55
* WA6USL - Murray - Early 60's
* KF6YBM - Henry - 55
* KF6ZQM - Harry - 75
* N6ZZK - Theo - 82
* K6OTH - Elmer - 60
* KI6JVA - Mark - 50

Thanks to all for checking in and we'll see ya next week. 73.

de N6CIZ

August 2, 2007 - Barry Bonds Baseball Trivia

2007-08-02T20:14:00.000-07:00

Tonight as the San Franciso Giants play the Los Angeles Dodgers, slugger Barry Bonds is chasing the all-time home run record currently held by Hank Aaron.

Aaron hit 755 home runs in his career, and, as of the start of tonight's game, Bonds has hit 754. His next home run will tie him with Aaron, and he will set a new record when he hits number 756.

TRIVIA QUESTION:

How many different pitchers has Barry Bonds hit his 754 home runs off of?

TRIVIA ANSWER:

444. That's a record for the most pitchers homered off.

He holds numerous records, both in a single season and all time.

Bonds' most significant records include the single season major league record for home runs (73), the second highest career total of home runs (754), being the all time leader in both walks (2517) and intentional walks (675) and having received seven MVP awards.

Other records

* In 1998, Bonds tied John Olerud for the National League record of 15 consecutive plate appearances reaching base. He tied this record again in 2003.

* In 2001, Bonds’ slugging percentage of (.863) set a single-season record. He also slugged .812 in 2004, only the second time in history that a player has bettered .800 twice (Babe Ruth was the other, with .847 in 1920 and .846 in 1921).

* In 2002, Bonds amassed a .582 on-base percentage, breaking Ted Williams' 1941 record of .551. In 2004, Bonds finished with a .609 OBP, the only time a player has bettered .600 over a full season.

* In 2002, Bonds won the National League batting title with a .370 average, becoming the oldest player to win the honor for the first time. In 2004, he won his second batting title with a .362 average.

* During the 2002 post-season, Bonds set the record for most home runs hit in a single post-season (8). Bonds hit .471 with 4 home runs and 13 walks (seven intentional) in the World Series, thereby slugging 1.294 with a .700 on-base percentage. The slugging percentage was a record; the on-base percentage was bettered only by Billy Hatcher in 1990.

* In 2004, Bonds set the single-season OPS record with a total of 1.422.

* In 2004, Bonds became the first player in history with more times on base (376) than official times at bats (373). This was due to the record number of walks, which count as a time on base but not a time at bat. He had 135 hits, 232 walks, and 9 hit-by-pitches for the 376 number.

* Bonds has won the National League Player of the Month award thirteen times which is a record for either league. The next highest in either league is Frank Thomas who won the A.L. award eight times and the next highest total in the N.L. is only six held by George Foster, Pete Rose and Dale Murphy.

A nice writeup on Barry Bonds can be found at the Wikipedia page at:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barry_bonds

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Congratulations to all who got the answer to tonight's Trivia Question and a hearty thank you to everyone for playing along. Here is the list of stations that checked in to tonight's net along with their answers:

* WB6A - Pat - 50
* AC6AJ - Lee - 173
* WB6ATV - Ron - 84
* KE6CZH - Robert - 70
* KG6DBL - Bill - 298
* W6DTS - Ted - 420
* K6FCC - Khalil - 424
* N6HY - Ernie - 103
* KB6IS - Madeline - 49
* KD6JEV - John - 303
* N6KAS - Andy -
* KG6KTC - Leon - 300
* NY6L - Jay - 83
* N6NGU - Lee - No Answer
* KD6NIW - Oliver - 365
* W6NVY - Gary - 449
* KG6NWJ - Barry - 458
* KD6OBM - Jason - 225
* KG6RDA - Sidney - Checked in by KF6ZQM
* KG6TRR - Bob - 325
* AD6UP - Louie - 390
* KF6YBM - Henry - 310
* KF6ZQM - Harry - 475
* N6ZZK - Theo - 289

July 26, 2007 -- Telecopter Trivia

2007-07-26T19:59:00.000-07:00

Today we think nothing of seeing high speed pursuits and other "Breaking News" broadcast live from a helicopter - in High Definition!

The very first helicopter built to broadcast live TV pictures and sound was developed by KTLA Channel 5 right here in Los Angeles, and they named it the Telecopter.

TRIVIA QUESTION:

The KTLA Telecopter was introduced to the Los Angeles audience on July 29th of what year?

TRIVIA ANSWER:

July 29, 1958.

Close up of "Telecopter" National Helicopter built and operated for KTLA in the late 50's and early 60's. Bell 47G2

KTLA's Chief Engineer at the time, John Silva, got the idea of designing and building a flying mobile news unit to beat the competition to breaking news events.

On July 3rd, 1958 Silva and pilot Larry Scheer made the first test flight at the Van Nuys Airport.

In 1974, during a period of lean years caused by an industry recession, KTLA sold the Telecopter to KNBC in order to reduce the cost of doing local news. KTLA received $350,000 for the Telecopter.

A really great story about this can be found in the newsletter at: www.tech-notes.tv/Archive/tech_notes_137.pdf

More photos and KTLA historical info is at: http://aznewsletters.s5.com/custom4.html

Congratulations to all who got the answer to tonight's Trivia Question and a hearty thank you to everyone for playing along. Here is the list of stations that checked in to tonight's net along with their answers:

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* WB6A - Pat - 1961
* AC6AJ - Lee - 1959
* WB6ATV - Ron - 1950
* KE6CZH - Robert - 1947
* KG6DBL - Bill - 1953
* W6DTS - Ted - 1958
* K6FCC - Khalil - 1959
* N6HY - Ernie - 1960
* KB6IS - Madeline - 1968
* KD6JEV - John - 1958
* N6KAS - Andy - 1956
* KG6KTC - Leon - 1950
* NY6L - Jay - 1961
* K6LMN - Roger - 1955
* KE6MSS - Thomas - 1954
* N6NGU - Lee - 1956
* KD6NIW - Oliver -
* W6NVY - Gary - 1954
* KG6NWJ - Barry - 1963
* KD6OBM - Jason - 1959
* KF6PIH - Scott - 1958
* K6QVZ - Joe - 1957
* KG6RDA - Sidney - Checked in by ZQM
* KG6TRR - Bob - 1958
* AD6UP - Louie - 1955
* WA6USL - Murray -
* KF6YBM - Henry - No Answer
* KF6ZQM - Harry - 1958
* N6ZZK - Theo - Checked in by ZZK
* K6OTHJ - Elmer - 1963
* KI6JVA - Mark - 1967
* WA6JWF - Joey - 1955
* KA6LUI - David - 1953
* K6DWL - David - 1959

Thanks to all who checked in. Se ya next week!

73. de N6CIZ.

July 19, 2007 -- Presidential Pay Trivia

2007-07-19T19:57:00.000-07:00

The President of the United States, George W. Bush, is paid a yearly salary of $400,000 and gets additional money in various expense accounts.

TRIVIA QUESTION:

How much per year did George Washington get paid when he became President back in 1789?

TRIVIA ANSWER:

$25,000

The First U.S. Congress voted to pay Washington a salary of $25,000 a year - a large sum in 1789 and about $531,000 in today's terms.

Washington, already wealthy, declined the salary, since he valued his image as a selfless public servant. At the urging of Congress, however, he ultimately accepted the payment. A dangerous precedent could have been set otherwise, as the founding fathers wanted future presidents to come from a large pool of potential candidates - not just those citizens that could afford to do the work for free.

By the way, today Vice President Dick Cheney receives a salary of $208,100. Back in Washington's time his VP, John Adams, was paid $5,000.

On top of the salary and expense accounts, both the U.S. president and vice president are given free housing with plenty of amenities. The White House has 132 rooms, 32 bathrooms, a movie theater, bowling alley, billiards room, tennis court, jogging track and putting greens. Bush also has use of Camp David, the presidential retreat. Cheney lives in Number One Observatory Circle, which has been the official vice presidential residence since 1974.

Here's a link to an interesting article on Presidential salary:

http://www.cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/stories/1999/05/24/pay.raise/

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Congratulations to all who got the answer to tonight's Trivia Question and a hearty thank you to everyone for playing along. Here is the list of stations that checked in to tonight's net along with their answers:

* WB6A - Pat - $50,000
* AC6AJ - Lee - 50 Pounds (Just don't ask pounds of what)
* WB6ATV - Ron - $150
* KE6CZH - Robert - $300
* W6DTS - Ted - $100
* K6FCC - Khalil - $22,500
* KF6GKR - Terry - $400
* N6HY - Ernie - $100
* KB6IS - Madeline - $500
* KD6JEV - John - 50 Pounds
* N6KAS - Andy - $1300
* KG6KTC - Leon - Nothing
* NY6L - Jay - $300
* K6LMN - Roger - Nothing
* KE6MSS - Thomas - $25,000
* N6NGU - Lee - Nothing
* W6NVY - Gary - $1000
* KG6NWJ - Barry - $1 Plus Expenses
* KF6PIH - Scott - $50
* K6QVZ - Joe - $25,000
* KG6RDA - Sidney - $10
* KG6TRR - Bob - $600
* AD6UP - Louie - $25,000
* KF6YBM - Henry - $600 Pounds but he did not accept it.
* KF6ZQM - Harry - Checked in by KG6RDA
* N6ZZK - Theo - $1
* KN3ICK - Nick - Late Check In

de N6CIZ.

July 12, 2007 -- Etch-A-Sketch Trivia

2007-07-12T19:53:00.000-07:00

Today marks the anniversary of the day when the Ohio Art Company put the Etch-A-Sketch drawing toy on the market.

TRIVIA QUESTION:

In what year was the Etch-A-Sketch first sold?

TRIVIA ANSWER:

The Etch-A-Sketch went on the market July 12, 1960.

The Etch A Sketch is a toy invented in 1959 by Frenchman Arthur Granjean and introduced commercially by the Ohio Art Company in the 1960s. Granjean originally called it "The Magic Screen."

The toy is relatively flat and rectangular, looking somewhat like a small television. Introduced near the peak of the baby boom, the classically simple Etch A Sketch is one of the best-known toys of that generation, and remains popular to this day.

The toy can be considered a simplified version of a plotter. The inside surface of the glass screen is coated with aluminum powder which is then scraped off by a movable stylus, leaving a dark line on the light-gray screen. The stylus is controlled by the two large knobs, one of which moves it vertically and the other horizontally. To erase the picture, one simply turns the toy upside down and shakes it, causing styrene beads to smooth out and recoat the inside surface.

The "black" line merely exposes the darkness inside the toy. Filling in large "black" areas will allow enough light through to expose parts of the interior (see picture).

The device was invented in the late 1950s by Arthur Granjean, who first called it 'L'Ecran Magique,' or 'The Magic Screen'. He tried selling it to toy manufacturers and eventually got the Ohio Art Company interested. Through television advertising in the 1960s, it became a popular toy. The toy has changed very little over the years. It was also in the film Toy Story and the sequel Toy Story 2.

You can see the official Etch A Sketch web site at: http://www.etch-a-sketch.com/

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

Congratulations to all who got the answer to tonight's Trivia Question and a hearty thank you to everyone for playing along. Here is the list of stations that checked in to tonight's net along with their answers:

* WB6A - Pat - 1950
* WB6ATV - Ron - 1954
* KE6CZH - Robert - 1970
* KG6DBL - Bill - 1953
* W6DTS - Ted - 1960
* K6FCC - Khalil - 1910
* KB6IS - Madeline - 1957
* KD6JEV - John - 1957
* N6KAS - Andy - 1956
* KG6KTC - Leon - 1960
* W6NVY - Gary - 1940
* KG6NWJ - Barry - 1957
* KF6PIH - Scott - 1937
* K6QVZ - Joe - 195something...
* KG6RDA - Sidney - 1957
* AD6UP - Louie - 1960
* KF6YBM - Henry - 1955
* KF6ZQM - Harry - Checked in by KG6RDA
* N6ZZK - Theo - 1954
* KI6KGK - Reo - 1959
* WA6ARC - Steve - 1955
* KD6DRH - Fred - No Answer
* KA6HCT - Tim - La Mirada

Thanks to all. 73.
de N6CIZ

July 5, 2007 -- Spam Trivia

2007-07-05T19:50:00.000-07:00

Tonight we're talking about Spam. Not spam as in unsolicited bulk email messages. No. We're talking Spam - the canned precooked meat product made by the Hormel Foods Corporation.

TRIVIA QUESTION:

On this date in history... July 5th... Spam was introduced to the world. In what year did Spam first appear?

TRIVIA ANSWER:

July 5, 1937. Yes, today marks the 70th anniversary of Spam!

The labeled ingredients in the Classic variety of Spam are: chopped pork shoulder meat with ham meat added, salt, water, sugar, and sodium nitrite. The product has become part of many jokes and urban legends about mystery meat, which has made it part of pop culture and folklore.

Other varieties of Spam include Spam Less Sodium, Spam Garlic, Spam and Cheese, Spam with Bacon (Hormel bacon), Spam Spread, Spam Lite (containing pork and chicken), Spam Golden Honey Grail, Spam Hot and Spicy (with Tabasco sauce), Spam Hickory Smoked, and Spam Oven Roasted Turkey - the latter is a halal food, meaning that it is allowed under Islamic law, and is especially popular in Muslim markets.

The name "Spam" was chosen when the product, whose original name was far less memorable (Hormel Spiced Ham), began to lose market share. The name was chosen from multiple entries in a naming contest.

A Hormel official once stated that the original meaning of the name Spam was "Shoulder of Pork and hAM". According to writer Marguerite Patten in Spam - The Cookbook, the name was suggested by Kenneth Daigneau, an actor and the brother of a Hormel vice president.

At one time, the official explanation may have been that the name was a syllabic abbreviation of "SPiced hAM", but on their official website, Hormel denies this and states that "Spam is just that. Spam." The fact that the originator was given a $100 prize for coming up with the name, however, still appears on the site's Spam FAQs.

For more than you've ever wanted to know about Spam, visit the Wikipedia page at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spam_%28food%29

or listen to the classic Monty Python Spam skit at http://www.detritus.org/spam/skit.html

and visit the official Spam web site at http://www.spam.com/ where you can join the Spam Fan Club...

Congratulations to all of you who got this one right (must be a lot of Google-ing going on out there!) Here's the list of folks that checked in to tonight's net and their answers.

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

* WB6A - Pat - 1940
* WB6ATV - Ron - 1850
* KE6CZH - Robert - 1930
* W6DTS - Ted - 1937
* K6FCC - Khalil - 1937
* KB6IS - Madeline - 1940
* KD6JEV - John - No Answer
* N6KAS - Andy - 1941
* KG6KTC - Leon - 1937
* NY6L - Jay - 1937
* KE6MSS - Thomas - 1926
* N6NGU - Lee - 1937
* KD6NIW - Oliver - 1942
* W6NVY - Gary - 1938
* KG6NWJ - Barry - 1917
* KF6PIH - Scott - 1955
* K6QVZ - Joe - 1937
* KG6RDA - Sidney - (checked in by KF6ZQM)
* AD6UP - Louie - 1937
* KF6YBM - Henry - 1938
* KF6ZQM - Harry - 1907
* N6ZZK - Theo - 1935
* K6MSU - Ron - 1940

Thanks to all!

73. de N6CIZ

June 28, 2007 -- State Density Trivia

2007-06-28T19:57:00.000-07:00

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!

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* 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

2007-06-21T20:00:00.000-07:00

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.

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* 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

2007-06-14T19:49:00.000-07:00

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

2007-06-07T19:55:00.000-07:00

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.

May 31, 2007 -- Corn Flake Trivia

2007-05-31T19:53:00.000-07:00

On this day...

Dr. John Harvey Kellogg, the superintendent of The Battle Creek Sanitarium in Battle Creek, Michigan "invented" corn flakes to feed to the patients at the sanitarium.

TRIVIA QUESTION:

In what year did Kellogg patent the corn flake?

TRIVIA ANSWER:

May 31, 1895.

A Bowl of Corn Flakes

This idea for corn flakes began by accident when Dr. Kellogg and his brother, Will Keith Kellogg, left some cooked wheat to sit, while they attended to some pressing matters at the sanitarium. When they returned, they found that the wheat had gone stale, but being on a strict budget, they decided to continue to process it by forcing it through rollers, hoping to obtain long sheets of the dough.

To their surprise, what they got instead was flakes, which they toasted and served to their patients. This event occurred on approximately April 14, 1894, and a patent for "Flaked Cereals and Process of Preparing Same" was filed on May 31, 1895, and issued on April 14, 1896, under the name Granose.

Dr. John Harvey Kellogg

The flakes of grain, served with milk and marshmallows, were a very popular food among the patients. The brothers then experimented with other flakes from other grains.

In 1906, Will Keith Kellogg, who served as the business manager of the sanitarium, decided to try to mass-market the new food and set up his own company, Kellogg's, to do so, breaking with his brother over the addition of sugar to the flakes to make their taste more acceptable to a mass audience. Corn flakes were his first marketed product.

To increase sales, in 1909 he added a special offer, the Funny Jungleland Moving Pictures Booklet, which was made available to anyone who bought two boxes of the cereal. This same premium was offered for 22 years. At the same time, Kellogg also began experimenting with new grain cereals to expand his product line. Rice Krispies, his next great hit, first went on sale in 1929.

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Congrats to Khalil, K6FCC, for getting the correct answer to nonight's Trivia Question. Here's the list of folks that checked in to the net tonight and their answers:

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

* WB6A - Pat - 1926
* WB6ATV - Ron - 1923
* KE6CZH - Robert - 1930
* KG6DBL - Bill - 1907
* W6DTS - Ted - Early Check In
* K6FCC - Khalil - 1895
* KF6GKR - Terry - 1930
* KB6IS - Madeline - 1904
* KD6JEV - John - 1906
* N6KAS - Andy - 1913
* KG6KTC - Leon - 1928
* NY6L - Jay - 1900
* K6LMN - Roger - 1907
* N6NGU - Lee - 19??
* KD6NIW - Oliver - 1942
* W6NVY - Gary - "Under the Weather" but I'll Check Him In.
* KG6NWJ - Barry - 1897
* KD6OBM - Jason - 1917
* KF6PIH - Scott - 1901
* K6QVZ - Joe - 1900
* KG6RDA - Sidney - Checked in by ZZK
* AD6UP - Louie - 1907
* KF6YBM - Henry - 1919
* KF6ZQM - Harry - Checked in by ZZK
* N6ZZK - Theo - 1918
* KG6SQA - Madeline - 1903

73. de N6CIZ.

May 24, 2007 - Morse History

2007-05-24T19:54:00.000-07:00

On this day in history... May 24, 1844, Samual F.B. Morse sent the first telgraph message "What hath God wrought" from the Supreme Court room in Washington, D.C. to his assistant, Alfred Vail, in Baltimore, Maryland.

Paper Tape of Morse's First Message
Go Here for a really good view

TRIVIA QUESTION:

Although we know Morse as being the inventor of the telegraph and, of course, Morse Code, what job did Samual F. B. Morse have?

And a bonus Gold Star goes to the first one that tell us what the initials "F.B." stand for in Morse's name.

TRIVIA ANSWER:

He was a painter and sculpter and was an arts professor at New York University when he developed the telegraph.

Samuel Finely Breese Morse

Morse is best known as the inventor of the telegraph, but he is also esteemed for his contributions to American portraiture. His painting is characterized by delicate technique and vigorous honesty and insight into the character of his subjects.

While returning from Europe to assume a position as an arts professor at New York University, Morse began to conceive of a communications system employing the electro-magnet and a series of relays through a network of telegraph stations. In order to transmit messages via this system, he invented Morse Code, an alphabet of electronic dashes and dots used to transmit telegraph messages.

The message sent by Morse was taken from the Bible (Numbers 23:23) and was recorded by a series of dots and dashes on a paper tape.

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

Well, once again, you guys prove that you're too smart for me as so many of you got the correct answer to the Trivia Question. Here is the list of people who checked in to the net along with their answers:

* WB6A - Pat - House Builder
* AC6AJ - Lee - Artist
* WB6ATV - Ron - Painter
* KE6CZH - Robert - No Answer
* KG6DBL - Bill - Educator
* K6FCC - Khalil - Painter
* N6HY - Ernie - Painter
* KG6KTC - Leon - Newspaper Reporter
* NY6L - Jay - Artist
* N6NGU - Lee - ?
* KD6NIW - Oliver - Chimney Sweep
* W6NVY - Gary - Printer
* KG6NWJ - Barry - Plumber
* KD6OBM - Jason - Painter
* KF6PIH - Scott - Carriage Builder
* K6QVZ - Joe - Painter
* KG6RDA - Sidney - Checked in by KF6ZQM
* AD6UP - Louie - Painter
* KF6YBM - Henry - Electrician
* KF6ZQM - Harry - Ditchdigger
* KA6LUI - David - No Answer
* KC6ZUT - Max - Painter

I can't belive that NOBODY knew that "F.B." stood for Finley Breese. (Actually I thought it might have been Fine Business...)

73. de N6CIZ.

May 17, 2007 - Fire Danger Trivia

2007-05-17T19:52:00.000-07:00

I want to thank Gary, W6NVY, who took over Net Control duties last week when I was a bit "under the weather." Thanks, Gary!

TRIVIA QUESTION:

Which household item has recently been recalled because of electronic malfunctioning and fires?

A - Clock radio made in Japan
B - Stereo system made in Japan
C - Doorbell made in Japan
D - Toilet made in Japan

TRIVIA ANSWER:

D - Toilet made in Japan

Japanese toilet makers INAX and Toto reported cases of malfunctioning "washlets," a combination toilet and bidet, emitting smoke or catching fire from 1991 to 2005. INAX had recalled 30,000 toilets in 1985 because of overheating and Toto said it would check 180,000 units made over a two-year span for possible repairs.

Kumi Goto, an employee of Toto Limited, one of the leading makers of toilets in Japan, demonstrates a control unit of the company's newly developed toilet seat "New Neorest" series at their showroom in Tokyo, in this February 1, 2005 file photo. Japan's second-biggest toilet maker INAX Corp. has joined porcelain powerhouse Toto with tales of smoking toilets and burning bidets. REUTERS/Issei Kato

Here's a news story about it:

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's second-biggest toilet maker INAX Corp. has joined porcelain powerhouse Toto with tales of smoking toilets and burning bidets.

INAX, owned by JS Group Corp., said it had not made public seven cases of malfunctioning "washlets" -- a combination toilet and bidet common in Japanese homes -- that smoked or caught fire from 1991 to 2005.

The company said it had reported the incidents to the appropriate government ministry and no one was injured.

INAX's announcement followed an apology Monday from Toto Ltd., which revealed that 26 malfunctioning washlets had emitted smoke and another three had caught fire.

adafumi Morioka, head of INAX corporate communications, said the company had recalled 30,000 toilets in 1985 due to cases of overheating and fire involving bidet-type models.

Market leader Toto said Wednesday it would check 180,000 Washlet Z-series units made over a two-year span for possible repairs, but it added that no injuries had been reported.

Spokesman Yasuhiko Matsumoto said Toto, known for high-tech washlets with warm seats, blow-dryers and even air purifiers, had received over 100,000 telephone calls since Monday.

"We've been promoting a culture of washing one's backside since 1980, and that's given us a 60 percent market share. We want customers to contact us as soon as possible if there's a problem," Matsumoto said.

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

Well, there's no fooling you guys. Here's tonight's list of folks that checked in to the net and their answers. This one was too easy!

* WB6A - Pat - Doorbell
* AC6AJ - Lee - Toilet
* WB6ATV - Ron - Toilet
* W6CWM - Jim - Toilet
* KE6CZH - Robert - Toilet
* KG6DBL - Bill - Doorbell
* W6DTS - Ted - Early Check In
* K6FCC - Khalil - Toilet
* N6HY - Ernie - Toilet
* KB6IS - Madeline - Toilet
* KD6JEV - John - Toilet
* KG6KTC - Leon - Toilet
* NY6L - Jay - Doorbell
* KE6MSS - Thomas - Toilet
* N6NGU - Lee - Doorbell
* W6NVY - Gary - Toilet
* KG6NWJ - Barry - Doorbell
* KD6OBM - Jason - Toilet
* K6QVZ - Joe - Toilet
* KG6RDA - Sidney - Toilet
* AD6UP - Louie - Toilet
* KF6YBM - Henry - No Answer
* KF6ZQM - Harry - Toilet
* N6ZZK - Theo - Toilet
* WA6QAG - Max - Toilet

Thanks to all. See you next week!

73. de N6CIZ.

May 3, 2007 -- Tax Trivia

2007-05-03T20:03:00.000-07:00

On this day in history...

TRIVIA QUESTION:

On May 3rd 1921, What state became the first to impose a state sales tax?

TRIVIA ANSWER:

West Virginia.

The tax was levied against the gross income of banks, street railroads, telephones, telegraph, express, electric light and power retailers, timber, oil, coal, natural gas, and other minerals.

The first state sales tax in the United States went into effect on July 1, 1921.

Well, a lot of you guys got this one right. How'd you do that? Anyway, here's the list of folks that checked in to tonight's net and their answers.

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

* WB6A - Pat - California
* WB6ATV - Ron - Looked up the answer so - No answer given
* KE6CZH - Robert - California
* KG6DBL - Bill - Googled the answer - Hint: Jerry West!
* W6DTS - Ted - Virginia
* K6FCC - Khalil - West Virginia
* KB6IS - Madeline - West Virginia
* KD6JEV - John - West Virginia
* N6KAS - Andy - No Answer
* KG6KTC - Leon - New York
* NY6L - Jay - New York
* K6LMN - Roger - Couldn't Hear his answer
* KE6MSS - Thomas - California
* N6NGU - Lee - Arizona
* KD6NIW - Oliver - Texas
* W6NVY - Gary - Washington D.C.
* KG6NWJ - Barry - Massachusetts
* KD6OBM - Jason - Virginia
* KF6PIH - Scott - Mississippi
* K6QVZ - Joe - California
* KG6RDA - Sidney - Checked in by ZQM
* AD6UP - Louie - West Virginia
* WA6USL - Murray - California
* KF6YBM - Henry - No Answer
* KF6ZQM - Harry - Virginia
* N6ZZK - Theo - New York
* AC6AJ - Lee - Michigan
* KA6LUI - David - Conneticut

Thanks to all. 73. de N6CIZ.

April 26, 2007 - Bovine Trivia

2007-04-26T19:56:00.000-07:00

Trivia Question:

A cow known as Elm Farm Ollie (also known as Nellie Jay) is a bona fide bovine folk hero. On February 18, 1930, Ollie became the very first cow to this. What did Elm Farm Ollie do?

Trivia Answer:

Elm Farm Ollie (known as "Nellie Jay" and post-flight as "Sky Queen") was the first cow to fly in an airplane, doing so on 18 February 1930, as part of the International Air Exposition in St. Louis, Missouri, United States. On the same trip, which covered 72 miles from Bismarck, Missouri, to St. Louis, she also became the first cow milked in flight.

A St. Louis newspaper trumpeted her mission as being "to blaze a trail for the transportation of livestock by air."

Elm Farm Ollie was reported to have been an unusually productive Guernsey cow, requiring three milkings a day and producing 24 quarts of milk during the flight itself. Wisconsin native Elsworth W. Bunce milked her, becoming the first man to milk a cow mid-flight. Elm Farm Ollie's milk was sealed into paper cartons which were parachuted to spectators below. Charles Lindbergh reportedly received a glass of the milk.

Although Elm Farm Ollie was born and raised in Bismarck, Missouri, it is largely in the dairy state of Wisconsin where her fame has lived on. The Mount Horeb Mustard Museum in Mount Horeb, Wisconsin sponsors a celebration of the groundbreaking cow every 18 February. Festivities have included the production of a lighthearted opera entitled Madame Butterfat.

For even MORE information on the bovine flyer, visit her web site at: Nellie the Flying Cow

Congrats to those who got the answer right. Below are the checkins to the net and the answers folks gave.

>>> > > > > > > NET CHECK INs< < < < < < <<<

* WB6A - Pat - Kicked the bucket and started a fire
* WB6ATV - Ron - First cow to be artificially inseminated
* KE6CZH - Robert - Kicked the bucket and started a fire
* KG6DBL - Bill - First 2-headed calf
* K6FCC - Khalil - Flew in an airplane
* KB6IS - Madeline - First to have her milk homoginized
* KD6JEV - John - Kicked the bucket and started a fire
* N6KAS - Andy - Kicked the bucket and started a fire
* KG6KTC - Leon - First to be milked by a mechanical milking machine
* NY6L - Jay - First to have her milk homoginized
* K6LMN - Roger - First to be milked by a mechanical milking machine
* N6NGU - Lee - First cow to "Udder a Moo"
* KD6NIW - Oliver - First to ride in an airplane
* W6NVY - Gary - Produced the first chocolate milk
* KG6NWJ - Barry - Produced the first ice cream on a very cold day!
* KD6OBM - Jason - First to fly on an airplane
* KF6PIH - Scott - First cow to be artificially inseminated
* K6QVZ - Joe - Pasturization
* KG6TRR - Bob - The cow that jumped over the moon
* AD6UP - Louie - Had triplets
* WA6USL - Murray - Jumped over the moon
* N6ZZK - Theo - Gave chocolate milk
* WB6ATN - John - First cow to have its picture on a milk carton

73 to all and have a great week.
de N6CIZ

April 19, 2007 - D'oh! Simpson's Trivia

2007-04-19T19:53:00.000-07:00

On this date in history... The animated Family The Simpsons made their television debut on this date.

TRIVIA QUESTION:

In what year did The Simpson's first appear on TV?

TRIVIA ANSWER:

April 19, 1987 - 20 years ago tonight!

The Simpson family first appeared in animated form as shorts on The Tracey Ullman Show, with the first episode, "Good Night", airing on April 19, 1987. The family was crudely drawn, because creator Matt Groening had submitted basic sketches to the animators, assuming they would clean them up; instead they just traced over his drawings

After a three-season run on The Tracy Ullman Show, the sketch was developed into a half-hour prime time show debuting on December 17, 1989.

A feature-length film, The Simpsons Movie, is currently being produced, scheduled to be released on July 27, 2007.

Here's how the Simpson family looked for that first appearance 20 years ago on the Tracy Ullman Show. There have been some changes!

Thanks to ALL of you who took the time to check in to our net and give your answers to the Trivia Question. Here's a list of those folks and their answers. Congratulations to K6LMN, N6NGU and KG6NWJ for getting the correct answer!

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

* WB6A - Pat - 1980
* KE6CZH - Robert - 1990
* KG6DBL - Bill - 1989
* K6FCC - Khalil - 1980
* KF6GKR - Terry - 1960
* N6KAS - Andy - No Guess
* KG6KTC - Leon - 1989
* NY6L - Jay - 1990
* K6LMN - Roger - 1987
* KE6MSS - Thomas - 1985
* N6NGU - Lee - 1987
* W6NVY - Gary - 1980
* KG6NWJ - Barry - 1987
* KD6OBM - Jason - 1980
* KF6PIH - Scott - 1986
* K6QVZ - Joe - 1984
* KG6RDA - Sidney - Checked in by KF6ZQM
* KG6TRR - Bob - 1984
* AD6UP - Louie - 1989
* WA6USL - Murray - 1989
* KF6YBM - Henry - 1985
* KF6ZQM - Harry - 1994
* N6ZZK - Theo - 1988
* W6CWM - Jim - 1985
* KE6HEU - Dave - 1990

73's and see ya all next week!
de N6CIZ

April 12, 2007 -- Special Trivia

2007-04-12T19:56:00.000-07:00

OK. This one's going to be a bit special...

TRIVIA QUESTION:

What special thing did Lena Blackburne discover along the Delaware River in the 1930's?

A) Special Water
B) Special Grass
C) Special Feathers
D) Special Mud

TRIVIA ANSWER:

Special Mud.

Above is a photo of Lena Blackburne (center) with Eddie Collins (left) and Ty Cobb (right).

Lena Blackburne Baseball Rubbing Mud, has been removing the sheen from baseballs for just about every professional baseball team in the country.

Any knowledgeable baseball fan will tell you that the big league baseball teams never use brand new baseballs in a game. They're too shiny to play with. So, what do umpires use to prep the balls and dull the shine? New Jersey mud.

Blackburne made an unusual and valuable contribution to baseball when he discovered a special use for the clay from the Delaware River to take the shine off of baseballs before each game.

For a lot more on Rubbing Mud, go their web site at http://baseballrubbingmud.com/main.htm where you can buy your very own jar of mud for just $17.25 for the 8 ounce Personal Size!

Now here's the list of folks that checked into our net along with their answers. Congrats to many of you who said "mud" aka Mud People.

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

* WB6A - Pat - Feathers
* KE6CZH - Robert - Mud
* KG6DBL - Bill - Mud
* K6FCC - Khalil - "I'm Stumped"
* N6HY - Ernie - Mud
* KB6IS - Madeline - Mud
* N6KAS - Andy - No Answer
* KG6KTC - Leon - Mud
* NY6L - Jay - Grass
* K6LMN - Roger - Mud
* KE6MSS - Thomas - Mud
* N6NGU - Lee - Feathers
* KD6NIW - Oliver - Grass
* W6NVY - Gary - Mud
* KG6NWJ - Barry - Grass
* KD6OBM - Jason - Mud
* KF6PIH - Scott - Mud
* K6QVZ - Joe - Mud
* KG6RDA - Sidney - Checked in by KF6ZQM
* KG6TRR - Bob - Mud
* AD6UP - Louie - Mud
* WA6USL - Murray - Feathers
* KF6YBM - Henry - Mud
* KF6ZQM - Harry - Mud
* N6ZZK - Theo - "The last honest politician floating in the river"
* W6CWM - Jim - Mud
* KI6DCY - Jeff - Mud

73. de N6CIZ.

April 5, 2007 - Quarter Trivia

2007-04-05T19:54:00.000-07:00

Well, it must be Spring Break time since we didn't get the gaggle of check-ins to tonight's net. But that's OK. It's OK to take some time off once in a while!

Tonight, we have two Trivia Questions...

TRIVIA QUESTION:

Question 1: The grooves in the edge of a quarter are called reeds. How many reeds does a quarter have?

Question 2: According to the U.S. Mint, what is the appoximate lifespan of a coin?

TRIVIA ANSWER:

Question 1: 119

Question 2: 30 years.

The other reeded coins are the dime with 118, half dollar with 150 and the dollar which has 133 reeds or groves.

For more interesting facts about our coins, vist the U.S. Mint at http://www.usmint.gov/

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Here's the list of Amateur Radio Operators who checked in to tonight's net and their answers to Trivia Questions one/two.

* WB6A - Pat - 200/200
* WB6ATV - Ron - 64/25
* KE6CZH - Robert - 125/10
* KG6DBL - Bill - 100/4.7
* K6FCC - Khalil - 120/31
* N6KAS - Andy - 113/13
* NY6L - Jay - 75/10
* KE6MSS - Thomas - 108/40
* N6NGU - Lee - 100/35
* W6NVY - Gary - 250/75
* KG6NWJ - Barry - 50/7
* KD6OBM - Jason -
* KF6PIH - Scott - 75/20
* AD6UP - Louie - 119/25
* WA6USL - Murray - 40/5
* KF6YBM - Henry - 150/50
* N6ZZK - Theo - 76/35

Congratulations to Louie, AD6UP who came closest to the correct answers.

73.
de N6CIZ.

March 29, 2007 - Dollar Bill Trivia

2007-03-29T20:07:00.000-07:00

TRIVIA QUESTION:

If I have one pound of fresh, crisp dollar bills, how many dollars do I have?

TRIVIA ANSWER:

454. According to the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, the approximate weight of a currency note, regardless of denomination is (1) one gram. There are 454 grams in one (1) U.S. pound, therefore, there should be 454 notes in (1) one pound.

Congratulations to W6DTS and K6FCC who both got the answer of 454 on the nose. (Can you say Google?) Gary, W6NVY gets an attaboy for his answer of 453 (so close!). For more fun facts on money vist http://www.moneyfactory.gov/document.cfm/18/106

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Here's the list of folks that checked in to tonight's net along with their answers to the Trivia Question. Thanks to all for checking in.

* WB6A - Pat - 5000
* WB6ATV - Ron - 10000
* KE6CZH - Robert - 6000
* KG6DBL - Bill -
* W6DTS - Ted - 454
* K6FCC - Khalil - 454
* KF6GKR - Terry - 500
* N6HY - Ernie -
* KB6IS - Madeline - 1600
* KD6JEV - John - 494
* N6KAS - Andy - 413
* KG6KTC - Leon - 500
* NY6L - Jay -
* K6LMN - Roger - I could not hear due to Jammer
* KE6MSS - Thomas - 316
* N6NGU - Lee - 489
* KD6NIW - Oliver -
* W6NVY - Gary - 453
* KG6NWJ - Barry - 64
* KD6OBM - Jason - 500
* KF6PIH - Scott - 500
* K6QVZ - Joe - 500
* KG6RDA - Sidney -
* KG6TRR - Bob - 500
* AD6UP - Louie - 575
* WA6USL - Murray - 995
* KF6YBM - Henry - 550
* KF6ZQM - Harry -
* N6ZZK - Theo - 375
* KG6BPY - Joe - 454

73 de N6CIZ.

March 22, 2007 -- Pigeon Trivia

2007-03-22T20:02:00.000-07:00

TRIVIA QUESTION:

In 1996, which country's army became the last in the world to disband its carrier pigeon service?

TRIVIA ANSWER:

Switzerland's. Its army owned 7,000 pigeons and had another 23,000 privatly owned birds on standby incase of a national emergency. The pigeon service was disbanded in hopes of saving money and instituting a more modern communications system.

Here's the list of folks that checked in to tonight's net along with their answers. Congratulations to all who answered "Switzerland" which is the correct answer!

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

* WB6A - Pat - Germany
* WB6ATV - Ron - Spain
* KE6CZH - Robert - Russia
* KG6DBL - Bill - USA
* W6DTS - Ted - Switzerland
* K6FCC - Khalil - Switzerland
* KF6GKR - Terry - Great Britan
* KB6IS - Madeline - USA
* KD6JEV - John - Australia
* KG6KTC - Leon - France
* NY6L - Jay - Great Britan
* K6LMN - Roger - Serbia
* KE6MSS - Thomas - Japan
* N6NGU - Lee - Great Britan
* KD6NIW - Oliver - China
* W6NVY - Gary - Great Britan
* KD6OBM - Jason - Great Britan
* KF6PIH - Scott - North Korea
* K6QVZ - Joe - Switzerland
* KG6RDA - Sidney - England
* AD6UP - Louie - Switzerland
* KF6YBM - Henry - No Answer
* KF6ZQM - Harry - Checked in by KG6RDA
* N6ZZK - Theo - England
* KG6WXY - Ralph - USA

Thanks to all!

de N6CIZ.

March 15, 2007 - Big Toe Trivia

2007-03-15T19:49:00.000-07:00

Today's trivia question is simply...

TRIVIA QUESTION:

How many bones are there in your big toe?

TRIVIA ANSWER:

Each toe has three tiny bones, except for your big toe, which has just two.

Most people don't use their toes and feet for grabbing stuff or writing, but they do use them for two very important things: standing and walking. Without all the bones of the foot working together, it would be impossible to balance properly. The bones in the feet are arranged so the foot is almost flat and a bit wide, to help you stay upright. So the next time you're walking, be sure to look down and thank those toes!

A lot of you got this one right - congratulations! (Even if you had to take your shoe off and feel around your toes!) Here's the list of folks who checked in to tonight's net and their answers.

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

* WB6A - Pat - 1
* WB6ATV - Ron - 2
* KE6CZH - Robert - 2
* KG6DBL - Bill - 4
* W6DTS - Ted - 2
* K6FCC - Khalil - 2
* KB6IS - Madeline - 3
* KD6JEV - John - 3
* N6KAS - Andy - 3
* KG6KTC - Leon - 3
* NY6L - Jay - 2
* K6LMN - Roger - 3
* N6NGU - Lee - Enough to turn on my power supply on the floor.
* W6NVY - Gary - 2
* KG6NWJ - Barry - 2
* KD6OBM - Jason - 3
* KF6PIH - Scott - 3
* K6QVZ - Joe - 3
* KG6RDA - Sidney - 2
* AD6UP - Louie - 4
* KF6YBM - Henry - 3
* KF6ZQM - Harry - Check in by KG6RDA
* N6ZZK - Theo - 4

Thanks to all. 73. de N6CIZ

March 8, 2007 - Spare Change Trivia

2007-03-08T20:08:00.000-08:00

The automobile is the most recycled consumer product in the world with 95% of all vehicles being reclaimed. About 750 million pounds of scrap are reclaimed by the automotive recycling industry each and every month.

TRIVIA QUESTION:

A lot of pennies, nickles, dimes and quarters are lost in those junked cars. Exactly how much in loose change is recoved from the average scrapped vehicle?

TRIVIA ANSWER:

According to the April 2007 edition of Popular Mechanics Magazine... The average scrapped vehicle contains $1.65 in change. The legal tender is retrived by the auto recycler who sells the coins back to the U.S. Mint at a per-pound rate that's close to face value.

Congratulations to Oliver, KD6NIW for getting closest to the correct answer (without going over). Here's the list of folks who checked in to tonight's net along with their answers to tonight's Trivia Question.

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

* WB6A - Pat - $5.25
* WB6ATV - Ron - $2.75
* KE6CZH - Robert - $100.00
* KG6DBL - Bill - $1.79
* W6DTS - Ted - $9.95
* K6FCC - Khalil - $5.29
* KB6IS - Madeline - $2.78
* KD6JEV - John - $3.19
* N6KAS - Andy - $o.13
* KG6KTC - Leon - $5.00
* NY6L - Jay - $1.98
* K6LMN - Roger - $5.00
* KE6MSS - Thomas - $6.69
* N6NGU - Lee - $0.73
* KD6NIW - Oliver - $1.43
* W6NVY - Gary - $0.02
* KD6OBM - Jason - $5.00
* KF6PIH - Scott - $5.00
* K6QVZ - Joe - $5.00
* KG6RDA - Sidney - $0.50
* KG6TRR - Bob - $1.75
* AD6UP - Louie - $2.90
* KF6YBM - Henry - No Answer (Early Check In)
* KF6ZQM - Harry - No Answer (Checked in By KG6RDA)
* N6ZZK - Theo - $3.24
* WA6JWF - Joey - $3.00
* KG6NIF - Woody - No Answer
* KI6CGF - Don - $7.90

Thanks to ALL who checked in tonight.

73. de N6CIZ.

March 1, 2007 -- National Park Trivia

2007-03-01T20:04:00.000-08:00

TRIVIA QUESTION - March 1, 2007

On this day in history... March 1, 1872, Yellowstone National Park was established by an Act signed by President Ulysses S. Grant as the Nation's first national park.

TRIVIA QUESTION:

How many officially-designated National Parks are there in the United States and its dependent areas ?

TRIVIA ANSWER:

58. The first was Yellowstone on March 1, 1872 and the latest was Great Sand Dunes in Colorado on September 24, 2004.

As of 2006, there are 390 official units of the National Park System. The Official Units of the National Park System of the United States is the collection of physical properties owned or administered by the National Park Service. This includes not only National Parks, but National Monuments, National Preserves, and Historic Sites.

But, our trivia question was the number National Parks, of which there are 58.

Here's a list of U.S. National Parks by date of establishment:

Year Day Name - State

1872 Mar 1 Yellowstone - Idaho, Montana, Wyoming
1890 Sep 25 Sequoia - California
1890 Oct 1 Yosemite - California
1899 Mar 2 Mount Rainier - Washington
1902 May 22 Crater Lake - Oregon
1903 Jan 9 Wind Cave - South Dakota
1906 Jun 29 Mesa Verde - Colorado
1910 May 11 Glacier - Montana
1915 Jan 26 Rocky Mountain - Colorado
1916 Aug 1 Hawaii Volcanoes - Hawaii
1916 Aug 1 Haleakala - Hawaii
1916 Aug 9 Lassen Volcanic - California
1917 Feb 26 Denali - Alaska
1919 Feb 26 Acadia - Maine
1919 Feb 26 Grand Canyon - Arizona
1919 Nov 19 Zion - Utah
1921 Mar 4 Hot Springs - Arkansas
1924 Jun 7 Bryce Canyon - Utah
1929 Feb 26 Grand Teton - Wyoming
1930 May 14 Carlsbad Caverns - New Mexico
1931 Mar 3 Isle Royale - Michigan
1934 Jun 15 Great Smoky Mountains - North Carolina, Tennessee
1935 Dec 26 Shenandoah - Virginia
1938 Jun 29 Olympic - Washington
1940 Mar 4 Kings Canyon - California
1941 Jul 1 Mammoth Cave - Kentucky
1944 Jun 12 Big Bend - Texas
1947 Dec 6 Everglades - Florida
1956 Aug 2 Virgin Islands - U.S. Virgin Islands
1962 Dec 9 Petrified Forest - Arizona
1964 Sep 12 Canyonlands - Utah
1966 Oct 15 Guadalupe Mountains - Texas
1968 Oct 2 Redwoods - California
1968 Oct 2 North Cascades - Washington
1971 Nov 12 Arches - Utah
1971 Dec 18 Capitol Reef - Utah
1975 Apr 8 Voyageurs - Minnesota
1978 Nov 10 Badlands - South Dakota
1978 Nov 10 Theodore Roosevelt - North Dakota
1980 Mar 5 Channel Islands - California
1980 Jun 28 Biscayne - Florida
1980 Dec 2 Gates of the Arctic - Alaska
1980 Dec 2 Glacier Bay - Alaska
1980 Dec 2 Katmai - Alaska
1980 Dec 2 Kenai Fjords - Alaska
1980 Dec 2 Kobuk Valley - Alaska
1980 Dec 2 Lake Clark - Alaska
1980 Dec 2 Wrangell-St. Elias - Alaska
1986 Oct 27 Great Basin - Nevada
1988 Oct 31 American Samoa - American Samoa
1992 Oct 26 Dry Tortugas - Florida
1994 Oct 31 Death Valley - California
1994 Oct 31 Joshua Tree - California
1994 Oct 4 Saguaro - Arizona
1999 Oct 21 Black Canyon of the Gunnison - Colorado
2000 Oct 11 Cuyahoga Valley - Ohio
2003 Nov 10 Congaree - South Carolina
2004 Sep 24 Great Sand Dunes - Colorado

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

Here's the list of stations that checked in to tonight's net and their answer to tonight's Trivia Question:

WB6A Pat 12
WB6ATV Ron 35
KE6CZH Robert 300
KG6DBL Bill 300
W6DTS Ted 390
K6FCC Khalil 350
KF6GKR Terry 142
KB6IS Madeline 76
KD6JEV John 390
N6KAS Andy 113
KG6KTC Leon 200
K6LMN Roger 100
KD6NIW Oliver
W6NVY Gary 365
KG6NWJ Barry 250
KF6PIH Scott 325
K6QVZ Joe 35
KG6RDA Sidney (Checked in by ZQM)
AD6UP Louie 390
WA6USL Murry 390
KF6YBM Henry 122
KF6ZQM Harry 90
N6ZZK Theo (Check in by ZQM)
KI6EBF Douglas 316
K6CNL Dave 388
K6TI Bryce

Thanks to ALL who checked in. 73.

de N6CIZ

February 22, 2007 - Daylight Saving Time Trivia

2007-02-22T19:53:00.000-08:00

Today's trivia subject was suggested by Khalil, K6FCC.

Since 1986, DST started on the first Sunday in April and ended on the last Sunday of October. Beginning this year we are extending Daylight Saving Time a bit. Daylight Saving Time will start on the second Sunday of March (March 11) and end on the first Sunday of November.

TRIVIA QUESTION:

In Antarctica, there is no daylight in the winter and months of 24-hour daylight in the summer. So... Does Antartica observe Daylight Saving Time?

TRIVIA ANSWER:

Yes... and No.

Many of the research stations in Antartica observe Daylight Saving Time to synchronize with their supply stations in Chile or New Zealand but the rest of the continent does not.

U.S. bases, including both McMurdo and Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station, use New Zealand's time zone and daylight saving dates.

The Antarctic Peninsula (Palmer Station) uses Chile's time zone and daylight saving dates.

Rothera, a British base, does not implement daylight saving, but instead remains GMT -3.

Today, approximately 70 countries utilize Daylight Saving Time in at least a portion of the country. Japan, India, and China are the only major industrialized countries that do not observe some form of daylight saving.

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

Here's the list of folks that checked in to tonight's net, and their answer to the Trivia Question.

* WB6A - Pat - No
* WB6ATV - Ron - Yes
* KE6CZH - Robert - No
* KG6DBL - Bill - Yes
* W6DTS - Ted - Yes
* K6FCC - Khalil - No Answer
* N6GXS - Ralph - Gumdops (To be fair, he called me on the phone during Newsline and didn't have any idea what the question was...)
* KD6JEV - John - No
* N6KAS - Andy - Yes
* KG6KTC - Leon - No
* NY6L - Jay - No
* K6LMN - Roger - No
* N6NGU - Lee - Yes
* W6NVY - Gary - Maybe No
* KG6NWJ - Barry - No
* KF6PIH - Scott - Yes
* K6QVZ - Joe - No
* KG6RDA - Sidney - No
* AD6UP - Louie - No
* KF6YBM - Henry - No Answer
* KF6ZQM - Harry - No (Checked in by KG6RDA)
* N6ZZK - Theo - No
* KG6TRR - Bob - Yes

Thanks to all who checked in.

73
de N6CIZ

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January 15, 2007 - Toy Trivia

2007-02-15T19:57:00.000-08:00

Last week I was under the weather and I want to thank Gary, W6NVY, for taking over Net Control duties for me. Of course, Gary has 20 or so years of experience doing the net before me, so I guess it's like riding a bicycle - you never forget.

Now, on to this week's net and Trivia Question...

On this day in history, in 1884, Albert C. Gilbert was born. He was an inventor, athlete, toy maker, outdoorsman and businessman. He held over 150 U.S. Patents and he won the Gold medal in Pole Vaulting at the 1908 Olympics.

In 1908 he formed the Mysto Manufacturing Company in New Haven, Connecticut to produce apparatus for professional magicians and tricks for the general public as well as many educational toys.

TRIVIA QUESTION:

What famous toy did A.C. Gilbert introduce in 1913 that was sold for the next 75 years?

TRIVIA ANSWER:

The Erector Set.

A. C. Gilbert invented the Erector set in 1913. It was not the first metal construction toy, and arguably was not even the best construction toy. However, Gilbert was a master of marketing and sold the set as an educational toy. Engineers at the time earned more than doctors, parent’s were quick to snatch up the sets for their aspiring engineer(s).

Erector sets evolved through the years, new parts were added, old parts discontinued, packaging changed, and models added and/or revised. One consistent trait of Erector was a boy or girl using nuts and bolts to fasten pieces together. Simple machines could be built. The manuals left a lot to the imagination, either a case of saving print space with just a single picture or encouraging the "junior engineer" to use their creativity to figure out how it went together.

For more, visit the A.C. Gilbert Heritage Society Web Site.

Here's the list of folks who checked in to tonight's net and their answers to tonight's Trivia Question. Congratulations to all who got the answer right!

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WB6A - Pat - Jack in the Box
WB6ATV - Ron - Erector Set
KE6CZH - Robert - Kite
KG6DBL - Bill - Top
K6FCC - Khalil - Erector Set
KF6GKR - Terry - Erector Set
N6HY - Ernie - Erector Set
KB6IS - Madeline - Erector Set
N6KAS - Andy - Yo-Yo
KG6KTC - Leon - Yo-Yo
K6LMN - Roger - Erector Set
N6NGU - Lee - No Idea
W6NVY - Gary - Yo-Yo
KG6NWJ - Barry - Erector Set
KD6OBM - Jason - Too noisy to hear
KF6PIH - Scott - Clockwork Mouse (???)
K6QVZ - Joe - Erector Set
KG6RDA - Sidney - No Idea
AD6UP - Louie - Erector Set
KF6YBM - Henry - Train Set
KF6ZQM - Harry - Checked in by KG6RDA
N6ZZK - Theo - Slinky
KG6WXY - Ralph - Radio Flyer Wagon
AA6DW - Alan - Electric Train

73's and we'll see you next week.

de N6CIZ

February 1, 2007 - Satellite Trivia

2007-02-01T19:53:00.000-08:00

ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY...

...America's first satellite, Explorer 1, was launched in 1958. It's on-board gieger counter found strong radiation coming from a belt of charged particles trapped in space by the Earth's magnetic field, now known as a Van Allen radiation belt. Although the satellite stopped transmitting data on May 23, 1958, (143 days after it was launched) it stayed in orbit for a longer time.

EXPLORER 1

TRIVIA QUESTION:

Launched in 1958, in what year did America's first satellite, Explorer 1, fall out of orbit?

A) 1960
B) 1970
C) 1980
D) 1990

TRIVIA ANSWER:

It made a fiery reentry over the Pacific Ocean on March 31, 1970, more than 12 years after it was launched.

Instrumentation consisted of a cosmic-ray detection package, an internal temperature sensor, three external temperature sensors, a nose-cone temperature sensor, a micrometeorite impact microphone, and a ring of micrometeorite erosion gauges. Data from these instruments were transmitted to the ground by a 60-milliwatt transmitter operating on 108.03 megahertz and a 10 milliwatt transmitter operating on 108.00 MHz.

Transmitting antennas consisted of two fibreglass slot antennas in the body of the satellite itself and four flexible whips forming a turnstile antenna. The rotation of the satellite about its long axis kept the flexible whips extended.

The discovery of the Van Allen Belts by the Explorer satellites was considered to be one of the outstanding discoveries of the International Geophysical Year.

For more, go to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Explorer_1

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Here's the list of folks that checked in to tonight's net along with their answers to the trivia question. Congrats to all of you who said 1970 and got this one correct!

WB6A - Pat - 1990
WB6ATV - Ron - 1960
KE6CZH - Robert - 1970
KG6DBL - Bill - 1970
W6DTS - Ted - 1980
K6FCC - Khalil - 1970
N6HY - Ernie - 1970
KB6IS - Madeline - 1970
KD6JEV - John - 1970
KG6KTC - Leon - 1970
KE6MSS - Thomas - 1980
W6NVY - Gary - 1960
KG6NWJ - Barry - 1980
KD6OBM - Jason - 1970
KF6PIH - Scott - 1960
K6QVZ - Joe - 1980
KG6RDA - Sidney - 1960
AD6UP - Louie - 1970
WA6USL - Murray - 1970
KF6YBM - Henry - 1970
KF6ZQM - Harry - 1960
N6ZZK - Theo - 1960

Thanks to you all!

73,

DE N6CIZ

January 25, 2007 - Rules of the Road Trivia

2007-01-25T19:58:00.000-08:00

Tonight, we're talking about driving on the left or right side of the road. About 34% of the world (like the U.K. or Austrilia) drives on the left, and 66% (like the U.S. and Canada) keeps right.

TRIVIA QUESTION:

Is there any part of the United States where traffic always drives on the left? Yes or No.

TRIVIA ANSWER:

Yes! The only U.S. territory where driving is on the left is the U.S. Virgin Islands.

The U.S. Virgin Islands are particularly known for having a high accident rate caused by American tourists from the mainland who are unfamiliar with driving on the left in their rental cars - the confusion from which is obviously compounded by using a Left Hand Drive vehicle (since most are imported from the U.S.).

The United States Virgin Islands are a group of islands in the Caribbean that are an insular area of the United States. The islands are geographically part of the Virgin Islands archipelago and are located in the Leeward Islands of the Lesser Antilles.

The U.S. Virgin Islands consist of the four main islands of St. Thomas, St. John, St. Croix, and Water Island, and many smaller islands. It is the only part of the United States where traffic drives on the left. The total land area of the territory is 346.36 km² (133.73 sq mi). As of the 2000 census the population was 108,612.

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

Well, all you smarty-pants out there got this one right! The ones that didn't, just said NO to be different. Oh well... I just let you off easy tonight. Wait 'till next week when the Trivia Question will be a hard one!

Here's the list of check-in's for tonight and their answers.

* WB6A - Pat - Yes
* WB6ATV - Ron - Yes
* KE6CZH - Robert - Yes
* W6DTS - Ted - Yes
* K6FCC - Khalil - Yes
* KF6GKR - Terry - Yes
* N6HY - Ernie
* KB6IS - Madeline - Yes
* KD6JEV - John - Yes
* KG6KTC - Leon - Yes
* NY6L - Jay - NO
* K6LMN - Roger - Yes
* W6NVY - Gary - Yes
* KG6NWJ - Barry - Yes
* KD6OBM - Jason - Yes
* KF6PIH - Scott - NO
* K6QVZ - Joe - Yes
* KG6RDA - Sidney - Yes
* AD6UP - Louie - Yes
* WA6USL - Murray - Yes
* KF6YBM - Henry - Yes
* KF6ZQM - Harry - Yes
* N6ZZK - Theo - Yes
* N6NGU - Lee - Yes
* KD6VAE - Bill - Yes

Yeah, Yeah, so just about everyone got this one right. Just wait 'till next week!

73,

de N6CIZ

January 18, 2007 - Old Computer Trivia

2007-01-18T20:01:00.000-08:00

On January 19, 1983, Apple Computer announced the first commercial personal computer to have a Graphical User Interface and a mouse. It had a 12 inch black and white video monitor, 1 MB of RAM, a 5 MB hard drive and ran at 5 MHz. It sold for $9995.

The Apple Lisa turned out to be a commercial failure due to its high price and the release of the Apple Macintosh in 1984. The Lisa was discontinued in 1986.

TRIVIA QUESTION:

What did Apple do in 1989 with 2700 unsold Lisa computers?

TRIVIA ANSWER:

Buried them in a landfill in Logan, Utah and got a tax write-off on the land they rented for it.

Thanks to all who checked in to tonight's net (shown below with their answers) and a Gold Star to Ted, W6DTS and Louie, AD6UP for getting the correct answer!

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* WB6A - Pat - Gave them to North Korea
* AC6AJ - Lee - Baked them in a pie - an Apple Pie!
* WB6ATV - Ron - Trashed them in a dumpster
* KE6CZH - Robert - Donated them to schools
* KG6DBL - Bill - Trashed them
* W6DTS - Ted - Buried them in a landfill
* K6FCC - Khalil - Took them apart to build Macs
* N6HY - Ernie - Scrapped them
* KB6IS - Madeline - Gave them to libraries
* KD6JEV - John - Gave them to schools
* KG6KTC - Leon - Gave them to schools
* NY6L - Jay - Gave them to schools
* K6LMN - Roger - Gave them to schools
* KD6NIW - Oliver - Gave them to Bill Gates
* W6NVY - Gary - Gave them to Bill Gates
* KG6NWJ - Barry - Gave them to schools
* KD6OBM - Jason - Threw them away
* KF6PIH - Scott - Gave them to schools
* K6QVZ - Joe - Gave them to China
* KG6RDA - Sidney -
* AD6UP - Louie - Put them in a landfill
* KF6YBM - Henry - ?
* KF6ZQM - Harry - Sent them to China
* N6NGU - Lee - Took my real first name!

That's it for this week. Thanks, again, to all who checked in!

73, de N6CIZ

January 11, 2007 - Corn Trivia

2007-01-11T19:52:00.000-08:00

Well, after last week's question which some folks found a little off-putting, I decided to go with something totally non-controversial. So, here goes...

TRIVIA QUESTION:

How many kernels does the average ear of corn have?

TRIVIA ANSWER:

800 kernels in 16 rows.
Also,

There is one piece of silk for each kernel.

Corn always has an even number of rows on each ear.

Source: http://www.foodreference.com/html/fcorn.html

>>>>>>>>>> Net Check-In's <<<<<<<<<<

Here's the list of folks who checked in to tonight's net and their answers. Congrats go to KE6MSS and KF6YBM who got the answer right.

* WB6A - Pat - 1500
* WB6ATV - Ron - 438
* KE6CZH - Robert - 700
* KG6DBL - Bill - 756
* W6DTS - Ted - 480
* K6FCC - Khalil - 440
* N6GXS - Ralph - 644
* KB6IS - Madeline - 523
* KD6JEV - John - 790
* KG6KTC - Leon - 1000
* NY6L - Jay - 498
* KE6MSS - Thomas - 800
* W6NVY - Gary - 640
* KG6NWJ - Barry - 525
* KD6OBM - Jason - 750
* KF6PIH - Scott - 950
* K6QVZ - Joe - 500
* KG6RDA - Sidney - "A Lot"
* AD6UP - Louie - 672
* KF6YBM - Henry - 800
* KF6ZQM - Harry - Checked in by KG6RDA
* N6ZZK - Theo - Checked in by KG6RDA
* KG6WRY - Howard - 1250
* KG6TRR - Bob - 320

That's it for this week. 73 and stay warm!

de N6CIZ

January 4, 2007 - Shocking Trivia!

2007-01-04T19:56:00.000-08:00

Oh, man! I should have come up with a better trivia question to start out the new year. I'm sorry to be kind of morbid, but here's the question I came up with tonight...

At the beginning of the 20th century, Thomas Edison was battling George Westinghouse for control of America's electric infrastructure. It was Edison's direct current system versus Westinghouse's alternating current.

Trivia Question:

To prove that AC was a deadly menace, on January 4th 1903, Edison publicly electrocuted who or what with 6,600 volts of alternating current?

Trivia Answer:

An elephant named Topsy.

Topsy, an attraction at Coney Island, was being destroyed by its owners because she had killed 3 people in 3 years. The event was a public spectacle to a paying audience of 1500 people. Edison was the consultant chosen to arrange the electrocution which he had a movie crew film.

He showed the film around the country as part of his unsuccessful effort to discredit the "dangerous" alternating current of George Westinghouse, and promote Edison's direct current electricity system. Eventually, A.C. was universally adopted, however, as more practical for long-distance transmission.

For more about Topsy, visit

http://www.todayinsci.com/cgi-bin/indexpage.pl?http://www.todayinsci.com/1/1_04.htm

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The following folks checked in to tonight's net, along with their answers to tonight's trivia question.

* WB6A - Pat - No Answer
* WB6ATV - Ron - A Convict
* KE6CZH - Robert - No Answer
* KG6DBL - Bill - No Answer
* K6FCC - Khalil - Niagra Falls
* N6GXS - Ralph - A Frog
* N6HY - Ernie - A Cat
* KB6IS - Madeline - No Answer
* KD6JEV - John - No Answer
* KG6KTC - Leon - A Dog
* NY6L - Jay - No Answer
* K6LMN - Roger - Cow
* KE6MSS - Thomas - No Answer
* KD6NIW - Oliver - The Neighbor's Dog
* W6NVY - Gary - The Neighbor!
* KG6NWJ - Barry - A Pidgeon
* KD6OBM - Jason - A Dog
* KF6PIH - Scott - A Pig
* K6QVZ - Joe - No Answer
* KG6RDA - Sidney - Checked in by KF6ZQM
* AD6UP - Louie - A House
* KF6YBM - Henry - No Answer
* KF6ZQM - Harry - No Answer
* N6ZZK - Theo - A Turkey
* AC6AJ - Lee - Dogs
* N6NGU - Lee - CEO of Westinghouse
* KG6TRR - Bob - Bull or Cow
* KE6HER - Justin - Cow
* KD6DKH - Too noisy from Riverside to hear more

I'll try to come up with a more "upbeat" question next week!

73!

de N6CIZ

December 28,2006 - New Year's Eve Trivia

2006-12-28T21:50:00.000-08:00

Well, tonight we had the last net of 2006. Happy New Year to everyone and thanks for your support!

New Year's Eve Trivia

Each year millions of people the world over watch as the famous New Year's Eve Ball drops in New York's Times Square to mark the beginning of the new year.

TRIVIA QUESTION:

In what year did the Times Square ball drop first take place?

TRIVIA ANSWER:

1907.

Revelers began celebrating New Year's Eve in Times Square as early as 1904, but it was in 1907 that the New Year's Eve Ball made its maiden descent from the flagpole atop One Times Square. This original Ball, constructed of iron and wood and adorned with 100 25-watt light bulbs, was 5 feet in diameter and weighed 700 pounds. In 1920, a 400 pound ball made entirely of iron replaced the original.

The Ball has been lowered every year since 1907, with the exceptions of 1942 and 1943, when its use was suspended due to the wartime "dimout" of lights in New York City. The crowds who still gathered in Times Square in those years greeted the New Year with a moment of silence followed by chimes ringing out from One Times Square.

n 1955, the iron ball was replaced with an aluminum ball weighing a mere 150 pounds. This aluminum Ball remained unchanged until the 1980s, when red light bulbs and the addition of a green stem converted the Ball into an apple for the "I Love New York" marketing campaign from 1981 until 1988. After seven years, the traditional Ball with white light bulbs and without the green stem returned to brightly light the sky above Times Square. In 1995, the Ball was upgraded with aluminum skin, rhinestones, strobes, and computer controls, but the aluminum ball was lowered for the last time in 1998.

For Times Square 2000, the millennium celebration at the Crossroads of the World, the New Year's Eve Ball was completely redesigned by Waterford Crystal. The new crystal Ball combined the latest in technology with the most traditional of materials, reminding us of our past as we gazed into the future and the beginning of a new millenium.

For more about the Times Square New Year's Eve Ball, visit: http://www.timessquarenyc.org/nye/nye_ball.html

********** Tonight's Net Check-In's **********

Here's the list of folks that checked in to tonight's Thursday Night Net and their answers to tonight's trivia question:

WB6A - Pat - 1950
WB6ATV - Ron - 1948
KE6CZH - Robert - 1952
KG6DBL - Bill - 1902
K6FCC - Khalil - 1936
KF6GKR - Terry - 1960
KB6IS - Madeline - 1948
KD6JEV - John - 1904 <<<<
WA6JWF - Joey -1929
N6KAS - Andy - 1946
KG6KTC - Leon - 1946
NY6L - Jay - 1948
K6LMN - Roger - 1946
KE6MSS - Thomas - 1926
KG6NWJ - Barry - 1953
KG6RDA - Sidney - 1946
AD6UP - Louie - 1945
WA6USL - Murray - 1900
KF6ZQM - Harry - Dick Clark's Birthday
N6ZZK - Theo - 1921
KG6WAP - Danial - No Answer

Thanks to all and I hope everyone had a great 2006 and will have a greater 2007!

73, N6CIZ

December 21, 2006 - Solstice Trivia

2006-12-21T20:02:00.000-08:00

Today we celebrate the Winter Solstice - which marks the beginning of Winter and the shortest day of the year.

Here in Los Angeles today the sun rose at 6:54 AM and set at 4:47 PM so our day was 9 hours and 53 minutes long.

TRIVIA QUESTION:

If you happened to be in Sydney Australia on December 21st, how many hours and minutes of daylight would you experience?

TRIVIA ANSWER:

14 hours and 20 minutes.

The sun rose at 5:43 AM and set at 8:03 PM today in Sydney. Although today is the shortest day of the year here, in Australia it is the LONGEST day of the year and is the Summer Solstance, marking the beginning of Summer. Remember - Sydney is in the Southern Hemisphere!

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In astronomy, the solstice is either of the two times a year when the Sun is at its greatest distance from the celestial equator, the great circle on the celestial sphere that is on the same plane as the earth's equator. In the Northern Hemisphere, the winter solstice occurs either December 21 or 22, when the sun shines directly over the tropic of Capricorn; the summer solstice occurs either June 21 or 22, when the sun shines directly over the tropic of Cancer. In the Southern Hemisphere, the winter and summer solstices are reversed.

The reason for the different seasons at opposite times of the year in the two hemispheres is that while the earth rotates about the sun, it also spins on its axis, which is tilted some 23.5 degrees towards the plane of its rotation. Because of this tilt, the Northern Hemisphere receives less direct sunlight (creating winter) while the Southern Hemisphere receives more direct sunlight (creating summer). As the Earth continues its orbit the hemisphere that is angled closest to the sun changes and the seasons are reversed.

The winter solstice marks the shortest day and the longest night of the year. The sun appears at its lowest point in the sky, and its noontime elevation appears to be the same for several days before and after the solstice. Hence the origin of the word solstice, which comes from Latin solstitium, from sol, "sun" and -stitium, "a stoppage." Following the winter solstice, the days begin to grow longer and the nights shorter.

For information on Sunrise and Sunset times anywhere in the world, go to: http://www.sunrisesunset.com

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Thanks to all who checked in to tonight's net. Here's the list of check-in's and their answers to tonight's question (in the format HOURS:MINUTES).

* WB6A - Pat - 10:00 (10 hours 0 minutes)
* WB6ATV - Ron - 11:46
* KE6CZH - Robert - 13:00
* KG6DBL - Bill - 15:00
* W6DTS - Ted - 14:22
* K6FCC - Khalil - 13:20
* KD6JEV - John - 9:49
* WA6JWF - Joey - 15:10
* KG6KTC - Leon - 11:46
* NY6L - Jay - 14:30
* K6LMN - Roger - 17:00
* W6NVY - Gary - 12:07
* KG6NWJ - Barry - 13:30
* KD6OBM - Jason - 12:30
* KF6PIH - Scott - 14:00
* K6QVZ - Joe - 18:00
* KG6RDA - Sidney - 14:30
* AD6UP - Louie - 9:53
* KF6YBM - Henry - 14:45
* KF6ZQM - Harry - Checked in by KG6RDA
* N6ZZK - Theo - 14:23
* KG6TRR - Bob -14:23
* KI6EBF - Douglas - 14:47
* N6NGU - Lee - 13:00

Thanks to all for your check-in's.

de N6CIZ - HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

December 14, 2006 - Statehood Trivia

2006-12-14T19:49:00.000-08:00

Hello Everybody!

Today's trivia question on the Net was an "On This Day In History..." question.

TRIVIA QUESTION:

On this day in history, December 14th, Alabama became the 22nd U.S. state . In what year did this happen?

TRIVIA ANSWER:

1819

Alabama seceded from the union in 1861 to become part of the Confederate States of America. Following the Civil War and Reconstruction, Alabama was readmitted to the union in 1868.

Congratuations to W6DTS, K6FCC, and AD6UP for getting this one correct.

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

Here's the list of folks that checked in to tonight's net along with their answers to the trivia question. Thanks to all of you!

* WB6A - Pat - 1880
* WB6ATV - Ron - 1835
* KE6CZH - Robert - 1820
* W6DTS - Ted - 1819
* K6FCC - Khalil - 1819
* KF6GKR - Terry - 1828
* N6HY - Ernie - 1812
* KB6IS - Madeline - 1831
* KD6JEV - John - 1823
* WA6JWF - Joey - 1874
* N6KAS - Andy - 1813
* KG6KTC - Leon - 1815
* K6LMN - Roger - 1810
* KE6MSS - Thomas - 1806
* W6NVY - Gary - 1818
* KG6NWJ - Barry - 1805
* KD6OBM - Jason - 1809
* KF6PIH - Scott - 1810
* K6QVZ - Joe - 1818
* AD6UP - Louie - 1819
* KG6WXY - Ralph - 1814
* KF6YBM - Henry - No Answer
* N6ZZK - Theo - 1823

73 and Thanks again to everyone for their support!

de Rich, N6CIZ.

December 7, 2006 - Pearl Harbor Trivia

2006-12-07T19:28:00.000-08:00

Today marks the 65th anniversary of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, which took place on December 7th, 1941.

16 Navy ships were sunk or damaged during the attack, but some were later put back into service.

TRIVIA QUESTION:

How many of these 16 ships were permanently lost to the U.S. Navy?

TRIVIA ANSWER:

Only 3.

These were the battleships Arizona, Oklahoma, and the old battleship Utah (then used as a target ship).

Four ships sunk during the attack were later raised and returned to duty, including the battleships California, West Virginia and Nevada.

The destroyers Cassin and Downes were constructive total losses, but their machinery was salvaged and fitted into new hulls, retaining their original names, while Shaw was raised and returned to service.

Of the 22 Japanese ships that took part in the attack, only one survived the war.

*** NET CHECK INS ***

Here's the list of stations that checked in to tonight's net along with their trivia answers. Congratulations to Louie, AD6UP, for getting the correct answer.

* WB6A - Pat - 10
* WB6ATV - Ron - 6
* KE6CZH - Robert - 7
* KG6DBL - Bill - 13
* W6DTS - Ted - 11
* K6FCC - Khalil - 22
* N6HY - Ernie - 2
* KD6JEV - John - 5
* WA6JWF - Joey - 6
* N6KAS - Andy - 5
* NY6L - Jay - 13
* K6LMN - Roger - 15
* KE6MSS - Thomas - 8
* KD6NIW - Oliver - 11
* W6NVY - Gary - 8
* KG6NWJ - Barry - 2
* KD6OBM - Jason - 7
* K6QVZ - Joe - 1
* KF6PIH - Scott - 4
* KG6RDA - Sidney - Checked in By KF6ZQM
* AD6UP - Louie - 3
* WA6USL - Murray - 6
* KF6YBM - Henry - No Answer
* KF6ZQM - Harry - 14
* N6ZZK - Theo - 2
* N6GXS - Ralph - 4
* KG6WAP - Danial - No Answer

73 from N6CIZ

November 30, 2006 - Jeopardy Trivia

2006-11-30T19:52:00.000-08:00

I hope everyone had a GREAT Thanksgiving last week.

Trivia Question:

On this day in history...

On November 30, 2004, Ken Jennings finally loses after winning 74 conseutive times on the TV game show Jeopardy. His total winnings were more than 2.5 million dollars ($2,522,700 to be exact).

What was the largest amount Ken Jennings won in a single game of Jeopardy?

Trivia Answer:

$75,000

Before 2003, Jeopardy! contestants were limited to five consecutive games. At the beginning of the show's twentieth season (in 2003), the rules were changed to allow contestants to remain on the show as long as they continued to win. After this rule change, and until Jennings' run, the record winning streak was set by Tom Walsh, who won $186,900 in eight games in January 2004.

Jennings's run began with the episode aired on Wednesday, June 2, 2004, and spanned two seasons. Since he did not lose before the 2004 Tournament was taped (which then aired from September 20 through October 1), he had to wait until the 2005 season to compete in the Tournament of Champions. In theory, if Jennings had remained undefeated through the 2004-2005 season, there would not have been a Tournament of Champions for that season because Jennings would have been the sole champion.

On November 30, 2004, Jennings' long reign as Jeopardy! champion ended when he lost his seventy-fifth game to challenger Nancy Zerg. Heading into Final Jeopardy, the third contestant, David Hankins, had a negative score and thus was not allowed to participate. Jennings proved to be his own worst enemy by missing both Double Jeopardy! Daily Double questions (on which he had placed his usual high wagers, losing a total $10,400) and the Final Jeopardy! question. The Final Jeopardy category was "Business and Industry", and the clue was: "Most of this firm's 70,000 seasonal white-collar employees work only four months a year." The correct response was: "What is H&R Block?"; Jennings responded with "What is FedEx?". The July 10, 2006 episode of Jeopardy! made reference to the event in one of the game's clues.

Zerg answered correctly, and she and Jennings shook hands and hugged as the audience gave him a standing ovation. Immediately after she won, Alex Trebek dubbed her a "giant-killer" for her accomplishment of finally beating the long-standing champ. Jennings's final total, along with his consolation prize for finishing in second place, was $2,522,700.

****** NET CHECK-IN'S ******

Here's the list of hams who checked in to tonight's net and their answers to the trivia question. Congratulations to Jason, KD6OBM for correctly answering the question!

* WB6A - Pat - $70,000
* WB6ATV - Ron - $33,700
* KE6CZH - Robert - $80,000
* KG6DBL - Bill - $330,000
* W6DTS - Ted - $45,000
* K6FCC - Khalil - $500,000
* N6HY - Ernie - $500,000
* KD6JEV - John - $65,000
* WA6JWF - Joey - "I have no idea"
* N6KAS - Andy - $43,000
* KG6KTC - Leon - No Answer
* NY6L - Jay - $73,000
* K6LMN - Roger - No Idea
* KE6MSS - Thomas - $57,000
* W6NVY - Gary - $100,000
* KG6NWJ - Barry - $150,000
* KD6OBM - Jason - $75,000
* KF6PIH - Scott - $80,000
* K6QVZ - Joe - $37,000
* KG6RDA - Sidney - Checked in by KF6ZQM
* AD6UP - Louie - $45,000
* WA6USL - Murray - $29,000
* KF6YBM - Henry - $85,000
* KF6ZQM - Harry - $66,000
* N6ZZK - Theo - $79,000
* N6GZS - Ralph - "The answer is Muskrat"
* K6EBF - Doug - No Answer
* KG6TRR - Bob - $425,000
* KF6QIK - Can - No Answer
* KI6CGM - Don - $360,000

Thanks to all for your support!

N6CIZ

November 16, 2006 - NO Trivia!

2006-11-16T20:03:00.000-08:00

Well, I didn't get a chance to come up with a trivia question tonight so you guys are getting off easy. And... EVERONE gets credit for getting the answer right!

Here's the check in's to tonight's net.

WB6A - Pat
WB6ATV - Ron
KE6CZH - Robert
W6DTS - Ted
K6FCC - Khalil
N6HY - Ernie
KD6JEV - John
N6KAS - Andy
KG6KTC - Leon
NY6L - Jay
K6LMN - Roger
KE6MSS - Thomas
KD6NIW - Oliver
W6NVY - Gary
KG6NWJ - Barry
KD6OBM - Jason
KF6PIH - Scott
K6QVZ - Joe
KG6RDA - Sidney
AD6UP - Louie
WA6USL - Murray
KG6WXY - Ralph
KF6YBM - Henry
KF6ZQM - Harry
N6ZZK - Theo
KI6FUB - Ted
KI6FUD - Jeff
KA6LUI - David
N6GZS - Ralph
KB6CUS - Ted
KE6HWO - Wayne

Thank you to all for checking in to the net. Remember - there will be NO NET next Thursday night - it's Thanksgiving Day! Happy Turkey Day to all!!!

73.

November 9, 2006 - Billionare Trivia

2006-11-09T20:14:00.000-08:00

Trivia Question –

According to the Forbes 400 list of the richest Americans, how many have a net worth of at least 10 billion dollars?

Trivia Answer -

23.

Here’s the list of the richest, how much $ they have, their age, and how they made their fortunes:

1 William Henry Gates III - 53.0 - 50 - Microsoft
2 Warren Edward Buffett - 46.0 - 76 - Berkshire Hathaway
3 Sheldon Adelson - 20.5 - 73 - casinos, hotels
4 Lawrence Joseph Ellison - 19.5 - 62 - Oracle
5 Paul Gardner Allen - 16.0 - 53 - Microsoft, investments
6 Jim C Walton - 15.7 - 58 - Wal-Mart
7 Christy Walton & family - 15.6 - 51 - Wal-Mart inheritance
8 S Robson Walton - 15.6 - 62 - Wal-Mart
9 Michael Dell - 15.5 - 41 - Dell
10 Alice L Walton - 15.5 - 57 - Wal-Mart
11 Helen R Walton - 15.3 - 86 - Wal-Mart
12 Sergey Brin - 14.1 - 33 - Google
13 Larry E Page - 14.0 - 33 - Google
14 Jack Crawford Taylor - 13.9 - 84 - Enterprise Rent-A-Car
15 Steven Anthony Ballmer - 13.6 - 50 - Microsoft
16 Abigail Johnson - 13.0 - 44 - Fidelity
17 Barbara Cox Anthony - 12.6 - 83 - Cox Enterprises
18 Anne Cox Chambers - 12.6 - 86 - Cox Enterprises
19 Charles De Ganahl Koch - 12.0 - 70 - oil, commodities
20 David Hamilton Koch - 12.0 - 66 - oil, commodities
21 Forrest Edward Mars Jr - 10.5 - 75 - candy
22 Jacqueline Mars - 10.5 - 67 - candy
23 John Franklyn Mars - 10.5 - 70 - candy

For more, check out: http://www.forbes.com/lists/2006/54/biz_06rich400_The-400-Richest-Americans_land.html

. . . . . . . . . . NET CHECK IN's . . . . . . . . . .

Here's the list of folks that checked in to tonight's net along with their answers to the trivia question. Congratulations to all those who had the correct answer to tonight's question!

ROLL CALL LIST:

* WB6A - Pat - 50
* AC6AJ - Lee – No Check In
* WB6ATV - Ron - 375
* KE6CZH - Robert – No Check In
* KG6DBL - Bill - 20
* W6DTS - Ted - 400
* K6FCC - Khalil - 21
* KF6GKR - Terry – No Check In
* N6HY - Ernie – No Check In
* KB6IS - Madeline – No Check In
* KD6JEV - John - 23
* WA6JWF – Joey – 6
* N6KAS - Andy - 13
* KG6KTC - Leon - 20
* NY6L - Jay - 10
* K6LMN - Roger - 25
* KE6MSS - Thomas – No Check In
* K6MSU - Ron – No Check In
* KG6MZU - Walt – No Check In
* KD6NIW - Oliver - 50
* W6NVY - Gary - 35
* KG6NWJ - Barry - 6
* KD6OBM - Jason - 10
* N6OEC - Phil – No Check In
* KF6PIH - Scott – No Check In
* K6QVZ - Joe - 25
* KG6RDA - Sidney – 12 (Checked In By KF6ZQM)
* AD6UP - Louie - 21
* WA6USL - Murray - 26
* KG6WXY - Ralph – 20-ish
* KF6YBM - Henry - 46
* KF6ZQM - Harry - 12
* N6ZZK - Theo - 42

OTHER CHECK IN'S:

* KI6BKB – Doug – No Answer (Too Noisy!)
* KI6FUD - Jeff - 23
* KI6FUB - Ted – 23 (Checked In By KI6FUD)

* K6LDO - Dave - No Answer

* KI6CGM - Don - No Answer

Thanks to all for their support and check in's to the net.

73, de N6CIZ

November 2, 2006 - BBC Trivia

2006-11-02T20:40:00.000-08:00

On this day in history... November 2, the BBC started the BBC Television Service, the world’s first regular, public, high definition, service. (High definition in those days was defined as at least 200 lines of resolution). Renamed BBC-1 in 1964, the channel still runs to this day.

Trivia Question –

In what year did the BBC initiate the BBC Television Service?

Trivia Answer -

1936.

On November 2, 1936, BBC Television Service inaugurated the world's first regular, public, high-definition television broadcasting system, although the BBC had been broadcasting television in a variety of formats since 1929.

Baird Television Ltd. made Britain's first television broadcast on September 30, 1929 from its studio in Long Acre, London via the BBC's London transmitter, using the electromechanical system pioneered by John Logie Baird. This system used a vertically-scanned image of 30 lines — just enough resolution for a close-up of one person, and with a bandwidth low enough to use existing radio transmitters.

The BBC began its own regular television programming from the basement of Broadcasting House, London on August 22, 1932. The studio moved to expanded quarters at 16 Portland Place, London, in February 1934, and continued broadcasting the 30-line images, carried by telephone line to the medium wave transmitter at Brookmans Park, until September 11, 1935, by which time advances in all-electronic television systems made the electromechanical broadcasts obsolete.

After a series of test transmissions and special broadcasts that began in August, regular BBC television broadcasts officially resumed on November 2, 1936, from a converted wing of Alexandra Palace in London, now broadcasting on the VHF band.

BBC television initially used two systems, on alternate weeks: the 240-line Baird system and the 405-line Marconi-EMI system, each making the BBC the world's first regular high-definition television service. The two systems were to run on a trial basis for six months. However, the Baird system, which used a mechanical camera for filmed programming and Farnsworth image dissector cameras for live programming, proved too cumbersome and visually inferior, and was dropped in February 1937.

The photograph shows the transmission mast above

the BBC wing of Alexandra Palace, home of BBC-1 from 1936 until the early 1950s, photographed in 2001.

For more on the history of BBC Television, check out this link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BBC_One

. . . . . . . . . . NET CHECK IN's . . . . . . . . . .

Here's the list of folks that checked in to tonight's net along with their answers to the trivia question. Congratulations to all those who had the correct answer to tonight's question!

ROLL CALL LIST:

* WB6A - Pat - 1945
* AC6AJ - Lee – No Check In
* WB6ATV - Ron - 1947
* KE6CZH - Robert - 1943
* KG6DBL - Bill - 1953
* W6DTS - Ted - No Check In
* K6FCC - Khalil - 1937
* KF6GKR - Terry – Checked In but No Answer
* N6HY - Ernie - No Check In
* KB6IS - Madeline - 1962
* KD6JEV - John - 1936
* N6KAS - Andy - 1945
* KG6KTC - Leon - 1948
* NY6L - Jay - 1939
* K6LMN - Roger - 1938
* KE6MSS - Thomas - 1946
* K6MSU - Ron - No Check In
* KG6MZU - Walt - No Check In
* KD6NIW - Oliver - 1942
* W6NVY - Gary - 1948
* KG6NWJ - Barry - 1947
* KD6OBM - Jason - 1945
* N6OEC - Phil - No Check In
* KF6PIH - Scott - 1951
* K6QVZ - Joe - 1947
* KG6RDA - Sidney - 1941
* AD6UP - Louie - 1950
* WA6USL - Murray - 1936
* KG6WXY - Ralph - 1952
* KF6YBM - Henry – Early Check In
* KF6ZQM - Harry – 1941 (Checked in by KG6RDA)
* N6ZZK - Theo - 1949

OTHER CHECK IN'S:

* KF6IKI – Bryce - 1952
* KI6FUD - Jeff - 1937
* KI6FUB - Ted - 1935

Thanks to all for their support and check in's to the net.

73, de N6CIZ

October 26, 2006 - Time Zone Trivia

2006-10-26T20:38:00.000-07:00

Trivia Question -

This Sunday at 2:00 AM we move the clocks back one hour as Daylight Saving Time ends and we go back to Standard Time. This got me thinking about time zones.

We’re all familiar with the Pacific Time Zone (I hope!) and the Central Time Zone and Eastern Time Zone, but how many time zones are there for the U.S. and its Territories?

Trivia Answer -

Nine.

Atlantic Standard Time
Eastern Standard Time
Central Standard Time
Mountain Standard Time
Pacific Standard Time
Alaska Standard Time
Hawaii-Aleutian Standard Time
Samoa Standard Time
Chamorro Standard Time

Time zones in the U.S. are defined in the U.S. Code, Title 15, Chapter 6, Subchapter IX - Standard Time. The Department of Transportation is responsible for time zone boundaries.

By the way, Daylight Saving Time commonly begins in the northern hemisphere on the last Sunday in March or the first Sunday in April, and ends on the last Sunday in October. However, beginning in 2007, the United States will begin observing DST from the second Sunday in March until the first Sunday in November. (Studies will determine if this remains permanent.)

. . . . . . . . . . NET CHECK IN's . . . . . . . . . .

Here's the list of folks that checked in to tonight's net along with their answers to the trivia question. Congratulations to all those who had the correct answer to tonight's question!

ROLL CALL LIST:

* WB6A - Pat - 3
* AC6AJ - Lee - No Check In
* WB6ATV - Ron - No Check In
* KE6CZH - Robert - 6
* KG6DBL - Bill - 8
* W6DTS - Ted - 7
* K6FCC - Khalil - 8
* KF6GKR - Terry - 6
* N6HY - Ernie - No Check In
* KB6IS - Madeline - 8
* KD6JEV - John - 10
* N6KAS - Andy - 8
* KG6KTC - Leon - 8
* NY6L - Jay - 7
* K6LMN - Roger - 10
* KE6MSS - Thomas - 8
* K6MSU - Ron - No Check In
* KG6MZU - Walt - No Check In
* KD6NIW - Oliver - 9
* W6NVY - Gary - 8
* KG6NWJ - Barry - 9
* KD6OBM - Jason - 7
* N6OEC - Phil - No Check In
* KF6PIH - Scott - 9
* K6QVZ - Joe - 8
* KG6RDA - Sidney - 5
* AD6UP* - Louie - 11
* WA6USL* - Murray - No Check In
* KG6WXY - Ralph - No Check In
* KF6YBM - Henry - 12
* KF6ZQM - Harry - 5
* N6ZZK - Theo - No Check In

OTHER CHECK IN'S:

* KI6FUD - Jeff - 9
* KG6TRR - Bob - 6
* KI6FUB - Ted - 9
* KG6MZB – Matthew - 9

Thanks to all for their support and check in's to the net.

73, de N6CIZ

October 19, 2006 - Blockbuster Trivia

2006-10-19T20:46:00.000-07:00

October 12, 2006 - Blockbuster Trivia

Trivia Question -

On this day in history... October 19th, the first Blockbuster Video store opened. What year did Blockbuster Video open its first store?

Trivia Answer -

Blockbuster opened its first store on October 19, 1985 in Dallas Texas.

Blockbuster Inc. is one of the largest chains of videotape, video game and DVD rental shops in the world. It is headquartered at Renaissance Tower in downtown Dallas, Texas, and has locations in twenty-nine countries.

It was sold to Viacom in 1994, at a price of $8.4 billion. As of February 2006, the company had a market value of under $500 million.

. . . . . . . . . . NET CHECK IN's . . . . . . . . . .

Here's the list of folks that checked in to tonight's net along with their answers to the trivia question. Congratulations to all those who had the correct answer to tonight's question!

ROLL CALL LIST:

* WB6A - Pat - 1990

* AC6AJ - Lee - 1994

* WB6ATV - Ron – No Check In

* KE6CZH - Robert - 1980

* KG6DBL* - Bill - 1983

* W6DTS - Ted - 1985

* K6FCC - Khalil - 1980

* KF6GKR - Terry - 1970

* N6HY - Ernie - No Check In

* KB6IS - Madeline - 1981

* KE6IYC - Brian - No Check In

* KD6JEV - John - 1985

* N6KAS - Andy - 1986

* KG6KTC - Leon - 1970

* NY6L - Jay - 1982

* K6LMN - Roger - No Check In

* KE6MSS - Thomas - No Check In

* K6MSU - Ron - No Check In

* KG6MZU - Walt - No Check In

* KD6NIW - Oliver - 1982

* W6NVY - Gary - 1980

* KG6NWJ - Barry - 1989

* KD6OBM - Jason - 1983

* N6OEC - Phil - No Check In

* KF6PIH - Scott - 1979

* K6QVZ - Joe - 1985

* KG6RDA - Sidney - 1975

* AD6UP* - Louie - 1991

* WA6USL* - Murray - No Check In

* KG6WXY - Ralph - 1985

* KF6YBM - Henry - 1982

* KF6ZQM - Harry - 1975

* N6ZZK - Theo – 1978

OTHER CHECK IN’S:

* KI6FUD – Jeff – 1983 (1st Time Check-In!)

* WA6JWF – Joey – 1983

* KG6FJY – Morrie – 1983

* W6OPS – David – 1982

* KG6TRR – Bob – 1986

* KI6FUB – Ted – 1982 (1st Time Check-In!)

* KA6LUI – David – 1981

* KI6BBU – Steve – 1984

* KI6FIY – Art - 1983

Thanks to all for their support and check in's to the net.

73, de N6CIZ

October 12, 2006 - Macintosh Trivia

2006-10-12T20:55:00.000-07:00

Trivia Question -

On this day in history... October 12, 1823, Charles Macintosh of Scotland sold the very first one of these. What did Charles Macintosh invent and sell?

Trivia Answer -

The Rain Coat

Charles Macintosh (December 29, 1766 - July 25, 1843) was a Scottish chemist and inventor of waterproof fabrics. Charles Macintosh patented his invention for waterproof cloth in 1823. The Mackintosh is a form of waterproof raincoat, first sold in 1824, made out of rubberized fabric. Essentially, Macintosh discovered a method of joining two sheets of fabric together with soluble India rubber and allowing them to dry.

The Mackintosh is named after its Scottish inventor Charles Macintosh: note the added letter 'k' in the name of the garment. The first Mackintosh coats were made in the family's textile factory, Chas Macintosh and Co. of Glasgow. But in 1830 the company merged with the clothing company of Thomas Hancock in Manchester. Hancock had also been experimenting with rubber-coated fabrics since 1819.

Early coats had problems with smell and a tendency to melt in hot weather, but Hancock further improved their waterproof fabrics, patenting a method for vulcanizing rubber in 1843, which solved many of the problems.

Although the Mackintosh style of coat has become generic, a genuine Mackintosh coat should be made from rubberized or rubber laminated material.

. . . . . . . . . . NET CHECK IN's . . . . . . . . . .

Here's the list of folks that checked in to tonight's net along with their answers to the trivia question. Congratulations to all those who had the correct answer to tonight's question! A special Gold Star to KE6CZH for the most original (but wrong...) answer.

* WB6A - Pat - Computer

* AC6AJ - Lee - No Check In

* WB6ATV - Ron - Overcoat

* KE6CZH - Robert - Carved First Pumpkin

* KG6DBL* - Bill - No Check In

* W6DTS - Ted - Raincoats

* K6FCC - Khalil - Raincoat

* KF6GKR - Terry - No Check In

* N6HY - Ernie - No Check In

* KB6IS - Madeline - Raincoat

* KE6IYC - Brian - No Check In

* KD6JEV - John - Raincoat

* N6KAS - Andy - Raincoat

* KG6KTC - Leon - Bagpipe

* NY6L - Jay - Macintosh Apple

* K6LMN - Roger - Raincoat

* KE6MSS - Thomas - No Check In

* K6MSU - Ron - No Check In

* KG6MZU - Walt - No Check In

* KD6NIW - Oliver - No Check In

* W6NVY - Gary - Raincoat

* KG6NWJ - Barry - Sweater

* KD6OBM - Jason - Raincoat

* N6OEC - Phil - No Check In

* KF6PIH - Scott - Camera

* K6QVZ - Joe - Raincoat

* KG6RDA - Sidney - Apple Juice (Checked in by ZQM)

* AD6UP* - Louie - Raincoat

* WA6USL* - Murray - Raincoat

* KG6WXY - Ralph - No Check In

* KF6YBM - Henry - Raincoat

* KF6ZQM - Harry - Apple Juice

* N6ZZK - Theo - Raincoat

* KD6IYJ - Nick - Umbrella

Thanks to all for their support and check in's to the net.

73, de N6CIZ

October 5, 2006 - Baseball Trivia

2006-10-05T20:36:00.000-07:00

October 5, 2006 - Baseball Trivia

Trivia Question -

On this day in history... The World Series was broadcast on radio for the first time. What year was it?

Trivia Answer -

1921.

WJZ in Newark, New Jersey, was the first to broadcast the 1921 World Series. Tommy Cowan recreated the games between the New York Yankees and New York Giants from reports that were phoned in from the stadiums.

Also interesting, for the first time in Series history, all the games were played in the same park as the Yankees and Giants shared the Polo Grounds.

The Giants beat the Yankees 5 games to 3 to win the 1921 World Series.

Read about radio and its impact on the sports world at http://www.americansportscastersonline.com/radiohistory.html.

Find out more about the World Series at http://www.worldseries.com.

. . . . . . . . . . NET CHECK IN's . . . . . . . . . .

Here's the list of folks that checked in to tonight's net along with their answers to the trivia question. Congratulations to Ted, W6DTS, John, KD6JEV, Gary, W6NVY who had the correct answer to tonight’s question!

* WB6A - Pat - 1950

* AC6AJ - Lee – No Check In

* WB6ATV - Ron - 1932

* KE6CZH - Robert - 1940

* KG6DBL* - Bill - 1922

* W6DTS - Ted - 1921

* K6FCC - Khalil - 1922

* KF6GKR - Terry – No Check In

* N6HY - Ernie - 1936

* KB6IS - Madeline – 1922

* KE6IYC - Brian – No Check In

* KD6JEV - John - 1921

* N6KAS - Andy - 1931

* KG6KTC - Leon - 1935

* NY6L - Jay – No Check In

* K6LMN - Roger - 1924

* KE6MSS - Thomas - 1926

* K6MSU - Ron – No Check In

* KG6MZU - Walt – No Check In

* KD6NIW - Oliver - 1914

* W6NVY - Gary - 1921

* KG6NWJ - Barry - 1925

* KD6OBM - Jason - 1930

* N6OEC - Phil – No Check In

* KF6PIH - Scott – 1919

* K6QVZ - Joe – No Check In

* KG6RDA - Sidney – 1928 (Checked in by KF6ZQM)

* AD6UP* - Louie - 1922

* WA6USL* - Murray – No Check In

* KG6WXY - Ralph - 1917

* KF6YBM - Henry - 1932

* KF6ZQM - Harry - 1928

* N6ZZK - Theo - 1924

* KF6LIL – Robin – NO ANSWER

* KA6LUI - David - 1927

* KD6IYJ – Nick - 1937

* KI6CGN – Don – 1926

Thanks to all for their support and check in’s to the net.

73, de N6CIZ

September 28, 2006 - Group of... Trivia

2006-09-28T21:02:00.000-07:00

September 28, 2006 - Group Of... Trivia

Trivia Question –

Everyone gets their own question tonight. Everybody knows a group of bees is called a swarm and a group of dogs is called a pack. But what do you call a group of...

Trivia Answer -

See below for everyone’s answer and the (correct answer).

. . . . . . . . . . NET CHECK IN's . . . . . . . . . .

Here's the list of folks that checked in to tonight's net along with their answers to the trivia question.

The format is... Callsign, Name, What do you call a group of..., Their Answer in Quotation Marks, Real Answer in parenthesis.

Congratulations to Leon, KG6KTC, who got the answer correct.

* WB6A - Pat – Emus – “Bunch or Pack” (Mob)

* AC6AJ - Lee - No Check In

* WB6ATV - Ron – Penguins – “Pride” – (Colony)

* KE6CZH - Robert – Turtle - “Boxes” – (Bale)

* KG6DBL* - Bill – Caterpiller – “Swarm” – (Army)

* W6DTS - Ted – Crow – “Flock” – (Murder)

* K6FCC - Khalil – Rattlesnake – “Collection” – (Rhumba)

* KF6GKR - Terry - No Check In

* N6HY - Ernie – Monkey – “No Answer” – (Troup)

* KB6IS - Madeline – Cats – “Pack” – (Clowder or Cluster)

* KE6IYC - Brian - No Check In

* KD6JEV - John - No Check In

* N6KAS - Andy – No Check In

* KG6KTC - Leon - Fly – “Swarm” – (Swarm)

* NY6L - Jay – Hog – “Swine” – (Drift or Parcel)

* K6LMN - Roger – Cobra – “Nest” – (Quiver)

* KE6MSS - Thomas – Jellyfish – “Lawyers” – (Smack)

* K6MSU - Ron - No Check In

* KG6MZU - Walt - No Check In

* KD6NIW - Oliver – Squirrel – “Daniel Boone’s Hat” – (Dray)

* W6NVY - Gary – Ferrets – “Net Control” – (Business or Fesnyng)

* KG6NWJ - Barry – Toads – “No Answer” – (Knot)

* KD6OBM - Jason – Bacteria “Dangerous!” – (Culture)

* N6OEC - Phil – Turkey – “Cops” – (Rafter)

* KF6PIH - Scott – Elk – “Herd” – (Gang)

* K6QVZ - Joe – Baboons – “No Answer” – (Troup)

* KG6RDA - Sidney - y

* AD6UP* - Louie – Owls – “Study” – (Parliament)

* WA6USL* - Murray - No Check In

* KG6WXY - Ralph - No Check In

* KF6YBM - Henry – Bear – “Pack” – (Sloth or sleuth)

* KF6ZQM - Harry – Crocodile – “Crok-a-deals” – (Float)

* N6ZZK - Theo – Ducks – “Donald’s Nephews” – (Brace)

* K6LUI – David – Cows – “Herd” – (Kine)

* WW6Y – Art – Leopard – “No Answer” – (Leap)

September 21, 2006 - Football Trivia

2006-09-21T20:44:00.000-07:00

Are you a football fan? If so, maybe you can answer tonight’s trivia question...

Trivia Question -

On this day in history - September 21, 1970, the New York Jets played the Cleveland Browns in Cleveland Ohio. What made this game different from any football game ever played before?

Trivia Answer -

It was the first broadcast of Monday Night Football on ABC. The play-by-play featured announcers Keith Jackson, Howard Cosell and Don Meredith and attracted 33 percent of the viewing audience.

Monday Night Football was the second longest running prime time show on American broadcast television (after CBS's 60 Minutes) and one of the highest rated. ABC aired a total of 555 Monday night games.

On April 18, 2005, the NFL announced that Monday Night Football would be televised on ESPN in 2006, ending a 36-year run on ABC. ABC and ESPN are both owned by the Walt Disney Company.

For more information on Monday Night Football check out http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monday_Night_Football.

. . . . . . . . . . NET CHECK IN’s . . . . . . . . . .

Here’s the list of folks that checked in to tonight’s net along with their answers to the trivia question. Congratulations to all the folks who got the answer correct, which are shown with a * after their call. Special recognition goes to Madeline, KB6IS, for the most original answer! Honorable mention to Barry, KG6NWJ...

· WB6A – Pat – Played in pouring rain

· AC6AJ – Lee – Big Snow Storm!

· WB6ATV – Ron – 1^st Covered Stadium Game

· KE6CZH – Robert – Snow Blizzard

· KG6DBL* – Bill – Start of Monday Night Football

· W6DTS – Ted – No clue

· K6FCC – Khalil (Early Check-in via phone and email messages)

· KF6GKR – Terry – NO CHECK IN

· N6HY – Ernie – 1^st Nighttime Lighted Game

· KB6IS – Madeline – Both teams got 13 home runs!

· KE6IYC – Brian – NO CHECK IN

· KD6JEV – John – 1^st Covered Stadium Game

· N6KAS – Andy – No answer.

· KG6KTC – Leon – 1^st time used ex-athlete as color commentator

· NY6L – Jay – Broadcast over satellite

· K6LMN – Roger – Heavy rain

· KE6MSS – Thomas – NO CHECK IN

· K6MSU – Ron – NO CHECK IN

· KG6MZU – Walt – NO CHECK IN

· KD6NIW – Oliver – Neither team scored

· W6NVY – Gary – Called due to snow

· KG6NWJ – Barry – 1^st time Joe Naimeth admitted to wearing panty hose

· KD6OBM – Jason – 1^st Covered Stadium Game

· N6OEC – Phil – 1^st Covered Stadium Game

· KF6PIH – Scott – cheerleaders (? very noisy check in – sorry!)

· K6QVZ – Joe – 1^st Covered Stadium Game

· KG6RDA – Sidney – (Checked in by Harry KF6ZQM)

· AD6UP* – Louie – 1^st Monday Night Game

· WA6USL* – Murray – 1^st Monday Night Game

· KG6WXY – Ralph – NO CHECK IN

· KF6YBM – Henry – No answer

· KF6ZQM – Harry – Blizzard shut down game

· N6ZZK – Theo – NO CHECK IN

· KG6TRR* – Bob – 1^st Monday Night Game

· WB6ATN – John – No Answer

September 14, 2006 - Spacecraft Trivia

2006-09-14T20:08:00.000-07:00

Most of you had the same answer to our Trivia Question, but it was - technically, at least - incomplete. Do YOU know the answer before seeing it here?

TRIVIA QUESTION:

On this day in history... September 14, 1959... The Russian spacecraft Luna 2 did something no other spacecraft had done before. What did Luna 2 do that put it in the history books?

TRIVIA ANSWER:

Became the first manmade object to reach the moon.

Most of you answered that it landed or crashed into the moon. But the BIG thing was the fact that it was the FIRST manmade object to do that.

Luna 2 was the second of the Soviet Union's Luna program spacecraft launched in the direction of the Moon. The first spacecraft to reach the surface of the Moon, it impacted the lunar surface east of Mare Serenitatis near the Aristides, Archimedes, and Autolycus craters.

Luna 2 was similar in design to Luna 1, a spherical spacecraft with protruding antennae and instrument parts. The instrumentation was also similar, including scintillation counters, geiger counters, a magnetometer, Cherenkov detectors, and micrometeorite detectors. There were no propulsion systems on Luna 2 itself.

Scientifically, Luna 2 is most famous for making the discovery of the solar wind, via its hemispherical ion traps designed by Konstantin Gringauz. Luna 1 had provided the first evidence of this phenomenon; and on Luna 2, Gringauz changed the four sensors to a tetrahedral arrangement, instead of planar, to get better measurements of the plasma flux.

After launch and attainment of escape velocity on September 13, 1959, Luna 2 separated from its third stage, which traveled along with it towards the Moon. On September 13 the spacecraft released a bright orange cloud of sodium gas which aided in spacecraft tracking and acted as an experiment on the behavior of gas in space.

On September 14, after 33.5 hours of flight, radio signals from Luna 2 abruptly ceased, indicating it had impacted on the Moon. The impact point, in the Palus Putredinis region, is roughly estimated to have occurred at 0 degrees longitude, 29.1 degrees N latitude. Some 30 minutes after Luna 2, the third stage of its rocket also impacted the Moon. The mission confirmed that the Moon had no appreciable magnetic field, and found no evidence of the Moon having radiation belts.

For more information, check out http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luna_2

- - - - - - - - - - CHECK-IN's to the NET - - - - - - - - - -

WB6A - Pat
WB6ATV - Ron
KE6CZH - Robert
KG6DBL - Bill
W6DTS - Ted *
K6FCC - Khalil
KB6IS - Madeline
N6KAS - Andy
KG6KTC - Leon
NY6L - Jay
K6LMN - Roger
KD6NIW - Oliver
W6NVY - Gary
KG6NWJ - Barry
KD6OBM - Jason
N6OEC - Phil
K6QVZ - Joe
KG6RDA - Sidney
AD6UP - Louie
KF6YBM - Henry
KF6ZQM - Harry
N6ZZK - Theo
W6KC - Jim

And the winner is... Ted, W6DTS, who was the only one to say that Luna 2 was the FIRST manmade object to reach the moon. Congratulations, Ted, and thanks to everybody for checking in tonight.

73.

September 7, 2006 - Car Race Trivia

2006-09-07T20:04:00.000-07:00

Heh heh heh... Well, so many of you got the Trivia Question correct last month I decided not to give you guys multiple choices to choose from. That always leads to lots of variation and only one winner. Maybe next week I'll come up with a question that has NO correct answer. That will trip you all up!

TRIVIA QUESTION:

In 1911 Ray Harroun became the winner of the first Indianapolis 500 car race. How long did it take Harroun to race the 500 miles?

TRIVIA ANSWER:

6 hours, 42 minutes, 8 seconds.

Ray Harroun was born on January 12, 1879 in Spartansburg, Pennsylvania. He got his elementary education there, but could not concentrate on classroom work. He built his first car in 1905, and would race anyone who would challenge him.

In 1910, Harroun accepted an offer from Howard C. Marmon to design and build a racing car to be driven by him in the first big event at the new speedway at Indianapolis - the first Indianapolis 500.

Conventional cars at the time were constructed with two bucket-type seats. Harroun's car had a streamlined body, with only one seat for the driver. Since he would not have a riding mechanic to watch for overtaking vehicles, Harroun constructed a bracket to support a rear view mirror - perhaps, the first. Consequently, the automobile industry started equipping their cars with rear view mirrors.

The starting positions were determined by the order of entry. Ray Harroun was on the outside of row seven in the 28th starting position.

At 10 am, Tuesday May 30, 1911, the Stoddard-Dayton pace car pulled off onto the pit apron, Fred Wagner the official starter waved the green flag, the starting bomb detonated, and the race was on. John Aitken reached the southwest turn first, followed by Ralph DePalma. By the fourth lap Spencer Wishart nosed into the lead. By the eighth lap the leaders held their position, but Ray Harroun moved his yellow Marmon Wasp up to seventh. He did so not by a reckless charge, but by knowing his car so well, he could push it to the ragged edge and still be able to conserve his tires, engine and fuel.

As the race progressed, the lead changed several times, as the leaders see-sawed back and forth. Harroun knew how fast he could go, how fast he had to drive to win, and he kept that pace. There were many drivers that would charge past Harroun, especially Ralph Mulford who was driving a more powerful Lozier. While Mulford would retake the lead by charging past Harroun, he lost time by frequent tire changes.

After 6 hours, 42 minutes, 8 seconds and averaging 74.59 miles per hour; Harroun took America's most historic checkered flag. He finished about 5/8 mile ahead of Mulford.

The 1911 Indianapolis "500" purse amounted to $27,550, of which Harroun earned $14,000. The Marmon Company let Harroun keep it all, plus a bonus. On the day the award was given, Ray Harroun announced his retirement from driving but not from the automobile business. Harroun was retained as a consulting engineer, for several years. He designed and developed the Harroun carburetor for the 1913 Marmon "48".

Harroun designed and built three Maxwell racing cars for the 1914 and 1915 seasons. The success of the Harroun-Maxwell cars was self-evident by the number of prominent races won by drivers Willie Carlson, Teddy Tetzlaff and Hall of Famer Eddie Rickenbacker.

During 1916, Harroun rented an office and drafting room space, and proceeded to design an inexpensive, but reliable roadster. In early 1917 Harroun leased a small plant in Wayne, Michigan, formerly used by a buggy and carriage manufacturer. Approximately 500 roadsters were built in this plant during 1917.

At the onset of World War I, Harroun entered into a contract with the United States Government for the production of military equipment and munitions.

Ray Harroun stayed active the remainder of his life in the production and sales of after-market accessories. Harroun died on January 19, 1968 at Anderson, Indiana. He left a void in the industry that perhaps will never be filled.

. . . . . . . . . . NET CHECK-IN's . . . . . . . . . .

Here are stations that checked in to tonight's net along with their answers to the Trivia Question.

WB6A - Pat - 2 hours
WB6ATV - Ron - 36 hours
KE6CZH - Robert - 15 hours
W6DTS - Ted - 20 hours
K6FCC - Khalil - 48 hours
KF6GKR - Terry - No Answer
N6HY - Ernie - 7-1/2 hours
KB6IS - Madeline - 31 hours
KD6JEV - John - 6 hours 42 minutes - WINNER!
N6KAS - Andy - 9.13 hours
KG6KTC - Leon - 48 hours
NY6L - Jay - 10 hours
K6LMN - Roger - 5 hours 15 minutes
KE6MSS - Thomas - 8 hours 22 minutes
KD6NIW - Oliver - 7-1/2 hours
W6NVY - Gary - 18 hours
KG6NWJ - Barry - 13 hours
KD6OBM - Jason - 9 hours
N6OEC - Phil - 19 hours 11 minutes
KF6PIH - Scott - 6-1/2 hours - WINNER!
K6QVZ - Joe - 6 hours
KG6RDA - Sidney - 10 hours 54 minutes
AD6UP - Louie - 6 hours
KF6YBM - Henry - No Answer
KF6ZQM - Harry - No Answer (via KG6RDA)
N6ZZK - Theo - No Answer (via KD6RDA)
WA6JWF - Joey - 15 hours
N6NGU - Lee - 10 hours

Congratulations to John, KD6JEV and Scott, KF6PIH, for being tonight's Big Winners. Thanks to everyone for checking in.

73.

August 31, 2006 - GPS Trivia

2006-08-31T19:59:00.000-07:00

Once again, we must have made this question too easy because too many of you got the answer right!

TRIVIA QUESTION

The first GPS satellite was launched in 1978. When did the Defense Department declare GPS fully operational? Was it

1985
1990
1995

TRIVIA ANSWER

July 17th 1995. When the system was first introduced, miscalculations were programmed into GPS transmissions to limit the accuracy of non-military GPS receivers. This operation was cancelled in May 2000.

For more information on GPS, try this link.

o o o o o o o o o o NET CHECK-IN's o o o o o o o o o o

Here's the list of hams that checked in to toight's net. Those marked with a * got the trivia question correct. Congrats!

WB6A Pat
WB6ATV Ron*
KE6CZH Robert*
K6FCC Khalil*
N6HY Ernie
KB6IS Madeline
N6KAS Andy
KG6KTC Leon
NY6L Jay
K6LMN Roger
W6NVY Gary
KG6NWJ Barry*
KD6OBM Jason*
N6OEC Phil*
KF6PIH Scott*
K6QVZ Joe*
KG6RDA Sidney*
AD6UP Louie*
WA6USL Murray*
KF6YBM Henry*
KF6ZQM Harry*
N6ZZK Ted*

Congratulations to all you *'s and thanks to everyone for checking in to the net!

73

August 24, 2006 - Money Trivia

2006-08-24T20:03:00.000-07:00

Tonight's Trivia Question concerns something that concerns all of us - money!

The Bureau of Engraving and Printing produces 35 million notes a day with a face value of appoximately $635 million. 95% of the notes printed are used to replace motes already in circulation. Of all the notes printed, One Dollar Bills make up about 45% of currency production.

TRIVIA QUESTION:

What is the average life span of a One Dollar Bill?

TRIVIA ANSWER:

According to the Federal Reserve Bank, the life span of a $1 Federal Reserve Note is 22 months.

The average life of all Federal Reserve Notes depends on its denomination:

$1 - 22 months
$5 - 24 months
$10 - 18 months
$20 - 24 months
$50 - 55 months
$100 - 60 months

For lot's more information on our money, go to the Bureau of Engraving and Printing web site at: http://www.moneyfactory.gov/

xxxxxxxxxxx Check-In's for Tonight xxxxxxxxxx

Here's the list of check-ins to tonight's net along with their answers for the trivia question:

WB6A Pat - 5 years
WB6ATV Ron - 1-1/2 years
KE6CZH Robert - 10 years
KG6DBL Bill - 1-1/2 years
K6FCC Khalil - 23 months (so close!)
KD6JEV John - 18 months
N6KAS Andy - 13 years
KG6KTC Leon - 1 year
NY6L Jay - 5 years
K6LMN Roger - 5 years
KG6MZU Walt - (no answer)
W6NVY Gary - 1 year
KG6NWJ Barry - 2 years
KD6OBM Jason - 12 years
KF6PIH Scott - 6 years
K6QVZ Joe - 5 years
KG6RDA Sidney - 6 months
AD6UP Louie - 22 months*
KF6YBM Henry - 5 years
KF6ZQM Harry - 6 months
N6ZZK Ted - 6 months
KG6STN Jeff - 1-1/2 years
AC6AJ Lee - 10 months
KI6AMN Keith - 6 years
N6OEC Phil - 3 months
KG6LFN Douglas - 6 months
KI6DGB Carl - 1 year

* Congrats to Louie, AD6UP, who got the answer right. (Using Google, there, Louie???)

73

August 17, 2006 - Computer Trivia

2006-08-17T20:05:00.000-07:00

Lot's of folks checking in tonight and lot's of folks getting the trivia question right! I'm just going to have to make these questions harder!

Trivia Question:

On this date in 1970, an inventor by the name of Douglas Engelbart received a patent for something that millions of people use with their computer. What did Douglas Engelbart invent?

A - The Computer Modem

B - The Computer Hard Disk Drive

C - The Computer Mouse

Trivia Answer:

C - The Computer Mouse

In 1970 Engelbart received a patent for the wooden shell with two metal wheels (computer mouse U.S. Patent 3,541,541), describing it in the patent application as an "X-Y position indicator for a display system". Engelbart later revealed that it was nicknamed the "mouse" because a wire tail came out the end.

He never received any royalties for his mouse invention, partly because his patent expired in 1987, before the personal computer revolution made the mouse an indispensable input device, and also because subsequent mice used different mechanisms that did not infringe upon the original patent.

Currently (at age 81 in 2006), he is the director of his own company, the Bootstrap Institute which he founded in 1988 with his daughter, Christina Engelbart. It is located in Fremont, California and is housed rent-free courtesy of the Logitech Corp., the world's largest manufacturer of computer mice.

The following web page has some interesting links for you to check out:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_Engelbart

> > > > > > CHECK-IN's < < < < <>

WB6A Pat

WB6ATV Ron

N6CZH Robert

KG6DBL Bill *

K6FCC Khalil

N6HY Ernie

KB6IS Madeline

N6KAS Andy

KG6KTC Leon

NY6L Jay *

KE6MSS Thomas

KD6NIW Oliver

W6NVY Gary

KG6NWJ Barry *

KD6OBM Jason

K6QVZ Joe

KG6RDA Sidney

AD6UP Louie

WA6USL Murray

KF6YBM Harry *

KF6ZQM Harry

N6ZZK Ted

N6OEC Phil

KI6BKB Doug *

Until next week, 73!

August 10, 2006 - Candid Camera Trivia

2006-08-10T20:01:00.000-07:00

Tonight's trivia question is an "On This Day In History..." question.

TRIVIA QUESTION:

On this day, August 10th, the program Candid Camera made its debut on television after being on radio for a while. In what year did the Candid Camera TV show first appear? Bonus Question: What was the show called on the radio?

TRIVIA ANSWER:

1948. On the radio it was known as Candid Microphone.

Candid Camera is a long-running television series, created and produced by Allen Funt (whose photo is shown here), which initially appeared on radio as Candid Microphone in the 1940s, then screened in the United States on August 10 1948, with local versions produced around the world.

The show involved scenarios in which unwitting members of the public would be placed in a situation where unusual things began happening (caused by actors hired by the producers as well as various props, some ingenious). The victim of the prank's reactions would be filmed by a concealed camera, and at some stage the joke is finally revealed to them, when the victim would be told "Smile, you're on Candid Camera."

For more information, check out this link.

The Official Candid Camera web site can be found here.

xxxxxxxx Net Check In's for Today xxxxxxxx

Here's the list of stations that checked in to tonight's net along with their answers to the trivia question(s):

WB6A Pat 1980
WB6ATV Ron ?
KE6CZH Robert 1950
KG6DBL Bill ?
K6FCC Khalil 1959
KF6GKR Terry ?
KB6IS Madeline 1949
KD6JEV John ?
N6KAS Andy ?
KG6KTC Leon 1960
NY6L Jay 1948 "People Say the Darndest Things"
KE6MSS Thomas 1956
KG6MZU Walt 1954
W6NVY Gary 1952 "Candid Microphone"
KG6NWJ Barry 1953 "Fun with Dick and Jane"
KD6OBM Jason 1957
KF6PIH Scott 1964
K6QVZ Joe 1954
KG6RDA Sidney ?
AD6UP Louie 1960 "Candid Microphone"
WA6USL Murray ?
KF6YBM Henry ?
KF6ZQM Harry 1960 "What Do You Say to a Naked Lady?"
N6ZZK Ted 1952 "Fly on the Wall"
KG6TRR Bob 1956 "People Say the Craziest Things"

Thanks to ALL who checked in!

73

August 3, 2006 - Submarine Trivia

2006-08-03T20:01:00.000-07:00

I'm just going to have to make the trivia questions harder. You guys are too good. How did so many of you get the correct answer? I didn't think tonight's question was that easy!

TRIVIA QUESTION:

On this date in history... the nuclear submarine USS Nautilus sailed under the polar ice cap and became the first ship to reach the geographic North Pole. In what year did this occur?

TRIVIA ANSWER:

1958. USS Nautilus (SSN-571) was the world's first operational nuclear-powered submarine and the first vessel to complete a submerged transit across the North Pole.

Nautilus' keel was laid by Presiden Harry S. Truman on June 14, 1952, was christened and launched on January 21, 1954, and was commissioned on September 30, 1954.

On January 17, 1955 she put to sea for the first time.

After a failed attempt in June, 1958, on August 3, 1958 she sailed under the geographic North Pole, making history.

In the spring of 1979, Nautilus set out from Groton, Connecticut on her final voyage. She reached Mare Island Naval Shipyard in Vallejo, California on May 26, 1979 - her last day underway. She was decommissioned and stricken from the Naval Vessel Register on March 3, 1980.

Nautilus now serves as a museum of submarine history at her present berth near the Naval Submarine Base New London, in Groton, Connecticut.

For more information: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Nautilus_%28SSN-571%29

. . . . . . . . NET CHECK INS FOR 8/3/06. . . . . . . .

Those marked with a * got the trivia answer correct. Way to go!

WB6A Pat
WB6ATV Ron*
KE6CZH Robert
W6DTS Ted*
K6FCC Khalil*
N6HY Ernie
KB6IS Madeline
KD6JRV John
N6KAS Andy
KG6KTC Leon*
KG6MZU Walt
KD6NIW Oliver
W6NVY Gary
KG6NWJ Barry
KD6OBM Jason
KF6PIH Scott
K6QVZ Joe*
KG6RDA Sidney
AD6UP Louie*
WA6USL Murray*
KF6YBM Henry
KF6ZQM Harry
N6ZZK Ted
AC6AJ Lee
KG6TRR Bob
N6OEC Phil

July 27, 2006 - Bugs Bunny Trivia

2006-07-27T20:01:00.000-07:00

IT'S STILL HOT!!!! Turn off the heater....

Well, tonight we have a simple trivia question. Today is Bugs Bunny's birthday.

TRIVIA QUESTION:

How old is Bugs Bunny?

TRIVIA ANSWER:

Bugs is 66 years old today.

Bugs Bunny is a fictional street-smart gray rabbit that appears in the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series of cartoons produced by Warner Bros., and is one of the most recognizable characters, real or imaginary, in the world.

According to his biography, he was "born" in 1940 in Brooklyn, New York and the product of many fathers: Ben "Bugs" Hardaway (who created a prototypical version of the character called Happy Rabbit in 1938's "Porky's Hare Hunt"), Bob Clampett, Tex Avery (who developed Bugs' definitive personality in 1940), Robert McKimson (created the definitive Bugs Bunny character design), Chuck Jones, and Friz Freleng.

According to Mel Blanc, his original voice actor, his accent is an equal blend of someone from the Bronx and someone from Brooklyn.

Bugs would emerge in Tex Avery's A Wild Hare, released on July 27, 1940. It was in this cartoon that he first emerged from his rabbit hole to ask hunter Elmer Fudd “What's up, Doc?" It is considered the first fully developed appearance of the character. Animation historian Joe Adamson counts A Wild Hare as the first Bugs Bunny short.

Thus, Bugs Bunny was “born” on July 27, 1940 making him 66 years old today.

For a lot more information and history of Bugs Bunny, visit http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bugs_Bunny

* * * * * * CHECK INS TO THE NET * * * * * *

The following stations checked in to tonight's net. Those marked with a * got the correct answer to the trivia question. Good job!

WB6A Pat*
WB6ATV Ron
KE6CZH Robert*
KG6DBL Bill
K6FCC Khalil*
N6HY Ernie
KB6IS Madeline*
N6KAS Andy*
KG6KTC Leon*
NY6L Jay*
W6NVY Gary
KG6NWJ Barry*
KF6PIH Scott
K6QVZ Joe*
KG6RDA Sidney
AD6UP Louie*
WA6USL Murray
KG6WXY Ralph
KF6ZQM Harry
N6ZZK Ted*
KI6EBF Douglas
KG6MZU Walt
KD6OBM Jason*
N6ZDA Lance*

Thanks to everyone who checked in.

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July 20th 2006 - Peanut Butter Trivia

2006-07-20T20:07:00.000-07:00

Well, we had another Great Net tonight. Thanks to everyone who checked in.

Tonight's Trivia Question:

How many peanuts does it take to make one 12-ounce jar of peanut butter?

The Trivia Answer:

About 540. I got this answer straight from the peanut's mouth: The National Peanut Board. Check out http://www.nationalpeanutboard.org/document_239.asp for more fun peanut facts.

Check Ins to Tonight's Net (with their answers to the Trivia Question):

WB6A Pat 3500
WB6ATV Ron 150
KE6CZH Robert 500
KG6DBL Bill 520 <<<<<>
W6DTS Ted 567
K6FCC Khalil 1000
N6HY Ernie 2000
KB6IS Madeline 351
KD6JEV John 475
N6KAS Andy
KG6KTC Leon 5000
K6LMN Roger
KE6MSS Thomas 1886
W6NVY Gary 1501
KG6NWJ Barry 1499
KF6PIH Scott
K6QVZ Joe
KG6RDA Sidney 354
AD6UP Louie 567
KF6ZQM Harry 353
N6ZZK Ted 355
WA6QAG Max
KD6OBM Jason 700
W6OPS Charles
KI6EBS Steve
N6NGU Lee 1000
KG6MJW Willis

Thanks again to all of you for checking in to the net.

73

July 13th 2006 - Water Trivia

2006-07-13T20:04:00.000-07:00

Must be Summertime!

Here's the Trivia Question for tonight's net:

If everyone on earth got an equal portion of the earth's freash water, how much would you get?

A 1,000 Gallons
B 300,000 Gallons
C 2 Million Gallons
D 40 Millions Gallons

And the Trivia Answer is...

D! Only 1.6 percent of the water on earth is fresh but divided equally among all the people, each of us would get 40 Million Gallons.

o o o o o Here's the folks who checked in to the net o o o o o

WB6A Pat
WB6ATV Ron
KE6CZH Robert
KG6DBL Bill
W6DTS Ted
K6FCC Khalil
N6HY Ernie
KB6IS Madeline
NY6L Jay
K6LMN Roger
W6NVY Gary
KG6NWJ Barry
KF6PIH Scott
K6QVZ Joe
KG6RDA Sidney
AD6UP Louie
KF6ZQM Harry
N6ZZK Ted
KD6OBM Jason
KI6BGB Carl
KC6NAH Hubert
KE6TTG John
W6CRT David
KI6DTB Don

Congrats to Jason, KD6OBM, who got the answer right. Most folks thought the answer was A, 1,000 Gallons, but I guess there's A LOT more water than we thought!

73

July 6th 2006 - Wienermobile Trivia

2006-07-06T20:03:00.000-07:00

I know, I know. It's been a while since I've updated this blog, but I do have all the information, so I will begin to "fill in the blanks" over the next few weeks. But here's this week's info...

Trivia Question:

Karl Mayer, nephew of lunchmeat mogul Oscar Mayer, had the idea of creating an advertising gimmick - a big long hot dog on wheels - and the Wienermobile was born!

In what year was the Oscar Mayer Wienermobile introduced to the world?

Trivia Answer:

The first Wienermobile rolled out of the factory in Chicago, promoting Oscar Mayer "German Style Wieners" on July 18th, 1936. It cost $5000, was 13 feet long, and had open cockpits in the center and rear of the vehicle.

For more information go to this page on the Oscar Mayer web site.

* * * * * * * * * * Net Check Ins * * * * * * * * * *

The following stations checked in to the net tonight:

WB6A Pat
WB6ATV Ron
KE6CZH Robert
KG6DBL Bill
K6FCC Khalil
N6HY Ernie
KD6JEV John
KG6KTC Leon
NY6L Jay
K6LMN Roger
KE6MSS Thomas
KD6NIW Oliver
W6NVY Gary
KG6NWJ Barry
K6QVZ Joe
KG6RDA Sidney
AD6UP Louie
KG6WXY Ralph
KF6YBM Henry
KF6ZQM Harry
N6ZZK Ted
KC6NAH Hubert (in Santa Barbara!)
KD6OBM Jason

And the person who got the Trivia Answer correct is...
Louie, AD6UP. Congratulations to you! And thanks to everyone who checked into the net.

March 16th 2006 - Rocket Trivia

2006-03-16T19:58:00.000-08:00

Well, it's the day before St. Patrick's Day. So "Erin Go Bragh!"

Trivia Question:

On this day in history... Robert H. Goddard gave hope to dreams of space travel when he successfully launched the world's first liquid fueled rocket from his Aunt Effie's farm in Auburn, Massachusetts, on March 16, 1926. The rocket was 10 feet tall, constructed out of thin pipes, and was fueled by liquid oxygen and gasoline.

What altitude did Goddard's rocket achieve?

Trivia Answer:

The rocket traveled for 2.5 seconds at a speed of about 60 mph, reaching an altitude of 41 feet and landing 184 feet away.

>>>>>>>Net Check Ins<<<<<<<>

WB6A Pat

WB6ATV Ron

K6FCC Khalil

N6HY Ernie

KB6IS Madeline

KE6IYC Brian

KD6JEV John

N6KAS Andy

WA6KFI Rick

KG6KTC Leon

NY6L Jay

KE6MSS Thomas

K6MSU Ron

KD6NIW Oliver

W6NVY Gary

KG6NWJ Barry

KF6PIH Scott

K6QVZ Joe

KG6RDA Sidney

KG6TRR Bob

WA6USL Murray

KF6YBM Henry

KF6ZQM Harry

N6ZZK Ted

And the winner is... Brian, KE6IYC who guessed 40 feet. Second place goes to Jay, NY6L who guessed 42 feet. Others guessed anywhere from 100 feet to Ernie, N6HY who hit new heights with his guess of 10 MILES.

Thanks to all for checking in to the net.

February 23, 2006 Net Report

2006-03-02T20:11:00.000-08:00

Thanks to all who checked in to the net tonight. If you're wondering where the February 16th net report is, well... it's not here! I was not able to participate in the net last week so there's no net report for the 16th. But here's the report for the 23rd!

Trivia Question:

The highest wind velocity ever recorded in the United States was measured on Mt. Washington, New Hampshire in 1934? How hard was the wind blowing?

Trivia Answer:

231 Miles per hour!

The photo above by Bryan Yeaton: After the alpenglow fades from sunrise, the summit buildings dazzle in the morning air. Clouds swirl around the tower, turning the sky to slate, before continuing on to the ocean.

The first regular meteorological observations on Mount Washington were conducted by the U.S. Signal Service, a precursor of the Weather Bureau, from 1870 to 1892. The Mount Washington station was the first of its kind in the world, setting an example followed in many other countries.

The Mount Washington Observatory reoccupied the summit in 1932 through the enthusiasm of a group of individuals who recognized the value of a scientific facility at that demanding location. In April of 1934, observers measured a wind gust of 231 mph, which remains a world record for a surface station. In spite of the hardships imposed by their environment, observers regularly monitored weather under the auspices of the U.S. Weather Bureau, and conducted landmark research in short-wave radio propagation, ice physics and the constitution of clouds. The relationship with the U.S. Weather Service has always been close, but the Observatory is not a part of any government agency.

The Observatory continues to record and disseminate weather information. It also serves as a benchmark station for the measurement of cosmic ray activity in the upper atmosphere, develops robust instrumentation for severe weather environments and conducts many types of severe weather research and testing. The term outpost can be defined as a small group stationed away from the main body; it is also referred to as an outlying or frontier settlement. These definitions lend a sense of endangerment associated with the word, as well as the understanding of an important mission. Of the scores of mountaintop scientific stations that eventually followed its lead, the Mount Washington station is perhaps the only one that can be said to have remained in continuous operation with an active and expanding mission.

XXXXXXXXXX Net Check Ins for 2/23/06 XXXXXXXXXXXX

The following people checked in to the net:

WB6A Pat
WB6ATV Ron
KG6DBL Bill
K6FCC Khalil
N6HY Ernie
N6KAS Andy
KG6KTC Leon
K6LMN Roger
KE6MSS Thomas
K6MSU Ron
W6NVY Gary
KG6NWJ Barry
KF6PIH Scott
WA6QAG Max
K6QVZ Joe
KG6RDA Sidney
KG6TRR Bob
WA6USL Murray
KG6WXY Ralph
KF6ZQM Harry
N6ZZK Ted
KG6MZU Walt
KC6SAD John

And the winner of the Trivia Question was... Ralph, KG6WXY who guessed 230 MPH. Congratulations!

February 9, 2006 Net Report

2006-02-09T20:00:00.000-08:00

Thanks to all who checked in to the net. There were a ton of folks who got the correct answer to tonight's trivia question. I guess I'm going to have to make the questions HARDER!

Trivia Question:

On this date in history... On February 9th, 1870 President Ulysses S. Grant authorized the Secretary of War to establish it under the direction of the Army Signal Service.

21 years later, in 1891, it became part of the Department of Agriculture.

In 1940, President Franklin D. Roosevelt transferred it to the Department of Commerce where it remains today.

What agency of the government is it?

The National Weather Service
The Patent Office
The Federal Communications Commission
The Census Bereau

Trivia Answer:

The National Weather Service

In 1870, President Ulysses S. Grant signed a joint resolution of Congress authorizing the Secretary of War to establish a national weather service. Later that year, the first systematized, synchronous weather observations ever taken in the U.S. were made by "observer sergeants" of the Army Signal Service.

Today, 125 years later, thousands of weather observations are made hourly and daily by government agencies, volunteer/ citizen observers, ships, planes, automatic weather stations and earth-orbiting satellites with the mission of protecting life and property.

"We've come a long way since those first weather observations," said Elbert W. Friday Jr., director of the National Weather Service. "Back then we were using only human surface observations; today we are in the midst of a major program to modernize the National Weather Service based on state-of-the art technology and knowledge about meteorology."

The original weather agency operated under the War Department from 1870-1891 with headquarters in Washington, D.C., and field offices concentrated mainly east of the Rockies. Little meteorological science was used to make weather forecasts during those early days. Instead, weather that occurred at one location was assumed to move into the next area downstream.

From 1891 to 1940, the Weather Bureau was part of the Department of Agriculture. These first two decades of the 20th century had a remarkable effect on the nation's meteorological services. In 1902, Weather Bureau forecasts were sent via wireless telegraphy to ships at sea. In turn, the first wireless weather report was received from a ship at sea in 1905. Two years later, the daily exchange of weather observations with Russia and eastern Asia was inaugurated.

In 1910, the Weather Bureau began issuing weekly outlooks to aid agricultural planning. And in 1913, the first fire-weather forecast was issued. During these times, weather forecasters began using more sophisticated methods including surface weather observations; kite experiments to measure temperature, relative humidity and winds in the upper atmosphere; and later, airplane stations.

Realizing that the Weather Bureau played an important role for the aviation community, and therefore commerce, in 1940, President Franklin D. Roosevelt transferred the Weather Bureau to the Department of Commerce where it remains today. During the late 1940s, the military gave the Weather Bureau a new and valuable tool - 25 surplus radars - thus launching the network of weather surveillance radars still in use today. In 1970, the name of the Weather Bureau was changed to the National Weather Service, and the agency became a component of the Commerce Department's newly created National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

The advent of computer technology in the 1950s paved the way for the formulation of complex mathematical weather models, resulting in a significant increase in forecast accuracy. Today the National Weather Service is at the brink of a meteorological evolution. Advances in satellites, radars, sophisticated information processing and communication systems, automated weather observing systems and superspeed computers are the centerpieces of the modernization that will result in more timely and precise severe weather and flood warnings for the nation.

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Thanks to all who checked in to the net tonight. Here's a list of the stations that checked in. Those marked with a * got the trivia question correct. Good job!

WB6A Pat
WB6ATV Ron *
KE6CZH Robert
KG6DBL Bill *
K6FCC Khalil
KF6GKR Terry *
KE6IYC Brian *
KG6KTC Leon *
NY6L Jay
K6LMN Roger *
K6MJB John
KE6MSS Thomas *
K6MSU Ron *
W6NVY Gary *
KG6NWJ Barry *
KF6PIH Scott *
K6QVZ Joe *
KG6RDA Sidney *
KF6RMC Michael *
KG6TRR Bob
WA6USL Murray
KG6WXY Ralph
KF6YBM Henry *
KF6ZQM Harry *
N6ZZK Ted
WA6QAG Max *
AC5RA Ron *
K6MZU Walt

Once again, thanks to all who checked in.

Rich, N6CIZ

February 2, 2006 Net Report

2006-02-02T19:59:00.000-08:00

Happy Groundhog Day! Well, Punxsutawney Phill came out of hibernation today and saw his shadow. That means 6 more weeks of winter weather. Of course, so far OUR winter weather has been pretty mild so... six more weeks of 70 degree weather sounds good to me!

Here's a picture of Phil making his weather prognostication today at Gobbler's Knob in Punxsutawney, Penn.

Trivia Question:

In honor of Groundhog Day, Who was the first American President to meet Punxsutawney Phil?

Jimmy Carter
Bill Clinton
Richard Nixon
Ronald Reagan

Trivia Answer:

Ronald Reagan met Phil on a trip he (Phil) made to Washington D.C. in May 1986.

From Punxsutawney Phil's Official Website comes the following:

Over the course of Phil's appearances, Phil has had numerous noteworthy highlights:

During Prohibition Phil threatened to impose 60 weeks of winter on the community if he wasn't allowed a drink.

In 1958 Phil announced that it was a "United States Chucknik," rather than a Soviet Sputnik or Muttnik that became the first man-made satellite to orbit Earth.

In 1981 Phil wore a yellow ribbon in honor of the American hostages in Iran.

Phil traveled to Washington DC in 1986 to meet with President Reagan. He was joined by Groundhog Club President Jim Means, Al Anthony and Bill Null.

Phil met Pennsylvania Governor Dick Thornburg in 1987.

In 1993, Columbia Pictures released the movie Groundhog Day starring Bill Murray.

Phil appeared on the Oprah Winfrey show in 1995.

In the years following the release of the movie, record crowds numbering as high as 30,000 have visited Gobbler's Knob in Punxsutawney!

In 2001, Phil's prediction was shown live on the JumboTron at Times Square in New York City.

Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell attended the ceremonies, making him the first sitting governor ever to do so.

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The following people checked in to the net tonight. Those marked with a * got the correct answer to the trivia question.

WB6A Pat *
AC6AJ Lee *
KE6CZH Robert *
KG6DBL Bill
W6DTS Ted
K6FCC Khalil
N6HY Ernie
KD6JEV John
N6KAS Andy *
WA6KFI Rick *
KG6KTC Leon
NY6L Jay
K6MJB John *
KD6NIW Oliver *
W6NVY Gary
KG6NWJ Barry
KF6PIH Scott
K6QVZ Joe
KG6RDA Sidney *
KF6RMC Michael
KG6TRR Bob
WA6USL Murray
KG6WXY Ralph
KF6YBM Henry
KF6ZQM Harry *
N6ZZK Ted
N6UDQ

Thanks to everyone for checking in and supporting the net!

January 26, 2006 Net Report

2006-01-26T19:56:00.000-08:00

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 *

January 19, 2006 Net Report

2006-01-19T20:00:00.000-08:00

Well, tonight's net was plagued by interference on our 2-meter repeater due to another repeater up on the hilltop. Even though the copy was rough, we managed to take check-in's from 24 Amateur Radio Operators. If you normally check in on 2 meters, why not try using the 440 repeater (which seems to have less of a problem with desense and interference)?

Here's tonight's trivia question:

What is the most common street name in the U.S.?

Answer:

Most folks thought the answer was Main St. and a few said First St. But, believe it or not, the most common street name in the U.S. is Second Street.

In order, the most popular street names are:

Second
Third
First
Fourth
Park
Fifth
Main
Sixth
Oak
Seventh
Pine
Maple
Cedar
Eighth
Elm
View
Washington
Ninth
Lake
Hill

Why is Second at the top of the list? Many towns prefer to give their first, or "Main" street, a proper name.

This information came from a National Public Radio piece.

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No one got the answer right! But here are the stations that checked in to the net:

WB6ATV Ron
KE6CZH Robert
K6FCC Khalil
KF6GKR Terry
N6HY Ernie
KB6IS Madeline
KE6IYC Brian
KD6JEV John
WA6KFI Rick
KG6KTC Leon
NY6L Jay
KE6MSS Thomas
W6NVY Gary
KG6NWJ Berry
KF6PIH Scott
K6QVZ Joe
KG6RDA Sidney
KG6TRR Bob
WA6USL Murray
KF6YBM Henry
KF6ZQM Harry
N6ZZK Ted
K6MSU Ron
KD6JPD Gerald
WD6FOX Sean
KD6NIW Oliver

Thanks to ALL who checked in to the net.

January 12, 2006 Net Report

2006-01-12T19:53:00.000-08:00

A total of 20 Amateur Radio Operators checked in to tonight's net. Thanks to all!

Trivia Question:

How much would you weigh at the center of the earth?

A) Nothing
B) The same as you do at the surface of the earth
C) An infinate number of pounds

Trivia Answer:

A) Nothing!

A good way to see this is to imagine yourself falling through Earth. Suppose there is a perfectly smooth well that goes straight through Earth and out the other side. It's airless so there's no air friction to hold you back — and forget about the huge temperatures and pressures down deep. This is a thought experiment. You take an impossibly deep breath, step over the edge, and fall into the well.

As you step off, all of Earth is below you and that entire mass pulls your mass and you start to fall. As you fall, though, now some of Earth is above you and there is, consequently, less Earth below you. The farther you fall, the less of Earth there is below pulling you down and the more Earth mass there is above pulling up. So you get lighter as you fall.

Finally, (about 21 minutes later) when you reach the center of Earth, you weigh nothing at all because half of Earth is above you and half below. The two pulls cancel.

By the way, you're going your fastest now as you whiz towards the opposite end of Earth at a blazing 17,700 mph (28440 km/h). In another 21 minutes you'll pop out of the well somewhere in the middle of the Indian Ocean. Then — back you go towards Kansas or wherever you started from.

"You'll continue to bob back and forth through the center of the Earth with your head popping out at your starting point every 84.5 minutes," says Rod Nave, physics professor at Georgia State University. "It's amusing that this is about the same time it takes a satellite to orbit Earth (right above the surface)."

Further Reading:

HyperPhysics by Rod Nave: Hole through Earth

HyperPhysics by Rod Nave: Earth's gravity

From USA Today “Wonderquest” By April Holliday

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Here's the stations that checked in to the net tonight. A * indicates that they got the trivia question answer correct. Thanks to all.

WB6ATV Ron *
KE6CZH Robert *
KG6DBL Bill
K6FCC Khalil *
KE6IYC Brian *
KD6JEV John
N6KAS Andy
KG6KTC Leon
K6LMN Roger *
W6NVY Gary
K6MSU Ron
K6QVZ Joe *
KG6RDA Sidney *
KF6RMC Michael
KG6TRR Bob
KF6ZQM Harry
N6ZZK Ted
K6LCS Clint *
KC2CYL Anthony *

January 5, 2006 Net Report

2006-01-05T20:00:00.000-08:00

I'd like to thank all the stations that checked in to the FIRST net of 2006, and, as always, a special thanks to W6NVY for playing the Newline Report and for the repeaters!

Two things before I get to the the Trivia Question:

First, Amateur Radio communicators are needed for the Los Angeles Marathon which takes place on Sunday, March 19th. You can find out more and sign up at here.

Second, I'd like to encourage everyone to make a contribution to Amateur Radio Newsline. Every week we play their report and get a lot of great information. Take a moment and write a check or make a contribution using PayPal. $5, $10, $20, or whatever. It is all appreciated. Thanks.

Trivia Question:

On January 5th 1814, The Ford Motor Company announced an 8-hour work day and set a minimum wage for a day's labor.

What was the daily minimum wage set by Ford in 1914?

A) $4 per day
B) $5 per day
C) $6 per day

Trivia Answer:

B) $5 per Day

In 1914 the Ford Motor Company announced that it would henceforth pay eligible workers a minimum wage of $5 a day (compared to an average of $2.34 for the industry) and would reduce the work day from nine hours to eight, thereby converting the factory to a three-shift day.

Overnight Ford became a worldwide celebrity. People either praised him as a great humanitarian or excoriated him as a mad socialist.

Ford said humanitarianism had nothing to do with it. Previously profit had been based on paying wages as low as workers would take and pricing cars as high as the traffic would bear. Ford, on the other hand, stressed low pricing (the Model T cost $950 in 1908 and $290 in 1927) in order to capture the widest possible market and then met the price by volume and efficiency.

Ford's success in making the automobile a basic necessity turned out to be but a prelude to a more widespread revolution. The development of mass-production techniques, which enabled the company eventually to turn out a Model T every 24 seconds; the frequent reductions in the price of the car made possible by economies of scale; and the payment of a living wage that raised workers above subsistence and made them potential customers for, among other things, automobiles--these innovations changed the very structure of society.

In 1926, General Motors Corp. unveiled its stylish Chevrolet while Ford was still churning out the aging Model T. By the time Ford unveiled an upgraded Model A, GM was already on course to overtake Ford in total sales.

The Model A helped sustain Ford through the Great Depression of the 1930s, although the company lost about $68 million a year through that period and reduced its famous $5 a day wage to $4. Many other companies folded.

By 1935, Ford had raised its minimum wage to $6 a day. That hike also was part of an effort to head off union organizing efforts that were challenging the company and turning ugly.

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Once again, a lot of folks got the answer correct! (I'm just going to have to start making the questions harder...) Here's a list of stations that checked-in to the net and a * after the name indicates those who answered the question correctly. Congratulations!

Check In's to the Net:

AC6AJ Lee
WB6ATV Ron *
KE6CZH Robert *
K6FCC Khalil *
KF6GKR Terry *
KB6IS Madeline *
KE6IYC Brian *
KD6JEV John *
N6KAS Andy
WA6KFI Rick
KG6KTC Leon
NY6L Jay
K6LMN Roger *
K6LMS Bill
W6NVY Gary *
KG6NWJ Berry
KF6PIH Scott *
K6QVZ Joe
KG6RDA Sidney *
KG6TRR Bob *
WA6USL Murray
KF6YBM Henry
KF6ZQM Harry *
N6ZZK Ted *
K6MJB John *
N6HY Ernie
AG6NCU Walt *
K6MSU Ron

December 29, 2005 Net Report

2005-12-29T19:52:00.000-08:00

Thanks to all the stations who checked in for the LAST NET of 2005!

There were 22 stations that checked in to tonight's net. And I'd like to thank Gary, W6NVY, for playing the Newsline Report.

Trivia Question:

In what year did the Tournament of Roses add a college football game to the New Year festivities?

A.) 1890
B.) 1902
C.) 1923

Trivia Answer:

B.) 1902

The first Tournament of Roses was staged in 1890 by members of Pasadena's Valley Hunt Club, former residents of the East and Midwest eager to showcase their new home's mild winter weather. "In New York, people are buried in snow," announced Professor Charles F. Holder at a Club meeting. "Here our flowers are blooming and our oranges are about to bear. Let's hold a festival to tell the world about our paradise."

During the next few years, the festival expanded to include marching bands and motorized floats. The games on the town lot (which was re-named Tournament Park in 1900) included ostrich races, bronco busting demonstrations and a race between a camel and an elephant (the elephant won). Reviewing stands were built along the Parade route, and Eastern newspapers began to take notice of the event. In 1895, the Tournament of Roses Association was formed to take charge of the festival, which had grown too large for the Valley Hunt Club to handle.

In 1902, the Tournament of Roses decided to enhance the day’s festivities by adding a football game – the first post season college football game ever held. Stanford University accepted the invitation to take on the powerhouse University of Michigan, but the West Coast team was flattened 49-0 and gave up in the third quarter. The lopsided score prompted the Tournament to give up football in favor of Roman-style chariot races. In 1916, football returned to stay and the crowds soon outgrew the stands in Tournament Park. William L. Leishman, the Tournament’s 1920 President, envisioned a stadium similar to the Yale Bowl, the first great modern football stadium, to be built in Pasadena’s Arroyo Seco area. The new stadium hosted its first New Year’s football game in 1923 and soon earned the nickname “The Rose Bowl.”

The Tournament of Roses has come a long way since its early days. The Rose Parade’s elaborate floats now feature high-tech computerized animation and exotic natural materials from around the world. Although a few floats are still built exclusively by volunteers from their sponsoring communities, most are built by professional float building companies and take nearly a year to construct. The year-long effort pays off on New Year’s morning, when millions of viewers around the world enjoy the Rose Parade.

Nicknamed “The Granddaddy of Them All” the Rose Bowl Game has been a sellout attraction every year since 1947. That year’s contest was the first game played under the Tournament’s exclusive agreement with the Big Ten and Pac-10 conferences. The 1998 Rose Bowl Game was the 52nd anniversary of that agreement, the longest standing tradition of any collegiate conference and a bowl association. Now, as part of the Bowl Championship Series, the Rose Bowl has hosted the National Championship Game between the top two teams in the nation in 2002 and will host it again on January 4, 2006.

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Lots of folks got this one right, so here's a list of check-ins with a * after the ones that answered the question correctly. Congratulations and Happy New Year!

Check In's to the Net:

AC6AJ Lee
WB6ATV Ron
KE6CZH Robert *
KG6DBL Bill *
K6FCC Khalil
KB6IS Madeline
KE6IYC Brian *
KD6JEV John *
N6KAS Andy *
KG6KTC Leon *
NY6L Jay
W6NVY Gary
KG6NWJ Berry *
WA6QAG
K6QVZ Joe *
KG6RDA Sidney *
KG6TRR Bob
KF6ZQM Harry *
N6ZZK Ted
KG6MZU Walt *
KF6RMC Mike
WD6FOX Sean