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N6USO Node 3718 is IDLE

Help Keep a Murderer in Prison

Bobby Joe Denney, while committing a burglary in 1976, shot and killed on-duty Cypress Police Department Sergeant Don Sowma. Denney was convicted of Murder with special circumstances and sentenced to Life without parole. Denney was transferred to an Oklahoma prison to be near his family, an option not available to Don.
Denney has just been returned to California in a bid for parole. The Sowma family is asking each of you to go to the Cypress P.D. Website to sign a petition to deny parole to Denney.
If you would show the parole board your support for the denial, and pass this on to everyone, we would be in your debt.
You can also download a PDF copy of the petition and get additional signatures. The people signing do not have to be California residents, the only requirement is that they are 18 or older.
Petitions must be returned to prior to July 15, 2008

TASMA Reports on Interference

TASMA Technical Committee has reported that the interference issue has been addressed with the repeater owner.
Those of you who have experienced issues with capture level signals from the Palomar repeater in our coverage area please let us know if that is still the case.
Please let us know about the signal strength and location of any problem areas you may encounter.
We would like to give TASMA our report as quickly as possible.
Thank you for your support of the repeater, and Thanks to TASMA for coordinating the corrective measures.

Thank you for your Well-Wishes

As you may have heard, I was recently involved in an motorcycle accident at work. I sustained several serious injuries as a result.
I find myself in considerable pain, but I am happy with my rate of recovery. On May 30th 2008, I had another surgery. I am now home recuperating.
The Doctor is pleased with the result but cautioned me to take care of the repair. I unfortunately will not be back to full duty for a while.
Thank you all for your prayers, calls, and e-mails of support.
73 Burt, N6USO

New ARES Net Thursday Night

ARES North East District Emergency Net. starts at 2000 hrs. (8 P.M.). All ARES members are encouraged to check-in and visitors are welcome, of course.

Repeater Encodes Tone

We are working with TASMA to alleviate Co-Channel interference with the Mt. Palomar repeater that is operating out of Coordiantion Parameters. We have enabled tone encoding on the N6USO repeater to transmit tone only on a valid signal. So if you enable CTCSS decode on your radio it will remain quiet unless it hears the 136.5 tone that is now encoded on the repeater output.
We have had reports of some having difficulty using this feature. On some radios, Kenwood, for example have the capability to use split-tones. Please ensure that you set both your tone encode and decode to 136.5. With this enabled, you will only hear the audio from the Sunset Ridge Repeater.
We hope this will enhance your enjoyment of the repeater and enable better communications. As always, please send email if you have any questions or concerns.
ke6vrl Hector

Repeater Information

This Repeater is part of the American Red Cross Emergency Radio System, for the Arcadia American Red Cross area. The main purpose of this repeater is for EMERGENCY AND DISASTER COMMUNICATIONS. If there is no declared emergency, then local charity events in need of a repeater for their event's amateur radio communications, has the next priority. The Motorcycle Amateur Radio Club (M.A.R.C.), has priority for REPEATER use for all their charity events. If any the above conditions do not apply, then the repeater is available for all VALID FEDERALLY LICENSED AMATEURS to use and enjoy. Please enjoy the repeater and I look forward to hearing you. If you have any questions about the system, feel free to send e-mail.

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