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What is the Cuckoo
Net?
Since 1984 the
Cuckoo Net has been a place for local hams to come together and
share great company, announcements and
 (recently) weather
information in the Santa Barbara area and beyond. Join the
friendly folks on the K6TZ repeater (146.790- 131.8 Hz PL) every
weekday morning before, at and after 8:00 AM. We share weather
observations, announcements and "drive time" chat. Join us
early to catch up with friends and hang around until 0800 to hear
announcements and all about the local weather.
History:
Started in 1984 as an effort to keep in close touch with
Reg Dawe, W6HUT,
an elderly friend and elmer to many local hams, the net
became a popular place to chat, share announcements and
pass the time while driving to work. We call it
the "Cuckoo Net" because at precisely 0800 hours, net
host Dennis Schwendtner (WB6OBB) officially opens the
net to the chime of his cuckoo clock. We still
keep in touch with older hams, enjoy great company and
share announcements. Now days hams from all over
the area also share weather observations from home
weather stations or by simply looking out of the window!
Net
Script/Timeline:
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07:00 - 07:55 |
Friendly drive
time chat and welcoming of new (or
seldom heard) participants by K6HWN,
N6KTH or N6DRF. |
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07:55 - 07:59 |
General
announcements (usually by K6HWN)
Please keep chat short and to a minimum
as we await the timekeeper |
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07:59 |
Timekeeper
(usually KA6GJB or K6CZD)
says, "Stand by!"
followed by "5, 4, 3, 2, 1"
Please keep the
frequency clear for the timekeeper! |
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08:00 AM |
Cuckoo clock
sounds, followed by the the net host
calling roll. |
Roll call
(in no particular order,
but following what WB6OBB did, with new people
added toward the end)
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Call |
Name |
QTH |
Notes |
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KA6GJP |
Ken |
Santa Barbara (Mesa) |
Weather |
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KC6UEZ |
Michael |
Goleta (Airport area) |
Trivia question |
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N6KTH |
Ken |
Santa Barbara (lower Westside) |
Weather |
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WA6MBZ |
Jug |
Santa Barbara (East side/Bungalow District) |
Weather |
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K9KBX |
Dave |
Santa Barbara (Sycamore Canyon) |
Weather |
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KC6IQZ |
Colman |
Montecito (eastern) |
Weather |
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N6DRF |
Don |
Santa Barbara Harbor |
Weather |
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KE6HVJ |
Matt |
Goleta |
Weather |
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WA6RQV |
Michael |
Rover (Santa Barbara Mountains) |
Weather |
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KF6FFZ |
Louie |
Santa Barbara |
Weather |
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KG6CNR |
Norman |
Highway 101 commuter |
Weather |
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WV6N |
Cristian |
Lompoc (Goleta commuter) |
Weather |
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AC6PZ |
Bob |
UC Santa Barbara |
Weather overview |
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KC6UEZ |
Michael |
Goleta (Airport area) |
Answer to trivia question/weather |
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08:20 AM (approx.) |
Net host asks for
any other participants, then gives the time
and closes the net. |
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