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A TRIBUTE TO OUR RECENT GROUP 7155 SILENT KEYS This past year we lost three very wonderful friends, passionate lovers of the Amateur Radio hobby and beautiful minds. To a one they were all extremely skillful. They could pull the bones out of a fish and put them all back in swimming better than ever before, so to speak. We were lucky to have known them. Very lucky. They touched our hearts and our minds. They linked us to the times before we became hams and gave us glimpses of the past to pass along to the younger hams who have chosen this as their hobby. They gave us fun stories to remember. We will miss them always and in inspirational moments, or say like if you fall off a ladder and driven yourself to the ER, we cherished their stories, their guidance and the things that were important to them. And now they have wings. God help them if heaven doesn't allow 200 foot antennas. -- Phil, W8PNZ -- Wayne, W6IRD -- Woody, KK5PL Thank you for being such an inspiration to all of us, and for sharing your soul, your wisdom and your time, everyday, everywhere. ** RECORDINGS: WAYNE, W6IRD TALKING ABOUT PISMO BEACH MEMORIES. TO LISTEN, CLICK THE KEY IMAGE BELOW

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How many hams do you know that have been with us over the years?
JERRY - SK KK6YO	JEFF NG6X	JOE KV4PN	SID K7SID	PATTI KE7IR	GIL N2GG	STEVE K0UO	PETER KE7VSR	ALBERT N6ADT

 

ROB AK7RM	NICK NM5NU	ED K6EXY	BRIAN K6IJ	WA6QMQ TONY	GERRY N2GJ	YVON AE7YD	DAVID KB7JS

 

KEN KS2R	DENNIS WU6X	GREG WE4BY	BIRTON N6UG	ROCCO N6KN	WAYNE SWL - FL	PHIL W8PNZ	JONATHAN AI6NA	SAL K6SAL

 

JEANNE VE0JS	MIKE KD7CVJ	BOB K6UDA	DAN N7SU	CLARKE K6BWO	KEN W6BQZ	CRAIG N6CTG	MYRON KL7YY

 

AL A6AAI	JOHN K6KOI	CHRIS W7AMD	MEL N6MEL	SAM N5FO	MATT - SK N7EG	JC K7BLZ	BILLY KC6IJH

 

GARY K9WZB	RICH - SK K8NDS	DAN N6DAN	STEVE WM6P	BRUCE KB7CQ	BOB KD6DYR	JIM AE7EG	WG7B CHRIS

 

MIKE WB6DJI	BRITT NA5S	BOB KB6CIA	WAYNE SK-W6IRD	SHARON K6IRD	MIKE KM6AB	TOM W6KAN	RON N6XT

 

GREG AF5SP	JIM W7YYY	LANCE NR7N	AL AI6J	JEFF AK6OK	JIM KI6WJ	CHUCK N6AF	K6BF BERNARD

 

 

KA4A LARK	JIM W7WML	BOB WA0QJE	KEITH N2SMO	FORD N5FW	DAVE W7AQK	TERRY NN7W	ALAN VE7LX

 

 

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Okay now, settle down.
Welcome. We're Glad You Dropped In
So, here you are. You found your way in to our Group
Now what?You ask yourself, what have you gotten (sic) yourself into?

"THE IMPORTANT STUFF"
First, our start time is normally at 7:20 am PST - 7 days a week. We usually run to 9:00 am and sometimes longer than that depending who is around. We hope you enjoy your time with us and hope you come back often. We are not a Net, we have no traffic, just good company and fun. We use Netlogger and that shows all of our active stations and includes a chat window.

And, this is what sets us apart from all those other Yay-whos

We welcome antenna, audio and other A-B (or C) tests.
So, no, you won't be interrupting a "Net" or a roster to find help.

And, we are friendly as heck. And there are no limits on the numbers of rounds, we just run until we run out of steam. We have lots of hams with lots of backgrounds and some really good stories.

RULES? Oh Gawd, Here We Go . . . .

No Religion. No Politics. Please.
It tends to get the claws out, spurious emissions, fur flyin' all over the radio room floor. So messy. Takes five brooms to sweep it up. Pile of woes. So we avoid it.

HEY DOC, LOOK OVER DARE ...

SEVEN NAKED LADIES

HARD TO REMEMBER TO PAUSE?

HERE IS JUST THE TICKET.

When the mike is handed to you, take a deep breath and say (to yourself):

==SEVEN NAKED LADIES==

Then proceed to transmit. This simple phrase is fun to say and allows just enough space for others to comment - or for those who want to join us. Good grief, we might even score a few new faces each morning. How about that? (Spoiler alert, the group will perpetuate itself for years to come).

I know, I know, we've tried each year to teach others without a whole lot of success, but now in 2026, well, this is gonna catch on. Now, of course there will still be others who cannot control themselves and will snap the mike at every turn, but let's not let that be the norm for us. We've resorted to this handy-dandy, hard-to-forget technique and in the process, while we seem to have had to debase ourselves, this is gonna pay off. Goodbye cruel world. This actually works. Learn this and teach others to do it too - become a Seven Naked Ladies Elmer.

 

 

NetLogger & Care of Our Operators:
Respect those who run NetLogger and please try to be patient - the ones who volunteer are trying to help the group, to help you. We are always looking for those who would like to help out and run NetLogger for the group, but it's not as easy as it looks. It's a balancing act entering stations, getting familiar with the program's nut and bolts, programming the program, greeting members, keeping things organized and running it as Net Controller is a steep learning curve. There's an art to it, a rhythm. It requires finesse.

 

 

You can download Netlogger at netlogger.org. Once you install you can ask the operator of the day the steps to getting you setup and having fun with the group, including the AIM ("chat") window. One of the things that is great about the AIM window is that you can share links with the rest of the group anytime you want. Here is a great video on h

 

 

And here is something fun - what mishaps have you experienced?

LIST OF COMMON OPERATOR MISTAKES

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1. Forgot to turn on amplifier 2. Wrong antenna 3. Forgot to tune antenna 4. Failure to scare away Seagull sitting on antenna 5. Talking into the wrong radio or microphone. 6. Selected incorrect VFO 7. Left VOX on (can be very entertaining for those listening) 8. Amplifier on wrong band or mistuned (can be expensive) 9. Failure to yell adequately into the microphone or gain too low 10. Processor set to high power "mush" mode, and or mic too close 11. Talking too long 12. Talking too long with a very weak signal 13. Talking too long about something nobody else is interested in 14. Doubling 15. Not waiting a couple of seconds, to allow for breaks, before transmitting 16. Turning a quick break into a long, personal discussion 17. You bumped the VFO knob and are transmitting on some embarrassing frequency 18. Cat, Dog, or Child bumped the VFO knob (you can always blame them) 19. Sneezing, coughing, or clearing your throat into the mic when on the air 20. Beaming incorrect direction 21. Tuning up on frequency (some rigs tune up on the carrier freq, which is ok, but some don’t) 22. Failure to notice that antenna fell down and is on ground 23. Transmit audio equalizer set to “bullfrog” or “screech owl”

24. Transceiver set to incorrect power output – too high or too low can be bad 25. Operating while impaired – booze and or meds and or lack of meds 26. Failure to provide cooling to amp, air or water 27. Not knowing what the knobs and menus do on your fancy radio (very common) 28. Leaving the microphone PTT switched on and leaving the desk (can also be amusing) 29. Failure to fully insert microphone plug into jack 30. Operating vintage equipment that sounds bad (but acceptable when testing one) 31. Falling asleep and missing your turn or falling asleep while transmitting 32. Not using Netlogger when you could do so easily, or handing it off to the wrong person repeatedly 33. Transmitting into a dummy load 34. Wrong class of license for 7155 35. Expired license 36. Cat's paw or your forehead hit the keyboard, and now you can't find Netlogger or the SDR's on your screen 37. Failure to mute SDR's or forgot to disable "Monitor" mode, resulting in feedback 38. Forgetting to relax and enjoy the morning with friends 39. Relaxing a bit too much and falling out of operating chair 40. Reading mail and missing turn 41. In bathroom with remote mike flushing commode with Vox on (or other vile noises) 42. Returned to find the frequency was in use by another 40m group.

 

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HAM PICTURE OF 2024 AWARD GOES TO:

 

Now this isn't something you see everyday, ham station walking.

This is Greg, WE4BY on his USUAL morning hike (no kidding) in San Clemente, CA

DO YOU HAVE A UNUSUAL PHOTO TO SHARE? SEND IT TO KEN BY EMAIL LISTED IN QRZ

 

 

 

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W8PNZ, Phil Hogan - now a Silent Key

Our good friend Phil, W8PNZ, passed away in August, 2025. I will write more about him in the coming weeks. He was an amazing friend and Leslie, KK6UYP and I will miss him dearly. He was an avid operator and like me constantly hoped other operators would leave a space before speaking so that others could comment or ask a question. But we won't hold that against him. Over the years he taught a class that helped Leslie obtain her Extra license and he came down here plenty of times to help with my antenna projects. We met for lunches at Oceanside Harbor; MacDonalds stops on the way to Big Bear and we made sure he received an Elmer award a few years ago.

Before he moved to Florida he had purchased a home in Mentone, California. He and his wife weren't there long before she had an illness and passed away so we never knew Phil as anything else than a single man. He had children who now live in or near Florida and were there for him in his final hours.

Phil loved old radios but spent his last years working a Flex 6600. DX was his thing. In early August we spoke and he bragged about his European contacts and he had thousands of them - so he well deserved the rights. Funny the things you remember about an old friend. When he left for Florida we had a final dinner in Murrietta, California and he hugged us so long before he left. I never, ever saw tears in his eyes until that night. We felt the same.

In the Articles Section of this web site you'll find an article Phil wrote. I encourage you to read it. I also encourage you to send in any stories you might have about him and I will post them here.

God love ham radio. Phil, I know you are looking over my shoulder as I write this. Thanks for the memories. All of them.

 

 

 

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CIick this photo to hear Matt give a signal report and then after his call sign, "Back after breakfast"

REMEMBERING N7EG

Hello Again Matt

Matt's call sign was N7EG. He was with us from the beginning and passed in 2015. On his birthday, after 90 years of perfect health he said to his wife Fran,"I think I need to get checked out at the hospital."

He was gone the next day.

He was a Swann man, he would say, and he had more than a few of them. And he had quite a collection of treasured bugs. Here he is in his shack. It's my guess that his wife Fran took this photo.

He was a great guy, just like all of you who are on 7155.

 

 

 

 

Radio Radio Radio
Need an new chair
Radio Radio Radio
Who Cares
Buy New Mike Instead
Radio Radio Radio

But, meanwhile, our fearless "Originators" went on a bargain hunting spree . . .

 

 

A fun day. Feb. 2022: Bob KB6CIA, Rocco N6KN, Mike WB6DJI, Ed K6EXY, Sharon K6IRD
Gil N2GG, Wayne W6IRD (SK), Mike KM6AB, Steve AJ6TL

 

 

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A RECENT LETTER TO OUR GROUP

 

 

 

 

Here is Rocco, N6KN, and a very large cat.

 

UP ON THE ROOF Introducing Scott, W6EXM installing wires for his new horizontal loop. In addition to his new loop, Scott also has an end-fed and a vertical DX Commander that works on all HF bands. His station is comprised of an IC7300 and an FT991A, along with Alpha 87A 1500 watt amplifier and a Heathkit SA-2060A Deluxe antenna tuner. There is a rumor that Scott is angling for his Extra and may someday stop into our group and give us the good news. Way to go Scott, next stop a good ground system already in the planning stages. (Click image for larger view)

 

 

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