2014[33]Q -- Ins-Net Qs for Aug 15, 2014 "WIN System 2014 Campout -- Shorty [K6JSI] Special"

Insomniac-Net Questions -- Friday[33], Aug 15, 2014
Tonight's Topic: "Mixed Bag of 3 Trivia Questions -- #20: "WIN System 2014 Campout -- Shorty [K6JSI] Special"

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    As the 2014 WIN System Annual Campout gets underway with the firepits aroarin', the Texas vs the California line dancing astompin', and the happy Campers prepare for nightlong encounters with things that go bump against Steve [K5KYA]'s RV, RC Copters that follow you to the bathroom, and other hi-jinx and FUN -- it's time to put Shorty [K6JSI] in the spotlight he deserves.
    Accordingly, for tonight's questions we have chosen as our topic the inventor of the Western Intertie Network (aka WIN System), Jeffrey Stouffer -- better known to all of us Insomniac-Net denizens as Shorty [K6JSI]!
    Accordingly, we are asking you to answer just 3 simple Shorty questions.
    Please give us your best K6JSI answers -- SUFFIX ONLY -- from any of the 3 (reuseable) answers of "J", "S", or "I" (if applicable!) for each question.   
    So, how much do you know about "the Man" behind the WIN System?
       
       ++ "Mixed Bag of 3 Trivia Questions -- #20: "Here's Shorty [K6JSI]! --  a WIN System 2014 Campout Special" ++
Question #1: How old was Jeff Stouffer when he got his first Amateur Radio license and what was his first call sign?
        J. 10 years old -- NO0DLE, or
        S. 12 years old -- KN6JSI, or
        I. 18 years old -- K6JSI
Question #2: After he and his AMer buddies lost the "Sideband Wars" in the late 1950s and early sixties, Shorty discovered FM repeaters -- which when linked together -- not only had good quality audio, but you could also talk "long" distance (without the skip).
            In 1990, he started the WIN System (Western Intertie Network) by linking several southern California repeaters together.
            But why?  What did Shorty originally have in mind when he began the WIN System?
        J. He wanted to show all those other repeater owners in SoCal, that he didn't need "no stinkin' expensive CB, CW, SSB, or other HF radios to do DX" (i.e., long distance), or
        S. He wanted all licensed Amateurs to join in and have fun talking to other HAMs on the WIN System -- even if it was just with their portable radios, or
        I. He wanted to get rich quick with a new fangle UFO-style, auto-patch, laser-light, cell-phone, smoke-n-mirrors technology that had a hypenated word as its brand-name.
Question #3: Most of the WIN System repeaters use two antennas -- one mounted on top of the tower for receiving radio signals and the second antenna mounted lower for transmitting radio signals. Why?
        J. The reception antenna is usually shorter and thinner -- which makes it both lighter and more wind-resistant -- ideal for mounting higher on any tower (especially on windy mountain tops), or
        S. Getting a repeater to HEAR is the trick -- i.e., so YOU can usually "get into" the WIN System!, or
        I.  At a height of 6-foot, 6-inches, Shorty -- who played as a "Wide Receiver" on the USC mighty football team during college -- prefers it that way -- "no exceptions!"
[SOURCE: TBA]
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++ QUOTES OF THE DAY ++ -- by Shorty when introducing his wife, Susan [K6SLS] 3 years ago on Ham Nation,  August 16, 2011 (with Gordon West and Bob Heil):
                "...this is my bride, Susan (K6SLS) ... and that stands for "Susan Loves Shorty".

Also, during the segment, you can also hear N5ZUA, N6WI, K6UFX, KI6MAH, WB6IAG, K6TZ, K6IXQ, K4GET, KD4JMV, VE3JIW, N7MJM, et. al. in a WIN System demonstration.

[SOURCE: Ham Nation -- Episode 13 -- August 16, 2011 -- timemark = 29:54; also for a laugh, check out the mad-cap radio parts recovery segment at timemark = 54:00]

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Tonight's CALL LIST
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INS2014[33]-08-15
NEW to List
Pending (else TTFN) -- also those with (*)
Need 2nd Check-In to get on List
||| -- Net Controllers & WhizKids (regular Check-Ins)
K6TAV    Tom
KF7TCP    Shi
KF7TCP2 Christina
KE6LGE    Big Al
KJ6HFE    Lynn
KG6PH    Chuck
KE5GYC    Sarah
N5ZUA    Steve
KE7ULC    Ron
KF7FCQ    Joy
K4GET    Ronald 
K4GET    Fiona
K7LWA    LW
KF7TBA    Shelley
K6LBL    Linda
AF6EQ    Russell
KF6HBU    Roger
KG6JJM    June
||| -- Alternate Net Controllers        
N6MGW    Herb
KE6UYX    Nick
K6KYA    Steve
K6CBR    Bryan 
KF6QBW    Jim
KF6WZU    Tricia
K6JSI    Shorty
N6WI    Uncle Terry
KL2TE    Charlotte
KL3KC    Andrew
KL7BM    Bruce
K6IXQ    Scott
N6QCU    Wayne
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||| -- Long Time Friends    
KI6MAH    Paige
W4ROA    Chuck
VE6PWT    BeBop-Bob
KI6JIP    Bud
KE6UHG    Dan & Wink
K4LES    Les
KD4JMV    Harry
K7ZH    Bob Miller
KB7EM    Howard
KH6GKK    Paul
N7WNS    Will
K7VAG    Alannah
K7KFG    Kurt
W6SAX    Bryan 
KJ6SJD    Yana
KJ6WEV    Glenn
K5CAP    Craig
W5KZP    Ken
K6PMS    Philip
KC8TJV    Marilyn
W5EWS    Pancho
AF6VZ    Albert
VA7CJB    Jonathan
VA7CJB2    CanadianCrew
W7NLV     Don
W7NLV2    Joyce
VE4WKB    Bill
K6PET    Tom
KK6KBI    Margie
KO6GS    Darrell
KD6LOG    Cheryl
[[ NODE DROP ]]
[[ Re-READ? ]]
||| -- OVER THERE    
DU9/G8IR David & Rose
JN2UNC    Toshiaki (Toshi)
JS1LQI    Masa
JF1UCX    Robbie
JA1IPJ    Fumy
||| -- EAST, CEN, MTN Coasts    
KD5PNT    Andrew
AC2NW    Mike
KB3ICC    Jason
VA3KVI    Kevin
KF5ZBV    Rob
N4AGX    Jim
KC9DIW    Craig
KB4TWG    Bob
||| -- Beav & Duck Lands    
W7MTL    Craig
WA7ABU    Dan
W7FIF    Mary
W7DWE    Don
KG7EBI    Mike
K7VFO    Jeremy
AE7VY    Ed
KQ7U    Rick
KE7UOR    Bart
KG7EMK    Marty
KC7DMF    Mark
KE7QXR    Russel
KF7GYM    Gary
||| -- WA Territory    
KF7PCL    John
KF7FK    Dustin
KF7UHK    Jessica
KF7UHM    Sylvia
KL7WM    Daniel
KL7WM2    Diana
AE7ZZ    Chuck
KF7UTR    Brad
KD7JMZ    John
KG7JGP    Josh
KG7JGJ    Jeremy
KG7LFJ    Nick
KG7FLG    Wayne
K7VAP    Valerie
[[ NODE DROP ]]
||| -- Points West+Up    
KF7QZO    Bill
KK6EDW    Brian
KK6EDW2 Kate
W6TCD    Ben
N2ECI    Lou
W6TL    Tony
AA6TT    Mike
AA6TT2    NJ
KI6GVY    Anthony
KJ6YAO    Jack
KG7NLV    Steve
KK6HVR    Joanie
KK6KOH    Mark
KK6HWN    Paul
KK6IMI    Ruben
W6CGD    Jim
W6DZI    David
KK6LNV    Marco
KI7S    Mike
KJ6OJL    Don
KD6PDN    Bruce
KK6JTB    Steven
KK6JSN    Matt
K1KMO    Kevin
N7PHO    Ken
K6LMR    Lou
K6LMR2    Sandra
KI6PST    Michael
W6PZA    Ron
KG7FXJ    Floyd
K7CIB    Lance
K0GKC    Gene
WX7JEM    Josh
AK6U    Tom
W6KEN    Ken
KA8ANJ    Joe
K7CAE    Chuck
KF6GHW    Jonathan
KG7LKP    Andrew
KK6LPK    Dan
KF7YQQ    Tom
KL3JB    James
KK4RYG    Arenza
KM6JD    Sal
KK6LAD    Jim
KG7MJS    Shane
KE6RAX    Peter
KK6MWW Eric
VE7TMY(on VAC?) Jeremy
K9AAD    Irwin
KK6HDD    Jake
N6UOB    Byron
KF7WGK    Dennis
W9KKN    Bill
[[ NODE DROP ]]
||| -- PENDING    
KD6HZN    John
K5RCM    Rebekah
KW5MOS Kevin
KF5BRU    Jack
||| -- NEW Last Week    
KG7NJN    Matt
KK6AGP    Richard
K5ZY    John
KI6CPV    Glenn
KK6OJK    Brandon
KD5EWF    Dane
||| -- EMAIL/Late  
KB2LEN    Len (late ck-in)
KL7ES    Paul (late ck-in)
K7SCE    Scott (late ck-in)
KE7YJR    Mike (EMAIL)
VA7RJE    Rob (email)
KR6CV    Stan (email)
KG7FHE    Steve
VE4WKB    Bill
KE7FTV    Lori
AE7AN    Al
KA6ETB    Manna
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