Always under construction
The picture updates every 10 minutes
Sometimes the webcam will be on the view outside, sometimes it will be of the radio room, it will be out in the garage (JohnnyMart) soon. What the heck is JohnnyMart you ask?
It started by fellow hams giving me their old, tired unwnated ham/computer equipment, (I can't refuse being given STUFF) I hate to think some of this stuff was going to be thrown out! Now the garage is so full of stuff I can't hardly get around in it. I started to have ham friends ask if I had this or that and usually I had it! Then one of my ham friends said you should call this JohnnyMart, (my name is John)...
...so began the legend!
Here are some links to information on the California cell phone laws.
Feel free to print these and carry with you in your vehicle.
Link to the acutal law as written, DMV web site: VC 23123 CLICK HERE
As defined for 18 years old and under: VC 23124 CLICK HERE
Here is a link to a .PDF FAQ file from the California DMV web site: CLICK HERE
Here is a link to a forum with a CHP e-mail embedded also: CLICK HERE
Other ham related information
California amateur radio license plates: CLICK HERE
California Department of Motor Vehicles CLICK HERE
Dave Fortenberry (NA6DF) has left his engineering work to pursue other
ventures and has opened a ham/commercial radio shop in Auburn, CA.
Please help Dave get his new venture off the ground. Here are the particulars on the store.
Dave moved to a better location, here is the new address:
Radio Supply Company
11846 Atwood Road, Auburn, CA
Auburn, CA. 95602
1-530-888-8483
radiosupplyco.com
Tue-Fri 9am-5:30pm / Sat 10am-4pm / Closed Sunday and Monday
Tell him John -POM sent ya!
Click HERE to see a page in memory of Walt
Click HERE to see pics of the party at Walt's
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This is a repeater I use alot (I'm also one of the control operators) N6ICW Repeater
It covers the greater Sacramento area and the I-80 and Hwy 50 corridor from the bay area to
Lake Tahoe, linked to the Tahoe basin repeater on 145.150 no pl. it also covers from Redding to south of Modesto.
The repeater is usually linked to the Denver reflector via IRLP
Click HERE to see pics of users of the .195 that have submitted pics of themselves.
PLEASE Click here for information on repeater etiquette
Where is John? Click HERE to see where I am.
The link above is a link to a Google site for tracking A.P.R.S.
Want to track the ISS or Shuttle? Click HERE
Here is a good sat tracker and more CLICK HERE
For those of you that don't know I give a propagation report every morning at 7:00am on the 147.195 N6ICW repeater system.
Solar X-rays:
Geomagnetic Field: 
>>>>>>> This is where I get the info for the morning report <<<<<<<
Spaceweather.com
On-this-day.com
Solar indicies
This is a great link to current solar information solarcycle24.com
Click here for recent California earthquakes
Here is a good HF propagation guide Click here
Local TV station interactive weather radar map CLICK HERE
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CHP Traffic Incident page Click here
CalTrans cameras Click here
CalTrans road conditions Click here
Current Fire information from YubaNet Click here
CalFire Homepage Click here
Ok, so what do the numbers you give mean?
Click here for a good propagation primer that explains what propagation is all about.
Click here for what the geomagnetic storms, solar radiation storms and radio blackout numbers mean.
Is the Earth's magnetic field preparing to reverse? What? Yes, I said reverse. This topic has been discussed for over 50 years now but has recently become more and more of a concern for those that have been able to study it with satellites and better equipment than just 10 years ago. Here is a link to the PBS webpage, PBS.ORG. The show NOVA just recently had a piece called "Magnetic Storm", that addressed this issue. I will have more links to information on this interesting phenomenon here soon.
Other links
Here is a good link to some repeater info: CLICK HERE
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Check out these ham friends webpages
Steve's (KN6OX) webpage Click here
Gordy (WB6OVH) and Cheri"s (KB6DSA) webpage Click here
A very informative webpage on mobile installations including antennas, radios, grounding issues ect. Click here
Here is a link to A.R.R.L.
(A)merican (R)adio (R)elay (L)eague
Here is a link to QRZ.com
Here are some links to some "famous" amateur radio operators
WB6ACU - Joe Walsh
WB4KCG - Ronnie Milsap
KD4WUJ - Patricia Ramey a.k.a. Patty Loveless
Here are some other "famous" hams:
NOTE: some of these call signs have lapsed
W6OBB Art Bell
N6YOS Lou Lou Beaulieu a.k.a. Priscilla Presley
KB2GSD Walter Cronkite
Here is a list of other "famous" hams that are "SK"
N6KGB James Stewart sk 7-2-97
KE6PZH/FO5GJ Marlon Brando sk 7-1-04
This webpage designed/maintained by John Marker © 2009
Last update: 4/21/08
