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Subj: PCL NET SCRIBE JAN 5 2026
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PCL NET SCRIBE JAN 5 2026
N5VLZ, Daryl, Arkansas (Net Control/Scribe)
NS2B, Bob, New York (Sysop)
WG3K, Eric, Maryland
NT5R, Charley, Missouri (connection issues)
KX4AC, Carl, Arizona
**
N5VLZ:
GE All, and welcome to the Jan 5 2026 PCL Net,
the first one of 2026.
Net order is Daryl, Bob (NY), Eric, Charley,
Carl, and whoever else shows up.
I haven't talked with you since last year (hi
hi)...but, I hope each of you had a happy
holiday season.
I got a surprise with the January 2026 QCWA
Journal. I was 1 of 2 recipients who received
the 2025 QCWA President's Award, mainly for my
work with making the audio transcript for the
QCWA Journal for the blind hams...a job I've
been doing since Sept. 2024. Having had poor
eyesight much of my life, I know what a benefit
and blessing this is. This month's deal is 90
minutes long, and 35 megabytes in size. That's
what I spent my New Year's Eve evening into New
Years Day, doing. They were still shooting off
firecrackers, etc., but they weren't right
outside, as it were. I wish there was a way to
ban the sale and manufacture of those items.
I got a SharkRF M1KE just before Christmas, and
got an Acu-Rite portable lightning detector for
Christmas. I may end up using it Thursday through
Friday of this week, with a threat of flooding
and severe weather. A quick look at the extended
progs shows possible snow here between Jan. 18
and 21. Too far out to know for sure.
I got a good deal to get my leaves removed, and
the limbs on the tree that could fall onto the
roof removed, and to get the ivy removed. The
leaves are gone, the tree trim will be next
month, as will the ivy removal. Now, if I could
get that deal from my late brother's estate, I
could get the deal under the house done, and
plan a trip to the Huntsville Hamfest and ARRL
National Convention in August, 2026.
I got the BlueDV program working again, so I'm
now at 2 places on APRS -- N5VLZ-10 or N5VLZ-G
if you want to reach me on APRS. I can use that
when checking into nets, but I will use either
the SharkRF OpenSpot 4 Pro or the M1KE, when I
run a net. Some of the Icom rigs aren't being
heard by the BlueDV program.
Eleven year old Morrighan, KR4FTP, alerted me to
a glitch in the net list spreadsheets and PDF
files. The data was only exporting to Eastern
Time, and not to the others. So, I had to delete
the others, and create a PDF with a time zone
converter chart.
I saw a hilarious deal on "The Sex Life Of An
Electron" from a Retro Computers group on
Facebook. I emailed it to Bob (NY)...let me
know if you'd like it. There's no vulgarity at
all...just good pun electrical humor. Folks
thinking that's full of sexual innuendos have
their minds in the gutter. Portions of HF are
far worse, from what I hear.
I have a shipment from Amazon coming, but it's
supposed to arrive sometime in the next 3 hours.
I'm tracking it on the phone, so I may have to
step away briefly from the net. I have plenty
of food and drink to last me until March. With
my luck, they'll stop the deliveries at 9:30pm,
before they get here...and I'll have to wait
until Tuesday for the stuff.
There's a ton of flu and RSV going around...so
I'm staying in much of the rest of January. I
went to a special square dance Saturday night,
and got a bunch of photos, hugs from the ladies,
and then snacked on cakes and cookies. I made
some honey barbecue tuna salad sandwiches when
I got back home.
GE Bob, how was your week?? >>>
**
NS2B:
GE All!
First, the holidays were excellent. Got a
bunch of sweaters for gifts. I love sweaters.
Especially this time of year.
We got plenty of snow over the last couple of
weeks. Listening to NOAA WX earlier and they
say our seasonal total is 47" so far. Syracuse
got more!
Congrats on the Presidents award! You deserve
it!
I received my property tax bill today. I was
pleasantly surprised. It was less than last
year! How can that be? Gotta be a mistake...
Not much new in the radio world. Updated the
firmware in my G90 but haven't yet had a chance
to check it out to see what if anything it really
changed.
Still chasing random node lockups here. The latest
effort was to replace the bpq32.dll file. So far
so good. (sound of knocking wood). The thing that
makes the hunt for the problem a challenge is it
may only lockup once a month! Hard to be sure you've
fixed anything at that rate...
Carl, Charlie's in Mesa til Thursday!
BTU Daryl >>>
**
N5VLZ:
Bob, FB on the sweaters, and the snow. I just don't
want an early start to tornado season.
I was NOT expecting that award. GL on teting that
glitch fixed.
GE Eric, how are things with you?? >>>
**
WG3K:
GE all. We were in West Virginia for much of last
week and the weekend; now trying to get everything
back to normal. We had about a foot of snow in WV
and the kids had fun sledding, cross-country skiing,
ice skating, and making snow things. I was hoping to
do some relaxing, but that didn't really happen. HI HI
Oh yeah, I had the flu the week of Christmas, so I was
not a happy camper that week. I'm still coughing and
hacking, but I think I'm getting better(?). I think my
daughter was patient zero, but with the antiviral, she
did just fine.
Today was my first day back at work for the year, so I
spent it cleaning out old records, reviewing stuff, and
generally trying to rid myself of 2025. Maybe tomorrow,
I'll move into accomplishing something for 2026!
Thinking about a MF/LF antenna project here for 480m and
2200m. Been contemplating this for a while and now,
without leaves on the trees, it seems like a good time
to see what I can build. I have a KiwiSDR2 on my 80m-6m
vertical and it actually does pretty well receiving 480m
so I wonder what an inverted-L or similar would do to the
signals I'm hearing.
I'm also wondering if I can put 300-baud packet on 480m! :)
Not too much else going on here. Just working on some
history projects for myself and some friends. Maybe I'll
get something written up to be published soon (railroad
and family history stuff).
BTN >>>
**
N5VLZ:
Eric, I had to do a brief scrollback. I used to do the copy
and paste, but I have so much to talk about.
Sorry to hear about the holiday flu deal...lots of it down
here. GL on that new antenna. And FB on the snow trip.
Well, Charley dropped out, so we'll go to Carl.
How was your week?? >>>
**
KX4AC:
GE All and Happy New Year!
We had pretty quiet holidays around here. Just took down
the tree today (we had a real one this year) ... have to get
it out for pickup this week.
I finally got the mobile fixed in the car; the Phoenix heat
killed the LCD on it, so I set it up with a quick-release
plate this time so I can take it in when the weather gets
too hot. Beyond that, not too much to report.
Charley ... if you get back on we should try to meet for
lunch or something.
Back to net >>>
**
N5VLZ:
Carl, that reminds me of the cartoon, where the guy is
taking the Christmas Tree to the trash pile. Behind him,
here comes the dog, with the toilet, growling "two can
play at that game!!" (hi hi). Glad you are able to get a
new quick release plate for the radio. I think Charley
copied that before he dropped again.
That's it for round 1...back to the top for final comments.
Bob, again, thanks for the use of the BBS...anything else?? >>>
**
NS2B:
Nothing more here - everyone stay warm and stay safe - see
you next week - 73 >>>
**
N5VLZ:
Take care Bob...stay on the warm side of the door.
Eric, anything else?? >>>
**
WG3K:
Sorry about those weird CR/LFs in my previous transmission.
Ugh!
I just realized that a friend of mine is in/near Sedona, AZ,
which is kinda close to where Carl might be? I've been
threatening to show up down there... :)
Anyway, that's all for me. 73 all! BTN >>>
**
N5VLZ:
Thanks for being here, Eric...see you next time.
Carl, you get to wrap it up tonight...anything else?? >>>
**
KX4AC:
Well, Sedona is about 2 hours north of here. It is a really
pretty place, would not mind a quick trip up there any time.
Hope everyone stays safe and warm.
Back to net >>>
**
N5VLZ:
Thanks for being here, Carl...have a good week.
That will do it for tonight's net. I have to make a couple of
phone calls before another net, so it'll be Tuesday for I post
the scribe.
73, have a good week, stay weather aware, healthy, and
radio-active.
GN DE N5VLZ >>>
**
Daryl Stout, N5VLZ, Little Rock, Arkansas
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