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Subj: PCL NET SCRIBE NOV 9 2026
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PCL NET NOV 9 2026
NK5LA, Daryl, Arkansas (Net Control/Scribe)
N6UTC, Endaf, California (Early Checkin)
KC2NJV, Wayne, New York (1 Rounder)
NS2B, Bob, New York (Sysop)
KX4AC, Carl, Arizona
K0WAV, Scott, Arkansas
NT5R, Charley, Missouri
**
GE All, and welcome to the Nov 9 2026 PCL Net.
Early checkin from Endaf, N6UTC.
Net order is Daryl, Wayne, Bob, Carl, Scott,
Charley, and whoever else shows up.
Our next 2 net holidays will be on November 23
for Thanksgiving Week, then December 21 and 28
for Christmas and New Years Week. So, the net
will be QRT those evenings. We wish everyone a
safe and happy holiday season...don't eat too
much, and we'll see if more gifts get exchanged
on Christmas, or the day after (hi hi).
**
NK5LA:
The last 2 weeks have been active for me, both
health wise and ham radio wise.
On Oct. 28, I had severe intestinal flu, with
nearly 18 hours of nonstop diarrhea. One can
overdose on the anti-diarrhea medication (it
didn't seem to work, anyway), so I called
the ambulance for another ER run. They gave
me an anti-nausea med, an I.V., and did an
abdominal CT scan. Then, on Friday, Nov. 6,
it was severe viral gastroenteritis, with
nausea, dry heaves, vomiting, and diarrhea.
So, another ambulatory run to the ER, for
another I.V. and more Zofran. Apparently,
there is a virus going around...and I'm
supposed to get my flu shot on Nov. 18, when
I get my A1C check, and annual physical exam.
Ham Radio wise, I ate out 3 times last week,
with 2 fellow hams. On Wednesday, it was to
the buffet at Golden Corral with Danny, KE5WLR.
Then, around 3:45pm Wednesday, Charley, NT5R,
was heading toward Alabama, and he was at
Conway, 30 miles northwest of Little Rock when
he called me. So, we met up, and grazed at a
nearby Wendy's. Thursday evening, Danny and I
went to Buffalo Wild Wings before a local ham
radio club meeting, but I don't know if the
bacon cheese patty melt was to blame for the
sickness on Friday morning (the sandwich was
delicious!!). My doctor will chew me out for
all the weight, but I'm trying to build up
insulation for the cold winter ahead (hi hi).
I got QSO One Set up, and have checked into,
or run several D-Star Nets with it, and have
checked in to another net via TGIF. I make
sure that I'm only using one mode at a time,
then exit the app when I'm done with it. The
Good Lord gave me a poem for Frank Catena,
the author of QSO One, and "he was extremely
touched by it". They have it for Windows and
Android now, and soon for iMac, Apple, and
Linux -- you can get them at qso1.net
I hope to get back on remotehams.com (the free
one) soon, so I can check into a few HF nets.
Most of my on-air time though, is on D-Star;
but with QSO One, I can do several modes. With
the time change last week, I understand that
some HF propagation has improved.
We might see our first frost and/or freeze of
the season Friday night and Saturday morning,
but we are still way below normal on rain...
with moderate fire danger and burn bans all
over the place. I hope that my final lawn mow
for the season will be done soon.
GE Wayne, how was your week?? >>>
**
KC2NJV:
GE all... Mostly a quiet week except we found
out the dog will be leaving us earlier than we
thought...Has an extremely large mass in his
abdomen and the Vet basically said if the
Operation didn't kill him, recovery may and
success may not end up with lots of longevity.
He's 15 1/2.... not fair to put him through
the pain. But, he's eating and drinking, so we
let him be or take him with us for rides...
Otherwise, I was made the Assistant District
Emergency Coordinator NLI-METRO for Suffolk
County, NY
Have a nice week.. 73, Wayne
**
NK5LA:
Wayne, first...sorry to hear about the dog...
it may just be best to have him put down when
the time comes. Congratulations on the ADEC
for Suffolk County, NY. Have a good week, and
we'll catch you next time.
GE Bob, how was your week?? >>>
**
NS2B:
GE All.
Wayne, sorry to hear about the dog - I have
3 - they're family members.
And congrats on the new position! I think...
Uneventful week here - raked leaves - went
to a birthday party, ate too much -
20m continues to work for me - and finished
Hamword this morning.
I too fell victim to trying out QSO1. There's
a Testflight version out for the IOS world -
so I have it loaded on my iPad. I think I
have everything configured in it except NXDN
and iAX.
It almost makes you wonder why you need a
radio. But I'll keep my hotspots.
Speaking of hotspots - swapped the processor
on my D*Star/P25 hotspot from a zero 2W to a 3B.
Even though the zero 2W has plenty of horsepower,
it still didn't seem to have enough to catch a
mode change from DStar to P25 - the 3B seems
better at it, but still not perfect. I might be
compelled to build a dedicated P25 hotspot.
Enough from me, BTU Daryl >>>
**
NK5LA:
Bob, first with eating too much at the birthday
party, isn't that always the case?? (hi hi).
Second, FB on raking the leaves (never mind the
graphic I sent last week)(hi hi), and on HamWord.
I got a deal from Xfinity, with a second mobile
phone and line for a year (no cost on the line,
but $6 a month for the phone). So, I have a
backup in case the main one goes TU.
As for QSO One, if you don't have the funds to
get rigs or hotspots, that's the way to go.
GE Carl, how was your week?? >>>
**
KX4AC:
GE All.
Let's see. I did HAMWORD today entirely by HF,
just for jollies, but it still took my usual
four guesses.
I have been working on a receive loop for my
old Heathkit direct conversion receiver. It will
be fun to get that going again.
Still thinking about exactly what I want to do
about the 2m antenna for my packet setup. Still
not sure if I want to do a vertical dipole or
maybe a yagi.
Also, I have a QRP transceiver rig kit that I
need to get around to. I am dreading all the
coils I need to wind for that one.
On the ISS front, I think I saw that they are
doing another set of SSTV images this week.
I need to check and see what I can get with
the egg-beater.
On the non-ham front, I ordered some stuff so
that I can put together a N-scale train layout.
I had a big old Lionel set when I was little
and interested in getting back into model
trains as I get older.
Got an appointment to get my dialysis access
checked and serviced if needed this Wednesday.
No biggie on that, just a normal periodic check.
Otherwise doing OK on the health front. No ER
visits recently.
That's about it from Glendale. Back to net >>>
**
NK5LA:
Carl, first, FB on HamWord...and GL with that
receive loop for the Heathit receiver. Every
time I hear of toroidal coils, I think about
the Extra Exam I took nearly 20 years ago. FB
on the ISS deals...and especially on the N-Scale
train layout. You're doing better on the medical
front than I am, apparently.
GE Scott, how was your week?? >>>
**
K0WAV:
Hello all on the Net, Thank you Daryl for NCS,
and Bob for providing the Venue.
Week was relatively quiet, not a lot going on
which mean that it will call come down around
my ears this week. HI HI
I gave the QSO One thing Two tries... however it
Never would connect to via IAX to my ClearNode.
It did act as an Allstar Node just fine, but that
was not what I was really needing. So, I will set
it aside and let the development percolate a while
longer.
For now I will just stick with DVSwitch and or
DroidStar.
That is it for me for this week, so BTU Daryl >>>
**
NK5LA:
Scott, the only time I'm on the air is for nets,
or sked requests. I haven't set up IAX yet, anyway,
and my main mode is D-Star. We're happy to do the
net each week. I had trouble with DroidStar.
GE Charley...thanks for the eyeball QSO and the
meal last week...did you make it back home safe?? >>>
**
NT5R:
GE everyone
Daryl and Bob thanks for keeping net going, good to
see you Daryl.
Used Droidstar several years ago but newer version
not working properly on my phone. Will try again
sometime.
Carl, if you ever visit Branson MO, we have a Toy
Museum with entire building devoted to model trains.
They have free admission each Thursday to train
buffs. Impressive setup.
Scott, hope to see you at Nixa hamfest Saturday.
Will try dig thru and find those tnc's we talked
about. If not by Saturday, can drop them off
sometime passing thru your area. We go to Oklahoma
a LOT
Re going a lot, drove 767 miles from south Alabama
straight thru home about 8 am. Did stop 3 times to
nap a bit
Loooong drive. Maybe stay home for couple weeks,
much catching up to do.
Interested in the QSO One app. Sounds good.
So btu Daryl>>>
**
NK5LA:
Charley, when you get a chance, email me info on
that toy museum with trains. I can mention that
on the Trains Net I do on Friday, and Put it on
their Facebook page. Glad you made it home safe,
and enjoyed the meal and eyeball QSO last week.
That's it for round 1...back to the top for final
comments.
Wayne was a 1 rounder, so Bob (NY), thanks for
the use of the BBS...anything else?? >>>
**
NS2B:
Wednesday is Veterans Day - think I'll go get
some bbq that day!
Nothing more here - everyone have a good week -
73 >>>
NK5LA:
Bob, a lot of restaurants are doing complementary
meals for vets that day. Thanks to all the vets.
See you next time.
Carl, anything else?? >>>
**
KX4AC:
Nothing more from here. 73 to all. >>>
**
NK5LA:
Take care, Carl...see you next time.
Scott, anything else?? >>>
**
K0WAV:
Charley, I am still planning on being at Nixa,
so I do hope to see you there! BTU>>>
**
NK5LA:
Thanks for being here, Scott...enjoy the hamfest.
Charley, anything else?? >>>
**
Thank you all veterans. Everyone have an awesome
week. 73 didit >>>
**
NK5LA:
Take care, Charley...always a pleasure.
That'll do it for tonight's net. I'll post the scribe
either later this evening or in the morning.
Happy Veterans Day, thanks to all the veterans, stay
safe, healthy, weather aware, and radio active.
73 and GN DE NK5LA. >>>
Daryl Stout, NK5LA, Little Rock, Arkansas
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