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Subj: PCL NET SCRIBE DEC 8 2025
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PCL NET SCRIBE DEC 8 2025

N5VLZ, Daryl, Arkansas (Net Control/Scribe)
K0WAV, Scott, Arkansas (Short Time)
NS2B, Bob, New York (Sysop)
KC1YKV, Tony, Florida (Portable - New Checkin)
N3MEL, Glenn, Pennsylvania
VE2FDA, Francois, Montreal, Canada (New Checkin)

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N5VLZ:

GE All, and welcome to the Dec 8 2025 PCL Net.
K0WAV was short time tonight. No early checkins.

Net order is Daryl, Bob (NY), Tony, Glenn, and
Francois...and whoever else shows up.

Our final PCL Net for the year is next Monday, 
Dec. 15. We will then be OFF until Jan. 5, 2026. 
We wish everyone a Merry Christmas, and a Happy 
New Year.

Sorry I missed last week. I was doing The Weather
Watch Net for Arkansas Skywarn with freezing rain
across the region. We had sleet and snow 2 days 
later. There were wrecks, but overall, it was 
minor compared to other areas. It'll be near 60 
on Wednesday, but we may not get out of the 30s 
this weekend. At least it'll be dry. I just hope 
it's not 1 month of winter (December), then we 
start tornado season 2 months early.

I decided to get myself a Christmas present of a 
new internet package with Xfinity. It'll cost $42 
more a month, but I'll have 300 Mbps speed, and 
wi-fi backup to nearby cell towers, if the local 
internet goes down.

I nearly threw my back out trying to move a heavy 
box that I had ordered from Amazon, full of Hormel 
Compleats meals and Nabisco Cookies. It was a bear 
to move it, but I have enough food and drink for 
the rest of the year.

I had a time recording the audio transcript for 
the QCWA Journal for December 2025. A LONG vintage 
radio article dealt with loctals, nuvistors, and 
compactron tubes. But, there was a lighter moment, 
in one chapter reporting on their eating meeting. 
One member orders a small pizza with everything on 
it, including jalapenos...and he wants it "extra 
crispy". The order the waitress gives the cook may 
have just a number on it (as with a combo meal), 
she gets the drink, and the chef prepares the rest. 
Anyway, they had to keep sending the pizza back, as 
it "wasn't done enough". So, the note to the chef 
on cooking the pizza, also appeared on the receipt -- 
"burnt to s***!!" -- it gives the term "blackened" 
a whole new meaning!! (hi hi). 

I am redoing the ham radio humor file, changing out
the memes for text descriptions. This way, blind 
hams can enjoy the ham radio humor. It was suggested 
by a blind ham on the HandiHams Radio Club Net meeting 
on Sunday. 

Once I get more comfortable with remotehams.com 
(that's the free one), I'll be able to get on HF more. 
Any elmering would be greatly appreciated.

GE Bob, thanks for taking the net for me last week. 
How was your week?? >>>

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NS2B: 

GE All!

Another week of running to Syarcuse to take care of 
MaryJo's mom. She's not getting any better. At 91 
years old, maybe she's not going to...

Cleared Hamword today in 4 guesses.

And discovered that sometime recently PiStar must 
have had an update that now has it doing automatic 
daily updates. I don't mind, just wish I had been 
made more aware of that.

It's cold here. 16F - I know there are colder places. 
But this is cold enough for me!

BTU Daryl >>>

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N5VLZ:

Bob, it's 37 here now. My last lawn mow of the season 
is tomorrow, then I don't need that again until April. 
They did an update with the beta version of the M1KE, 
with some new features. Sorry for hear about MaryJo's 
Mom.

GE Tony, welcome to the net. We're here most Mondays, 
except during US holiday weeks. How was your week?? >>>

KC1YKV: 

GE Daryl and everyone on the net!

This is my first time joining in. I'm actually a new 
ham. I just got my license last month after a long 
wait from the shutdown.

I've been interested in packet radio and am so happy 
to have found this net.

This week has been good. I was able to escape 
Massachusetts for a few days. The days were getting 
far too cold for me. I just got to Florida to visit 
my family, and am enjoying the 70 degree weather. I 
don't envy that 16F Bob, much prefer the warm.

Looking forward to learning more in the hobby and 
joining in more of these nets.

BTU Daryl

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N5VLZ:

Tony, first, welcome to the hobby. Second, if you go 
to my bio on QRZ (N5VLZ), there is a link there for 
lists of D-Star, D-Rats, and Echolink Nets in Excel 
or PDF format, in the 4 US time zones, plus ham radio 
files. 

Florida (Miami) is my old stomping grounds...moved to 
Arkansas in 1977 when my late father's job transferred 
us here. Be back to you for the 73 round in a bit.

GE Glenn, how was your week?? >>>

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N3MEL: 

Good evening everyone, congrats Tony, welcome to the 
hobby, and to packet radio!

Been a while since I have had a Monday night to check 
in here but it nice to see you all here tonight. 

Getting ready for the Dec PKTNET, it will be a week 
earlier this month due to Christmas. 

Lost my G5RV again, only this time it could not be 
repaired. A tree limb got it a week ago. Ordered a new 
one, and it arrived tonight; but after dark, so it will 
have to wait till tomorrow after work to get hung.. I 
am using my lower Fan Dipole antenna for TPRFN, but it 
is not near a good as the g5rv, so looking forward to 
getting back up.

Well think that is it so BTU Daryl>>>

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N5VLZ:

Glenn, first, just make it when you can. Everyone is so 
busy with the holidays. 

Second, bummer on losing the G5RV...GL on getting the 
replacement up...and FB on the PKTNet.

GE, Francois...welcome to the net. We're here every Monday 
except during US Holiday weeks. How was your week?? >>>

**

VE2FDA: 

Yes, happy to be with you for the first time. 

Qth is Longueuil on the south shore of Montreal. 

Returning to packet and Winlink. 

It is also very cold here 5F brrr. back to you

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N5VLZ:

Francois, glad to have you back with packet and Winlink. 
We're here most Mondays, except the weeks of US Holidays 
(Easter, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, 
Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Years). It is after all, 
winter...but the summer heat will be back soon enough.

That is it for round 1...back to the top for final comments.

Bob, thanks for hosting the BBS. Did you get that email, and 
anything else for us?? >>>

**

NS2B:

Yep, finally got it.

Speaking of Christmas - i don't know what i want for Christmas - 
I need to go do some window shopping.

Everyone stay warm, have a good week - 73 >>>

**

N5VLZ:

Bob, they had nearly 900 checkins on APRS Thursday last week. 
Maybe you should do like Spike Jones, get 2 front teeth (hi hi). 
Thanks for being here.

Tony, anything else for us?? >>>

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KC1YKV: 

Just wanted to say thank you for the welcomes, and I will 
definitely check out your QRZ Page Daryl, sounds like a lot 
of good information

I hope everyone has a great holiday season and 73 to all!

BTU Daryl

** 

N5VLZ:

73 Tony...my email is good on QRZ if you have questions.

Looks like Francois left, so Glenn, you get to wrap it up tonight. 
Anything else?? >>>

** 

N3MEL:

No I think that is it for me this week, have a great rest of your 
week everyone! 73 de N3MEL BTU >>>

**

N5VLZ:

73 Glenn..have a good week.

That'll do it for tonight's net. I'll get the scribe prepared 
shortly. 

Have a good week, and we hope to see you for the final PCL Net of 
2025 next week, then we take a 2 week break until Jan. 5, 2026. 

73 and GN DE N5VLZ >>>


Daryl Stout, N5VLZ, Little Rock, Arkansas
Please see my QRZ bio for more information. 



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