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PCL NET SCRIBE OCT 14 2024

N5VLZ, Daryl, Arkansas (Net Control/Scribe)
KX4AC, Carl, Florida (Early Checkin)
VA7RBP, Rick, Canada (Courtesy Check/Thanksgiving)
NS2B, Bob, New York (Sysop)
KF5TVG, Bob, Oklahoma
KE8QPX, Mike, Michigan

**

N5VLZ:

The time change back to Standard Time 
occurs on Sunday, Nov. 3 at 2am local 
time. The time for this net, and most 
other nets won't change, but the UTC 
times will be an hour later. If you 
forget to "fall back", you'll be an 
hour early to church, work, medical 
appointments, ham radio nets, etc. 
Our next net holidays are Nov. 25 
for Thanksgiving Week, Dec. 23 for 
Christmas Week, and Dec. 30 for New 
Year's week. 

I almost didn't make it here tonight. 
I had taken Lyft to my PCP, but they 
had forgotten to put the appointment 
for the full physical, blood work, A1C 
check, etc. into the computer. I had
the appointment card to show them, so 
it was their error...I should send them 
a bill (hi hi). At least I got a flu 
shot, but, my fasting was all for 
nothing. 

However, on the way home, just down the 
street from the clinic, my Lyft driver 
got careless, basically failing to yield, 
and we got t-boned. I got jostled around 
the back seat, and after I had given my 
ID info to the police, plus I asked if 
they needed me anymore (they said "no"), 
I walked back to the clinic with my walker. 
I was shaking real bad, and my pulse and 
heart rate was up, but I wasn't short of
breath. I told the staff what happened, 
and they recommended I get ambulatory to 
an area Emergency Room to get checked out. 
They did neck X-Rays, suspecting whiplash, 
but it was neck strain. The pain medication 
won't be in until Tuesday, and there was 
even "a patient elopement" from the ER 
while I was there!!

I need to eat something to take medication 
with, but right now, my appetite is gone.
I canceled The Pun In Life Net tonight, but 
wanted this net as a bit of a diversion.

A square dance couple brought me back home, 
so I didn't have to pay for the ride home 
(the Lyft driver canceled it), and I didn't 
want to ride with him anymore...I'll bet he
gets suspended or fired. I'll probably be 
hounded by ambulance chaser lawyers, as I 
was after a car wreck shortly after my Mom 
died just over 5 years ago (I wasn't at 
fault in that wreck, either). After Uber 
frauded my bank card, I will do nothing 
else with them. I can't drop Lyft, or I'll 
have no way to get to appointments...since 
I have no family left, and all my friends 
are tied up during the day.

47 of Arkansas' 75 counties are now under 
burn bans. A chance of rain and storms is 
forecast Saturday and Saturday night, but 
rain amounts don't look all that impressive. 
There are frost and freeze advisories for
north Arkansas for Wednesday morning. The
leaves are falling off the trees, as it 
has been so dry. I'll just be glad when 
the grass stops growing until spring, 
where I won't have to worry about it being 
mowed.

My sister-in-law and I went down to the 
Pulaski County Courthouse this past week 
to fill out the paperwork, and transfer 
my late brothers assets to her. The form 
was printed with "ant feet" as the print 
was rather small, and I got a bad case of 
writers cramp...I'm NOT used to filling out
forms!! I'm letting her sort through all 
of the monetary assets, and pay the taxes...
then she'll split everything with me, 50/50. 
At least both the personal property and real 
estate taxes are paid. She still has a bunch 
of expenses to make on what was my late 
brother's mobile home. He would have rather 
spent money on eating out every day, than on 
more prudent, necessary expenses.

I created a certificate for "The Purple 
Crystal Award", given to hams who timeout 
repeaters, reflectors, etc. I'll create 
personalized ones, my email is good on QRZ, 
and a sample photo is on my QRZ profile.

I hope to do a license exam session this
Saturday. It'll be our last one of the year. 
At least the Lyft ride to/from the session 
qualifies as a reimbursable expense.

**

KX4AC:

GE All. I won't be able to make the net 
tonight, so I am sending an early checkin.

I made it through the storm fairly well. 
Being on the east coast was a big help; 
the people on the gulf coast got it far 
worse. Here, we have some big trees down, 
lots of branches and larger limbs broken, 
and one of the mailbox units at the 
apartment complex got blown over.

I heard reports of several tornadoes, but 
thankfully none at my location. I was 
without power for 16 hours, so I pulled out 
my camp stove to boil water for tea and for 
freeze-dried scrambled eggs and bacon. Dinner 
was a beef-stew MRE. Not too bad overall. 
Everything is pretty much back to normal now.

The ISS has been transmitting slow-scan TV 
images for the last couple of days. There 
were some pretty good passes on Sunday. Here 
are the best of the images that I got:

http://www.carlhjones.com/xfer/20241013_072038.png
http://www.carlhjones.com/xfer/20241013_072448.png
http://www.carlhjones.com/xfer/20241013_153455.png

I should be back in-person next week. In the meantime,
I hope all are well. 73, Carl, KX4AC >>>

**

NS2B:

GE All!

A lot less eventful than your week (or day) it sounds!

Speaking of exciting ERs - I think every time I've 
been in mine there's either a gunshot victim or some such.

'Tis the season for flu shots - got mine last week - still 
pondering the covid shot - if the covid looks nasty i may 
get that too.

Didn't do much on the radio front. But saw a video from 
KV4P - he's designed a dongle thingy that hooks to an 
android phone and makes a 2M HT for you. Wish he had the 
app for iphones - it looks like a fun little project.

WX here is turning winter - frost warnings south of us - 
snow possibilities east of us - i guess winter is coming.

That's all for me Daryl, BTU >>>

**

N5VLZ:

Bob, at least no one starting puking while I was in 
there, or I would have joined them <urk!>. As for the 
shots, I'm not messing with the covid one anymore, not 
since having no energy after the 3rd booster. Would 
rather do the redneck covid test...with the glass of 
wine up to your nose and mouth...if you can smell and 
taste it, you're negative (hi hi). That deal with the 
device making the android an HT sounds exciting...
something I might be interested in. They have frost 
advisories and freeze warnings for north Arkansas for 
Wednesday morning.

GE Mike, you'll be after Bob (OK).

GE Bob (OK), how was your week?? >>>

**

KF5TVG: 

GE Daryl and all!

Weather has finally started to moderate a bit. At 66F 
right now and feels great!

Have spent the last few days off and on documenting 
how to set up an older ICOM IC-7100 for FT8 use. It 
is a radio that was owned by a SK that passed about 
2 years ago. He had disabilities, and asked his family 
to give it to another ham with disabilities. I bumped 
into his brother a couple of months ago, and he guessed 
I was a ham! Maybe my ballcap with my callsign was the
tipoff! Hi Hi.

After hearing his brother's wishes, I volunteered to 
help find a new home for his equipment. Found a couple 
of people last Saturday that matched, and am delivering 
the equipment tomorrow night. Glad I could help, but 
I'm guessing it will take a bit of effort to get them 
on the air with wsjtx, as they've requested.

Listened to a recent hamradioworkbench podcast, and the 
guest has a website called whiskeytangohotel.com . On 
it is a bunch of simple projects he's done over the 
years... some ham related some not. One is called a 
retired guys clock, which I couldn't resist making. 
Check it out!

That's all for now, back to you Daryl>>>

**

N5VLZ:

Bob, at least it's not whiskey tango foxtrot...because 
even after Tuesday, the calendar says WTF (hi hi).

FB on the ham radio stuff...lots of things now have a 
steep learning curve.

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

**

KE8QPX: 

GE everyone.

Week was ok. Fast. Seemed fast as it passed so quickly. 
Again.

Haven't done a lot new in radio, still exploring packet 
in the local area. Michigan has a nice network of sites 
but there are sort of all alike. Still, I'm learning, 
and it's fun.

Weather has been cooler, but nothing has turned here yet.

Saw on Youtube that one of the Chinese radios HT now has 
full TNC access. So am keeping my eye on that. Think this 
is about all I know at the moment. :) Back to net>>>

**

N5VLZ:

Mike, you are always learning something in ham radio. 
I'd be leery of the Chinese gear...especially after the 
pagers over in the Middle East got detonated!! I still 
have an MFJ 1270C TNC with a power supply and cable to
the USB port, but no rig or cable for it. MFJ is long 
gone now.

That'll do it for round 1. Back to the top for final 
comments.

Bob (NY), thanks for the BBS, and for being on standby 
for me tonight. Anything else for us?? >>>

**

NS2B: 

Nothing more here - everyone have a good week - stay 
warm! 73 >>>

**

N5VLZ:

Thanks for being here, Bob. I want the grass to quit 
growing until spring. The trees are so stressed with 
the dry weather, that the leaves are falling off like 
mad. 

Bob (OK), anything else for us?? >>>

**

KF5TVG: 

Nothing else. Daryl, hope you have a much better week 
after that rough one last week! Bob (NY) thanks for 
the use of the BBS. 73 all! >>>

**

N5VLZ:

Thanks for being here, Bob...have a good week.

Mike, you get to wrap it up tonight...anything else 
for us?? >>>

**

KE8QPX: 

Hear you on those radios, but I thought I saw that 
they were Icoms. Wonder if Carl from FLA made out ok 
with hurricane. Thanks everyone. >>>

**

N5VLZ:

Mike, Carl said that being on the East Coast was a 
big help, that folks on the Gulf Coast got it far 
worse. He had some big trees down, lots of branches, 
and larger limbs broken, and one mailbox unit at the 
apartment got blown over. There were several tornadoes, 
but none where he was at. He was without power for 16 
hours, so he pulled out his camp stove, to boil water 
for tea, and for freeze dried scrambled eggs and bacon. 
Dinner was a beef stew MRE. Otherwise, he's OK. That 
report is from his email, as he was at a meeting 
tonight. He should be back next week, so you can get 
more from him then. Thanks for being here.

That will do it for tonight's PCL Net. Everyone have a 
good week, and I'll post the scribe tomorrow. 

73 and GN DE N5VLZ >>>

**


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


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