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Subj: PCL NET SCRIBE JULY 11 2022
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Sent: 220712/0037Z 36847@NS2B.#WNY.NY.USA.NOAM BPQ6.0.23
PCL NET SCRIBE JUL 11 2022
WX4QZ, Daryl, Arkansas (Net Control/Scribe)
NS2B, Bob, New York (Sysop)
KF5JRV, Scott, Arkansas
VA7RBP, Rick, Canada
**
WX4QZ:
It has been hot as a firecracker here...it
was 102 late last week, with heat indexes
around 115 (Texarkana hit 108 for a high). We
had some severe storms in the region, but most
areas stayed dry. High fire danger and burn
bans are the rule now...and our hottest part
of the year is still a month away. Folks were
still shooting off firecrackers, even though
it's illegal, and I nearly called the police
on the neighbors today, because it's past the
holiday, and there are burn bans in effect.
I wish they had a ban on manufacture or sale
of those items, except for the professional
shows, but folks will find a way to get them.
But, you're afraid if you turn them in, they
will find out somehow, then kill you, and
vandalize your property for "ending their fun".
But, they don't think of those with high strung
pets, or with PTSD.
I've used some of the funding from selling
the car due to medical issues to take care
of other bills. The blurred vision is being
caused by dry corneas, but sometimes even the
eye drops don't help. The eye pressures are
12 and 13 (very good), and no sign of macular
degeneration or a detached retina. I go to
the urologist in the morning for the annual
finger checks (cough! cough!, and smile! (hi
hi))...then go to the Post Office Box to get
exam materials for a session on July 23. A
fellow VE will transport me to/from the test.
Then, I'll be home the rest of the week, as
it's too hot to be outside anyway. I'm ready
for winter...for no insects, no heat illness,
and no tornadoes.
The neck and back pain is nearly continuous,
and with the arthritis, plus nightmares and
nature runs, I didn't rest well last night.
I have to be up early to get Lyft, but I no
longer have to worry about driving in heavy
traffic, and road rage drivers. So, I hope
to nap tomorrow afternoon before the nets.
I took off from all the nets for a week
earlier this month, as I needed a break,
and had gotten burned out.
I got an ADT Doorbell camera last week, and
it's good to monitor the porch from the back
bedroom, and not have to be watching the
front door for mail or deliveries. I'm
considering a medical alert pendant, as I'm
a fall risk. I also signed up for mosquito
protection from Terminix. It's the females
that come after us, as they need something
in our blood for the eggs to hatch. The males
drink fruit juice; I guess they need to get
stone drunk before they find a woman to make
love to (hi hi).
I had a computer crash earlier in the month,
and am still trying to recover lost data. But,
the recovery is going to take some time. The
2nd Tuesday Windows Update is tomorrow...they
always take so long to finish.
**
NS2B:
GE All!
A busy week - fireworks shows, festivals,
visits with friends. I need to go back to
work to rest!
Was supposed to be on vacation this week
heading east to the Albany area to help
a friend clean out the family home after
his brothers passing.
But his wife fell off her horse yesterday,
has a brain contusion and 2 cracked ribs!
So he decided he'd better hang close to home
for a few days.
On the radio front, I have this end-fed
antenna that works pretty good on 20m,
30m, 17m, 10m... won't even tune up on 40m -
I assumed it would therefore not work on 80m.
Apparently I was wrong. Tuned it up the other
day and made a bunch of regional FT8 contacts.
It'll not do DX - but for local stuff it works
great!
**
KF5JRV:
GE Everyone
It has been a good week. The weekend was nice
with temps around 90. Today it was back up to
100.
Jon K5DVT has installed a packet node in
Springdale, Ar so I have a real 2 meter link again
There are about 1000 hams in the tri city area so
maybe there will be some activity. Still have a
few config issues but they should corrected soon
Jackie had to renew her ham license the 7th of July.
She had to pay the 35 dollar fee but is good for 10
years.
**
VA7RBP:
Good evening Daryl and all on the net.
Last week was pretty wet, with lots of rain. The
last couple of days things have heated up and it
looks like it's going to be sunny and hot for the
next week anyway.
Last week was 4rth of July, so there wasn't a NET...
anyway, the week before last was kind of a birthday
week for me. Our kids and grandkids took us out for
dinner, then we had them all over for dinner on the
1st, daughter gave me my new bike, and I've been
riding it lots, between the rain sessions, and I got
two 10 mile rides in this past weekend.
Not much radio work lately. And I guess that's about
it...don't know where the time has gone. FB on the
end fed Bob, I recently found out that the broadband
terminated dipole I strung around the eaves on the
house will do 160M. I had set up a scan using WSPR
and actually picked up a signal there. That antenna
was kind of a disappointing experiment.
**
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