{"activity_count":47,"callsign":"KB2FA","confidence":1.0,"first_seen":"2025-08-23T18:05:50+00:00","found":true,"id":7160,"is_net_control":true,"last_seen":"2026-06-30T14:31:32.692603+00:00","ncs_profile":null,"occurrence_count":35,"profile":{"confidence":0.7664,"counts":{"ncs":0,"net":6,"open_qso":9},"data_freshness":"2025-12-22T06:02:58","latest_topic":"Parks on the Air","most_topic":"Photography","open_vs_net_bias_score":-0.342,"personal_summary":"KB2FA is enthusiastic about Parks on the Air, photography, and helping stray cats.","scores":{"civility":0.9,"focus":0.6,"friendly":0.9,"helpful":0.8,"serious":0.7,"technical":0.5},"source":"legacy_callsign_profiles","summary":"KB2FA discusses his involvement in Parks on the Air, photography, and cat care.","topic_coverage":{"Cat Care":0.2,"Parks on the Air":0.5,"Photography":0.3},"updated_at":"2025-12-24T11:49:18"},"qrz_status":null,"recent_transcripts":[{"callsign_confidence":0.98,"confidence":0.8886914931237697,"created_at":"2026-06-30T14:31:26.594903+00:00","id":132795,"node_number":"683211","recording_id":133304,"text":"Let me tell you who I got. I got V01 UKZ KC7 YFE, KI5 SSR. And then we got IOs from KD7WA and KB2FA. So V01 UKZ, hello, Daryl. Thank you very much for all that you do. What's going on with you today? Not a whole big lot, Gail. Just getting over here. We got over here just on time this morning, which sometimes happens, but sometimes not. We've just been having a grand old chat over on do drop in about these POC radios and the whole network and how it works and all that kind of stuff, because people are starting to get their radios now. People that have ordered over the last week or so are finally starting to get them. And once they start getting in more hands, people are going to love these things as much as I do. I'll be willing to bet on it, because I've already had a great day."},{"callsign_confidence":0.94,"confidence":null,"created_at":"2025-07-25T13:11:54+00:00","id":10041,"node_number":"oldsys","recording_id":10040,"text":" Alpha, Kilo, Bravo 2, Foxtrot Alpha. Short time."},{"callsign_confidence":0.99,"confidence":null,"created_at":"2025-09-05T16:25:09+00:00","id":33169,"node_number":"oldsys","recording_id":33168,"text":" M7K, no returning. Yeah, my son's dog's gone back now so the mayhem has calmed down. We've got two dogs, two cats, two hamsters, two boys. I'm not sure which is more trouble to be honest. But cats, cats do choose you. I think dogs choose you as well. But cats are very independent. Cats have slaves, dogs have masters. And the cats in my house rule the dogs. The dogs are very respectful of the cats. If they're not, they're likely to get their ears boxed. But you do find them all cuddled up together. Especially Ollie. He curls up with Chester. They have quite the bond. Almost as close as Ollie was with Max, our old lab. I think he misses him as well. They're both different animals obviously, but different personalities. But they all have their little quirks and give you so much love. And Ollie's one of these that lies on his back in your arms. And you can carry him around like a baby. He's a tart. But we love him. Back to you, Gran. Ah, very good, Bex. Well, hey listen, we love to talk about creatures. We could talk creatures all night and everything else. But there we go. Thanks so much, Bex. I really do appreciate you being there. And thanks for sharing. And like I say, thank you for putting up on the IRN Facebook page as well. I do encourage all members to please post up things. We love to see pictures, especially of your critters. But anything else you're interested in, what you're up to, other clubs you're going to, just put up the info there and share. We just love to see it. That's great. So good stuff. Bex, you take care of all the critters and their peers. Hi, hi. A wee Scottish squeeze from myself and Helen. That would be amazing. And Bex, you have a fantastic weekend. Stay safe, stay well. We look forward to speaking to you again very soon. So we'll say 73 and thanks again to M7KNO. And going down the list, we've spoken to Dave because he was short time and bowling out there in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. And so we're going straight on to Trenton, New Jersey. And there we find our friend Carl, also known as KB2FA. Carl, welcome sir. Happy Friday. And Carl, the microphone, it's all yours."},{"callsign_confidence":1.0,"confidence":null,"created_at":"2025-09-05T15:11:33+00:00","id":33136,"node_number":"oldsys","recording_id":33135,"text":" Oh that's fantastic Carl, well congratulations after 35 years going back to CW. Well you know I've been missing playing CW for the last 2 and a bit years, but hopefully I'm not going to be 35. I don't think I'll be here in 35. Anyway, I'd like to get back to CW that's for sure. So maybe you'll get the CW. Bug there Carl, which I got. I only got the CW because of course here in the early 90s, I had the first call sign of Golf Mike 7, Mike Papa X-Ray. And I had to get the CW 12 minutes, sorry 12 words, 12 minutes of words. Hey listen I think most of us can do that. 12 words a minute to test under my belt and to get my E-class, well yeah E-class, a full call sign. And which I did. So just thinking I'd just be doing it so I could get onto HF and that was it. But actually once I passed the test and plugged the key into the radio and went onto HF, that was me. I was hooked. I had that CW bug and most of my HF activity for the next couple of decades was all on CW. So there you go Carl, you might want to, maybe that's it. Maybe you've got the CW bug back on. You'll just unplug the microphone and just stick the key in and that's it. No problem at all. Anyway Carl, I'll throw it back to you. But first of all could you, I don't know if Robin wants to actually say hi and check in. Or you can always say check in. You can always proxy in Robin if you like. And I didn't quite catch the call. I think it was something like KC2YQE but you could maybe let me know. And you could always proxy her in as an in and out if that's the case. Or if she wants to come to the microphone, even better. Anyway back to you Carl. Oh goodness me, where are we? KB2FA, GM0, UUB."},{"callsign_confidence":0.98,"confidence":null,"created_at":"2025-09-05T15:53:31+00:00","id":33154,"node_number":"oldsys","recording_id":33153,"text":" Yeah, you know, well Helen just behind me there said that she loves cats. I mean I like cats. I don't have anything against cats whatsoever. And indeed when Helen and I got together and started to live together she brought one of her cats, Tia, with her and everything else. And like I say, I'm not a doggy person, not a cat person, but Tia decided that, nope, I like you. And she just kind of stuck to me like loo. And she would lie upside down in my arms and I'd carry Tia around like a little baby and everything else. So there we go. So that was kind of fun. She was a very sweet and gorgeous cat. But only because she chose me. So I don't really choose cats. I think that does make sense. Anyway, Bex, thanks so much. And honestly, Bex, I want to say thank you as well for posting up a nice picture of the three lovely dogs on the International Radio Network's Facebook page. And it does let me know, it just gave me a real reminder. Folks, we love to have people's stories, not just your critters, although we do love critters. But any stories and anything else, your neighborhood, what you're up to, our Facebook page for the International Radio Network, we'd love to have more pictures of your neighborhood, what you're up to. And if you've got any critters, that's just a bonus. But thank you so much for doing that, Bex. And I'll throw it back to you for any final comments before we move on. And KB2FA, Carl, you're up next. Back to you, Bex, for any final comments."},{"callsign_confidence":0.94,"confidence":null,"created_at":"2025-09-06T18:19:29+00:00","id":33636,"node_number":"oldsys","recording_id":33635,"text":" Alright, that's great. Thank you and where did I leave off here? Well, we had Tim V3 ZVX We have Pat Allen, 3 IH, KB2 FA Carl, E3 JWK, Jeff, Kailh 40 SG Bob, B3 RS, El Reno, V3 RWJ Chris, N2 MJ, that's Fred, K6 AAN, Mike and KK6 RQ."},{"callsign_confidence":1.0,"confidence":null,"created_at":"2025-09-05T13:36:30+00:00","id":33079,"node_number":"oldsys","recording_id":33078,"text":" Okay folks let me tell you who I do have added. I do have Mike 7, Tango, Juliette, Quebec, KB2FA, Carl, in Trenton, New Jersey. You're on the list Victor, Echo 6, Delta, Charlie, Victor. We're short time I believe, the only short time I heard. And Thomas, M5, LG, M, you're on the list. And M7, KNO, Bex, you're on the list as well. And Jeanette is also asking to be added to the list as well. The KI5 SSR will be added which means it's quite a big list for the first round of check-ins folks. So we're going to get straight to it. And if you haven't managed to check-in so far then we will be going for more later. And of course you've always got the part 2 with Dave as well. GW8, they said ill. But in the meantime folks, thanks for going with us. We'll say happy Friday to Victor, Echo 6, Delta, Charlie, Victor, DJ, Dave out in Calgary, Alberta. He's short time. Dave, go ahead sir."},{"callsign_confidence":0.99,"confidence":null,"created_at":"2025-09-05T15:26:35+00:00","id":33143,"node_number":"oldsys","recording_id":33142,"text":" Very good, Carl. Hey, listen, no problem. No, we do welcome proxy check-ins. If you've got a spouse out there and you want to just not be able to get the microphone, just let us know. They're here, they're listening or whatever it might be. Please feel free to proxy and no problem at all. So we do have November 2, Yankee Quebec Echo, and I think I do actually remember speaking to Robin back in May this year. So good stuff. We do appreciate that. Okay, thank you so much, Carl. And yeah, I think the old kind of forgetting things over the years and everything else, they always say, if you don't use it, you'll lose it. And I think that's just the way it is. Like I say, I actually haven't been physically on the CWT for a good old two and a half years at least. And even me, I kind of think, oh, I do have a shortwave radio there which I listen to from time to time. And what I listen to is all the CW sections and various bands just to try and keep the ear in because sending is fine, but it's the listening. It's the listening. Try and keep your ear in. So yes, I'm doing a little bit more shortwave listening there on the CW side just to try and keep the ear in. So good stuff. Anyway, Carl, thank you, my friend. Thank you, thank you so much. We do have Robin there as a proxy. That's fantastic. And have a wonderful weekend. Stay safe and stay well, Carl. It's always a pleasure. We'll say 73 to KB2FA. And coming up next, and I might have made a mess of this call sign because I think he said he's in Wales, and I've got a call saying this particular chap is in England. So let's find out. Did I mess up the call? It's something close to Mike 7 Tango Juliette Quebec. Mike 7 Tango Juliette Quebec or something close. It's your turn. Please, happy Friday. The mic is yours. Q2 located in Shelton, Washington."},{"callsign_confidence":0.94,"confidence":null,"created_at":"2025-09-27T18:04:29+00:00","id":48052,"node_number":"oldsys","recording_id":48051,"text":" Kilo Bravo 2, Foxtrot Alpha, Carl in New Jersey. This is Repeater Station... Victor Echo 3, Victor Echo 3, this is D-I-B-O-B-A-X uniform. 3-3-I-Q-U, get back to you."},{"callsign_confidence":0.94,"confidence":null,"created_at":"2025-10-11T18:03:55+00:00","id":58107,"node_number":"oldsys","recording_id":58106,"text":" Kilo Bravo 2, Foxtrot Alpha Carl in New Jersey."},{"callsign_confidence":1.0,"confidence":null,"created_at":"2025-10-04T18:05:33+00:00","id":53573,"node_number":"oldsys","recording_id":53572,"text":" Carl, I've got you there, KB2FA, and the station just prior to... Carl, if you could come in one more time, I heard a Zulu there."},{"callsign_confidence":0.99,"confidence":null,"created_at":"2025-10-04T18:06:45+00:00","id":53577,"node_number":"oldsys","recording_id":53576,"text":" Well not to worry John, it wasn't a problem for very long, no worries. Let me just see here, we've got VH3WZ, V3LTP, V3RWJ, KB3JQQ, VJ3HJQ, VK2DY, KB2FA, Zulu, Vemu, Zulu BE7, and we had KO4 at DXQ, Bob, I think I may have heard another Bob come in there as well, but I heard KO4 DXQ, there's another Bob in there, come on in. Bob in Iowa, King Kong 6, Robert Queen."},{"callsign_confidence":0.94,"confidence":null,"created_at":"2025-10-25T18:03:41+00:00","id":68616,"node_number":"oldsys","recording_id":68615,"text":" This is Kilo Bravo 2, Foxtrot Alpha, Carl."},{"callsign_confidence":0.94,"confidence":null,"created_at":"2025-10-25T18:05:37+00:00","id":68624,"node_number":"oldsys","recording_id":68623,"text":" All right, and I think we have so far KK6RQ, the E3SSR, KB3JQQ, KB2FA, J2DY, KO4DSQ, K3TIP, Bill, and 2MJZ. And Scott, you're right. He's in my requirements tonight. He's just across from me here. He decided to jump up in the requirements on the snips. Any additional stations? Come on in."},{"callsign_confidence":1.0,"confidence":null,"created_at":"2025-10-31T15:22:22+00:00","id":73246,"node_number":"oldsys","recording_id":73245,"text":" Well, thanks again, Carl. Always a pleasure and it's a great year for you and Yayo! Pota seems to be something that's really taken off and of course when you look at the descriptions of some of the new radios that are coming out, everything else, they go ideal for Pota and you know, alright, okay. So it just seems to be really kind of taken off. I think especially over the pond and your side of things but even here in the UK, you know, there's many, many parks of course and I do believe it's getting more and more popular all the time but I think especially across in the US, it seems to be a big, big thing. So not something I've tried, I have to say but I do like the idea and I do like photography and like you, I haven't done enough of it recently. I just haven't had the time and music's been neglected as well so we'll get back there, especially as the puppy gets older and a bit more settled and doesn't need as much attention. But yeah, it's great when you can combine, you know, at least two of your hobbies. So Pota and photography does sound like a good thing to combine. They get some wonderful, wonderful parks I'm sure with lots of good picture opportunities and radio as well so good stuff. Hey listen, it sounds like you're having a great time there Carl and thanks for sharing. Good to hear from you and nice to have a wee catch up there. So thanks again Carl. You take care. Have a wonderful weekend. Please stay safe, stay well and we'll talk to you again very soon. So we'll say 73 to KB2FA and with that we're having a wee look and yes we are at the bottom of the list. So once again this is GolfMight0, uniform, uniform, gravel is great. I'm here. It's your happy Halloween night. It's the IRN KB1 multi-mode night. We're having a spooky night today. We're looking for all the check-ins from everywhere, anywhere. You can be on the other side as in the other side. You could be a ghost. You could be a vampire. You could be anything you like. We're all welcome. But you do have to have an amateur radio call sign. So if you happen to have an amateur radio call sign and you want to check in to the spooky night today then you know what to do. Please give me your call sign slowly, phonetically and of course twice. Go ahead."},{"callsign_confidence":1.0,"confidence":null,"created_at":"2025-12-21T17:17:36+00:00","id":81612,"node_number":"oldsys","recording_id":81611,"text":" All right, I think I've got everyone here so far, I think. I heard Scott come in there, KB3JQQ, but here he is, you know, Scott. I heard Carl come in there too, KB2FA, and there's VK2DY. And VJ1, I think it was GIS, and VA3IAH. Did I miss anyone? I have a few I may have missed. One, possibly two, if I can, if I can come in again. I'm in Iowa, KK6RQ. Victor Echo 3, Romeo Whiskey, Juliet. Kilo Aska-Ford, Delta X-ray Quebec, Bob in Tennessee."},{"callsign_confidence":1.0,"confidence":null,"created_at":"2025-12-22T06:02:22+00:00","id":83972,"node_number":"oldsys","recording_id":83971,"text":"And I'll hold her clear for a moment or two. We have v6, z, n, z, kb3, j, t, q, scott, kb2, f, a, karl, kl4, d, f, q, v, u1, e, p, n2, m, j, z, fred, good to hear you, fred, and kj5, j, v, v, I think that was mark, and ve6, z, m, z, ryan, congratulations, glad you were able to get your license there. And how long did you say you've been operating now? This is for Peter station, just a little over a month now, located in Shelton, Washington."},{"callsign_confidence":1.0,"confidence":null,"created_at":"2025-12-24T21:06:42+00:00","id":96586,"node_number":"oldsys","recording_id":96585,"text":"Ah, very good, Karl. Yeah, no, it can absolutely be done, but as you say, it's just the how-to. I've used several different kinds of recording methods with various numbers of tracks available and recording over here with bits of equipment over the years. But yeah, it's just having that kind of format that people can agree on, I think. You do your bits, you lay down your track, or maybe one or two or three tracks and pass on the next person they lay down theirs and pass on the next. It must be. Anyway, Karl, in the meantime, thank you so much for stopping by today. I so much appreciate that and you have a wonderful, wonderful Christmas and take care and take care my friend. We'll say 73 to KB2FA and let's carry on down the list and we're going to Kewo Fox 8. Fox, bravo, bravo. That is of course David out there in Westland, Michigan. Hey there, welcome sir, happy Friday, good to see you once again, and what's going on there?"},{"callsign_confidence":1.0,"confidence":0.8453379141336137,"created_at":"2026-06-21T01:14:48.975182+00:00","id":115401,"node_number":"683211","recording_id":115400,"text":"Alright, I think I've got a better that a station come in. I got the subject that didn't get to your prefix. I think that's CKY. If you could just come back in one more time. Victor Echo 6, Charlie Kiloyanke, the E6, the KY James at Mass About. Okay, I got you that time. That's great. Thank you for coming back. KB3JQKV5JV3RKLKKK6RQKZHFSQ have a 3K CYVK04DXQ and KB2FA. Any additional stations? Come on in. Victor Echo 5, Charlie Nema, Victor Cole. Hey John."},{"callsign_confidence":1.0,"confidence":0.6610134273767472,"created_at":"2026-06-21T01:09:03.778203+00:00","id":115397,"node_number":"683210","recording_id":115396,"text":"Alright, I think I've got a, if a station come in, I got this affect, I didn't get to your prefix, I think that's CKY. If you could just come back in one more time. I've got Victor Echo 6, Charlie Kiloyaki, the E6, the KY James Hittman's about. Okay, I got you that time. That's great, thank you for coming back. KB3, JQQ, KV5, JVV, V8, V8, RTL, KK6, RQ, KC8, SSQ, the CCCY, the K04, DXQ and KB2FA. Any additional stations? Come on in. Victor Echo 5, Charlie Nema, Victor Cole. Hey John."},{"callsign_confidence":0.94,"confidence":0.9062389364199979,"created_at":"2026-06-14T01:12:41.553087+00:00","id":103776,"node_number":"683211","recording_id":103775,"text":"This. Kilo Bravo 2, Foxtrot Alpha, Carl in New Jersey. And Victor Alpha 3 in the Alpha Hotel, it's Allen in Ottawa. Kilo, Oscar Port, I'll translate the back to the 14th Street, Bob in 10th City. This is Delta Uniform 3 X-ray Charlie Delta. Delta Uniform 3 X-ray Charlie Delta Dennis and the Republic of the Philippines. And November 2, Mike Julius, the November 2, Mike Julius, and Tim Joyce, Fred, and Florida."},{"callsign_confidence":0.85,"confidence":null,"created_at":"2025-12-24T21:06:23+00:00","id":96585,"node_number":"oldsys","recording_id":96584,"text":"Yeah, that's hard to believe. So other than that, I just thought I'd let you know about that. Anyway, I don't want to hold you. You might want to get some lunch or something. Anyway, maybe I'll catch you on there. I just want to remind you of it. AB-6MB."},{"callsign_confidence":0.85,"confidence":null,"created_at":"2025-12-22T06:01:58+00:00","id":83971,"node_number":"oldsys","recording_id":83970,"text":"He brought this bottle. It's a three liter bottle Can you imagine how big a three liter bottle of anything is and it came in a wooden case? with a with a top and and you know, you know, I Thought it looked like $200 to me. He said it was under well a well under a hundred but It was a good Beaujolais, or no, Bordeaux, good Bordeaux, and even after a few bottles of lighter things like white wines and stuff, we, before the evening was over and the bonfire out in the backyard, we went through that that beautiful bottle and it's in a beautiful case and I've taken many beautiful pictures and it was all wonderful. So back to you Rebecca, thank you for doing the net."},{"callsign_confidence":0.85,"confidence":null,"created_at":"2025-12-21T17:17:15+00:00","id":81611,"node_number":"oldsys","recording_id":81610,"text":" Thank you."},{"callsign_confidence":0.85,"confidence":null,"created_at":"2025-11-01T18:05:29+00:00","id":73897,"node_number":"oldsys","recording_id":73896,"text":" Kilo Oscar for Delta X-ray to back tail for G F skew Bob in Tennessee"}]}