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They are also responsible and organized, often taking on roles such as net control and ensuring smooth operation of the net.","scores":{"activity":0.8,"civility":0.9,"engagement":0.8,"focus":0.8,"friendly":0.9,"helpful":0.9,"serious":0.7,"technical":0.6},"source":"ai_profile","summary":"KM5Y is active in both open QSOs and as a net control station (NCS). They often engage in discussions about personal hobbies, local weather, and the introduction of new operators to the net. KM5Y also facilitates the Pledge of Allegiance and manages the order of check-ins during nets.","topic_coverage":{"hobbies":0.4,"introductions":0.3,"net operations":0.1,"weather":0.2},"updated_at":"2026-06-29T09:32:48.082816"},"qrz_status":null,"recent_transcripts":[{"callsign_confidence":0.98,"confidence":null,"created_at":"2025-07-26T16:06:41+00:00","id":10773,"node_number":"oldsys","recording_id":10772,"text":" Alright, let me tell you who we picked up already. We picked up N5. X-Ray Charlie, X-Ray Woody. Thank you for your check in. November 5th. Juliet, Oscar, Juliet, Hey Bill. Thank you for your check in. KJ5, F-O-X, Foxman. Thank you for your check in. KM5Y, thank you for your check in. Anyone else want to get on the first list, call with your call please. Beep."},{"callsign_confidence":0.8200000000000001,"confidence":null,"created_at":"2025-07-26T16:38:50+00:00","id":10797,"node_number":"oldsys","recording_id":10796,"text":" Zero UUB, Kilo, Mike, five Yankee. Graham, thank you so much for the update on your puppy. We have been wondering and we talk about it a lot and we get that with the noise sometimes too. We have to reset because the cats are in a ruckus or something like that's going on. But it's great to hear. I know y'all are having a great time with that puppy. And I would love to, I'm ashamed to say I've never been over there. I would love to visit Scotland. All I know is the pictures, Graham. And I know there's bagpipes over there and Scotch whiskey, I think. But the pictures are beautiful mountains and beaches everywhere. I think Jeanette might love it over there. But thank you so much for that, Graham. I'm gonna turn it over to Jeanette, KI5 SSR. This is KI5Y, over to you, Jeanette."},{"callsign_confidence":0.8200000000000001,"confidence":null,"created_at":"2025-07-26T17:23:00+00:00","id":10825,"node_number":"oldsys","recording_id":10824,"text":" K-M-5-Y and the Great Fine. Yep, I forgot to mention that there will be another round. It will be a 73 round, but be able to comment on any of these stories you want to hear. John, we're just trying to get to know people better. This is a fairly new net. Introduce everybody to each other. So no trick questions today on this net, but we want to talk about you a little bit. We know you're in Sweet Home, Alabama. And we just, if you would, tell us a little bit about the town you live in, maybe, if you want, where you grew up. What's particularly different about your area so we can all get to know you better. K-O-4-L-L-U-K-M-5-Y, over to you, Mr. John. This is repeater station Kilo Kilo 7, November 4th, November 7th. Oh, thanks, man. Mike, how are you? I'm okay, I appreciate it. I hope you'll be okay. And I'll try to keep it short because I know you've got a lot of people in here and that's good. I like to hear that. I like to hear a lot of people kicking in. So, yeah, you don't have to be in Alabama and get like football. You don't have to be because that team, that big team, it always wins until they got a new coach anyway. Actually, I'm from the underdog. I'm old for Auburn, which has got two major teams in Alabama. Alabama and Auburn can make a football team. But I make some old plays called Montevallo. About 30 miles south of Birmingham, about 60 miles north of Montgomery. Pretty much grew up there and been here all my life. I didn't really ever go to the restaurant until I was about 23 years old because I didn't want to spend the money. Trust nobody else's cooking and just, you know, kindly just being old. I got some money. My daddy was a farmer and then he got in to making more money than that. He got to running some, back then he could run, he'd learn how to drive next cars. He could run at shine and make some extra money. So, I think he's done some of that. I heard stories of that back years ago. We'll get passed on now. But, yeah, Alabama, it's pretty, a few hills and flatland too. But you got pine trees and the county right below is the number one industry and that is timber. That's the number one industry down there in Bibb County. I just got, had a, just coming to make a fire down there, had an explosion in the 35,000, shotgun in the 35,000 gallon diesel fuel that it does. So, still a treat. Telephone probe right next to it. But, I won't keep it long. I don't know. We're changed for something. Let me know if it's dropped and I'll be right back. I heard a check on my earlier episode in North Alabama. You'd be surprised to look up around Muscle Shoals. Something that's saying that you should, or it's not going to play some record up there. Look it up sometimes. I won't go in and just do all it was. I won't take the time. But Muscle Shoals, Alabama, there's a lot of recording going on up there in the gays. I'll send it back to you because like I said, I don't want to take a whole bunch of time up there. I know you all got a long list. It's great to be here and thank you all for doing what you all do. This is Kielbasa 4, Lemma Lemma uniform. Back over to you."},{"callsign_confidence":0.98,"confidence":null,"created_at":"2025-08-01T18:51:09+00:00","id":13000,"node_number":"oldsys","recording_id":12999,"text":" Well, thank you KM5Y, KI5SSR. We'll be calling for check-ins in a little bit. So, we're gonna start up at K4CUP. Mr. Fergil, you're first on the list. How you doing? You got any projects or anything you're working on? I bet you've had a long day at work today. And it's your turn. Over to you."},{"callsign_confidence":0.8700000000000001,"confidence":null,"created_at":"2025-08-01T20:01:40+00:00","id":13048,"node_number":"oldsys","recording_id":13047,"text":" the node and the HT on low power, so I wasn't sure if I'd make it in on the HT, but glad it worked. Good to get a signal report. And yeah, ham radio is probably my newest hobby, and the other new hobby in the last five years anyway has been experimenting with alternative energy, solar and hydro and experimenting with water and gravity, a hydraulic ram pump that also makes compressed air, using an airlift pump to push water uphill. I built a tower that I was originally going to turn into a water tower, but before I ever put tank on it, I hung solar panels on it and got a ham radio antenna, so now it's a solar radio antenna tower with no water tanks. Anyway, a lot of my hobbies have gone by the wayside. I heard KM5Y mentioned model rocketry. I used to really be into that when I was at use, and I kind of miss that. That's definitely a fun one. Got a big open area, but I'm sure there's plenty of that in Texas. And a lot of my other hobbies too, like water skiing, snow skiing, different outdoor activities I just no longer do, and then when I lived out in the bush, I used to do a lot of woodworking, mainly building sleds and fish traps and various contraptions out of wood. I used to do leathercraft. I used to make holsters and rifle scabbards and knife sheaves and made some knives. I've just gotten away from some of those hobbies, so I need to re-engage in some of them. But good to hear everyone in here, really good to hear Uncle Fred in here and interesting all the hobby suggestions. I like several people that got too many hobbies, but I'm always looking for something new to try out, but I've got to get back to my list of two new before winter hits. I never finished my last year to-do. I never finish any of them, but they just seem to keep getting longer instead of shorter."},{"callsign_confidence":0.8200000000000001,"confidence":null,"created_at":"2025-08-02T16:12:42+00:00","id":13589,"node_number":"oldsys","recording_id":13588,"text":" Alright, there's Key up with nothing there, so maybe Echo Link's having a problem, I'm not sure. But, um, yeah, so I'm gonna throw this over to Mike for the pledge, and then Mike if you'll pick up FR first. She's got a shaky signal going on mobile, so hang tight. Over to you, KN-5Y. This is repeater station Kilo Kilo 7, November Quebec November. All Star No. 6. Well, thank you KF5, this is Father Heated, stand by for Mike in the grapevine. Thank you Jeanette. And, uh, wow, what a great group already. I think that might have been W5MGM that was trying to get in, maybe he'll recheck here in a second. We're gonna do the Pledge of Allegiance, please stand if you're able. If not, we'll stand for you. Place your right hand on your heart. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible with liberty and justice for all. Thank you for that. Once again, this is Kilo Mike 5 Yankee, and we're gonna go to, we've got an international station, but a couple of mobile, we've got a mobile in a short time, we'll go to mobile first. Kilo, Lima 7."},{"callsign_confidence":0.9199999999999999,"confidence":null,"created_at":"2025-08-02T11:36:43+00:00","id":13340,"node_number":"oldsys","recording_id":13339,"text":" Hi, this is KM5Y Mike in North Texas in the Great Vine. Thank you, Jeanette. I hope everyone's having a great Saturday, and I hope you all have a nice weekend. It's about 90 degrees here, which is a huge reprise from 104 a couple days ago. So I'll take it in a little breeze out of the north. That takes me to your question. That's what I love about fall. We start getting those little cool fronts every week, a little breeze out of the north. You can breeze again. It's nice to walk out the back door at 4 or 5 o'clock in the morning, which is usually when I have to go to work. And you can actually breathe. Awesome. I grew up in West Texas, and it gets hot out in West Texas, but it cools down at night. So one of the hardest things for me to get used to when I moved here 25, 35 years ago, good gosh, that was a long time ago, was how hot it is even early in the morning and at night here in this area. So fall kind of pushes that out. Those cool fronts open up the air for great visibility. And of course, you know, that means winter's coming, but not too bad for Texas. We'll take it. And football season, you know that's coming. As soon as you feel that cool north wind hitting you the first couple times, you can hear the high school band over there practicing for their football halftime shows. And it's just I don't know, which is I just love the changing seasons. I spent, I had a condo on the Big Island in Hawaii for about 10 years. The one thing I did not like was the weather's the same there every day, 365 days a year. And if you're used to changing seasons, that starts gnawing on you big time. I better reset."},{"callsign_confidence":0.8200000000000001,"confidence":null,"created_at":"2025-08-02T16:06:24+00:00","id":13580,"node_number":"oldsys","recording_id":13579,"text":" Kilo Mike 5 Yankee returning. When we take check-ins, please give us your call sign twice, slowly, phonetically, followed by your name. We will always call on mobile, short time, and international stations first. Before we get started, is there any emergency traffic? Come with your call now."},{"callsign_confidence":0.98,"confidence":null,"created_at":"2025-08-02T16:26:58+00:00","id":13598,"node_number":"oldsys","recording_id":13597,"text":" Hey, Papa, thank you, Jeanette. And you had to go and do it. I knew this conversation would lead to CB radio, and from there it would lead to what was your handle. And so no one's gonna find out what my handle was. They're gonna have to dig it out of me. Cause I too started in CB radio as a kid, driving the tractor. We had CBs on every tractor, every truck, and a couple at the house that we used to, for actually work. But it turned into a, like a, CB radio back then was like a little social network. I remember now there was your characters that were always on, and there was a guy that I thought was the best operator on the planet. And he had a great, he had one of those, I forgot what they call those, those 103 microphones, a golden eagle. I'll have to look that up. And he sounded so good, and I thought, man, that guy's got the ultimate setup. I could only dream about being like him. And I finally got to meet him one day, and it was a 14 year old kid. And I thought, oh my gosh, that just blew my mind. So, yeah, that was fun, but we'll talk more about that later. KJ5, GWN, hey Will, welcome, thanks for coming into the litter box lounge tonight. And we're just trying to make people better, just like last week, before we start talking about regular topics. This is a new net, just tell us what's new. We're wondering what got you interested in amateur radio. And if you want, you can tell us a little bit about your journey into amateur radio. KJ5, GWN, KM5Y, over to you, Will."},{"callsign_confidence":0.97,"confidence":null,"created_at":"2025-07-26T16:08:07+00:00","id":10775,"node_number":"oldsys","recording_id":10774,"text":" KFI, this is R, this is KM5Y. Kilo, Mike 5, Enki Mike in the great nine. We're going to do the Pledge of Allegiance. Please stand if you're able. If not, we'll stand for you and place your right hand on your heart. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. God bless America and God bless you all. Kilo Mike 5, Enki. Let me reset."},{"callsign_confidence":0.98,"confidence":null,"created_at":"2025-07-26T16:36:36+00:00","id":10795,"node_number":"oldsys","recording_id":10794,"text":" I'm in camp, N5XCX, Woody. That's a great story you had there about growing up in Pasadena. Yeah, I go to Florida a lot, and that's where I go for my seafood. The best seafood on the planet and the best weather. You sure get lots of pop-up thunderstorms all summer long. That's kind of a pain for somebody that does my job, and I love going out there. In fact, I'll be out there all next month. Tampa and Fort Lauderdale, mostly. But thank you, Woody. That was a great story. And just to give you a little background on us, we're in Great Bonn, Texas, known for wine and wineries, heart of the Texas wine industry, home to the Texas Wine and Great Grillers Association. There's wineries in this little town. It's in the very middle of the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex, and it's quite a little tourist attraction. People flock in here for the Main Street attraction there, with lots of shopping, wine tasting rooms, art galleries, and it's really close access to the Fort Worth stockyards, close access to Dallas as well. And it's known as the Christmas capital of Texas. Every December, people flock here from all over the country to look at the outstanding Christmas decorations there on the Main Street district, and I have never been about a half a mile away. I'm ashamed to say, but we are going to check it out sometime. So thank you, Woody. Golf Mike Zero Uniform Uniform Bravo. Graham, great to have you here. And what we're doing, Graham, is we want to get to know this is a fairly new net. We want to get to know people a little bit better, and we're asking about what's different about where you live and where you grew up. Is the area known for anything in particular? And good food, good restaurants, what people do for recreation there. We're just trying to get to know people a little bit better, Graham. So over to you, KM-5Y."},{"callsign_confidence":1.0,"confidence":null,"created_at":"2025-07-26T18:00:46+00:00","id":10851,"node_number":"oldsys","recording_id":10850,"text":" Thank you N6TTR, TAD5SSR and Litterbox Lounge. Hey Doc, thank you. I believe we have that setup you're talking about and it's pretty cool. It really is. We have it on the big screen. But anyway, thank you so much for joining us. Mike, do you want to make a comment on that? I think that's the one we have, right? And Mike, you can pick up N5AQM. He is next. So over to you, KM5Y. KM5, this is our KM5Y. Well, I certainly will. I can't believe I'm talking to you all around the world through the internet and all kinds of servers. And you're about 20 feet away from me. Kind of ridiculous, isn't it? But anyway, Jeff Bogdan, Mike N5AQM next. Doc, it's November 6th Tango Tango Romo. Yeah, we have M clock. I've got it on a Raspberry Pi that I'm using for some other stuff too. And that is pretty nifty. Really nifty. It doesn't use any resources and it's kind of nice to look at once in a while. So Doc, thanks for coming into the Litterbox Lounge. I can't remember what this net's called. It's so new. And I hope you'll come back. We're going to be here every Saturday at 6 p.m. Central. Moving to November 5, Alpha Quebec Mike N5AQM, Mike and Chandler. Mike, you run me every time I leave Phoenix now. I'm staring right straight down there trying to see if there's anybody operating RC planes down there on that spot you showed me. But what we're doing here, this is a pretty new net. We're kind of doing introductions, trying to get people to know together. Trying to get to know people better. We know you but other people may not. And what's new and you can tell us a little bit about the area you live in and what goes on there. Over to you Mike."},{"callsign_confidence":0.8700000000000001,"confidence":null,"created_at":"2025-08-02T17:56:05+00:00","id":13635,"node_number":"oldsys","recording_id":13634,"text":" were hosting the net. My journey's been rather short, but it was a long time coming. Similar to Scott, I joined Air Force a year out of high school, but that was back in 1968 when I joined. And I spent a lot of time at Key for myself with computers. And between keeping up with the computers and my time, 23 years in the Air Force, raising a family, I always had an interest in electronics, just trying to stay up to the times was hard enough with family and so forth. So I never really thought I had time to sit down and figure out the amateur radio stuff, so I didn't. And after I retired from the Air Force, I kept doing the same job for another, I don't know, 25, 26 years. So finally retired, and last September I ran across an audiobook that was fast track your technician license. And I quickly figured out I wasn't going to be able to do that with an audiobook, but it caught my interest. So I bought the book, started studying it, decided that wasn't going to be too bad to do. So I got the second book for your general license and started studying it. And about that time I scheduled it, my testing, for two weeks from when I started the first book. And went ahead and devoured the third book for extra, and went in and took the test two weeks after I started studying and passed all three on the same night. So that was back in, like I said, into September last year. So I'm still new at this. Like Mike, I don't talk too much on radio. I do a lot of listening, but not much talking. I'm on a break. So it's, like I say, more listening than talking. I'm trying to get into the HF side of it, but I live in an apartment complex on the third floor. And I haven't figured out yet how I really want to do that. I don't want to buy the equipment until I figure out what I'm going to do about an antenna. But DMR and All Star, I've got two All Star notes and, I don't know, five or six DMR notes, hot spots. So that's my story, and I'm sticking to it. So back to Nat. This is 82 IZ. Back to you, Nat. Well, A, D, 2, IZ. I don't think I know or heard of anyone that passed all three tests. First go. So now, man, you're a very good studier. And it took me a while. I was only going to get my check next year. And I used the Fast Track handbook as well. And I got to say, I tried the audio book, and I felt the same way. But I did get the book. And that was amazing. So I used it for all three of my tests. And I kind of broke it up. And Mike bought me a HF radio. He said, you got to get your General. And I was like, I don't want to get a General. I was having a hard enough time with the first test. And so I was like, oh, Lord, OK. So he had already done it. So I got the General. And then a year later, I talked myself into getting an extra, and I'm studying CW now. So Robert, you've had quite the journey. And we're just glad to have you here. And I'm going to throw this over to Mike right quick. And Steve is after you, Robert. Over to you, Mike. KN-5Y. OK, I'm 5, this is RK-5Y. Thank you there, Jeanette. And yeah, the testing, that's the whole, let me reset. KN-5Y returning. The testing is that's a whole other subject, isn't it? And I know I got that little study guide for the technician and got to about page three and just closed it and said, whoops, this is not for me. I have no concept of electronics. I've never understood electricity. And I just almost just put it down and I thought, well, wait a minute, let's go ahead and try this. And it's amazing. It can be intimidating, that's for sure. And I actually met a guy where I work that passed all three tests when he was 12 years old. And needless to say, I felt pretty inferior to that guy while we worked together for three days. But man, oh man, I think I have heard of one or two people doing that, and that's awesome. Sure wasn't me. I mean, I sweated through each test big time. But 82-IZ, KN-5Y. Rob, thanks for coming into the lizard lounge, lizard litter box. That's a whole other deal, the lizard lounge. There's one of those over in Dallas. The litter box lounge, welcome into the litter box lounge. I hope you'll come back. We meet every Saturday at 6 PM Central. And just a little announcement. Next week, we're going to have a guest net controller, K4 CUP Virgil. He's going to have a topic, a backup topic, because we encourage you all to bring a topic. But he's going to have a backup topic that I think that will be useful for everyone on here. So have that to look forward to for next week. So 82-IZ, KN-5Y, thank you, Rob. And we're going to go to, we have a Kilo Bravo 3 Papa Foxtrot Foxtrot. Steve, welcome into the box lounge. And don't forget, everyone, we are going to have a 73 round if you can hang around for that. That would be great. If not, we understand. But KV-3 Papa Foxtrot Foxtrot, KN-5Y. Steve, what's new with you? If you don't mind, tell us a little bit about what got you interested in amateur radio and maybe a little bit about your journey into a hobby. Over to you, Steve. Steve, good evening, Mike and everybody on the net. I started out in CB. And I thought that was kind of cool for a little while. But a lot of people were into it at that time. But I set it aside for a while and had some other things to do. And then in early 2000s, around 2004, I said, you know, I got to do something here. And I want to get back to what I, you know, something better than CB. CB, of course. And then I found the 2-meter. And I took my technician license, I believe, in 2004. First radio was an HT, a Yatesu T65. So it worked out pretty well. But that's about it. That's how I started. And hopefully, I'll work up to additional license. But right now, I'm just enjoying what I have. Mike, happy. Back to you guys. That's KB3 PFF. KB3 PFF. Well, thank you, Steve. That's a great story there. And yep, I started out with an HT and then got a Yatesu 991A and got on HF a little bit. And I've gone through several radios since then. And so what a great hobby. And we love hearing the stories. I'll tell you what. Hope you'll come and join us next week. We also have a net on Friday nights, the happy hour net. Starts at 6 PM central. It's a lot of fun. And then AFC, Amateurs for Christ net, on Sundays at 3 PM central. Speaking of which, I think the next man on the list is the main character of that net. So I'm going to turn it back over to Jeanette, KN5 SSR. Go ahead, Jeanette. Well, thank you, KN5Y. It would be my pleasure to introduce this is Hello K6KJV. How you doing, Kev? RevKev. And yeah, what's new with you? You can bring your own topic, which I know you have some. And what got you interested in amateur radio? If you want to share anything about your journey, we certainly want to hear it, Rev. So come on in. This is Kevo6KJV. That's right. Thanks very much, Mr. Knight. Appreciate you. And I really don't know where to start. Well, it was a lonely, hot May night in 1964. It was Mother's Day at about 3 o'clock in the morning when I had a never mind. I guess you don't want me to go back that far. Oh, man. Well, what got me into this, I've said it several times, but old C.E., just like everybody else. That's right. The old patriot man. Kickin' man. And oh, whatever else you want to call it. I used to have a 40 channel. Realistic, that's right. One of the best radios I ever had. Just a basic radio. I used to talk to my brother every night whenever he's coming home from work. And then I'd take him talk to some other guys. I used to, like, I was a little kid. And then I'd talk to sidebanders. And then I'd hear some guys fire up the old linears. And then hear the guy that's got the linear guy banging on his door, pounding down, say, we're going to get in there and we're going to whoop you. There was some good days. I liked them days. And I've always wanted to get my ham radio license. So I just took a long time to do it. Life, career, marriage, everything got in the way. Well, I'm doing it now. Let me reset. K6K, JV returning. And you know, I've only got my technician license right now. I'm planning to get my general. Don't know about that propeller head extra. I don't know if I could do that. But I'm having just fun being on the 11 Cats network and all the VoIP and digital modes. And like Mr. Mike says, me and him are in agreeance. Pam, church for Christ. Sunday, 4 Eastern. Same conference right here, 11 Cats conference. Oh, that's the best net around. Not because I'm involved with it, just because the good Lord raised it up. Right here on 11 Cats. So tomorrow, hey, I'll do Sheamus Plug. We got M7 POV. Mr. Josh, fine young man from over across the pond there in England. He's going to be leading the Bible study tomorrow. So if you all don't mind, stop in and support him. He'd like to have it. We'd have a lot of fun there. So with that, I will shut up and not start preaching. I'm getting ready to. I'll pass it back to Ms. Jeanette from Kix's Kid Doobie. He's bouncing down. We're rolling down that highway. We're going to do what they say can't be done. We got a long way. I better stop. Yeah, OK. I spent my singing money on something else for sure. But oh, that was a bad girl. I'm sorry. But yeah, I think a lot of people got into CB radio. You know, shortwave, I think it was rather popular. It really was too when I was growing up. And if you had a base station, oh my God, you were kind of, you had some money. I think about that. I remember asking about Amradio. They're like, we've got to have a license. So I was like, oh, I don't want that. I remember the first time I looked at the technician book when Mike showed it to me. I looked at it. I said, I can't do that. I just turned it down. Because I said, oh, that's just too much. I mean, I know a little bit about electricity, but that was really intense. And I actually did way better on the extra test. It's not as hard as you think. I did better on the extra than any of the other tests. And I scored in the 90s. So I'm proud of me. But anyway, with that, Kev, thank you for all you do for us. We're going to hand it over to KN5Y for remarks. And then over to Chuck, Mike. And after that, we'll take another check-ins and start the 73 round. So over to you, KN5Y. Sorry for the singing. K05, SSR KN5Y. Well, that wasn't bad, actually. Just don't ask me to do it. K6, KJV. Well, we meet again. Your little reset there was too quick for me, because I was going to try to find that stray cat to say something. But it was too quick. But thanks, Rev, Kev. Thanks for all you do. Looking forward to tomorrow. Yeah, CB, we probably should have a net sometime on everybody's CB radio shenanigans. Because I'm sure there's a bunch of them out there. Oh, man. That takes me back. And I actually bought a middle and CB at, I think, that same Amfest where we met Len, K05NYT. Over at Irving, the guy had a immaculate-looking middle and CB for $25. So I bought it. And my plan was just to gut it and put a Raspberry Pi in it and make an All-Star note out of it and have a retro-looking CB with an All-Star note in it. But that thing was so immaculate. And the guy that bought it from me just put the 40-channel mod in it, and I thought, oh, man, I can't do that. So I've got it in the closet. Someday I'm going to plug that thing in and hook it up and try to make a contact. I do listen to 11 meters on my HF radios off and on. There's craziness on there, that's for sure. But thank you, Rev, Kev. It's an honor to have you on this net. WB4AIZ, Chuck, great to see you here. In case you haven't noticed, you are in the Litterbox Lounge. And everyone's welcome here. We're any topic's good. We have two rounds. We're going to come back for a 73 round here in a minute for comments and 73s. But great to have you here. And what's new with you, Chuck? And if you don't mind, tell us a little bit about what got you interested in amateur radio and maybe a little bit about your journey, beginning with amateur radio. WB4AIZ, over to you, Chuck. WB4AIZ, how did you go off? And immediately started off in back in 1917, 17, 17, 17, 17, something like that. I was going to a after high school, I went to a, what, a college school up in Pittsburgh, and I got two hours from being in the, and it's a school. They had a whiskey-free Oster Zulu Echo hand station with parrot-draped twins. And so I got interested in the, so the horn code with a military box with a paper tape and a light. And that's how I did my box show. And in fact, the school took me, gave me a phone call with downstairs. I got a, I think it's 40. And the crystal, we get set. And anyway, this has to be $11 after that for a while. And for, let's see, $10 for the tube, $61.26. A two-spinner for the meter and $10 for a vertical. And that was like, you know, the stations like, I've got a queue, I've got a queue up to the cell charts. And I have to move down to Florida. I didn't have a queue. They were all in the back cells. But, and then I got my, I had done my technician class before I left Pennsylvania. And I was Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, and the stream was flawless. But I couldn't use it because I didn't have voice privileges. And then when I became a technician, I still couldn't because I was over the walker door, dauntless. So eventually, I got down to, uh, here to Florida. And eventually, I went into a VE walkway and got my general. They said the word in the pre-lock three test, they said the word is, you know, the word is, and they said a very important word. My name is, my duty is, my power is. So he used to use a listen for his, and then write down what he heard. So that's how I passed my general with a fractured little toe that day. So, yeah, it was a while before I got, I got to the junior ranks in 220. So, and now all I've done is a, and I got into the digital. Yeah, I got into the digital. And unfortunately, when I went into the, when I went into the system bearing facility, my radios got put in a box. I don't know where they are now. So anyways, I'm doing I-co-lankton, and I'm doing a lot of work on this cell phone. B4AIZ. That's my story, and I'm addicted to it. That'd be B4AIZ, KM5Y. Chuck, that is a great story. I need to dig into the history of how they used to do licensing back then, because I know it was a whole lot different, and I'm curious about how all that worked. And thanks for sticking with it. And wow, what a story. And I'm glad, thank you for Echolink. You know, it allows people in your situation to stay right on and keep talking. Echolink is just amazing what it does for people that can't, don't have the means to get on a radio. They can get in here and talk, and we get to hear what, about the history of AM radio from people like you. So that was awesome. Thank you, Chuck. I hope you'll come back next week. And all right, well, we're at the bottom of the list. If you're listening and waiting to check in, you are on the Litterbox Lounge net. You are in the Litterbox Lounge on the 11 Catch Radio Network. And we're going to take some more check-ins. Come with your call sign now."},{"callsign_confidence":1.0,"confidence":null,"created_at":"2025-08-02T18:21:41+00:00","id":13647,"node_number":"oldsys","recording_id":13646,"text":" And it was 11 Cats. It was 11 Cats on Echo Link. Somehow, I don't know how, but somehow I started hearing about Echo Link and I thought, well, I'll give that a shot. I didn't have my General yet, so I thought this would, and I wasn't having a whole bunch of luck with my UV5R standing in the backyard, especially at night. At night, I'd try to go out to try to get that line of sight to the repeater and I'd go out there with my Bofang UV5R and at night, it's a lot more difficult to see the dog poop in the yard. So, I don't know, somewhere I figured out about Echo Link and I started trying to figure out online how that thing worked and who I could talk to. I do remember seeing that 11 Cats, I'll try this, see if this works, and that was a Sunday AFC. Yeah, I remember them. And the HF, I want to say, I don't have the guy's call sign, but I want to say that was Southern California somewhere and I was blown away. I was like, whoa, sitting here in Texas and got Southern California right off the bat. That afternoon, I think I got Southern California, Las Vegas, and New York City. New York City! And so, anyway, Mike, thank you all for this. Mike, thank you all for this net tonight. And I definitely had fun and we'll see you guys tomorrow at the AFC. KM5Y, this is KJ5FOX. This is KJ5FOX, Kilo Kilo 7, November, Quebec, November. All-star, Node 6222, located in Shelton, Washington. KJ5FOX, KM5Y, Chad, thank you. That was pretty cool right there. And yeah, I think most of us remember our first contact. I remember my first contact on VHF. I do not remember my first contact on HF because by that time, I thought I was a pro and now I wish I would have. I've got it logged somewhere, though. I could look it up. It sounds like you're gonna be an ICOM guy."},{"callsign_confidence":0.98,"confidence":0.8214061309893926,"created_at":"2026-06-28T00:24:49.426488+00:00","id":127543,"node_number":"683210","recording_id":127578,"text":"All right, on behalf of 11 Cats Network, we'd like to thank those of you that were to join us tonight and those that helped link their systems to make it possible for others to enjoy and participate in the 11 Cats litter box lounge. It's been a pleasure being your host this evening along with KM5Y and we look forward to hearing you tomorrow on the AFC at 4 Eastern or next week as well. So thank you for joining us. This is KI5SSR. Feel free to hang around and rag to you with one another. The system is open 24-7. So thank you all very much for joining us and again it's been a pleasure being your host. KI5SSR and also we're going to miss you Joe, KC7GHT. Good night everyone. Uh-oh okay, Cif."},{"callsign_confidence":0.98,"confidence":0.8223260045051575,"created_at":"2026-06-28T00:03:32.846443+00:00","id":127497,"node_number":"683210","recording_id":127531,"text":"know she's got good memories and the week was good and he was in a good meeting and the good Lord was just ready for him so yeah she said he didn't suffer and that's a good thing so he blessed by the best John I know you know it and thank you so much for being here and we appreciate everything you do John so thank you KO4LOU how about you Scott and Robbie Rake, Kilo Yankee for November Bravo how you doing today how about you guys job did you participate in any in any field date or do anything special in house rusty and Robbie Ray hello to both of you. KI5 SSR and KM5 Y over there studying getting ready for tomorrow if they can about him we're good here good you that Robbie Ray's here and Rusty's running I think he's in his bedding over"},{"callsign_confidence":0.98,"confidence":0.952984694391489,"created_at":"2026-06-27T23:41:43.479449+00:00","id":127471,"node_number":"683210","recording_id":127504,"text":"All right. Thank you, K-M5Y. And let's take a moment of silence for K-C7G-HT, the wonderful Joe Ruby. He's been around and do keep Joyce's wife in our prayers. Let's just have a moment of silence, please."},{"callsign_confidence":0.98,"confidence":0.8135302106539408,"created_at":"2026-06-27T23:19:57.622143+00:00","id":127434,"node_number":"683210","recording_id":127465,"text":"All right, we added Jeremy, Kilo Romeo. Oh, now Kilo Romeo 4, Charlie Bravo Alpha. That's Mark. Okay, Mark, thank you for joining us. KY4 VC, thank you Sean for your in and out as well. And KY4 NBA, Scott and Robbie Ray, Robbie Ray, thank you both for joining us this evening. And with that, I'm going to hand it over to Mike, start with the pledge over to UKM5Y. Thank you, Jeanette. Kilo Mike 5, Yankee here. And, you know, I love to do the Pledge of Allegiance. Please stand if you're able. If not, I'm standing for you as we speak. I pledge allegiance to you."},{"callsign_confidence":1.0,"confidence":0.8761210809461772,"created_at":"2026-06-27T23:19:14.007017+00:00","id":127430,"node_number":"683210","recording_id":127460,"text":"wishing Joe family well as well. And always good to have good thoughts about people. But Dave's so good to have here. And yeah, I had a lot of fun. Next time maybe I could find somebody help out with the net so I could stay longer. And we had something going on tomorrow. Otherwise I'd go back out there because it was definitely fun. So thank you so much. I'm gonna throw it over to KM5Y and Mike over to you for any comments. And then you can pick up TJ. Thank you, Jeanette. KM5Y, KAP office is our KM5Y here in YA TJ. I mean, Dave, thank you for that. And I hope you're, thank you for the credit report. And I hope y'all aren't having this hot weather up in Portland. But you have a great rest of the weekend. And let's see TJ short kind of."},{"callsign_confidence":1.0,"confidence":null,"created_at":"2025-10-14T08:00:11+00:00","id":60299,"node_number":"oldsys","recording_id":60298,"text":" Hey, morning Jeanette and the rest of the gang, KI5SSR, Net Control, and we can't forget KM5Y. I don't want to forget Mike. Well, it looks like I may be having to go and pay a bill today, but we've been having a lot of wet, rainy weather around here, and yeah, it's coming in, you know. Other than that, the day started off pretty good. I was over at a just unique conference with some of our coffee shop friends, and just got off of there. I thought I'd pop over and give a wave out to everybody here on the net. Just kind of kicking back right now, taking it easy. This is the station Kilo Kilo 7, November Quebec November, All Star Node 6222, located in Shelton, Washington. Coffee, a cup of coffee and friends. Well, not much here otherwise. Hoping everything's well for you and Mike and the gang down there in Great Vine, Texas. So, hey, keep up the good work with the Net Control, and folks, let's all keep coming back and participating. So, anyway, I'll hand it back to you and let you get back to the others, KI5SSR, Net Control, and friends. Thank you for coming in and being with us today and serving as Net Control. So, you keep up the good work. You've always been really good at it, so, hey, keep up the good work. KI7YFP will send the mic back."},{"callsign_confidence":0.8700000000000001,"confidence":null,"created_at":"2025-10-23T07:06:34+00:00","id":66963,"node_number":"oldsys","recording_id":66962,"text":" Alright, Jeanette, well thank you for coming in and joining us today and we're looking forward to talking again. And no, I'm not under the weather, just that I just got up here a little bit ago and kicking back in that bed felt really good and warm and cozy and I didn't want to get out of it. So anyway, you take care and say hello to Mike and KM5Y and all those and give them cat, give some of them cats a scratch on their ears and a little kitty treat from us. Alright, we're going to clear with BEKI5SSR and the last on this short time round is Rosie, BE4YYL. Over to you Rosie and how you and Glenn doing today."},{"callsign_confidence":0.97,"confidence":null,"created_at":"2025-12-21T14:53:34+00:00","id":81183,"node_number":"oldsys","recording_id":81182,"text":" Oh my gosh, Graham from KM5Y and Helen, you know better than that I could never get away with putting a no-vacancy sign out there. I just threaten to do it once in a while when we get too many of them critters, but no, we would never do that. We don't turn them away. But I do think about doing that once in a while, just put a no-vacancy sign out there, but they can't, they wouldn't read it anyway, but they sure are attracted to our house. But we love it. We love taking them in and it's challenging and it's always so rewarding and so I would never do that. But thank you so much Helen and thank you Graham for doing this for everyone. It's just so awesome and we will be catching you this holiday season on one of your nets for sure. So you all have a wonderful Christmas. GM0UUV and Helen, KM5Y."},{"callsign_confidence":1.0,"confidence":0.7579947784543037,"created_at":"2026-06-27T01:41:35.879271+00:00","id":125497,"node_number":"683210","recording_id":125496,"text":"I guess Roy's out buying fireworks, so he can do it upright. All right then, well, it looks like we are at the bottom of the list, so we wrapped it all up. And I want to thank everybody who chose to spend their Friday evenings with us here on 11 cats. If you're going to be partaking in Field Day this weekend, I hope you have a good time. Whether you're in the field or whether you're operating from the comfort of your own shack, be safe. And I want to thank Jeanette and Mike, KI5SSR and KM5Y for hosting this every week. And with that, this is KM1X saying have a good evening and a good weekend, 73. Returning the net back to normal use."},{"callsign_confidence":1.0,"confidence":0.9130963788678249,"created_at":"2026-06-27T00:33:10.109916+00:00","id":125409,"node_number":"683210","recording_id":125410,"text":"and lighting them off. Me and all my friends did. That was just so much fun. Can't hardly do it in the Metroplex because you'll build people call the cops on you and you'll burn somebody houses down. It's just not a good idea to do it anymore. So I really miss that because that is so much fun. Like in the M80s and the bottle rockets and all that stuff. So much fun. So I'll probably do whatever we got the the planner around here to plan and and I'm sure we'll have a great time. And yes I think it's a big deal and I think you're right on. I think World Cup is just I can now that I've watched it something I can see why it's such a huge deal. So thank you so much Kevin and I hope you have a great rest of the weekend. KM1X from KM5. Bye. Back to you. KM5Y. KM1X. Yeah it's the semi quincentennial and that just doesn't roll off the tongue."},{"callsign_confidence":1.0,"confidence":0.676900154527496,"created_at":"2026-06-26T23:31:13.613100+00:00","id":125306,"node_number":"683210","recording_id":125307,"text":"All right let me tell you who is on the list so far. K6 girl. Golf Romeo Lima. Hello Linda. Good to have you. K04 LLU. John and Bempelu. Good to have you as well. W-A-0-T-A-X Hank and KK7HLD Dave. Good to have you. Kilo 0. Echo Charlie. Kilo Gail. Got you down a short time. November. Oscar, I mean a 0. A Sierra Tango Golf Tony. You're on the list. D-U-3-X-C-D. Dennis, thank you for joining us. K-Q-4, Golf. T-J, thank you. Up there in Montana, what a beautiful place. K-E-8, Q-F-T. I'm going Fred, the real uncle Fred. K-D-T-C-M-S, Roy. I get to have you in 5-A-Q-M. Mike, thank you for your in and out. K-M-5-Y, Mike, thank you for logging in. K-M-1-X, thank you for being here. Anyone else that would like to join happy hour call now? Thanks for joining us. We'll see you in the next video. Bye."}]}