18:37: *** STARTED MONITORING *** RCWA Boredom Breaker (wAllStar)
17:42: *** NET OPENED *** RCWA Boredom Breaker (wAllStar)
17:43 K5CFY-RAY: N5XQK Memorial Boredom Breaker Net[/b][/big][/big]
The next net will begin at 12 noon CST (1800z) on Sat.(January 17, 2026).
RCWA Repeater: FM frequency 147.090 positive offset (+.600) PL=88.5 (Allstar node 49562; Echolink N5XQK-R.)
Direct Connections/Links.
RCWA Allstar node 49562 (24x7)
Echolink N5XQK-R (24x7).
Echolink 657006
Hams Over IP 15018
17:44 K5CFY-RAY: This net was started on April 3, 2020 by Johnny Renfro (N5XQK) and the RCWA officers. It was originally planned as a health and welfare check And also as a way to break the boredom during the restrictions of the Covid pandemic. It has evolved into a great daily net that many folks look forward to each day. == End cut with the previous line. Do not cut this Line =======
17:45 K5CFY-RAY: NET Check-in Stats [/big][/b]
Jan 16, 2026: 61
Current Month: 871
Days: 2115
Overall check in count: 126,453
Call signs on the roster: 5,134
The roster can be viewed at http://boredombreaker.myaircastles.com/roster
The net control schedule can be viewed at http://boredombreaker.myaircastles.com/NCOschedule
Net Control Schedule Today
Saturday - 12pm(1800z) Open, 1pm(1900z) Allen (KI5DAY) / Josh (W8HRF)
17:47 KD8SLG-JUST NICK: Hi Ray
17:47 K5CFY-RAY: Hi Mr Nick
17:51 KD8SLG-JUST NICK: Just got in from this mornings errands. Snowed heavy on and off this morning
17:52 N5GLO-WILLIAM B: howdy folks
17:52 KD8SLG-JUST NICK: Is it going to be like that today?
17:52 KD8SLG-JUST NICK: Hi Bill
17:52 K5CFY-RAY: Hi Bill
17:56 KD8SLG-JUST NICK: Hi Dave
17:56 K5CFY-RAY: Hi Dave
17:56 GW8SZL-DAVE: Hi Ray, Nick and Bill
18:00 GW8SZL-DAVE: Hi Thomas
18:00 KN4EWT-THOMAS: hihi
18:02 KI5TAQ-TIMOTHY G: Hi guys
18:02 KD8SLG-JUST NICK: Hi Thomas
18:02 KI5TAQ-TIMOTHY G: Mmmmmmmm CORN DOGS
18:03 KD4YVV-Jeff seymour: Please call me in ray
18:03 KD8SLG-JUST NICK: I am so glad that I am not NCO. I would have snapped by now. LOL
18:03 K8PMI-PHIL: HI Ray you can check me in.
18:04 KI5TAQ-TIMOTHY G: Please check in oh I mean chicken Ki5taq
18:04 KC8FQV-MARK E: Ray, I think everyone knows the net. you should just go with that duper amble later I guess
18:05 K8PMI-PHIL: its easier using the blue screen. I think I could do only blue screen check ins. LOL
18:05 N5GLO-WILLIAM B: Howdy, Please check in N5GLO
18:07 KC8FQV-MARK E: well mother nature must have turned the table Nick because we only got a little dusting up here
18:08 KI5TAQ-TIMOTHY G: Got an open mic
18:09 KD8SLG-JUST NICK: It was butches HOIP---it redbarred
18:12 KI5TAQ-TIMOTHY G: Hi Dave Gw8szl
18:12 GW8SZL-DAVE: Hi Tim
18:12 KI5TAQ-TIMOTHY G: Ready for Sunday
18:12 GW8SZL-DAVE: I need another coffee
18:13 GW8SZL-DAVE: I am always ready .....
18:13 KI5TAQ-TIMOTHY G: You out of death wish
18:15 GW8SZL-DAVE: I am never out of Deathwish Coffee.Even the thought of it sends shivers up my spine.
18:16 KI5TAQ-TIMOTHY G: Dave sending some rubber chickens
18:17 GW8SZL-DAVE: Larry's family heading my way
18:19 KI5TAQ-TIMOTHY G: Now sending some rubber HAMS aka pigs
18:21 GW8SZL-DAVE: I will forward a couple to the *HAM* Conference as they are running low.
18:30 KI5TAQ-TIMOTHY G: Ray Becca also says hi and says scratch Fred behind the ears
18:31 KC8FQV-MARK E: You're over how long we've heard about this bed. I think we could have ran a 3D printer bed
18:32 K4OG-MIDDLEMARK: LOL FQV!
18:32 KD8SLG-JUST NICK: LOL@FQV
18:33 N5KBD-PETE: Good Afternoon All! Please log me in for today. Bluescreen I/O only! Much appreciated!
18:34 K4OG-MIDDLEMARK: LOL@SLG@FQV!
18:34 KD8SLG-JUST NICK: N7VAN
18:35 KI5TAQ-TIMOTHY G: Heard Grant KD5AFS
18:37 KI5TAQ-TIMOTHY G: Ray also see Pete N5KBD AS I /O
18:39: *** K8PMI is now offline ***
18:39 W3ETB-EDDIE T: I think I heard Grant trying to get in after me. He must have been mobile. Rough transmission.
18:40: *** KC8FQV is now offline ***
18:40 KI5TAQ-TIMOTHY G: RAY also check in KD5AFS GRANT he is scratchy
18:41 K5CFY-RAY: Grant you want in?
18:41 KD8SLG-JUST NICK: i RARELY GO MORE THAN 1 MINUTE
18:42 KD5AFS-GRANT: Sure Ray Tnx
18:44 KI5TAQ-TIMOTHY G: Hi Eddie
18:46 KI5TAQ-TIMOTHY G: Good parrot story
18:47 W3ETB-EDDIE T: Hi Tim. Thanks I still remember those two birds
18:49 W3ETB-EDDIE T: The only fish I caught was Puffer fish. They would Puff themselves up when you got them on the bridge
18:51 KI5TAQ-TIMOTHY G: Cool a balloon fish
18:51 W3ETB-EDDIE T: Don't blame you Grant it's the wind that makes it worse
18:53: *** K5OB is now online ***
18:53: *** W8HRF is now online ***
18:53 W8HRF-JOSUE M: KE8OWX
18:53 W3ETB-EDDIE T: Going for a snack. Will be back
18:54: *** N5GLO is now offline ***
18:54: *** K5OB is now offline ***
18:54: *** K5OB is now online ***
18:54 W3ETB-EDDIE T: Hi Josh. Will check in after snack. lol
18:54 KD5AFS-GRANT: Not sure whatr the movie is tonight.Eddie.Flight 7500? Never heard of it
18:55: *** K5OB is now offline ***
18:59: *** W8HRF is now online ***
18:59 KI5TAQ-TIMOTHY G: There is Josh
18:59 KN4EWT-THOMAS: There is ol dave!
19:00: *** K6RXL is now offline ***
18:59 KI5TAQ-TIMOTHY G: Yep there is Dave for Sunday's net
19:00: *** W3ETB is now offline ***
19:01: *** VK3ODD is now online ***
19:01 GW8SZL-DAVE: https://extendedfreedom.network/
19:02: *** KC0LRM is now online ***
19:04 KI5TAQ-TIMOTHY G: Thanks Dave
19:04 KC0LRM-KELLY: Hello everyone. Nice to hear Josh is running the 2nd hour. Thought I was gonna have to talk to Allen. LOL
19:05 GW8SZL-DAVE: Hi Kelly
19:06: *** N5KBD is now offline ***
19:06 KC0LRM-KELLY: Good Day Dave. Hope all is well across the water.
19:07: *** KC8FQV is now online ***
19:07 GW8SZL-DAVE: All is good here Kelly. Hope all is well with you and yours. We only had 4 minutes of snow here.
19:08 KC8FQV-MARK E: I have an alien coming in. it looked awful bright
19:08 KC0LRM-KELLY: We had some very, very light flurries, but it is brutally cold. Was in low 20's and with a wind chill of 0 Farh.
19:10: *** W8HRF is now offline ***
19:11 KD8SLG-JUST NICK: SAVAGES
19:12 KD8SLG-JUST NICK: PHONETICS
19:12 KI5TAQ-TIMOTHY G: Love the phonetics
19:12 KC0LRM-KELLY: Hey Just Nick. Josh may need a drink after this.
19:13 KD8SLG-JUST NICK: JUST START TALKING OR YOU;LL DO THIS UNTIL 3
19:13 KD8SLG-JUST NICK: TIM, U WOULDN'T IF YOU WERE NCO.
19:14 KC0LRM-KELLY: NO MAS NO MAS in the words of Roberto Duran
19:14 KC8FQV-MARK E: this would be one heck of a airplane to get to take off with the amount of people getting loaded
19:15 KC8FQV-MARK E: 16 seconds just now
19:16 W8HRF-JOSH: THAT WAS INTERESTING LOL
19:17: *** KF5RD is now online ***
19:18: *** KF5RD is now offline ***
19:18 KC8FQV-MARK E: yeah I had the All-Star monitoring on the other side and I was going to use it that way but I was at the radio when he called me so I could hear it sounded a little crushed or a little garbagey. I don't know what the antennas or radio doing or some other activity happening
19:19 K5CFY-RAY: Hi Pete KF5RD
19:23 W8HRF-JOSH: GOODNESS
19:24 W8HRF-JOSH: i MIGHT HAVE TO DISCONNECT OHIO
19:25 W8HRF-JOSH: GLAD THAT CLEARED UP
19:31 KN4EWT-THOMAS: you aint got to yell at us hi hi
19:32 W8HRF-JOSH: lOL tHOMAS
19:32 W8HRF-JOSH: wOOPS
19:32 KD8SLG-JUST NICK: I TYPE IN ALL CAPS BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE TIME FOR GRAMMAR WHEN DOING THIS.
19:33 W8HRF-JOSH: Siri, disengage caps lock
19:33 KD8SLG-JUST NICK: AND I'M OFTEN COMMUNICATING WITH THE NCO--I LIKE THEM TO SEE IT
19:33 KN4EWT-THOMAS: lol
19:34 KD8SLG-JUST NICK: IF EVERYONE TYPED IN CAPS---I COULD READ IT BETTER
19:34: *** W3ETB is now online ***
19:34 W3ETB-EDDIE T: Hi Josh please check me in
19:35 W8HRF-JOSH: RR Eddie
19:36 KN4EWT-THOMAS: w7el i think
19:36: *** AI5Q is now online ***
19:36 W8HRF-JOSH: thanks thomas
19:36 KN4EWT-THOMAS: yesir
19:36 KD8SLG-JUST NICK: PHONETICS
19:37 AI5Q-JERUS: if you see this, check me in please
19:37 W8HRF-JOSH: RR Jerus
19:38 KD8SLG-JUST NICK: I'M RUNNING OUT OF PATIENCE, AND TIME
19:41 KC8FQV-MARK E: yeah why was using 015? I don't know if it was acting or someone was harassing cuz Josh said he couldn't totally hear me so I could hear it because I had the other radio in the other room I was at the ht when Josh called me that why you was?
19:42 W8HRF-JOSH: Internet connection went bad on 015 mark
19:44 KC8FQV-MARK E: Josh, I figured something was going at what you dropped or Nick dropped it. yeah there's a couple old things that could be. yep, either the internet or yeah them antennas up at 600 ft whipping around if they have anything on them
19:44 W8HRF-JOSH: I tried to re-connect before and it wouldn't I tried now and it did
19:45 KD8SLG-JUST NICK: OR MAYBE IT WAS THE 5 OF YOU KEYING UP OVER EACH OTHER....MAYBE?
19:45 KD8SLG-JUST NICK: LOL
19:46: *** K5BVD is now online ***
19:46 KC8FQV-MARK E: oh yes, all kind of factors could play
19:46 K5BVD-jack: Josh, mark me in n out please. 73
19:46 AI5Q-JERUS: we have had to do tortillas with pb and j before. des[perate times
19:46 W3ETB-EDDIE T: Hamburger buns will work.
19:47: *** VK3ODD is now offline ***
19:47 W8HRF-JOSH: RR Jack
19:48 K4OG-MIDDLEMARK: I missed the train wreck! Fine tuning my Diamond Mag Mount 2 bander for 147.39
19:48 W3ETB-EDDIE T: Beef Vegetable soup sounds good Nick.
19:49 KD8SLG-JUST NICK: PEOPLE JUMP IN BECAUS ETHERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY
19:49 KD8SLG-JUST NICK: IT'S RUDE
19:50 W3ETB-EDDIE T: 73 all. Have a great day
19:51 AI5Q-JERUS: FQV, you were harder to hear the first time for some reason. it was 100% just now.
19:53 W8HRF-JOSH: 73 Eddie!!
19:55 K5CFY-RAY: 73 Eddie
19:56 K4OG-MIDDLEMARK: I ment to bring you some cheap pulleys to the meating...Maybe I will remember to bring them WFD
19:57 K4OG-MIDDLEMARK: meating LOL I must be thinking about Nick at Nitght's Smokin Meats!
19:58 W8HRF-JOSH: RR Mark, that sounds good, thank you
19:58: *** AA8CS is now online ***
19:58 W8HRF-JOSH: I know I'm thinking about those meat's he's gonna be smoking up. We're gonna eat well!
19:58 KD8SLG-JUST NICK: PRESIDENT GARY!
19:58 W8HRF-JOSH: Gary!!!
19:59 K4OG-MIDDLEMARK: Gary!!!
19:59 KD8SLG-JUST NICK: LAME ... LOL
20:00: *** W3ETB is now offline ***
20:00: *** AI5Q is now offline ***
20:00 W8HRF-JOSH: O_O
20:01 KD8SLG-JUST NICK: LAME DUCK
20:01 KD8SLG-JUST NICK:   
20:01: *** KN4EWT is now offline ***
20:01 W8HRF-JOSH: lol 
20:01 AA8CS-GARY: Hey Josh, Thanks for picking me up!!
20:02: *** KM7BHS is now offline ***
20:02 K4OG-MIDDLEMARK: (-^-;-^-)
20:03 KC8FQV-MARK E: there she is with the white school bus
20:04 KC8FQV-MARK E: they come in threes. I think these train wrecks
20:04 KC8FQV-MARK E: oh, and there's the leader of the pack. good afternoon Gary
20:06 KC8FQV-MARK E: hopefully will didn't take the shower or else hopefully you got him real dry
20:06 K5CFY-RAY: Hi Mr Gary
20:06 K4OG-MIDDLEMARK: (-@-) TIE Fighter Attack
20:06 AA8CS-GARY: Hey Ray...Great hearing ya!!!
20:08 KI5TAQ-TIMOTHY G: Josh Dave Gw8szl put a website on for those who got in during the new years net from the extended freedom net and you can download the certificates
20:09 W8HRF-JOSH: nice, I heard that Tim!
20:09 W8HRF-JOSH: I totally missed the whole net actually  Really bummed about that. I totally forgot about it
20:11 KC8FQV-MARK E: yeah, generally I voice type. it's a lot easier than trying to type
20:12 KC8FQV-MARK E: I think rsving for the food a little more important than RSV paying for net control because they need to get the food. I guess now I'm trying his name now. Nicholas with the food
20:14 KC8FQV-MARK E: you already typed this again. yeah I think the food RSVP is a little more important for Nicholas at night to get the food then the RSVP for running the stations. and yeah you need station operators but you have to get the food ahead of time where the station operation. you just need to get people to fill slots
20:15 K4OG-MIDDLEMARK: My Clearnode is on the same shelf as my router about 3 feet away
20:16: *** K4OG is now offline ***
20:16: *** KD5AFS is now offline ***
20:16: *** KI5WDM is now offline ***
20:16 W8HRF-JOSH: no interfearance issues Mark?
20:16: *** AA8CS is now offline ***
20:16 K5CFY-RAY: GREAT JOB JOSH THANKS!!!!!!!!
20:16 W8HRF-JOSH: 73 all!
20:16 W8HRF-JOSH: No problem Mr Ray! Have a good Saturday!
20:17: *** NET CLOSED *** RCWA Boredom Breaker (wAllStar)
20:17: *** STOPPED MONITORING *** RCWA Boredom Breaker (wAllStar)