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TGIF Radio Net Transcription - Friday, February 13, 2026
DIR By: VE3RD
Date: February 14, 2026, 7:50 am
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TGIF Radio Net Transcription - Friday, February 13, 2026
Net Control: Eric, KC8UKB • Talkgroup 31665 (Mothership) •
Topic: Ham Fests
Date: February 13, 2026 • Time: 8:30 PM EST
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1. Preamble / Opening
Net Control – KC8UKB
CQ CQ CQ. Welcome to the TGIF Radio Net for Friday, February
13th, 2026. My name is Eric. My call sign is KC8UKB. We meet
here every Friday evening at 8.30pm Eastern Standard Time on the
TGIF server talk group 31665, the mothership, to chat about a
chosen topic and anything else related to amateur radio.
Tonight's subject is Ham Fests. Emergency traffic may be
indicated by a triple break and will be accepted at any time
during the net. Please remember this is a directed net, so
please only transmit when directed to do so by the net control
station.
Does anybody have any announcements, news, or important
information for the net? Please come now. Alright, nothing
heard.
How about check-ins? ... When you check-in, please say your call
sign and say it phonetically. ... let's start off with short
time check-ins.
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2. Short-Time / Mobile Check-Ins (Multiple Rounds)
Net Control – KC8UKB (summarizing)
KC1MNJ, KC1LKO, NT9Q, KB5KBK, KB4QCE, K7BB, N6PPP, K9FEH,
WB3GCK, WM3Q, W3MTN, WB8KOB, VE3JAR, KD9ITO, WC7V, N8MME, W4JLP,
N9DYO, KE4TLC, KE0DL, N4PRF, KE8APO, N4CWR, 2E0MXK, WB3IHY,
KA3NGT, W4SFX, W2SHR, N9RUT, K2OZ, WE8M, KF8I, KR4CEA, K5GU,
KF8M, KN4RW, KB9LEB, KB2FMD, N4BDJ, N4RJJ, N4XV ... (and
corrections/variants like WD8KOB, WSC7V, etc.)
Total short-timers/mobiles acknowledged: ~50+ with multiple
rounds.
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3. Regular Check-Ins (by Digit Groups)
Net Control – KC8UKB
0-3: WB3GTM, N1XQX, VE3RD, K0NUT, KC3NRS, KB3JQQ, KW0Z, KB3SVT
...
4-6: K4WZD, KB5PVK, KB4BJA, KF5KHS, KD6KWV, WV8M, NG5N, KE5MSG,
KA5OUG ...
7-9: KC9MEC(G), KC8USA, WD9HTO, KB8KES, KB9LIQ, KC9SIO, KD9LOR,
K8NR, W8AW, KB9Q, KB9FCB, W1GSK, K8ILQE, KI5UHB ...
Late: NT4M, KE2KL
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4. Silent Keys Recognition
Net Control – KC8UKB
Silent Key: KF6S James – worked with Mitch on Nextion hotspots
and DMR standards.
Founder: Mitch Savage EA7KDO – started TGIF on a Raspberry Pi.
Sadly passed away. Thanks, Mitch.
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5. Marketplace / Buy-Sell-Trade
Net Control – KC8UKB
Anything to buy, sell, or trade? ... So far we've got 76
check-ins ...
Nothing heard.
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6. Main Topic: Ham Fests / HamCation
Net Control – KC8UKB
I went to Hamcation today in Orlando and just had a wonderful
time. ... I picked up a little Alinco credit card-sized FM radio
... two of them for $35 ...
K4WZV (Robert)
High-powered hotspot tomorrow: 432.7 MHz, CC1, TS2, TG 31665.
... McGill's buying pizza for TGIF folks ... We'll be on
scooters with call sign hats and tags.
KC1LKO (Miguel)
KC1NNJ is actually buying the pizza ... estimating 5–6 people
joining tomorrow.
KC8USA (Fred)
Just wish I was there.
KD6KWV
Spec 5 crew at Hamcation with MeshTastic / MeshCore nodes ...
Delta, Bravo, Beacon ... great for lazy hams like me ...
off-grid, LoRa 915 MHz, ad-hoc hopping, up to 140+ miles in good
conditions, 256-bit encrypted private messaging ... grid-down
texting.
KC1LKO (Miguel)
Mesh use case seems limited to small groups ... what's the
realistic distance between people in a group?
KD6KWV (follow-up)
It's simplex LoRa ... bounces through nodes ... no internet at
all ... private comms without leaving a PTT signature ...
protect your location in SHTF scenarios.
Net Control – KC8UKB
Sounds like "internet over the air" but fully independent.
Interesting ... I'll have to try it sometime.
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7. Questions & Answers
WB4T
AnyTone 878UV – how to add/switch talkgroups via radio keys (not
CPS)?
KE4TLC (Paul/Dion)
Long-press zero → enter TG number → PTT. Also set
hold times to "infinite" in CPS digital functions.
WB3IHY (Joe)
Tongue-in-cheek: Any fund for hams who smuggle too much from
Hamcation and get kicked to the curb? (looking at K4WZV)
KE4TLC (Dion)
Hide new gear in the garage for a while ... bring it in later
when it's dusty.
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8. Closing & Acknowledgments
Net Control – KC8UKB
Thanks to: Mitch EA7KDO (founder), Ty KG5RKI (core coder), Andy
G7LRR (dashboard), Glenn N3MEL (forum), AD2CH, KE5CDK, WB3IHY
(forum team), Vic VE3JAR (docs), Phil VE3RD
(recordings/Nextion), Robert K4WZV (always helping).
Recordings at tgif.network (Forum → TGIF Friday night net
recordings).
Signing off from Dade City, FL at K4TRR station, Travelers Rest
Resort.
73 and TGIF – see you next Friday!
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Total check-ins reported: ~76
Net ended: February 13, 2026
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