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       TGIF Network Friday Night Net Report Friday, July 31, 2026
   DIR By: VE3RD
       Date: August 1, 2026, 8:50 am
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       TGIF Network Friday Night Net Report
       Date: Friday, July 31, 2026
       Talkgroup: 31665
       Net Control: Eric (KC8UKB) – Wapakoneta, OH
       Total Check-ins: 62
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       Silent Key Memorial & Acknowledgments
       [quote="Eric KC8UKB"]Mitch (K7KDO), the founder of our TGIF
       Network... Mitch always holds a special place in our hearts. He
       founded the TGIF network with a single Raspberry Pi, gave us
       Nextion screens for TGIF MMDVM hotspots, and spent countless
       hours helping operators.[/quote]
       Honored Silent Keys:
       * Mitch (K7KDO): TGIF Network Founder
       * James (KF6S): Nextion Screen & Hotspot Developer
       Team Acknowledgments:
       * Ty Weaver: Core Coder
       * Andy Nielsen (G7LRR): Dashboard Master
       * Glenn (N3MEL): International Forum Creator (Retired)
       * Forum Management: Mark (WA2CH), Doug (K5CDK), Joe (WB3IHY)
       * Vic (VE3JR): Documentation
       * Phil (VE3RD): Net Audio Recordings, Transcripts & Nextion
       Screen Development
       * Robert (WA4WZV): Technical & System Support
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       Discussion Topic: Favorite Handheld (HT) Radios
       [table]
       [tr]
       [td]Call Sign[/td]
       [td]Preferred Handheld (HT) Radios & Notes[/td]
       [/tr]
       [tr]
       [td]K5HDR[/td]
       [td]Motorola SRX 2200, Motorola Astro Saber, Kenwood TH-F6,
       Icom ID-52A[/td]
       [/tr]
       [tr]
       [td]KC3DFS[/td]
       [td]AnyTone AT-D878UV, Motorola XPR 6550 (and XPR 4550
       mobile)[/td]
       [/tr]
       [tr]
       [td]WB3IHY (Joe)[/td]
       [td]TYT MD-380 (original w/ alternate firmware), Retevis
       RT3, Motorola XPR 6550[/td]
       [/tr]
       [tr]
       [td]KB3JQQ[/td]
       [td]TYT MD-430 / Radioddity GD-77 (Lightweight 5.5 oz, great
       hotspot performance)[/td]
       [/tr]
       [tr]
       [td]K5HDM[/td]
       [td]Motorola SRX 2200, Motorola Astro Saber R (Model 2),
       Motorola XTS 2500 (900 MHz), Yaesu FT-3DR, Icom ID-52A PLUS[/td]
       [/tr]
       [tr]
       [td]NP4M[/td]
       [td]Alinco DJ-MD5 (Great battery life and rugged build)[/td]
       [/tr]
       [tr]
       [td]KM9Q[/td]
       [td]Icom IC-T70A (Favorite analog FM HT, Japanese mic
       element), Icom ID-52A, BTEC DMR-6X2[/td]
       [/tr]
       [tr]
       [td]KC8UKB (Eric)[/td]
       [td]AnyTone AT-D868UV, Radioddity GD-77 (OpenGD77 firmware),
       TYT MD-380[/td]
       [/tr]
       [/table]
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       Technical Notes & Notices
       * DMR ID Check: Stations N4EJM and N3FCB were advised to verify
       their codeplug DMR IDs due to abnormal display issues on the
       network dashboard (`12869211`).
       Net Archives & Transcripts
       Audio recordings and full text transcripts provided by Phil
       (VE3RD) are available on the TGIF Network Website
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