Ed,

EV> DS>   It's getting so I may need a map to find my way around the house. :P

EV>I couldn't resist. What You said is now a TAGLINE, Thank You!

  Tagline procurement isn't thievery. It's research, art, and science.


EV>Of course, You and Mike have been friends for a long time and Mike may
EV>Delete My access to The Capitol City BBS after seeing this message,
EV>OR
EV>if You sent a personal note to Him suggesting what He should do about Me.

  Nah, Mike and I have known each other when we were both in the GT
Power Network. He is the last Sysop that I know of, still running GT
Power, and under OS/2.

  We're also co-moderators of the FIDONet WEATHER echo (Mark Hoffman
does WX_TALK). I don't know if Mike's a meteorologist, or just a weather
geek like I am...who did stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night. 

EV>After the Credits at the end of the show You would see a Robotic Hand
EV>reach for the A.C. Cord and pull the plug out of the socket.

  There you go.

EV>I looked at the QSL Card picture You have on QRZ.
EV>It looks like You are holding some 'Sticks' in each of Your hands.

  Actually, it's a Conductors ticket puncher in one hand, and a special
made ticket in the other. The special ticket is on the commemorative
certificate one gets for checking into the D-Star Trains and Railroads
Net. Unlike other nets, where you have to check in X number of times,
you're eligible for it after the first checkin, and via an email
request.

  It, like 2 other D-Star Nets that I currently run on Reflector 26A,
from the British Columbia (Vancouver, Canada) Frequency Modulation
Communications Association (BCFMCA) on the US Trust Servers, will be
MOVING to the QuadNet Array (www.openquad.net) in May, 2019, as follows
(I will be on X-Reflector 757A (XRF 757A) for all of them:

1) QCWA D-Star Net. Currently at 5pm Eastern Time Sunday. It will MOVE
on Sunday, May 5, 2019. It will remain at the same day and time, but we
have to be done by 6:30pm Eastern Time, to make way for the Young
Operators Digital Voice Net, hosted by 10 year old Danielle, KE8JNU. She
got her Technician license in late April, 2018...and upgraded to General
in June, and to Amateur Extra in July...she was only 9 at the time.

One does not have to be a member of the Quarter Century Wireless
Association to check into the net. I also do their CQ100 Net on Friday
mornings.

2) D-Star Trains Net. Currently at 8pm Eastern Time on Friday. It will
remain on the same day and time, but MOVE effective Friday, May 17.

The net discusses anything and everything about trains and railroading,
has a railroad trivia question, and offers a commemorative certificate
in PDF format via email request, after the first checkin.

3) D-Star Food Net. Currently at 8:30pm Eastern Time Monday. It will
move to 8pm Eastern Time on Saturday, effective May 18. The net the
previous Monday, May 13, will be CANCELLED.

H.A.M. stands for "Have Another Meal", and you don't call us "Late For
Dinner" (or I guess you have to wash all the dirty dishes (hi hi)). With
hamfests, Field Day, etc. you MUST keep the operators, vendors, and
visitors well fed.

  With the QuadNet Array, users of DMR, D-Star, WIRES, and System
Fusion, can access the nets. I'll also have checkins available, starting
on the "moving days" in the nets Facebook Group, and via email. If one
has a hotspot, all they have to do it set it to X-Reflector 757A, and
they are good to go. I have created a PDF file, "Connecting To The
QuadNet Array.PDF" in my D-Rats shared folder, for folks to download,
with more information...or they can send email to wx4qz at arrl dot net
for the file.

EV>You are wearing a Railroad Conductors costume in the photo.
EV>Are the 'Sticks' something to do with Trains?

  See my comment above on that.

Daryl, WX4QZ (Whistled Crossings For Quiet Zones)

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