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   Note: This info was updated on Aug. 28, 2025.   
      
     You can find yours truly, Daryl Stout, N5VLZ, on this net today. A   
   list of all the nets that I can be found on during the week is at the   
   hyperlink on my QRZ bio -- look for the link that notes "Nets Where   
   N5VLZ is Net Control".   
      
     Nets on The QuadNet Array utilize the modes of D-Star, DMR+, WIRES-X,   
   and Fusion, together on one site. Go to openquad.net for more details,   
   and connection options. Note that the QuadNet Array no longer offers   
   connections via Echolink, or Brandmeister via DMR.   
      
     Nets on The Sunflower Network utilize the modes of AllStar, D-Star, DMR,   
   Echolink, Fusion, M17, P25, and TGIF. For more details and connection   
   options, go to www.sunflowernet.us   
      
     With multiple modes on each of these, it's best to have several ways   
   to connect, in case one or more of these modes is down at net time.   
      
     Times are noted in local US time, and in UTC (when the US is on Standard   
   Time). Take note of the following caveats in regards to net times:   
      
   1) In the US, Standard Time is from the first Sunday in November, to the   
   2nd Sunday in March...with Daylight Savings Time the rest of the year.   
      
   2) UTC Time (noted when the US is on Standard Time) is ONE HOUR EARLIER   
   when the US is on Daylight Savings Time, as noted above.   
      
   3) Arizona, Hawaii, and the US territories are on Standard Time year   
   round. In this case, during Daylight Savings Time, their net times are   
   ONE HOUR EARLIER.   
      
   4) Confirm the net times with Net Control if you have questions.   
      
   5) Last minute changes and cancellations can occur at any time.   
      
   ***   
      
   Friday:   
      
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   Net Name: Trains And Railroads Net   
   Meets On: The QuadNet Array   
   Net Control: Daryl Stout, N5VLZ   
      
   UTC Net Time: 0100 UTC Saturday during US Standard Time, 0000 UTC Saturday   
   the rest of the year   
   US Net Time: 8pm Eastern, 7pm Central, 6pm Mountain, 5pm Pacific   
      
   Comments: The only requirement to checkin, is that you're a licensed   
   amateur radio operator, with privileges to transmit on the modes that   
   are offered by the QuadNet Array.   
      
   The net is done in honor of its predecessor, that ran on Echolink in   
   the Milwaukee, Wisconsin area for over 8 years...and is in loving   
   memory of my late uncle, K3VRM, for giving me my love of ham radio,   
   and trains. He was the only other ham radio operator in my family,   
   and the youngest engineer ever hired on by the Penn Central Railroad.   
      
   On checkins, please advise if you are "Short Time", or want to be just   
   "Listen Only". If either is the case, once ackowledged, you can secure   
   your station at your leisure, and go on your way.   
      
   Methods to checkin are as follows:   
      
   1) On the QuadNet Array, via D-Star, DMR+, TGIF, WIRES-X, or Fusion.   
   Go to openquad.net for connection options.   
      
   2) Via the IM Utility with Netlogger (netlogger.org). Those stations that   
   connect then drop are noted as NO RESPONSE.   
      
   3) Via the D-Star Trains And Railroads Net Facebook page.   
      
   4) Via email to n5vlz@arrl.net or vhfnetmanager@qcwa.org   
      
   5) Via APRS with a quick note to N5VLZ-10   
      
   6) Via Ham.Live   
      
   Checkin methods 3-5 are automatically noted as "short time". Stations have   
   until 1pm US Central Time on Saturday to checkin via email or via the   
   Facebook group.   
      
   There is no penalty if you don't know the answer to the railroad trivia.   
   And, if you get it right, you get the satisfaction of doing so.   
      
   Lastly, first time checkins are eligible for a commemorative certificate   
   in PDF format, but it's available via email request/delivery only.   
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