<html class="apple-mail-supports-explicit-dark-mode"><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">European or African?<br id="lineBreakAtBeginningOfSignature"><div dir="ltr">Sent from my iPad</div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On Feb 19, 2026, at 8:48\u202fAM, Tim - K1DC via bars &lt;bars@w1hh.org&gt; wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr">\ufeff

  

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    <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">Greetings BARSians,</font></p>
    <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">A 'relaxed' version of the weekly
        net was held last night on the Billerica 147.12 repeater.&nbsp; The
        cast of characters in attendance included:</font></p>
    <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">&nbsp; &nbsp; - K1DC - Tim / Andover ( in the
        "fake it 'till you make" role of NC )</font></p>
    <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">&nbsp; &nbsp; - K1VK - Paul / Bedford</font></p>
    <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">&nbsp; &nbsp; - W2BPL - Chris / Bedford</font></p>
    <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">&nbsp; &nbsp; - W7LSG - Ken / Billerica</font></p>
    <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">&nbsp; &nbsp; - KC1YMT - Paul / Winchester (
        congrats on the General ticket! )</font></p>
    <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">&nbsp; &nbsp; - N1WRN - Doug / Reading</font></p>
    <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">A lively discussion of kit
        building, vertical antenna collecting and UTC vs. Eastern Time
        zones were enjoyed!</font></p>
    <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">Join us next week when we will
        discuss the airspeed velocity of an unladen swallow!</font></p>
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    <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">73,</font></p>
    <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">Tim/K1DC</font></p>
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        sent from a non-Apple device that <em>includes</em> a headphone
        jack.</p>
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                      <h3>Tim&nbsp;Carter - K1DC</h3>
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