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.
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Saturday:
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Net Name: QCWA Sunflower Net
Meets On: Go to sunflowernet.us for connection options.
Net Control: Daryl Stout, N5VLZ
Alternate Net Control: Lloyd Colston, KC5FM or John Davis, WA8YXM
UTC Net Time: 1500 UTC Saturday during US Standard Time, 1400 UTC Saturday
the rest of the year.
US Net Time: 10am Eastern, 9am Central, 8am Mountain, 7am Pacific
Comments: You do not have to be a member of the QCWA to check into the
net. However, if you were first licensed as an amateur radio operator,
anytime in the year 2000 (as of 2025) or earlier, and are currently
licensed, you can join the organization. Go to www.qcwa.org for more
details. The main requirement to checkin is being a licensed amateur
radio operator, with privileges to transmit on modes offered by the
Sunflower Net.
On checkins, please advise if you are "short time". If that's the case,
once ackowledged, you can secure your station at your leisure.
Methods to checkin are as follows:
1) The Sunflower Network, via AllStar, D-Star, DMR, Echolink, Yaesu
System Fusion, M17, P25, and TGIF. For connection options, go to www.sunflowernet.us
2) Via the IM Utility with Netlogger (netlogger.org). Those stations that connect then drop are noted as NO RESPONSE.
3) Via the QCWA Facebook Page.
4) Via email to
[email protected] or
[email protected]
5) Via APRS with a quick note to N5VLZ-10
6) Via Ham.Live
Checkin methods 3-5 are automatically noted as "short time". They have
until 3pm Sunday, US Central Time, to post their checkin message request
via email or in the Facebook group.
Note: If there is a landfalling hurricane, with subsequent net activation, severe weather (Skywarn) in Kansas, or Skywarn Recognition Day (on the 1st Saturday in December), the ON AIR portion of the net is CANCELED. However, email and Facebook Checkins will be done as normal.
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1st and 3rd Saturday:
Net Name: QCWA CQ200 Net
Meets On: 14.347 Mhz on CQ200. Go to
https://cqplace.com with your web
browser on your laptop or desktop computer, or your smartphone.
Net Control: Daryl Stout, N5VLZ
UTC Net Time: 0200 UTC Sunday during US Standard Time, 0100 UTC Sunday
the rest of the year.
US Net Time: 9pm Eastern, 8pm Central, 7pm Mountain, 6pm Pacific
Comments: You do not have to be a member of the QCWA to check into the
net. However, if you were first licensed as an amateur radio operator,
anytime in the year 2000 (as of 2025) or earlier, and are currently
licensed, you can join the organization. Go to www.qcwa.org for more
details. The main requirement to checkin is being a licensed amateur
radio operator.
The net is intentionally held during the "free window" on CQ200 from
0000 to 2359 UTC on Sunday, so hams don't have to pay the $39 yearly
fee if they don't want to. First time users get a 90 day free trial,
and once that ends, they can either pay the yearly fee to use it all
they want, or take the "free option", with usage only from 0000 to 2359
UTC on Sunday. The mode is VoIP ONLY (no RF), simulating usage on 80,
40, 20, 15, and 10 meters. You can do voice and digital modes on any
band.
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1st and 3rd Saturday:
Net Name: QCWA Arkansas 158 Net
Meets On: The QuadNet Array
Net Control: Daryl Stout, N5VLZ
UTC Net Time: 0300 UTC Sunday during US Standard Time, 0200 UTC Sunday
the rest of the year.
US Net Time: 10pm Eastern, 9pm Central, 8pm Mountain, 7pm Pacific
Comments: You do not have to be a member of the QCWA to check into the
net. However, if you were first licensed as an amateur radio operator,
anytime in the year 2000 (as of 2025) or earlier, and are currently
licensed, you can join the organization. Go to www.qcwa.org for more info.
The main requirement to checkin is being a licensed amateur radio operator, with privileges to transmit on the modes offered by the QuadNet Array.
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 who connect then drop are noted as NO RESPONSE.
3) Via the QCWA Facebook Page.
4) Via email to
[email protected] or
[email protected]
5) Via APRS to N5VLZ-10
6) Via Ham.Live
Checkin methods 3-5 are noted as "short time". Email and Facebook checkins
will have until 9am Monday, US Central Time, to post their checkin message request.
Note: If the ON AIR portion of the net has to be canceled due to storms
in my area, the email and Facebook checkins will be done as normal.
While the chapter is in Arkansas, any properly licensed amateur radio
operator is welcome to check into the net, whether a QCWA member or not.
--- SBBSecho 3.29-Win32
* Origin: The Thunderbolt BBS - Little Rock, Arkansas (1:19/33)