Howdy Folks,
I got home this evening, after giving another ECOM lesson at the ARES
meeting, and found the lights on! Yippee, I get to have hot, running
water. What a great Christmas present! I tried launching an antenna
today but was interrupted by the insurance adjuster. He left a check so I
can get some work done on the house. I'll continue my antenna raising
project tomorrow after a much needed shower ;) I WILL get an HF antenna
back up and running. We will have the Elecraft CW Net Christmas Eve
edition. Maybe I should quote the Apollo mission text read for their
Christmas mission.
Thank you for all the notes I received over this week. I am very glad
you folks went ahead with ECN last Sunday without me. I appreciated
hearing about you all getting on the net and those who tried and were not
heard. I know the bands were in tough shape but trying is all I ask.
Tonight I started something in the ARES meeting. We were given a scenario
(courtesy of ECN member N3AO, Carter Craigie) I wrote a message using the
ICS-213 format. Then I stood up and got over fifty people to copy it.
Acting as a lightning rod for the EC was my purpose. I was thanked and I
was vilified. However, one word of thanks trumps twenty people with
lesser intentions. The ratio was not nearly that extreme.
Thanks Carter, with your hints and assistance we will have much more
message handling training for our group. The class I gave on Saturday is
now a quarterly event with prospective instructors in the wings. Simply
making the effort and making a few mistakes along the way has born
marvelous fruit. I will keep swinging; you can't hit a home run unless
you strike out now and then.
To reiterate: we will be having a little get together on Christmas
Eve. I hope for good band conditions so we can all meet again. Just a
short hello and back to your family. Since losing Pat I have you all as
my family. I enjoy hearing from you whenever you are able to join us.
Oh, Sam and the beaver folks say, "Howdy and Merry Christmas!"
Thank you very much,
Kevin. KD5ONS
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