Mice? Men? Plans? Whatever!

October 15, 2026 / KB3CVO / Leave a comment

Hello kidlets. Here we are with another installment of my non-stop prattle and pseudo-intellectualism dressed in folksy pleasantries. It has been a good couple days off and it is nice to sit drinking coffee and relaxing.

First some thoughts about antennas. Some people like Yagis, some prefer verticals and some like dipoles. The whole thing comes down to a matter of preference. If you are out activating or working portable in general, you want the best antenna that will fit your budget. When I am portable, I generally use “Hamsticks” which are mag mounted verticals. I have also used dipoles and other types of antennae such as “Buddisticks”. Some take along verticals that they made based on “Wolf River Coils”. I am not going to tell you which to use, I can only state what works best for me. I would rather not have anything conspicuous. I also hesitate to hang anything from trees unless absolutely necessary. It is part of my nature to be un-noticed and in parks, I want to stay under the rangers’ radar and leave only my footprints. As an aside, if you are using an arborist bag and it wraps around a limb, the best way to free it is to tie a moderately heavy stick to the other end of the throw line and throw the stick over the branch in the opposite direction as the bag is wound. You do that as many times as necessary to pull it free.

Today SWMBO and I activated Gettysburg National Military Park US-0027, one of my favorites. Culps Hill was deserted when we arrived and in the 45 minutes we were there we saw less that 8 people. I watched an older couple get out of their car with their dog who pulled them over to the tower. We did depart before they descended. Anyway, the activation went very will. I stayed on 40 M and worked 47 stations in about 40 minutes. Not too bad. Towards the end there were a couple stations that had moved in about 2 up from us in the band but they were not strong enough to really be a bother. As for birds, the only one my software heard was a red-bellied woodpecker. Afterwards we stopped off at Hollabaugh Brothers farm stand.

We did our groceries and then went home. As we were eating our lunch, SWMBO had a tooth that had been repaired about 25 years ago break. The good thing was that she had had a root canal back then and she wasn’t in any pain. We finally found a dentist who could take us on short notice as our dentist was busy. We got her looked and, in the process, got a new dentist. That whole ordeal destroyed other plans we might have had but I am glad we got things resolved.

Oh yeah! I can hear again! I had one of my ears get clogged, so I syringed the hell out of it and saved myself a trip to the doctor and a bill. Life is good. Well kids, time to close. Namaste and keep your stick on the ice!

Tootsie the owl and Hubert the gnome enjoying Culp’s Hill

The monument for Battery K 5th US Artillery

They told me to take a seat. At Hollabaugh Brothers in Biglerville, PA

Come On POTA People, Put Your Hands In The Air

October 6, 2026 / KB3CVO / Leave a comment

Greetings one and all. After a 4-day work stint, SWMBO and I decided to relax. We did our shopping yesterday and took a short ride looking at leaves, much to our disappointment. Rather, it met my expectations. The trees are trying to change but here in this area they seem to dip their toes into the water by only changing 1 branch or starting with just thew tips of some of the branches, spreading it out over several weeks. Some trees just give up and, instead of donning their bright party clothes to show off, they just let their leaves turn gray and brown and shrivel up, the arboreal equivalent of wearing ratty clothes complimented by fuzzy bunny slippers for a trip to the local dept store. Contrast this with NH and Maine where you go to bed to forests of green and wake the next day to an explosion of vivid colours that are almost painful to look at and are gone within a week.

Today we went to Fort Frederick State Park in MD (US-1570 and US-0015 C&O Canal) We got there just about at opening time and were the first ones through the gate. We drove past the fort and down to the beaver pond where we heard American Robins, Northern Cardinals and Bluejays. There was a mist rising off the surface of the water and we stopped and took some pictures. We then went to the parking lot which is right next to the C&O Canal, making it a 2-fer. Over the course of 50 minutes, we worked 58 stations including some park-to-parks. I barely had time to spot our activation online and SWMBO’s fingers were almost on fire trying to keep up in the log. It was a bit surprising for a weekday but I am not complaining. We even worked a station in MO. I was also using my club callsign so anyone who worked us got 2 2-fers: 1 for me and 1 for the club, K3SRZ.

Well, I am anticipating a quiet evening (I can say “quiet” as I am not at work) and will be participating in a couple of radio nets. For now, namaste and keep your stick on the ice!

A view of Big Pool taken by the boat launch

Dead Mic Redemption

September 17, 2026 / KB3CVO / Leave a comment

Greetings kids. You could say that we had an interesting morning by the broadest definition of the word. It started out ok. A bit dismal with mist and a temp of 21 C (70 F) but still it had promise. We drove for about 1 1/2 hours to Swatara State Park, which for some reason, my GPS did not acknowledge its existence. We arrived and got set up and ready to operate. I posted a self spot and started calling with my voice recorder (which is built into my rig). I started getting responses, but they did not hear me. WHAT??? The transmit light was coming on but they could not hear me. I did some field troubleshooting and discovered the culprit … the mic. The PTT button worked but it was not modulating. I said several choice words as I had no spare with me. Sigh. We decided to go do our shopping and head home.

Once I got home, I attached the mic from my FT450 to my FT891 and, LO! AND Behold! it transmitted. From my driveway I worked W1AW/1 with ease … sorta … my signal was weak to him but considering my location, it was good. SWMBO decided to stay home when I took off to activate Little Buffalo State Park US-1376.

It was raining when I arrived at my usual spot near the boat launch. Surprisingly, there were several people around doing things like walking their dogs. I set up and got on the air but soon the 23 C temperature and the 1000% humidity had the car unbearable. I was able to work 16 stations in a short time though propagation was up and down. The only birds I heard today were bluejays laughing at me.

The biggest thing to take from this is to always try the simplest fix first and also you will always find things in the last place you look. Kudos to SWMBO for putting up with me. Now I am going to sit here and interact with my katz.

Namaste, y’all and keep your stick on the ice!

Second To Last Weekend Of Summer

September 13, 2026 / KB3CVO / Leave a comment

Greetings, kidlets. Another great weekend here. Took care of some chores and did an activation.

First, a few words about “the basics”. I started a series of presentations called “Back To The Basics” at my club’s meetings. I did the first presentation this past Thursday about RF Exposure limits and the FCC and ARRL rulings on the subject. My slide presentation will soon be posted on our webpage: https://perrycountyarc.org All interested people are invited to check out the page. My next presentation will be on SWR , what it is and why it seems to be more important now than it was in the past. The purpose of these presentations is to catch up and reinforce basic knowledge about ham radio.

Also, if anyone is interested and in the area, you can pre-register for our next VE session on Sunday, 22 Nov 2026 at 14:00 EST (the clocks get turned back on Nov 1). To register or inquire about more information you can go to perrycountyarc.org or email kb3psn@perrycountyarc.org

This morning, SWMBO and I set off to activate Avondale Wildlife Management Area US-7724 in Westminster, MD. It was dark, misty and drizzle was falling when we departed our house, but we were hopeful for clearing. Luckily, when we arrived in Westminster, it had mostly dissipated, though the ground was still moist. The drive into the park was interesting and it was a good thing I read the directions on the MD parks page as, the second you pulled into the road ascending the hill, you are visually assaulted by signage declaring it a private drive. If you continue up the hill, on a gravel road, of course, you reach the parking lot on top as directed by the DNR page. We got set up and on the air by 12:25 UTC and got immediate contacts. We operated until 13:13 UTC, which I consider to be an auspicious time. We made a total of 53 contacts from as far as Florida and Georgia which is pretty good for 40M during the day. We also heard Bluejays and Gray Catbirds serenading us. Overall, a very successful activation.

We returned home by way of Gettysburg where we stopped and ate sandwiches on top of Barlow’s Knob, right near the peace light. We then took a scenic drive towards home with a quick stop at a local grocery store to get some milk for my Mother-In-Law. All in all, it was a great day.

For now, this is all. Namaste, kids, and as always, keep on keeping on.

A pic from Michaux ATV lot on 8 September

True, Goats Imbibe Freely (TGIF)

August 14, 2026 / KB3CVO / Leave a comment

Howdy kids. Before I get into my latest activation, I would like to take a few minutes to discuss SWR (Standing Wave Ratio) which is the ratio between forward and reflected power. The more of a difference in impedance between the final amplifier of your radio and the antenna, the more power is reflected back. Older transmitters commonly used vacuum-tube final amplifiers with adjustable output networks. Those networks could accommodate a fairly wide range of impedances. Modern transceivers generally use transistors/MOSFETs designed around a nominal 50-ohm load. Excessive reflected power can create voltage/current stresses the output stage wasn’t intended to handle. Most modern radios have circuitry that protects the radio from excessive reflected power by reducing the output. Your 100 watt radio might not put out 100 watts if there is a difference in impedance between the rig and the antenna. Basically, you want as much of your power going out over the air as possible, otherwise you are just heating up your equipment and coax. This is a simplified explanation, but I think it serves our purpose here.

I did have a successful activation this afternoon at Little Buffalo StaTE Park US-1376. It was a nice sunny day, and I found a spot in the shade to park. I was able to work 20 stations in about 50 minutes and one thing that I believe helped was using the club callsign, K3SRZ, along with my own. That way people were getting 2 stations instead of 1. In between contacts, I watched people paddling around the lake and fish jumping. A nice view. 🙂 I was able to hear Ospreys, American Goldfinches, Cedar Waxwings and American Crows.

On another note, I believe we misidentified the sex of our youngest cat, Muffin. It appears that he has a pair of furrballs emerging. That is a good thing as the procedure for fixing a male is less expensive than for a female.

Now I am going to sit and relax and enjoy a “Trick or Treat” which is a chocolate pumpkin porter made by Evil Genius Brewing Company from Philly.

Stay balanced and focused, keep your stick on the ice and namaste kids.

A baby bunny I found near the door when going into work the other night

Hubert the gnome and Zarathustra the owl keep me safe at Little Buffalo SP

Underground Sans Velvet And No Bowie

August 11, 2026 / KB3CVO / Leave a comment

Greetings kids. Here we go with another entry.

Today we decided to go to Crystal Grottoes Caverns in Boonsboro, MD. The last few years we (SWMBO and I) have driven past this place, promising ourselves to stop someday. Today was someday! We are both glad that we stopped there. The tours leave every half-hour from the entrance starting at 10:30. The 40-minute walk through the caverns is interesting and the guide (we had Camille) was very entertaining and knowledgeable and made the whole experience great. The caverns are filled with rock and mineral formations with a plethora of small stalactites and stalagmites. Some of the walls are covered in sparking crystal formations and around every corner is something new to see and learn about. I highly recommend this place if you are in Western MD near Antietam.

To round out the day, I did an activation. SWMBO wasn’t up to it so I was alone. I went to Big Spring State Park US-4355, one of my favorite nearby parks. I was there for about 50 minutes and worked 19 stations. The bands were not great but they were passable. I stayed mostly of 40 M but did work a couple on 17M. In between calls I sat there enjoying a nice quiet park. I was entertained by the sounds of Gray Catbirds, Eastern Wood Peewees and Red-eyed Vireos, which is always pleasant.

The weather was a bit difficult. The temperature was about 27C (82 F) but the humidity was about 80%. The sky was overcast and you could tell that there was a strong possibility of thunderstorms. You could hear a lot of static crashes on the radio which are in indication of lightning. You can hear lightning crashes for several hundred miles on SSB and AM. They are not deafening but they make themselves known.

Well, it is time to relax and enjoy a peaceful evening off. You kidlets be well and keep your sticks on the ice. Namaste y’all.

Our tour guide at Crystal Grottoes Caverns, Camille

Sporks Foons And Other Tripe

August 6, 2026 / KB3CVO / Leave a comment

This is a scary thought: I caught a glimpse of my reflection in a window and realized that if I wore a pointed hat I would look like a gnome!

I guess I should start with National Night Out. This year it was help on 4 August. We (The Perry County Amateur Radio Club) set up a booth at the Landisburg Fire Department. This being a community event, they had a good turn out. Right from the start there were people wandering the grounds and participating in the activities. We had radios set up for demonstrations and literature to hand out. The idea was to provide to the community information on ham radio and how it benefits the local area.

Yesterday was uneventful. It was rather dismal. We did our shopping. Nothing much to talk about unless you want our grocery list.

This morning we left home at 6AM and arrived at Gathland State Park (US-1574 and US-4556 The Appalachian Trail) and got on the air by 0817. Within a half hour we worked 35 stations before it got too hot to sit there. We had one net (MidCars) ask us to move, which I gladly did as they were polite and ,considerate. The spot we moved to was the location of another net but they did not start until we were done. A park ranger drove past, checking us out but did not stop. As I was starting to pack up, a man in his early 20s came over and he expressed interest in what we were doing. He was doing a hike on the Appalachian Trail and was carrying a GMRS. He was interested in ham radio and is studying for his license. I gave him a description of POTA and how it is a good way for fat old hams to keep active.

Over the course of the day we heard the following birds: American Robins, Northern Cardinals, House Finches, Mourning Doves, Chipping Sparrows, Northern Mockingbirds, Tree Swallows, Eastern Wood Peewees, Red-eyed Vireos, Cedar Waxwings, Yellow-throated Vireos, White-breasted Nuthatches, Carolina Wrens, and Ruby-throated Hummingbirds.

After this we went down to the cemetery in Burkittsville and did some photography.

I can’t stress enough the importance of making a good impression on others. When I interact with people I try to leave them with a positive attitude toward radio.

I asked CHATGPT to come up with 10 ways to promote POTA and ham radio and here is the list: Parks on the Air (POTA) is one of the best gateways into amateur radio because it combines technology, the outdoors, and friendly competition. Here are ten practical ways to promote both ham radio and POTA in your community.

Host a “Try Ham Radio” POTA Activation
- Invite the public to a local park.
- Let visitors listen to contacts and, under FCC rules, make supervised contacts using your station.
- Bring brochures explaining how to get licensed.
Create Short YouTube Videos
- Produce 30-60 second videos showing:
  - Setting up an antenna in a park
  - Making your first contact
  - Portable radios
  - Wildlife and scenery
  - “A Day in the Life of a POTA Activator”
- Keep videos entertaining rather than overly technical.
Offer “POTA Discovery Days”
- Your club can organize monthly outings where newcomers only need to bring a lawn chair.
- Experienced operators provide radios, antennas, and coaching.
Partner with State Parks
- Ask park managers if you can demonstrate amateur radio during park events.
- Emphasize emergency communications, outdoor recreation, and STEM education.
Create an Information Packet
Include:
- What is Amateur Radio?
- What is POTA?
- How to Get Licensed
- Local club information
- Upcoming activations
- QR codes linking to your club website and the POTA website.
Speak to Community Groups
Offer presentations to:
- Libraries
- Scouts
- Hiking clubs
- Historical societies
- Senior centers
- Schools
- Emergency preparedness organizations
Share Interesting POTA Stories
People love stories more than technical specifications. Examples include:
- “We talked to Alaska from a Pennsylvania park.”
- “This tiny radio reached Australia.”
- “We operated entirely from solar power.”
- “A family joined us and made their first radio contact.”
Promote Through Social Media
Post:
- Photos from activations
- Contact totals
- Beautiful park scenery
- Antenna setups
- Wildlife encounters
- Time-lapse videos of station setup
- “Today’s Park” features
Offer Portable Operating Workshops
Teach beginners:
- Portable antennas
- Battery power
- Logging software
- Safety
- Lightweight equipment
- Park etiquette
- Leave No Trace principles
Host a Friendly POTA Challenge
Organize a club event such as:

Activate five parks in one month.
Work all state parks in your state.
Make 100 park contacts.
Operate from every county park in your county.
Award inexpensive certificates or small prizes to participants.

Bonus Idea: “Ham Radio Meets Hiking”

Many people aren’t interested in radio alone—but they are interested in outdoor adventures. Promote POTA as:

Hiking with a purpose
Camping with communication
Technology without the Internet
Emergency preparedness
Family-friendly outdoor fun
Photography and radio combined

Instead of saying “Come learn about ham radio,” try saying:

“Join us in a local park and see how we can talk across the country—and around the world—with nothing more than a battery, a wire antenna, and a radio.”

That kind of demonstration sparks curiosity and often leaves a stronger impression than simply describing the hobby. For clubs like the Perry County Amateur Radio Club, regular POTA outings combined with YouTube Shorts and local newspaper coverage can be an especially effective way to attract new operators and show that amateur radio is an active, modern outdoor hobby rather than just something done from a home shack.

I believe that is a good list with some ideas to think about. Well, time to go for now. Namaste, kids, and keep your stick on the ice.

The gateway to the old cemetery at Gathland

A visible bee hive at the National Night Out

Where In The World Is Abraham Lincoln?

August 1, 2026 / KB3CVO / Leave a comment

The beginning of a new month always brings a feeling of promise before the realities of the mundane slap you upside the head. Wow, sounds a bit cynical, doesn’t it? It is actually a nice day, today, 1 August 26. The skies are clouded over with rain being anticipated but the temperature is 31C and rising (87.7 F). We can always use the rain.

Yesterday, SWMBO expressed the desire to take a drive down to Gettysburg as she wanted to do some photography for her webpage. We decided to go down early this morning before the town was crowded and bustling. There are 5 statues of Lincoln in Gettysburg along with a bust in the cemetery. Basically, we went Lincoln hunting.

We got to Gettysburg and stopped at Gettysburg College in front of Stevens Hall for the first statue. It depicts Lincoln seated and writing the Emancipation Proclamation. It is easy to find as it is right on RTE 34 as you come into town from the North. The next one on our itinerary is located on Lincoln Square in the center of town on the West side of the roundabout. Lincoln is standing with a citizen and holding his hat aloft as if to say “Behold! A Bright Future”. From there we continued South a few blocks to the Library where Lincoln is standing holding The Gettysburg Address in his left hand as his right hand is raised to the sky as if he is giving a speech. From there we drove out Baltimore Pike to the Visitor’s Center. The parking lots were empty, so we didn’t have to walk far. Here Lincoln is seated on a bench gazing to the future. Lastly, we went to the Pennsylvania Memorial to the Northwest of Little Roundtop. Lincoln is there to the right of the monument, standing with his hand raised in a pose of benediction.

Since it was still early and there were no crowds around, we decided to do an activation. We went to my favorite activation spot: Culp’s Hill. We started at 11:41 UTC (7:41 EDT) and by 12:12 UTC (8:12 EDT) we had worked 39 stations. The calls were coming at a good rate and then tapered off. We had the hill pretty much to ourselves with the exception of a drone flying overhead. As we were packing up, a car stopped and asked my if the antenna I was holding was a fishing pole and where there would be any fishing around the area. I informed him that it was a radio antenna. He laughed and said he had fishing on his mind.

We heard the following birds in Gettysburg: House Sparrows, Chimney Swifts, Northern Cardinals, House Finches, European Starlings, Tufted Titmouses, American Robins, Mourning Doves, Blue Jays, Gray Catbirds, Northern Mockingbirds and American Goldfinches. A nice assortment for a Summer morning.

Well, that is my update for today. I hope all are well and as always, namaste and keep your stick on the ice.

Abe and I hanging around the visitor center

A few QSOs from Culp’s Hill

Is There A 4th Of July In England?

July 5, 2026 / KB3CVO / Leave a comment

It is a Sunday afternoon, and I am sitting here sipping on some coffee. Got all the week-end running around done and it is time to relax and reflect. It is July 5th 2026 and the heatwave is broken. I am not sure who broke it or if it can be fixed but suffice it to say that the current temp is 30C (86 F) which is a lot better than the 40 C we have been having for the last 4 or 5 days. I blame it on the fact that it is Summer in the Northern Hemisphere.

It was 23 C this morning at about 0630 EDT (1030 UTC) when I decided to do an activation before it got too hot and thunderstormy. I arrived at Little Buffalo State Park US-1376 and got set up by 1054 UTC. The humidity was about 600% which made it a bit uncomfortable but it was still within the tolerable range with the forementioned temperature. I worked 23 stations in about 37 minutes and then packed up. Yesterday the band conditions were terrible due to a CME which had hit the Earth but that had calmed down by this morning. I was working stations from Florida to Missouri to Wisconsin to Connecticut. All of these on 40 Meters. I heard the following birds: American Crows, Red-eyed Vireos, Eastern Kingbirds, Red-winged Blackbirds, Chipping Sparrows, Northern Cardinals, Carolina Wrens, Chimney Swifts, Eastern Warbling Vireos, Common Grackles, Fish Crows, American Goldfinches, Northern Yellow Warblers, American Robins, Eastern Bluebirds, Northern Flickers, American Redstarts and Blue Jays. Quite a bit of happy noise! After I was done on the radio I strolled around and took a few pictures of the misty lake.

Speaking of radio, this past week was a bit hectic. I worked Monday through Thursday (inclusive) all 12 hour days. Luckily I was able to squeeze in some radio time. On July 1st (Wednesday) the 13 Colonies Special Event began. The goal is to work specific stations from all 13 of the original 13 colonies plus 3 bonus stations. You can get QSL cards from each station and also send for a certificate if you want. You only need 1 station to get a certificate though the majority of people elect to try for a “clean sweep” of all the stations. It is one of the fun activities in ham radio and the certificates and cards are well designed. I had finished my clean sweep by the evening of the 3rd (Friday).

On Saturday, July 4th, we had breakfast at the Blain Hotel and then took a drive to Ollie’s (Good Stuff Cheap). They had a 15% off sale for card members. Later on, since there was little to no radio activity with the CME roaching the ionosphere, SWMBO and I decided to take a ride up Hemlock Road and cruise with the windows down. The idea sounded nice until when we got to the road the sky opened up and a torrential thunderstorm hit. We went back home and waited for the power to go out (which it didn’t here, luckily). Other places in the area got hit hard and will be without power for the next couple of days.

Well, I am back to work tomorrow so I think I will spend the rest of the evening in a slothful state of relaxation. Namaste, kids and keep your reality real.

Hubert the gnome and Ollie the Owl watching my 6

A misty lake scene with reflections of the opposite shore

Vacation And Other Nonsence

June 30, 2026 / KB3CVO / Leave a comment

Howdy kids. This entry will be written over several days.

Today is 21 June 2026, the first day of summer (don’t argue) and the longest day of the year. SWMBO and I are up in NH for a week of relaxation and blatant tourist activity. We drove up on the 18th (Thursday) and the trip was uneventful, thankfully. The weather was cloudy and I believe we outran the rain. We took a drive up to Errol NH and then came back through Grafton Notch ME, down to Fryeburg ME, through North Conway NH and back up Crawford Notch NH. We also took a drive up Jefferson Notch Road to the highest elevation of a highway in NH. We did stop in Errol at Cote’s store and had our annual slice of pizza.

On the 19th and 20th, Friday and Saturday, we did some driving around and visited some thrift shops. It was raining off and on but not too badly, just enough to stop any yard sales. On Saturday a bear crossed the road in front of us but was too fast to get a picture of.

I did manage to do an activation yesterday: US-2653 Franconia State Park. It took me some driving around to find a good spot to work from but I managed 11 contacts in about an hour. One of my contacts was the president to the Perry County Amateur Radio Club, KB3PSN.

So far, for birds, I have heard Chipping Sparrows, Song Sparrows, American Crows, Black-capped Chickadees, Indigo Buntings, Chestnut-sided Warblers and Red-eyed Vireos. When I hear more I will post them.

Monday the 22nd, we started the day off right by seeing a moose right off the bat. We watched him for a few minutes and then SWMBO reminded me not to hog the moose as other cars were stopping. I pulled away and let others have their turn at ogling nature. We then went to an aquarium where we fed stingrays and tortoises, had our hands nibbled on by some small fishes and walked around gawking at various aquatic critters. After this, we drove into Vermont to the city of Montpelier and visited a couple cemeteries. Green Mount cemetery was really worth going to. We had been here before but wanted some pics of a couple monuments such as the one dedicated to Little Margret. Her memorial statue is something special to see. Her tragic story can be found at: Margaret Caroline “Little Margaret” Pitkin (1892-1899) – Find a Grave Memorial

Tuesday the 23rd, we set out early and went to Portland Maine to visit Portland Head Light. The rain kept the crowds away, as we had hoped. When we got back we activated White Mountain National Forest US-4512. In 12 minutes we worked 10 stations and then went for a ride to Zealand Road.

Wednesday the 24th was almost a bittersweet day. We knew we were leaving for home on Thursday and we were sorta wrapping things up. First we took a drive into VT and went to Lyndon State Forest US-5556. Over the course of half an hour we were able to work 22 stations (4 of them park-to-parks) and we even worked our club president, KB3PSN who was back home in PA. We heard Red-eyed Vireos, Black-throated Green Warblers, Ovenbirds, Alder Flycatchers, Black-capped Chickadees, Common Yellowthroats, Black-and-white Warblers, White-throated Sparrows, Chestnut-sided Warblers, American Crows, Blackburnian Warblers, Hermit Thrushes, Veerys, Northern Yellow Warblers, and Common Ravens. We were well serenaded!

Thursday we drove from 3am until around 2pm. We had a couple of traffic slowdowns and then had to deal with our bank as I found some bad charges to SWMBO’s card. We got that straightened out quickly.

We are back, now, trying to relax and getting ready for Field Day, which is tomorrow.

28 June 26 I admit I have been resting up from vacation. lol. Yesterday I went to the PCARC Field Day site and helped set up and then made a few contacts. I also spoke with a ham who wants to join the club and learn as much about radio as he can. Enthusiasm is nice. It is hard to believe that I have to return to work tomorrow. Time has flown past and I was glad to get home and sad to leave New Hampshire at the same time. Well there is always next year. Now we are looking forward to doing a camping trip or 2 and exploring some new areas.

I guess it is time to close out this entry. I hope everyone is having an enjoyable day. Namaste and keep your stick on the ice.