[AK-VHF] January VHF Contest

[Edward R Cole]

At 04:04 PM 12/13/2012, KL7YK wrote:
>Afraid I will be MIA in the upcoming Jan Contest unless things go 
>better than expected.
>
>I am having another back surgery on the 23rd of December and will be 
>recuperating through Jan anyway.  That could change, I could be well 
>enough by the contest to go out and activate KL7AIR.  But no Rover 
>for me this Jan.
>
>It's not one of the simple small incision operations.  Have to have 
>another disc removed and repairs at the first surgical site 
>including having 3 vertebra fused together.  So I expect if I am 
>able to get out it will only be to the club station on base and then 
>not for the whole day.
>
>Expect June will be another story!
>
>Ron, KL7YK

Ron,

Hope all goes well with your operation.  I suppose someday I will 
have to do something about my sciatica, but it flares up only 
occasionally (mostly after doing some dumb lifting).

Hopefully, you will feel well enough to activate KL7AIR.  At this 
point I probably will be working on that Saturday (as I have every 
Saturday since starting with Walmart).  The next two Saturday's they 
moved my schedule to starting at 10am so that impacts running the 
VHF-UP Net since I have to be in the truck, on the road, at 9:15 in 
order to be at work on time.

I have asked NL7OW to assume Net Control on Dec. 15 (and maybe Dec. 22).

I will try to be in the contest, but that may not be possible until 
Sunday morning (Sunday's are always days off).  Good news is that 
only Jan and June 2013 VHF Contests will be so impacted by work as I 
have selected June, 29 as my last day (when I retire - again).

73, Ed - KL7UW