[SMCARA] Greetings from N5TB

[barrettac]

Hello all  I am N5TB, Tony, and have been off the air since 1998 until recently. I work and reside in the local area and am looking forward to getting involved in the club here. I started hamming in Jax, Fl and was licensed in 1993 as KD4YAR until my upgrade. I was elemered by the late W5HUQ and NU4Y who were instrumental in my favorite modes of operation today, CW and RTTY. NU4Y is a leading cw op for VP5M of the North Florida Dx Association for dxpeditions to the Turks and Caicos.
I have operated as /KP4 AND /IT9 while deployed overseas and had a blast doing it before i left the hobby for awhile.  
I love to contest and just knocked the rust off during CQWW CW this weekend. My favorite though is Field Day and I hope to reserve a CW seat during the upcoming FD next summer on a night shift. 
Ive notice many things have changed in ham radio since `98, and i hope to "catch up" in the months to come. Biggest hurdle has been relearning rig / pc interface since serial ports went away during my hiatus.But im getting there.
I usually hang on the local repeater and ive chatted with a few members thus far and will meet the rest of you when meetings resume in January. 
My modest CW station is up and running. It doesnt take much more than a piece of wire and good hearing to complete a qso. And i am having fun doing it again.
I look forward to meeting you all and helping out on the cw station if you will have me. See you soon! Happy holidays!
Tony, N5TB