[W8MWA] ARES Monday, Taco Tuesday, and no-contest break

[Stephen DeVience]

But there is the ARRL VHF contest the weekend of Jan. 20, and FM09 could
always use more representation. So while you're doing that antenna work
don't forget to put up your 40 element yagi and your 1.8 m dish.

Stephen, N8URE

On Sun, Jan 7, 2024, 7:17 PM Jan Ditzian <ditzian at gmail.com> wrote:

> Remember the ARES net on Monday at 9:00 PM, including North Central WV SSB
> net on 144.210 Mhz. USB just before that at 8:30 PM.
>
> On Tuesday there is Taco Tuesday at Los Mariachis Restaurant in University
> Town Centre at noon.
>
> Plus, this week we should celebrate the no-contest holiday, since there is
> no major HF contest until February 10-11, the CQ WW RTTY WPX contest, which
> is still not really a big deal for most of us.  This is the time to put up
> antennas, since it is a likely time of year for snow, rain, and wind
> storms, and any antenna erected during these conditions is guaranteed to
> stay up forever. Also, you know that your ham friends are not going to be
> having weekend outdoor barbeque parties.
>
> I just thought of something.  With all the difficulties I have had with
> antennas and hardware this year, and I am sure many of you have gone
> through similar years, perhaps a better name for our hobby would be hamn
> radio.
>
> My amp is working again, so I will go back to QRO 73 with
>
> 88,
> Jan, KX2A
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