I don't know about the following weeks, but I expect to be on the net today,
with my amp running.  The big contest is on CW, so the band shouldn't be
much more crowded than usual.  I have no idea what the skip distances will
be today.
73,
Lloyd Rasmussen, W3IUU, Kensington, Maryland
Home:  http://lras.home.sprynet.com
Work:  http://www.loc.gov/nls
 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> On Behalf Of tom behler
> Sent: Sunday, May 30, 2010 12:56 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: today's net and beyond
> 
> Hi again, all.
> 
> Well, I hate to say it, but I'm not sure I'll be on today's cross-country
> blind ops net again.
> 
> The XYL and I are getting ready for a trip to Puerto Rico later this
> week.
> The trip is work-related, in that I will be running a weather and society
> integrated Studies workshop there, which has been planned over the past 8
> or
> 9 months.
> We  leave this coming Wednesday, and won't be back till Saturday: June
> 12th.
> 
> In addition to running some errands associated with trip preparations, we
> simply feel the need to get out and enjoy the day, even if it involves
> something like taking a brief hike in the Colorado foothills.  So, I guess
> the day's activities will be a combination of work and a little pleasure.
> 
> I really feel bad about my reduced involvement in the nets lately.  Please
> don't take it as a lack of interest or anything like that.
> 
> As I think you all know, my life has become rather chaotic lately, due to
> uncertainties over the future of my job beyond July, and the possibility
> of
> our having to move back to Michigan.
> 
> Actually, there is a bit of encouragement on the job front, in that a new
> funding opportunity may be emerging for me, but I am not sure of all the
> details yet, or whether something will be able to be worked out quickly
> enough.
> 
> I guess what I'm trying to say in all of this is thanks everyone for
> hanging
> in there with me.
> 
> I know that things are going to work out somehow in time, after which my
> life will stabilize again, hopefully here in Colorado, but also maybe back
> in Michigan as a second resort.
> 
> 73 from Tom Behler:  KB8TYJ