Merry Christmas to you too, Ron and good luck with all the new gear and new 
antenna.  A full-wave loop is one of my dream antennas, along with a 
center-fed doublet for 160.  Have fun and let us know of your experiences. 
And happy holidays to everyone on the list from Lou -- WA3MIX and Kathy --  
WB3KRN.
Lou Kolb
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dr. Ronald E. Milliman" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, December 22, 2013 7:04 PM
Subject: Merry Christmas, happy holidays, and season greetings


> Merry Christmas, happy holidays, and season greetings to all of my ham
> buddies here on our Blind Hams email list. I sincerely hope Santa is as 
> good
> this year to all of you as Santa was to me! We just returned from our
> 11-night Caribbean cruise, and when I got home, I had a brand new Kenwood
> TS-590, a new TM-V71A, a new power supply, a really neat full-wave loop
> antenna and some other goodies all waiting for me. I'm anxious to get them
> on the air. Admittedly, I'm a bit intimidated by the front panel of the
> TS-590, but if all of you TS-590 users can figure it out and make it work, 
> I
> suspect I can too! <lol> I am especially excited about this full-wave loop
> antenna that a good ham friend of mine made for me; it is cut for 80 
> meters
> but it is supposed to work on all bands with the auto tuner in the TS-590.
> So, I shall see.
>
>
>
> 73, and I hope to talk to you on the air in the near future.
>
>
>
> Ron, K8HSY
>
>