Eric, we have lived in Martinez for a little more than two years.  
It's a pretty slow paced town, the county seat of Contra Costa 
County so there are numerous bail boddsmen, the county jail, 
which I have never visited, and a plethora of "antique" stores.  
If you want to dine out, you need to decide early where to go, or 
go to another ction because, other than a couple of bars, the 
sidewalks automatically roll up around 20:00 hours.  There is 
also a neat music venue called Armando's, not far from the train 
station where you can here live music four or five nights a week 
for usually a $10 cover charge.  I am fortunate to be the 
beneficiary of that at least once a month playing with a kind of 
swing and/or dixieland band called Mal Sharpe's Big Money in 
jazz.  We don't really make big money, but over time, money from 
music gigs has afforded me the opportunity to buy new boy toys 
including the TS590.  Well, sorry for that diversion about 
Martinez.  I also listen to some other frequencies on 40 should 
you want to check them out, namely 7189, 7204, 7240 on weekends 
where the swap net happens, and 72685 the RV net.  Chris AI6U 
hangs out there quite a lot and also runs the swap net some 
weekends.  He lives kind of near you I guess and has a great 
signal.  73, Jim WA6EKS

 ----- Original Message -----
From: Eric Clegg <[log in to unmask]
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Date sent: Fri, 26 Dec 2014 04:38:18 -0800
Subject: Re: TS590 a great rig!

Hi Jim,
Yes I think CW would qualify as a form of digital communications.  
Since it
is an on and off mode.

My apartment faces south.

I'll also probably want to program in some ten and six meter 
repeaters into
the rig.

I used to enjoy ten fm when I lived in Philly immensely.

The only thing I know about Martinez is there little train 
station that I've
passed thru on the way to the Bay area.

73,

Eric
KU3I