Subj : Re: hamfest
To : Daryl Stout
From : Jimmy Anderson
Date : Tue Feb 25 2020 08:37 pm
-=> Daryl Stout wrote to jimmylogan <=-
DS> Jimmy,
JA>I'm an Apple user, so my stuff is also in iCloud...
DS> Reminds me of the cartoon, where this plane is crashing to all these
DS> computers, monitors, towers, etc. in the sky, and the pilot curses
DS> "D@mn cloud computers!!" <G>
LOL - nice
DS> Sure did. They have US67/167 finished at least to Hoxie (milepost
DS> 120), and with the Google Maps feature, it was easy to find...although
DS> the drive was LONG. I had to stop at the McDonald's on the way back to
DS> get something to eat and drink, to help me stay awake on the way home.
DS> One day, that'll be part of Interstate 57.
Sounds like I-69 headed north... Part of it is still identified
as I-69 Corridor.
DS> I *WON* the first 2 door prizes:
DS> 1) A Tornado Alert Radio (
https://tornadoalert.com) -- a nearly $100
VERY cool!
DS> 2) An ARRL Publications $50 Gift Certificate.
DS> I might be doing a forum at the Russellville Hamfest on March 7.
DS> They've never had one for "new hams", so mine will be a first. I just
DS> hope they can provide a projector and a screen for it. If so, I'll buy
DS> 4 copies of the 12th Edition of The ARRL Operating Manual, to offer as
DS> door prizes.
Also cool, and a great idea! :-)
DS> I ran into Ray Novak from IcomAmerica, and talked with him about a
DS> possible HT. One of the local clubs still is analog only, plus the
DS> D-Star and DMR repeaters are NOT on the gateway. I'm looking at either
DS> the IC V-86 2 meter HT, or the ID-51A Plus 2, a dual band (I think)
DS> analog and D-Star HT. But, with news that I may have to pay an
DS> inheritance tax on the Miller Trust after my Mom's death last August,
DS> that may put the kabosh on new gear for awhile. I hope I can work out a
DS> payment plan.
Ouch... But new 'toys' is always a fun thing too. :-)
DS> These greedy bastards in Washington, who lament they can't survive on
DS> $500,000+ a year, don't have a clue. When The Lord said "Woe to you who
DS> devour the fortunes of widows...for you shall receive the greater
DS> damnation", and He added "Vengeance is mine, I will repay"...I can't
DS> wait for those to come to pass.
LOL
JA>Safe travels and have fun!!!
DS> Even if I have to pay the inheritance tax deal (since I was the
DS> beneficiary, and split it with my brother), I am going to take these 2
DS> trips. I have NOT had a vacation since 2009, and I need to get away
DS> from things for a time...especially considering that field rats worked
DS> their way into what was my parents home (now mine) 2 months after my
DS> Mom's death last August. We've had so much rain, that the rodents are
DS> running rampant across the region right now...and the long range progs
DS> show a stormy (possibily tornadic) and soggy spring. We haven't had
DS> much of a winter here the last 3 years.
Oh wow - yeah, you need break!
... It's nice out - I think I'll leave it out!
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