Good grief. This page of my ramblings has been snoozing since last fall. I did have a POTA activation in October but for some reason I didn't journal it here. Give me a break...I'm a Great Grandpa now. Last October I activated none other than the Atterbury Fish and Wildlife Area on the 2nd and the 7th. These two activations were number 46 and number 47. I had my heart set on hitting the 50th before the end of 2024 but it just wasn't in the cards.
Lot's of stuff in the family going on that kept me otherwise occupied. The most exciting thing was on Halloween, Oct 31 2024, my great grandson was born. The little guy had to struggle from the very beginning and we had some stressful days at the hospital. Glad to say all is well, and he is a perfectly healthy little baby boy today. We now have seventeen grandchildren, and one great grandchild. The even better news is that in March we add one more grandbaby, and in October we add another great grandchild. God has blessed us beyond our wildest dreams.
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In November, we had two family members in the hospital fighting cancer. We spent a considerable amount of time visiting and checking on them. They are not out of the woods yet but the prognosis is very positive. We still have a lot of praying to do, and trying to keep up with the doctors and the hospitals, and the treatment schedules has been an interesting endeavor.
Then winter got here, then the holidays, and sub zero temperatures, and I just don't feel like POTA when it's that cold, and blustery.
In February we got teased with a couple days in the 60's, but not sunny, just drizzle and rain. Looks like single digits again next week....I remind myself that Spring is a mere 37 days away, and I am running out of patience with Winter. But...whuddya do?
So my plan this year, is to get out as much as I can, and visit some new parks. I'm not trying to win a prize or anything I just enjoy operating in the outdoors. Maybe this year I can get my wife to tag along on more outings, we always have a good time when she does. I also have a couple of grandchildren that are smart enough and old enough to study for and pass the Tech and General exams. We'll be working on that, as they would be great fun to have with me on my adventures. One thing I did not do much of last year, was fishing. This year I am going to keep my gear in the SUV for fishing at POTA sites when the bands are quiet.
Wayne AC9HP set up a SES (Special Event Station) as W9L to celebrate the 216th anniversary of the birth of Abraham Lincoln, our 16th president. So I have been running the W9L callsign on HF today off and on, managed 43 contacts and 28 states all QRPish CW. SESs can be a lot of fun. We get to use W9L until 00:00 02/18/25 so watch the spotting networks for us.
Well that's about it, if anyone is still reading this, thank you.
73 de KB9BVN
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