While we weren’t looking, HRN’s 10th Anniversary rolled by last HRN 427 Ten Point Tooth Anniversary plus MARS Interop
February. We’re gonna make up for it now.A little. A very little.
And last week we noted the MARS/Amateur Interop event all last week. That caught our attention more than we expected. So we listened, and now we review.
Gary, now K4AAQ, is coming back to join David W0DHG on HamRadioNow. He’s moved to the Charlotte suburbs in South Carolina, and he’s putting the band… er, podcast studio back together. Here’s a quick look.
Also, Gary stopped by the Charlotte Hamfest in March and shot some video.
HamRadioNow viewers will probably remember Jeff Wittich AC4ZO. Jeff appeared on more than 40 episodes, and gave me invaluable help in producing many of the hamfest podcasts from Dayton, Orlando and Huntsville*
Jeff and his wife Bobbie KD4ZVW need help. Last year (Fall of 2020) Jeff was diagnosed with brain cancer – Grade 4 Glioblastoma – incurable, with an average prognosis of about 2 years. He’s undergone surgery and radiation therapy to remove as much of the cancer as possible, but that’s what gives him those ~2 years. There’s no way to remove all of it, and it will grow back.
Jeff and Bobbie have had to retire early. The cancer and surgery have left Jeff both mentally and physically unable to continue the field engineering he’d done all his life. Bobbie retired to spend full time taking care of Jeff in the time he has left.
They’ve launched a GoFundMe campaign: https://www.gofundme.com/f/lets-pay-it-forward-for-bobbie
to help with the mounting expenses. The goal is $25,000, which seems modest to me. They do have good insurance, but it doesn’t cover everything, and with early retirement, their incomes have dropped significantly. This GoFundMe is a bridge for Bobbie to life, eventually, without Jeff by her side.
So if you find yourself so inclined, maybe kick in $5 or $10. And enjoy the Best of Jeff in this video.
*with a nod to Cliff W4FT, who also assisted in hamfest show production (and yes, I do miss you, West Coast Cliff!).
David visits with some of the members of Ham Cam International. This informal radio club meets via JITSI. They talk about Ham Radio, help each other learn and accomplish Ham Radio goals and provide a place to connect with other like minded Ham’s from all over the planet. I got to meet and talk with a number of members and learn about their Ham Radio Community.
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Howard WB2UZE and John K2NY of the Long Island CW Club visit with David W0DHG and talk about their CW training program. The club started in 2017 offers over 45 hours of CW classes EACH week, and has grown to over 600 members from all 50 states and 15 countries all over the world.
Jim NO1PC and David W0DHG try once more to get you to get out and operate Field Day next weekend… We talk points, incentives, a “meetup” opportunity and how to have FUN!