KH6JRM's Amateur Radio Blog
Nothing like a seven-day work week to make one appreciate a day off. In the radio business, there are really very few vacations, especially for the one man news departments in small markets like Hilo, Hawaii. So, following the season opening drag races over the weekend, I find myself doing the regular Monday news shift. To me, President's Day is just another work day, and the day is filled with all kinds of things to keep the mind busy. Count your blessings that you do not live in Libya, Bahrain, or Yemen. Young folks living in those countries have a grim future--no jobs, repressive regimes, and little social mobility. It's sort of getting dressed for the prom and having no date. Once the news day is over, I'll complete the required transmitter and computer checks and head for the little piece of paradise I call the "shack". The oper- ating position is really a small extra bedroom my xyl and I use for storage. The Swan 100 MXA and rela