Ohio SEC Notes & Stuff - Week 48 - 2013
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THANKSGIVING EDITION!
Ohio HF Net by W8SGT.
Tues at 7PM on 3875 kHz and 7240 kHz LSB.
Ohio Digital Emergency Net (OHDEN) Tues at 8PM. 3585 kHz and 7072 kHz USB.
Greetings and salutations.
I trust everyone had a nice Thanksgiving. My Thanksgiving was pretty good,
actually. I got up early Thanksgiving
morning and traveled to downtown Akron for a public service event. I believe this is my fifth year volunteering
with the Cuyahoga Falls Amateur Radio Club for the Gennesaret Homerun for the
Homeless. I am pretty sure this is my
third year as the Net Control Station.
The event is a 1 mile fun run followed by a 4 mile run consisting of
4500 runners. Not to mention it's 18
degrees outside. While some of the
runners wore gorilla suits, banana man outfits, and turkey hats, others were
wearing shorts and t-shirts! I did say
it was 18 degrees, right? Well, I didn't
feel the cold as I was drinking my delicious cup of coffee and eating my
scrumptious original glazed doughnut from Krispy Kremes in my nice warm vehicle
all while maintaining good order and discipline on the two-meter net. Hee hee.
All kidding aside, it's always a fun time and I enjoy donating my time
for a such a worthy cause.
I had a great feast thanks to a special someone. The dinner was fantastic! But I also took a silent moment to remember
those defending this great Nation against all enemies foreign and
domestic. I took a silent moment to
remember the brave men and women of the US Armed Forces who could not come home
to their families. For many years, my military career kept me from coming home
for the holidays. I know what it's like
to stand a post on Thanksgiving. It's
only right and fair I take a moment to thank them.
Ladies and gentlemen, I do not need a holiday like
Thanksgiving to be thankful. I am
grateful everyday for the time and effort you put into this amazing program
called ARES. But most of all, I am very
thankful for my family and friends. I do
not know what I would do without them.
Well, that's all I have for this week. I saved the announcements for next week. Have a nice weekend.
Preparedness Leads to Readiness
73 de Matt W8DEC