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<DIV>Can’t answer for anyone but myself, but I have been extremely busy with
work and family the last 3 months or so. Also, it’s been the nice weather, so
not really wanting to spend any free time I may have had on the radio. I have
spoken to Larry and Tom recently so the frequency is not totally dead.</DIV>
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<DIV>I think ham radio in general has the same issues we are seeing here, so its
not just us. I hope everyone is OK, especially Dave and Kim and Bob and
Bill.</DIV>
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<DIV>I am going to NEARFEST this year which is October 14,15th. Hope to see some
of you up there!</DIV>
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<DIV>Rich</DIV>
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<DIV style="font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=wb2rxf@gmail.com
href="mailto:wb2rxf@gmail.com">David Garcia</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, September 24, 2016 6:36 AM</DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=450@lists.vhfwiki.com
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<DIV><B>Subject:</B> Re: [450] An "open" letter</DIV></DIV></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr>I have no idea whats going on, for the last few months, I've hardly
turned the radio on, in fact only mondays to check in to the <A
href="http://nyc-arecs.org">nyc-arecs.org</A> net which, I do volunteer work
with its like ares. Anyway because of a medical issue, I've for the most part
isolated myself. I'm on new medication which helps me just enough to be active
& interested in amateur radio again one day at a time, after 2 1/2 years of
trial and error. So that's my story. I was on the other day, but my dualband
mobile radio being Chinese, has a piss poor front end. Soon enough I'll have my
ideal station setup, its in the works. Probably 6 months off, but I'll make so.
I hope things get resolved, whatever it is on 450. Now time for some coffee, its
6:34 am, in a few hours I'll be taking my nims exam - google it. Be safe ladies
and gents. </DIV>
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<DIV class=gmail_quote>On Fri, Sep 23, 2016 at 5:11 PM, William Knapp / WA1WK
<SPAN dir=ltr><<A href="mailto:wa1wk@wa1wk.com"
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style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid">It
seems that Bob and a few select others have stopped communicating with the
group on 450 - if there *is* even a group left. I talk with Larry,
Woody, Charlie, Glenn Shawn and a couple of others. Even then, it's a rarity
to hear anyone on there.<BR><BR>If Bob, Dave or anyone else, for that matter
was offended by something I (or anyone else) said or did that perhaps caused
them to vacate 450. I sure would like to know about what the fuck happened.
I've been talking with Bob on the CB, Freeband and then Ham radio for close to
40 years. I consider him a friend. He came to check up on me after I was in
the hospital a couple of years ago. Stuff like that matters. Actually it was
pretty funny and scared the shit out of me. The back door was unlocked, it had
to have been after midnight. Suddenly I see Bob looming near me in a dark
bedroom. It too a minute for my eyes to focus and realize it was him. Just
that gesture showed that he's a caring person. A person I really miss talking
with, even if it's about nothing in particular.<BR><BR>Any and all comments,
positive or negative are welcomed.<BR><BR><BR>Your Friend,<BR><BR>Bill<SPAN
class=HOEnZb><FONT color=#888888><BR><BR>-- <BR>WA1WK FN31kn<BR>New Haven
County, CT<BR>ITU Zone 8, CQ Zone
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