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Not much happening
11 May 2013 | by Nothing blogworthy has happened at G4ILO in the last few days. My mind has been preoccupied with two other things: frustration at still being without a driving license and anxiety about my forthcoming gall bladder operation. As a nurse said yesterday during my pre-operation assessment, a gall bladder op is nothing compared to the surgery I have had for my brain tumour. The difference is with the brain tumour everything happened very quickly so I didn’t have time to do much thinking about it.
I haven’t been completely inactive on the radio in the time since my last post. Most days when I haven’t been going to a medical appointment I have turned on my 2 metre and 30 metre APRS gateways. Most days I have also set my K3 to monitor the WSPR frequencies on 10 metres. There have been some signs of Sporadic-E activity, such as the presence of Russian taxi operators on the 10m WSPR frequency. A few days ago DXmaps showed a small but intense Sporadic-E opening on 6 metres. My 10m signals have frequently been spotted by 4X1RF and have also reached Argentina and the Philippines. I hope that things will soon perk up and motivate me to do something worth writing about again.
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Julian,, My best wishes and prayers for a speedy recovery. About the drivers license, well your on your own. Hope the judge is an ARRL member and DX chaser!
Good luck in your upcoming operation – may the radio “gods” shine on you and give you the right frequency to make everything that happens come out in your favor.
Look forward to talking to you in the “air”
Mike
I had my gall bladder taken out in 1988. In those days they are actually opened you up but keyhole surgery is used nowadays. This means you don’t have to get over the massive 9 inch long scar that I have. I had to have six weeks off work and couldn’t lift anything heavy for 3 months after I returned to work. But boy did I feel better after those three months. Good luck and you might be able to use the gallstones as a paperweight like I did.