[Jack Hydrazine]

Oh yeah. It’s normal. I still think this sunspot cycle we are in isn’t going to be that great which really would be bad news for the amateur radio operators who work on the DX bands.

[Myrddin]

I haven't even unpacked my low band and 6m rigs since moving to Pocatello from San Diego. Even the 2m rig is rarely fired up. I was active on voice related things from 1976 through 1985. At that point, packet radio attracted more attention. I left the "Cantenna" dummy load in San Diego. The DopScan was lent to Phil Lapsley in Berkeley to track down a jammer. I've never seen it again. C'est la vie. New equipment costs a lot more than I want to pay for a hobby that I have little time to enjoy.