learning curve
egular readers of this column are aware I moved from my central Illinois QTH (location) to my current one in eastern Missouri, near St. Louis, to be closer to my grandchildren. I moved early in the Covid-19 pandemic. Two and a half years later, I am finally back on the air after a slow start. The first couple of years my radio shack (radio room) served as a remote classroom for my grandchildren. In addition to remote classroom learning, afternoons and some evenings were spent on local field trips to conservation areas, the state capitol, and museums. At the end of the day, I was just too tuckered out to work with my radios. This past year, my grandchildren went back to in-class learning, which freed up my shack space and my time. With the aid of my son, Mark, we slowly converted a spare bedroom into my present-day shack (radio room, Photo A). Within this same time, I also needed to replace my furnace, air-conditioner, and water heater.
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