Day one of 2023!!


 

 Well, it's day one of 2023 and I am relaxing with my mid-morning coffee. I say mid-morning as for us retired folks who usually hit the sack around 10 pm venturing into midnight is a once-a-year endeavour. So a bit of sleeping in was in order. No hangover here as we just enjoyed a bottle of champagne to help welcome in the New Year. As for overindulging never did it.  I never wanted to waste the next day with the booze flu.

As for 2023, I want to keep on my CW adventure as 2022 was a great learning curve for the art of CW. I find it kept my mind sharp, kept me occupied and always a new skill levels to master. 


In 2023 I would like to master....or let's be more realistic and say get a grip on CW head coping for QSOs as I have always wanted to do this.
One thing in 2022 that lacked was my reading. 

I want to put more time toward reading both technical, fiction and the magazines I subscribe to. All related to ham radio and to mix it up with some not!

 One dream of mine has been vinyl records, a turn table and Jazz music all mixed together! 


Finally just to continue with my CW contesting and learn more about technique, how to effectively handle a pileup and continue to have fun. 


Happy New Year to my readers and all the best to your health and ham radio adventures.

Mike Weir, VE9KK, is a regular contributor to AmateurRadio.com and writes from New Brunswick, Canada. Contact him at [email protected].

4 Responses to “Day one of 2023!!”

  • W3RKI:

    Good to read someone is going back to the only way to listen to recorded music…the vinyl record. The cd is unemotional and misses the nuances of vinyl. I own over 4K albums and thousands of 45s. Using one table for long play and one table for 45s. I never found cds had the ability to allow the listener to enjoy what the recording engineer had in mind.
    Good luck and I assure you will enjoy the trip.

  • Mike VE9KK:

    Good evening Richard and very nice to hear from you, yes vinyl is the way to go! I am looking into things at the moment and hope to get things rolling in the right direction as the year moves forward.
    Thanks for the comment,
    73,
    Mike
    VE9KK

  • W3RKI:

    My pleasure Mike.
    Enjoy, it’s music like you have never experienced. If you need help, please feel free to contact me through QRZ.
    Rick

  • Mike VE9KK:

    Rick thanks very much for the offer.
    73,
    Mike
    VE9KK

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