Good evening, Sean.

 SD> So while traditional roles of ham radio emergency usage is changing,
 SD> that doesn't mean that ham radio's usefulness in times of emergency is
 SD> for naught.

	Yes, things are very different from let us say, 20 to 30 years ago. We are
moving on and I will admit, improving even if the fun and pride of doing
20+ WPM has bleached over the years. Hitting any other keyer was a thrill.

	Now people are bragging about having a tablet cum 3G, nothing that they
have built as we used to; winding transformers was a good hobby too.

	Your last message mentioned hail and wind, I read that you really got
womped. Did you personally ?

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