Subj : Re: Happy New Year!
To   : Mike Dippel
From : Daryl Stout
Date : Sat Jan 03 2026 02:19:54

Mike,

 MD> I'm guessing that you didn't stay up.  I did stay up, but went
 MD> to bed not long after the ball dropped.  One year I made a
 MD> resolution that I knew I cold keep: "I'm going to gain weight".
 MD>  Sure enough, it came true <g>.

  Actually, I did. I was recording the audio transcript of the monthly
Journal for the Quarter Century Wireless Assocation (QCWA). It's for
amateur radio operators, anywhere in the world, who were first licensed
at least 25 year ago (2001 as of 2026), and are currently licensed.

  I've been doing that since September, 2024, when the individual who
had been doing it, retired. Having had poor eyesight (legally blind,
with severe nearsightedness much of my life), I realized what a benefit
this is...for those who are visually impaired, or completely blind.

  For doing such, I was 1 of 2 recipients of the 2025 QCWA President's
Award...which I was NOT expecting.

  This month (January, 2026) was 90 minutes long, and 35 megabytes in
size. You might as well order a 7 course meal, as it'll take as long
to eat it, as it will to listen to the recording. <G>

  And, I got an award for starting my 35th year in amateur radio.

Daryl, N5VLZ

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