Before I get into that, I have a confession to make.
As you all know, I love QRP. If I was told that the power setting on all my radios was permanently welded to 5 Watts for the rest of my life, I could live with that - quite happily. But I saw this on the K9YA Telegraph Facebook page last night and my brain immediately screamed "No, no, no ...... NO!"
I'm sorry, but unlike my RF, my coffee has to be QRO! No decaf for me unless it's late in the day after 3:00 PM, excepting Filed Day, of course - then all bets are off and caffeine is mandatory, no matter the time of day. I'm usually a one-cup-in-the-morning kind of guy, and it has to be hi-test! My brain would be chocolate pudding if I didn't fire up my one cup coffee maker here at work. I've had this thing since the pandemic when the cafeteria here was shut down and have been using it ever since. The cafeteria brews Starbucks, which to me has always tasted burnt, so I brew my own.
Now, getting to FOBB. What a magnificent job that Jody K3JZD has done by it. Really ...... a PHENOMINAL job! There were 268 Hams who signed up for Bee numbers. The contest had potential representation by 53 S/P/C's. I can't even fathom that! I know not everyone who signed up was actually able to get on the air, for whatever reasons, but still - the level of enthusiasm and excitement that FOBB generates is awesome. When Rich Fisher, KI6SN's health started to decline, FOBB could easily have rode off into the Amateur Radio sunset. But Jody grabbed the horse by the reins and has done a marvelous job promoting the event, and ensuring that the rest of us have a good time. And after all, that's what these Sprints are all about - having a good time and having fun.
Hats off to K3JZD and a very big "Thank You" for all your hard work! And I'm sure that Rich KI6SN is quite proud and grateful as well to see that his baby is still thriving.!
72 de Larry W2LJ
QRP - When you care to send the very least!
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