That’s a good question.

I acquired my Technician license in 2004.  My original desire was to be active with our local storm spotting group.  And I was, for a brief while.

But after that, between work and family, this hobby became something that I let atrophy.  I would occasionally hit an active net, but that was it.  I had also heard about this warm, welcoming group of people that would be glad to answer questions, and mentor newcomers.  Unfortunately, 2 Hamfests (Birmingham and Montgomery) and 1 BARC meeting quickly showed me that wasn’t the case.  That left me discouraged, and quite frankly, turned off to the entire ‘world’ of Amateur Radio.

Fast forward to 2016.  I’ve decided to work on upgrading my Technician license, to General class.  I’ve activated this domain to help stay accountable to others, as well as share what I’m learning along the way.