The last week has been an interesting one for my ham radio hobby. A month ago, I announced to the local club that I would run for the position of Secretary. The elections occured Friday night, where only one of the old officers was removed from their office. The president, Jack Weeks (K8RT) was replaced by John Young (N8JY). My competiton has been in office for a couple of years now, and I thought it would be a nice change to get fresh blood into the group’s leadership. I found out from one of the individuals involved in counting the votes, after the fact, that out of 56 votes submitted, I actually had 12. Now, that seems abyssmal, but I have only been attending club meetings for less than a year, and many of the members have no idea who I am. So, I did not win, but I did get my name out there, as well as my opinions. I will have a much better chance next year of getting the into an office.
Those of you who live in the Midwest know that there were some heavy storms last night. While nothing came of them, in terms of tornadoes or hail, the lightning formed dramatic bursts across the sky, while the thunder boomed through every home and business. The National Weather Service in Cleveland did activate the Skywarn net, in case anything were to happen. While the net result of the storms was just a little flooding in a few streets, we are expected to see more severe weather later in the week.