Catching Up & Looking Forward...

It has been busy since the big Thursday bust.  I went out of town for a couple of day to the Dayton Hamfest.  For those unfamiliar with the Dayton Hamfest, it is the largest gathering of amateur radio operators in the world every year.  Dealers and equipment manufactures show off their new wares and you can find just about anything in the flea market area.  My flea market find was a 25 year old mobile antenna made for public safety.  It was brand new and never opened. 

Of course before I left for the hamfest, there was one tiny bit of excitement.  There was a storm cell which moved across Howard County just after midnight which showed rotation on radar.  Unfortunately it was a bit unexpected and getting spotters out to look at the storm and determine rotation was a challenge.  The good news is we managed to get some eyes on it and even better news is nothing touched down in Howard County.  There was a brief lowering in Grant County which touched the ground but caused no damage. 

The week coming up doesn't look favorable for practice for the Indianapolis 500.  Rain chances are there Monday through Thursday.  The bigger teams will be ok with limited practice time but smaller teams will need the on track time to get up to speed.  I will be at the track Friday, Saturday, & Sunday and I expect a lot of action and the early forecast looks good but as always, anything can change so stay tuned...