Hello

This may be the last thing y'all hear outta me, but maybe not. It's real nice to be back in Rhode Island, the state with no street signs. The overall effect could be perfected by not allowing numbers on buildings, or signage of any kind. It really makes a sailor feel welcome. But I digress.

The amateur radio community has made me welcome, and for that I am grateful. I like the good bunch of ham folks around here.

That we are all QRP'ers should make you a little skeptical about me. But it's alright. My operating philosophy has less to do with pedantics and more to do with Annie Oakley and the Treaty of Greenville.

We are recently returned to Middletown, RI from a Navy tour in Yokosuka, Japan, where my call was JE1GWN. It's good to be back, and I really do appreciate being able once again to swap WX reports with Cleveland and St. Louis. Also, Rhode Island is more rare than Japan, so my QSL count should improve.

Thank you one and all for the opportunity to participate in this fine club. 73 Ric