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02-21-2026 - 5:30 AM - Good Morning! It's Saturday, and other than playing on the radio, I have no real plans. As usual, I start the day with CW (Morse code) running in the background. The CB Radio is quite dead. The band has yet to open, and I hear no local traffic on Channel 19. Of course, 99% or truckers pass through town without saying a word on the radio. There is a local Amateur Radio group that meets informally at a local restaurant on Saturday mornings. Let's see what the day brings. My Folgers Black Silk coffee is ready.

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02-20-2026 - 6:00 AM - Good Morning! It's Friday, and the first day of the rejuvenated Hobby Radio Craze journal! The CB Radio band is quiet right now, but that's okay. It will be screaming later this afternoon. I haven't turned on the Yaesu 857D yet. The scanner radio is alive with the "usual suspects" for my area. The nearby state prison, the city transit buses, and the local school buses keep me entertained. As the day unfolds, I'll be gathering interesting news for your edification and enjoyment. Well, my Folgers Black Silk coffee is ready. Check back throughout the day.

--- 7:00 AM - I've had my eye on the Uniden PC78LTXFM Professional Dual-Mode AM/FM CB Radio. I really want to try FM on local communications. It should work great in my small town, where you can see from one side of town to the other.

--- 4:30 PM - The CB Radio band is in full swing this afternoon. I hear traffic on 20 of the 40 channels. Of course, the usual DX channels are loaded.

--- 5:00 PM - For the last two years, I have been making CW (Morse code) contacts in the Amateur (ham) Radio Parks on the Air® program. I think I have contacted 650 unique state and/or federal parks so far. I'll start posting those as I make them.