We’re now having yo-yo weather. That is, daytime temperatures getting up around 60° but nighttime temps below freezing. There’s even snow in the forecast for tonight.

Spring seems to be fairly late coming but, in looking at blog entries from past years, I seem to be saying that every year. Patience is a virtue … enjoyed by few.

I met with my contracting company this morning and got three more assignments. They all have to do with the same website I revised last Monday. So, I’ve spent much of the afternoon working on getting a full working copy of the website on my computer so I can do the work without breaking the production website.

The other thing that has been going on is issues with my ham radio equipment. In late March I saw a very good deal on a new (actually a refurb) transceiver and jumped on it. When I finally got an antenna up and the radio connected, I could find ham radio traffic, but when I pushed the transmit button, nothing happened. I exchanged some emails with the store where I bought the radio and worked through their suggestions. Still no ability to transmit. So, today the unit went back to the manufacturer to get fixed as it’s still under warranty. Maybe by the end of the month it’ll be on it’s way back here.

That isn’t the only issue, though. My handheld radio suddenly stopped working. A week ago Sunday it was working great. A couple of days later it was completely dead. I bought this radio used and it’s well out of warranty. However, the service depot will look at it for $35 and tell me what it’ll take to get it fixed. If the cost is less than a hundred dollars, I’ll get it fixed. If it’s more than that, I’ll look around to buy another unit. I’ve seen the same unit selling recently on eBay for about $120.

So two radios are now on their way in to (hopefully) get fixed. I’m sure hoping the problem with the transceiver isn’t something I’m doing wrong!

TTFN!