VE8EV Missing?

I got an email the other day from someone checking on my health. They hadn't heard me on the air or seen anything on my blog recently and they just wanted to know if I was ok. The answer was yes and no. Yes, I'm fine, but no, I'm not ok: I miss my radios! You see, last June I moved into an old house that I've been remodeling. It sits on a very large lot and I have grand plans. There is a room dedicated to being "the shack". There is a roof mounted 80/160m vertical. There is a spot in the front yard assigned for a 70-foot tower with a TH6 and other assorted antennas. There's another spot in the backyard for a free-standing tower to hold up the 40m vertical. Lots of plans but I thought it prudent to finish the house renovations before I started on the important stuff. The fewer distractions the better and as anyone who has ever done any kind of home improvement project knows, it always takes longer and costs more money than planned. Right now, I still have lots to get finished before the towers go up, and my most recent forecast is to be back on the air in time for contest season in October. Coincidentally, that was my forecast last year as well...

IOTA VE8EV/P SO24CW LP

Call: VE8EV/P
Operator(s): VE8EV
Station: VE8EV/P

Class: SO24CW LP
QTH: Sachs Harbour, NT
Operating Time (hrs): 12

Summary:
Band    CW Qs CW Mults Ph Qs Ph Mults
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80:
40:
20:    167     6
15:     31     1
10:
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Total: 198     7     Total Score = 7,490

Club:

Comments:

Island Expedition, NA-129 Banks Island

As predicted, the active geomagnetic conditions and solar flares made for dismal conditions from the polar region. Too much D-layer absorbtion for the low bands and too much aurora for the high bands. I started at 1600z and only made 6 qso's in the first four hours! 20m opened up for Eu sunrise, not strong but steady for a couple of hours and then closed up tight. Only worked a single JA station!

73
John VE8EV