[NCC] 2022 K8AZ Open House CANCELLED

[Edward Polack]

Thanks Tom and all, probably a wise decision as this virus is progressing. All stay well and hope for a better year.
Ed , K8IV

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> On Jan 5, 2022, at 4:08 PM, Jim K8MR via NCC <ncc at contesting.com> wrote:
> 
> 
> Tom -
> A wise decision for the reasons listed.
> However, Saturday January 15 is a bad time for any sort of meeting - the North America QSO Party - CW will be running then.
> Sunday evening would work much better. The ARRL January VHF SS will be going on, but that is generally a sleep producing event.
> 73 & Happy New Year to All !
> 
> 
> 
> Jim   K8MR
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: tleek8az <tleek8az at gmail.com>
> To: ncc at contesting.com
> Cc: mrrc at contesting.com
> Sent: Wed, Jan 5, 2022 1:47 pm
> Subject: [NCC] 2022 K8AZ Open House CANCELLED
> 
> To the NCC Warriors (with a copy to the members of MRRC):
> 
> Happy New Year to all.
> 
> Per my 12/23 message to the members of NCC, many of you are aware that I
> was having concerns about resuming the K8AZ Open house in January, 2022,
> given the recent and increasing rise in COVID-19 infections and
> hospitalizations.  I requested comments and suggestions about moving
> forward with festivities in that email.  I did receive several thoughtful
> comments -- but none supported actually conducting things as tentatively
> scheduled.
> 
> I know that most of the usual attendees of the open house are at or near
> the critical age, and some also have other conditions that warrant
> additional concern.  And, frankly, in the last two weeks, the numbers have
> gotten worse, not better.
> 
> Although the newer Omicron strain appears to be less severe and less deadly
> (although perhaps more contagious) than the Delta strain, saying that
> conducting that the party would "only" risk putting folks in quarantine or
> in the hospital (and not actually killing them) does not strike me as a
> compelling reason to gather together a bunch of old(er) hams into a smaller
> closed space and share with them finger food, dips, nosh and slow-moving
> air.  So, with significant regret, I am canceling the 2022 K8AZ Open House.
> 
> To the NCC members:  We will likely arrange for a Zoom meeting of NCC,
> tentatively the afternoon or evening of January 15, with a final date and
> time to be confirmed once I huddle with K3LR.
> 
> Please email me if you have questions or issues with the foregoing.
> 
> Happy 2022 to all.  And hopefully I will see you all someday soon.
> 
> 73, Tom, K8AZ
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