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Alright, well, Starner, you've been sick. Glad you're starting to recover a bit and that you found something to keep you occupied while you're sick. There's a QESDR set up, one that's near you so you can get...that's often a good idea to check out one that's close by so you can get some expectation about what you might be able to receive in your own area. Yeah, it's amazing how fast people can send CW. I know that decoders are famously kind of poor at decoding CW unless it is also machine-generated. So, I mean, I've seen mixed results, but that's what's amazing to me is that the ear can actually do better in terms of filtering and decoding CW sometimes than a much more advanced digital recorder, you know, decoder. But I hope you're feeling better soon and 732, you have a good night. Alright, let's go back to Mike, K1MTR. Mike, please come ahead. Hey there, everybody, and thank you for the skip there because I was under the West Seattle Bridge and I've been told in the past that I get a horrible reception there. So, anyway, quick little critter report. The kitties are starting to venture farther and farther away from the table that they like to hide under. They're a little month and a week old, I believe, now. They're making a lot of racket and just enjoying their little furry selves. They're not quite to the furry territory yet, but they're getting pretty close. They're just absolutely a blast. And then, of course, the best part about it is when you pick one up and you start scratching its belly or scratching it behind the ears and you hear the little purrr sound and it's just wonderful. So, yeah, my little kittens, all nine of them, are doing absolutely wonderful. And as far as my radio report, so I don't know if I told you all on the night net that I'm trying to build a wire-zack station out in the Spanaway area there. And one of the things I've been trying to do is I've been trying to find one of the FTM-400 head mounts. They had a little head mount that you tape down onto a flat surface and it would hold the radio's head since the radio itself didn't do that. And I have not had any luck with it. I have not been able to get a hold of Yaesu parts. And then it just dawned on me. I have a 3D printer. I know how to use Tinkercad. So this morning, before I left for work, I designed a desk mount that will fit right on the edge of the shelf and it will hold the FTM-100's head in place. And hopefully when I get home, all the sizes will be appropriate. I just guessed. I didn't take out any measurements so I didn't feel like getting out of bed to do that. Yeah, I know, lazy me. But, yeah, if not, I'll just tweak it and reprint it. I got a nice printer that does a pretty good job. So, yeah, that's hopefully waiting for me when I get home. And that's about all I got for tonight. This is K1MDR.