The introduction to the latest story, The Second Rock had a lot of eyes on it this week. For those interested in following along I plan to release a new chapter every two weeks until that story has been told.

But it was the Honor Roll’s Age Problem that generated the most feedback. Almost all of it negative (some downright hateful) which makes me wonder if anyone actually read it? I didn’t take a side, nor did I endorse changing the current program in any way, I only reported what I heard, the DX Committee might make changes yet this year or they might kick the can down the road again. Either way, I don’t have a dog in this fight as DXCC Honor Roll isn’t on my radar.

In emergency radio news, a 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck western Colombia near San José del Palmar in Chocó yesterday, causing damage in Cali, Pereira, Quibdó, Manizales, and surrounding areas. CO2JC, Carlos Alberto Santamaría González, IARU Region 2 Emergency Coordinator, reported that the Colombian Amateur Radio League (LCR) and affiliated operators were working with the Colombian Red Cross to support damage assessment and emergency communications in affected areas including the Coffee Axis, the Pacific coast, Pereira, Dos Quebradas, Manizales, Medellín, and Cali. Amateur radio operators are asked to keep clear the emergency frequencies: 3.985, 7.060, 7.240, 7.275, 14.300, 18.160, 21.360, and 146.520 MHz simplex for possible relief traffic.