Ever had an urge to once in a Blue Moon buy me an Icom-706?
Well, lands sake & glory be, your time opportunity has arrived!
On New Years Eve we will be treated to a Blue Moon. The current
definition of a Blue Moon is a second full moon in a calendar
month. Blue Moons occur every two and a half to three years, the
next one being on August 21, 2012. New Years Eve Blue Moons are
more rare, the last being in 1971. Where the term “Blue Moon”
originated no one knows, but it dates to the days of
Shakespeare. Back then it had little to do with the calendar
cycle, but with an actual visibly blue moon appearance, which of
course signaled global calamities in the near future. Sort of a
Middle Ages version of Y2K, the 2012 Mayan calendar end of the
world & Global Warming. So enjoy the moon and thank you in
advance for my new radio. I hope you had the opportunity to
participate in the Graduate Storm Spotter Training webinar that
was held earlier this month. It was very well done and very
informative. If you missed it, the