I had a nice QSO with an old friend and Masonic brother, W9ELF, this morning. He took a moment to figure out who I was but once he did we had an enjoyable chat. He told me that they’d started a radio club (W9IMH) for the residents at the Indiana Masonic Home in Franklin, and that I could join as an associate member if I wanted.
He was coming in pretty well, hitting the 700 repeater from just south of Franklin on an HT. I was impressed. That’s about 30 miles from me and the repeater is just about exactly two miles north of me.