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Normally, during this golden autumn in the Vosges, I would activate the summits I haven’t been to yet this year. … and there are still quite a few!

My summit activities in the last few weeks have been rather restrained… and that will remain the case for the next few months.

In March, I injured my knee while running down DM/BW-047 in the snow. X-rays and MRI showed a torn meniscus and cartilage damage. The treatment of choice would be surgery. However, I gradually improved, and the pain subsided.

My activations soon returned to their usual level. Shortly after my trip to the Elbe Sandstone Mountains (DM/SX), my knee suddenly deteriorated again. At times, I could only walk backward.

I’m doing reasonably well at the moment - but I’ll be going under the knife at the end of November… and after that, a period of convalescence begins. I still hope to earn a few bonus points at the beginning of next year.

At the moment, I’m not very good on my feet. But since I’m addicted to outdoor radio, I rely on short routes with little elevation gain.

There are tons of POTA references in Alsace… which also takes me to new areas… - nevertheless - it’s not the same, and I miss the summits now.

For now, I’m putting my trust in the Doc’s technical skills and am already looking forward to the summits, which will still be there next year.

73 Armin

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Get well soon Armin!

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Armin Get well soon! And thanks a lot for the hard and difficult S2S sorry for sending repeated times 7 instead 6, the key was covered with dust and became crazy (I also became crazy!) I hope we can manage many more S2S

73 de JP3PPL

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Hello Armin,

wish you the best. I think I could feel a bit like you. Since yesterday I’m back from the rehabilitation clinic after a surgery (not my knee but the hip). If all will be ok I may activate one or two summits near the end of the year.

73 Ludwig

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Good luck Amin. Yes the’s something magical about snow.

73

Ron

VK3AFW

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I wish you a speedy recovery, Armin. I hope to hear from you soon from the summits.

73 Marcial

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Wishing you a speedy and full recovery!

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Alles Gute für deine OP und danach eine schnelle und vollständige Erholung!

Heinz

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Wishing you a rapid recovery!

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Come on, Armin, get well soon!

73 Fabio

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Speedy recovery Armin. I hope we hear you from the summits soon.

GL 73 Marek

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Get well soon, Armin. Ideal time to prepare new antennas.

Sure the doctor will fix your knee and you’ll get it warrantee for the next 20 years of new summits.

Grüss 73 Ignacio

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Hello friends

Thank you for your good wishes… I’m also very optimistic. I have great confidence!

@JP3PPL - Takeo - Yes, the conditions were difficult… QSB from S4 to inaudibility… all the better that it worked. It was my only DX this morning.

@DH8WN - Ludwig - you’re a bit ahead then. :+1:

@EA2BD - Ignacio - …that’s right! I’ll be doing a lot of tinkering!! :innocent:

Over the last few days, I’ve visited a few “parks”… which is possible without walking long distances.

I’ll be in Dijon for a week at the end of October, and I’ve also picked out a few summits in the area where I can (almost) drive to the top: FL/VL-063, FL/VL-045, FL/VL-052, FL/VL-051, FL/VL-040. We’ll see what I can do with them. Normally it would be significantly more… :expressionless_face:

73 Armin

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Dear Armin,

You never know how wealthy you are when you are healthy … I also have some health problems that put a sudden break in my exponentially growing number of activations :frowning: . I also miss the mountains very much :frowning:

I hope you get well soon!

73 de Martin / HB9GVW

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