I've just returned from a week at the National Association of Broadcasters Convention (NAB) in sin city, Las Vegas.  I attended with 3 other members from our Media team at Valley Baptist Church.

It was very strange to see both AVID and Apple gone from the show.  I spent some time in Sony training sessions and experienced some good stuff.  Great basic HD engineering info and a Cinema school all in one day.  Purchased Zaxworks 3D software finally.  We dined at some of great restaurants and this may have been the best year for SWAG yet. 

I did join the Society of Broadcast Engineers (SBE) after all these years.  I plan to work on certification because that's what you do.  The closest chapter is Fresno.  Maybe we can start a Bakersfield chapter sometime soon.

All of this activity has kept me off the ham bands.  Hope I've not missed any good DX!