I've been retired for 5 years in Ohio. Omicron touched few family members after our Christmas party. They felt like a flu without fewer for a week and now everyone is fine, thanks God.
Ham radio? Ha… Last time I used it in 1960-th when was in an Arm forces . Staple like handle, managed to transmit a lot of numbers per minute ( 1-st place in communication battalion), reward – one week of vacation , it was big deal in those days of cold war