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