For more than a year I have been serving as an "Elmer" to Carlos, WD6Y, in his efforts to build a 70cm EME station. An "Elmer" is defined as a mentor; an experienced operator who tutors newer operators.
Recently Carlos sent me a photo of the current configuration of his station. In one corner of the photo a Moon Globe caught my attention. (See photo at Left. Click on any photo to see a larger image.)
In my next email to him I added the following post script: 
"P.S. I like the moon globe behind the IQ+ receiver!"
Yesterday my wife picked up the mail and there was a box from Amazon. She asked what I had purchased and I said, "I'll have to open it and see because I can't remember having any orders outstanding."
Later that night I opened the Amazon box and found a Beautiful Gift Bag from Amazon. I proceeded to carefully open the bag (so that my wife could re-use it at a later time if she wanted.) Inside was the box you can see on the Right and I believe THIS is that product on the Amazon web site.
I waited until today to see about putting a battery in it. But, when I started to open the battery compartment, I found there was just a small plastic tab I needed to remove to activate the included and installed batteries. One pull and the Moon Globe lit up when the switch was flipped!
It did not take long for me to find a suitable place to put the lighted Moon Globe. On August 21, 2017, I traveled to Sweetwater, TN, with my great friend, Karl, K8KT (SK) to view the Lunar Eclipse. I took quite a few images (see the best HERE) but my favorite was the "Diamond Ring" photo and I had that one professionally printed. As you can see in the photo on the Left, it now prominently hangs on the wall of my shack. It is also on my EME QSL (see it HERE.)
I was totally SURPRISED to receive this thoughtful gift from WD6Y and can not be MORE THANKFUL! The gift itself is a minor item but the thoughtfulness of the sender was immense! (Plus, my wife is especially appreciative for the Gift Bag!)
THANK YOU, Carlos!
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