In April, I had the tremendous opportunity to visit Cuba legally and spend some time with Cuban radio amateurs (radioaficionados in Spanish) that I had met on the air during the SBARC Tuesday Night Digital Modes/ATV Net using 40m JT-65 from my QTH on the Mesa. It was an incredible experience to make a digital HF contact with a Cuban ham and then be in his living room three months later!
When I returned to home to the States in May, I decided to write about it and see if the ARRL and QST would have any interest in such an article.