5th
October
2021
It could be that I’ve delayed this one job for too long. I have an antenna, and I have special test equipment that will verify that antenna and let me know the fund stuff: resonant points, SWR, etc. The test gear is battery operated, and after finding things “dead in the water”, I’ve put it on trickel charge.
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28th
May
2021
I came across a heroic tale, this afternoon. Details of the communications systems on board the Titanic. Not quite as shown/imagined in a famous movie. No matter. The ship sank, and we know most of the story.
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posted in ham radio, history |
14th
May
2021
I don’t want to take the blame for the decline of American manufacturing. Sure, I could have bought more stuff, but my limited resources would never have kept all of those small factories open. And maybe I should have purchased more new things; the flea markets never protected a single job in industry. However, I did what I could, along the way.
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11th
May
2021
They are back! With a buzz and a whir, the first of the sugar hawks arrived at our front side feeder, this morning. Of course, I took the time to record the sighting on a special website that has a daily map update going on, for years. Yes, I can check back to see if this is early or late arrival. No, I haven’t.
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posted in ham radio, health |
6th
April
2021
As proof of my patience, today the Fedex van returned. Not to get stuck in the ditch, but to deliver a purchas made bacin in August of last year. In real time, eight months. I pandemic time, meh.
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27th
October
2020
Imagine! In the last six weeks, we have had three general provincial elections. And in all three, the incumbents appear to have won the prize. Other than the obvious cost of conducting such a “test the pulse of the people” exercise, we can confirm that the will for change, any change right now, is non-existent. Yes, I hear the cries of those in the wilderness. How they want a new premier or prime minister. Doesn’t look like that’s about to happen.
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posted in ham radio, politics |
25th
September
2020
Try two… I had to pause and reactivate my software, because ten years is a lifetime. I wonder if anyone ever asks why. In my case, when something actually works, without a hassle, I keep it around. In passing, there’s a machine with WordStar around here. In case of an emergency.
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10th
September
2020
Ham radio operators (some of them) are fascinated by readiness. Things like keeping a portable radio with batteries, in a small bag, in case you get called to take care of an impending emergency. In fact, some of the mainstream magazines get into the game, publishing “bug out bag” photos. As someone that stays close to home, I have never paid much attention.
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posted in ham radio, health |
28th
June
2020
Here we are, late in the afternoon on the final weekend in June. Only because FB brought it to my attention, I realized that the amateur radio community on this continent is starting to clean up from another Field Day exercise. This is one of those events where I should have got involved; I have the time, the field, the equipment and the knowledge. Trapped in my bubble, I haven’t even plugged in the radio. Next year.
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21st
June
2020
Summer makes it easy to throw a whole winter of good habits out the window. Food: where you can get in the car and find a food truck, or a canteen, or a restaurant with a window that sells take-away food. Not to be confused with tonight’s destination that advertised food to “sortir”. Dictionaries don’t always provide the “mot juste”, just saying.
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