Here's a short video from the BBC: |
Thursday, August 21, 2008
Monday, August 4, 2008
Very good lightning safety article on eHam
"Buildings which are NOT SAFE are those with exposed openings. These include beach shacks, picnic shelters, pavilions, carports, and baseball dugouts. Porches are especially dangerous." Read the complete story at here. It could save your life .. or a family members! |
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
A cool video from MIT
This is a fascinating video on the life cycle of the subminiature vacuum tube.
http://techtv.mit.edu/file/1125/
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Wednesday, June 4, 2008
TS-440 Goop removed!
Back in March I reported that my TS-440 had the "dreaded dots" problems because of a "goop" that had been used when it was built. This goop becomes conductive with age and causes the display to show only dots. I have now removed the goop using only elbow grease! I just used an x-acto knife, a small screwdriver and my fingernail. I used the knife to remove the bigs pieces and the screwdriver to remove it off the PCB. I would unsolder a part and then scape off any goop using my fingernail and then solder it back in. I haven't powered the radio back up yet to test it, but I will soon and report back. Click on the above image for a closer look.
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
Dayton recap
I got back from Dayton Sunday night and we had a great trip. I went with Ron, WQ1Z and Al, W1WDX and we all had a good time. It was my first trip to Dayton and it won't be my last. There was so much to see that I certainly could have gone all 3 days and still could have seen more. I spoke to Martin F. Jue, the president of MFJ Enterprises. He's a nice, soft-spoken gentleman that was really a pleasure to talk to and he even gave me an eyeball QSL card. He spoke with me about the new pass-thru devices for getting cables into the home. There were lots of deals to be found, but I really didn't buy all that much. If you are a Ham and have never been, you really owe it to yourself to see what it is like. Now I'm looking forward to Boxboro this summer, as it will be like Dayton but just on a smaller scale.
Friday, May 16, 2008
First day in Dayton
I spent the whole day looking for bargains and I found quite a few. One day is not enough, so I'm glad we are staying for two days. I met Martin F. Jue (owner of MFJ) and he is a very nice man and gave me an eyeball QSL card. I learned that there is a lot of cool stuff out there and that you really need to be in good shape for all the walking! I did check out the flea market, but didn't see anything I wanted. I'll report more later.
Thursday, April 10, 2008
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