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A Portable AM/FM/SW/SSB That Fulfills a Need
My need? I enjoy having a personal radio along whenever I go on vacation. Not just any radio..it has to receive AM/FM/SW and if possible SSB. A radio just makes me feel connected to the world regardless of what … Continue reading
Which has priority: Ham Radio or Fire Pit Construction? (or OCFD, Obsessive Compulsive Firepit Disorder)
Ever since the year I gave my wife a Kodak electronic picture frame for Christmas I always make sure to ask her what she wants. That includes birthdays. This year was no different. My wife turned ____ in July (I’ve … Continue reading
There’s a Grocery Store in my Garage
How much room does anyone have to store groceries, dishes, pans, etc. in the kitchen? For us it always seems that everything is squished into lots of small cupboards. You have to be real careful when you reach for the … Continue reading
Garages are Important Too
Our first home was an apartment. My wife and I both had Camaros (she a 1974 and me a 1971). The cars made their home in the parking lot since there was no garage available. After one year of apartment … Continue reading
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Repairing the Sony ICF-2010
I have several portable shortwave receivers, modern and antique. My favorite modern shortwave is the Sony ICF-2010. I purchased it back in 1989. It was a bit expensive (about $350 as I remember) but I had just received a stipend for … Continue reading
Posted in Occasional Commentary, Radio: Amateur & Broadcast
Tagged 2010, audio, bad, c161, capacitor, DIY, how, ICF-2010, repair, shortwave, Sony, to
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The Search for Capacitance (an electronic value, not a religion)
I like to collect, use, and repair old radios. Anyone who spends much time learning about old radios will soon enough come across interesting electronic test equipment, vintage and new. The old has style and (often) accuracy. The new has … Continue reading
Posted in Modern Technology, Occasional Commentary, Radio: Amateur & Broadcast
Tagged "General Radio", 1611-A, 740-B, computer interface, GR, multimeter, rs232, tekpower, tp4000ZC
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How I Lost My Admin Password and Survived
It all started simply enough. I started up Windows Vista and when the logon screen appeared I clicked on my avatar. I was not using a password so I expected to immediately see my familiar desktop (nice country snow scene … Continue reading
Posted in Modern Technology, Occasional Commentary
Tagged admin, administrator, gui, image file, iso, linux, lost, ophcrack, password, profile service failed the logon, UAC, user account control, vista
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The Seagate Backup Plus, a Way Cool Portable Hard Drive
My desktop computer is seven years old. It’s a HP Pavilion a6000n PC and it works great. But then just like pets, all computers eventually meet their demise. I don’t know when mine will go up in smoke (may it be … Continue reading
Maintaining the 1941 Buick Roadmaster
All old cars have problems. Some problems are truly serious ones and others are purely cosmetic. My ’41 Buick had plenty of problems when I purchased it, but none of them prevented me from driving it 90 miles just to … Continue reading →