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Feed line Issues Revisited
How do you weather-proof your feed line connections and the coax itself? Some coax claims to be direct-bury or buriable (my word processor spell check does not like that word). Just cover it over with dirt and forget about it. … Continue reading
Impressions from a ride home
It’s a crowded parking lot. If I back the truck out straight and then swing left there will be plenty of room to then go out the way I came in. Why is that guy turning back to look at … Continue reading
Posted in Occasional Commentary
Tagged 95, arrest, cuffed, detained, driving, handcuffed, interstate, police, Route, turkeys
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Netflix Instant Picks for September
I once again have what I believe is an impressive batch of movies that are all offered as Instant View (streaming) selections through Netflix. All of the featured flicks on this list rate 10/10 on my scale. As a bonus I … Continue reading
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Tagged dvd, film, Instant, movie, Netflix, recommendations, review, streaming, video
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Getting The Coax In
How many different techniques for bringing a signal into the shack have you experimented with? I’ve tried a number of them. My first shack, outfitted with a Heathkit HW-101 transceiver, was in the basement. Immediately to the left of the HW-101 … Continue reading
Netflix Instant Picks for August
My wife and I love to watch movies and our favorite way of doing that is by accessing our Netflix account. Some of the movies come in the mail as DVD’s. The other way we watch them is directly on the … Continue reading
Installing a new Antenna: Gap Titan DX
Moving day was full of wind, rain, and flying November leaves. The day was made even drearier since my ham radio antenna (a used Gap Titan DX vertical) along with lawn furniture and a ladder were all stolen the day … Continue reading
Small Objects
I have always had a fascination for small objects. They never had to be flashy or very valuable; they just had to be interesting and possibly unique. I remember a military cap, the kind with a stiff bill out front, … Continue reading
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Tagged 1939, accessory, antiques, collectibles, desk, fair, Lufkin, minerallac, mustarole, statiscope, world's
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How to Read Digital Library Books on Your iPad
I read electronic books on my Kindle. The easy way to get them is to download from the Internet various free items (public domain) or purchase them directly from Amazon. The difficult way is to download them from my online … Continue reading
Attack of the Killer Drones
What makes you queasy or freaked out? For some people it can be as little as a dirty diaper in need of changing. For others it is the sight of blood or the smell of vomit. The situation that is … Continue reading
Netflix Instant Picks for November, 2011
Television. In my humble opinion, it really is the pits. I can’t seem to find anything that I care to watch. Most of the time I would rather read a book or do a little ham radio. Television just does … Continue reading →