The wonder of J-Poles
The Alinco is run by three AA batteries and I keep it in my purse for emergencies, although, my mobile phone is better for that. The Yeasu, I use primarily. Only problem is I hear fine, but people say they receive a scratchy signal. While there is as many configurations out there as there are […]
Is Ham Radio still relevant?
I recently took the classes in Anacortes, passed the class and soon afterward, received my license in the mail. I was now an amateur radio operator, technician class. Whoo Hoo! Now, to put into practice all that I have learned. The woman in the picture here is, Florence Violet McKenzie who back in the 1890’s […]
Memories, cue the music!
Vivid memories. Everyone has them. Good memories and bad memories. They are with you always. Sometimes all it takes to have them be real again is a smell or a glimpse of something innocuous. I don’t know about you, but music brings images and memories flooding back to me. A certain song is heard and […]
Fluid Dynamics
First of all, college was a pain. Boring classes and way too many keggers. Somehow I managed to get through it, not once but twice. Math or anything that required math was as bad as the sound of fingernails scraping on a blackboard. It was years later before I realized how important the things I […]
A Perfect Moment in Time
A perfect moment in time. A perfect gift in an imperfect world. The summer of 2000 was one of the more hectic times of my life. I had just traded the safety and security of living on Whidbey Island for the busier lifestyle of Seattle. By mid-July I needed a break. The past few years […]
