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You Ever Wonder – What Is a Sad Ham?

Besides the ones that got left at the grocery store during the Easter rush . . . People ask me – Bruce, why have you never gotten an amateur radio license? Two Reasons – Come May of 2027 it will be 64 years of chasing signals – and I have never gotten bored with it.Continue reading “You Ever Wonder – What Is a Sad Ham?”

Maine Air National Guard 101st Air Refueling Wing (WPXT-TV 51 July 19, 1988)

Ran across this little gem – PFC! (Pretty Fucking Cool!) Have Fun! – Run the Gun! – and remember – Fish Heads are Cheap!!

No Such Thing . . .

There is no such thing as a rule/ordinance/regulation/statute/law – whatever terminology you want to use – no matter how trivial – that one of our heroes in blue won’t flashbang your baby in its crib/shoot your dog/beat you to death/shoot you/burn your house down with you in it for – “officer safety” . . .Continue reading “No Such Thing . . .”

Ground Loops

OOPS! – Wrong ground loop – LMAO! If you spend enough time digging through YouTube videos on SWL (Short Wave Listening) and amateur radio antennas you will run into Loop On Ground antennas for receiving. The simple fact is that they do work – not a miracle cure-all for all situations – but rather thinkContinue reading “Ground Loops”

All Paws On Deck!

There was a deck on this (that’s being charitable) when we bought it – should have been replaced about a dozen years ago. It was right in between real rough and hey! – it just leaned plumb over and laid down into the yard next door . . . Tracked down a guy that doesContinue reading “All Paws On Deck!”

Took a Quickie “Turn and Burn” Road Trip

So I drove to Hot Spring SD and back – 13 hours – gas stop – about an hour break – gas stop – and home – talk about feeling like a hot steaming pile of puppy poop the next day -Oh My!! – 794 miles in a hurry . . . Ex – sonContinue reading “Took a Quickie “Turn and Burn” Road Trip”

More Radio Stuff & Busy Busy Besides

retire they said – it will be fun – you will have so much time on your hands they said So this was what I started with . . . first the loop and random wire – then added the discone . . . left to right – random wire – PRO 1B loop –Continue reading “More Radio Stuff & Busy Busy Besides”

RIP Bonnie Tyler

Have Fun! – Run the Gun! – and remember – Fish Heads are Cheap!!

Friday Music : 2525 Accurate? Or Not?

If I get some time I will stick some music “stuff” together for you – but today is a parts gathering day to finish the 30 foot vertical antenna – hopefully sometime this next week . . . Have Fun! – Run the Gun! – and remember – Fish Heads are Cheap!!

In May of 1941 . . .

If you haven’t seen it – it’s well worth the watch – or watch it again! If you want the Cliff Notes version . . . the actors did an incredible job through body language/mannerisms and such of conveying “But for the Grace of God – there go I” – there was no cheering ofContinue reading “In May of 1941 . . .”