Have Some SAGE For Your Sunday . . .

Love the reference to equipping aircraft with “simple” modular computer components. The F106 had over 5 tons of black boxes in it to function with SAGE. As rude and crude as it all was – damned if it didn’t work – most of the time – LOL! The ground installation equipment is still hard toContinue reading “Have Some SAGE For Your Sunday . . .”

The ionosphere, Shortwave Radio, and Propagation . . .

Do you go from “there’s nothing to listen to on my radio” to “WOW! – there’s a bunch of stuff on my radio” – ASSUMING you have a decent antenna – This is a little dry ( that is an understatement by the way . . . ) but it will help you understand someContinue reading “The ionosphere, Shortwave Radio, and Propagation . . .”

No Judgement – Just putting this out here for you folks . . .

So the whole thing is a fabrication based on the movie “The Day the Earth Stood Still” – or – was the movie put together by the worlds largest propaganda machine ( Hollywood ) to cover up the actual event?? Much like the movie “The Final Countdown” – actual event smoke screened by a movie?Continue reading “No Judgement – Just putting this out here for you folks . . .”

Shortwave Dream Receivers and The Golden Years of Shortwave Listening

Started with a Hallicrafters ( don’t remember the model # ) then got my dream receiver for Christmas – it’s at 9:40 in the video – many others since – but that was still the bestest one! ( at least in my memories – LOL! ) Did you recognize any of these? This next videoContinue reading “Shortwave Dream Receivers and The Golden Years of Shortwave Listening”

A Sunday Matinee for You – From 1961 / X-15 – A “Cold” War Movie

All in all a pretty decent movie – good cast for this one – Davis McLean – Charles Bronson – James Gregory – Ralph Taeger – and in her first feature length role, Mary Tyler Moore / uncredited in his role as narrator is Jimmy Stewart . . . for a pretty good WIKI pageContinue reading “A Sunday Matinee for You – From 1961 / X-15 – A “Cold” War Movie”