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Now THIS Is Interesting!

Typical morning – a little dx – a little reading – ran across this thread at radio reference dot com – now this caught my attention – I literally wiped a refurb (new to me) windows box out trying to get a dongle running – instant paperweight! Wiped out the USB link library – poofContinue reading “Now THIS Is Interesting!”

Airspy HF+ Discovery

Finally – a look at the Airspy HF+ Discovery – one of the best SDR’s out there for the money – SWL FREQUENCY RANGE – 0.5Khz to 31Mhz / vhf coverage 64Mhz to 260Mhz / FM Broadcast BAND 64Mhz – 118Mhz / VHF Aviation Band 118Mhz to 280Mhz. The primary coverage freq’s for SWL –Continue reading “Airspy HF+ Discovery”

Hear What You’re Not Supposed To Hear| The AM Radio Trick

So much of the information YOU are absorbing is literally being spoon fed in order to get a given reaction and thought process out of YOU – PSYOP anyone? The vast majority of the “network” radio shows you listen to are pretty much ALL scripted – designed to either lead or drag YOU in aContinue reading “Hear What You’re Not Supposed To Hear| The AM Radio Trick”

You and Office Safety

I don’t remember this particular film – and yes boys and girls you actually got to watch films on workplace safety during orientation – the vast majority were a total hoot! Depending on your given employer you got to sit and watch stupidity like this prior to doing “the job”. Old timey rule of thumbContinue reading “You and Office Safety”

A Good Score to Start the Day! – Radio Mosoj Chaski and a “Fight Club” Update!

A 10kilowatt station at 3310kHz in Bolivia – with the Airspy HF+ Discovery/SDRConsole(V3)/LoopOnGround(LOG) – Tuesday app. 2230 UTC A 10,000 watt station out of Bolivia – every once in a while I think about replacing the airspy and then grab something like this – same antenna/same time this didn’t even show up on any ofContinue reading “A Good Score to Start the Day! – Radio Mosoj Chaski and a “Fight Club” Update!”

The Venerable KC-135 – “Nobody kicks ass without tanker gas” . . .

And here we are 7 decades later and those KC-135 tankers are just as important as they ever was . . . Have Fun! – Run the Gun! – and remember – Fish Heads are Cheap!!

Strategic Air Command at Forbes Air Force Base

Most folks today tend to scoff at the premise of the movie “Strategic Air Command” – surely (and my name ain’t Shirley!) they wouldn’t do something like that to a “famous” ballplayer like “Dutch” Holland. Wanna bet? Dad was in the Merchant Marine in WW2 – had a ship torpedoed and sunk whilst he wasContinue reading “Strategic Air Command at Forbes Air Force Base”

The Switchboard – For Lack of a Better Term – Explained . . .

One of the nice things about the Switchboard (it is a board with a bunch of switches on it – right?) is the ability to choose between 5 different antennas without having to disconnect and reconnect coax. That gets really old really fast. Bruce – 5 different antennas – REALLY?? Isn’t there one antenna thatContinue reading “The Switchboard – For Lack of a Better Term – Explained . . .”

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!!