Friday Music – Short But Good

Completely forgot to put this together last night and just not feeling the love this morning – but I put this together for all y’all – “Patchouli” album by Ben Atkins at the bottom makes up for this abbreviated Friday Music – or it doesn’t – either way – enjoy!

Ain’t sure where this one came from – but here it is for you . . .

And this was easy – I had it playing in the background and I’m like – Why not? . . .

Have a good weekend folks . . .

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

Air Spy Discovery HF+

I finally took a deeeep breath and boxed up the eton 750 and brought the computer and monitor down hooked up the Air Spy – less than a week in using it exclusively and I have to admit – I’m hooked. For a desktop set-up – SDR is the way to go. There is a learning curve – as with almost anything – but it is worth the effort . . .

Got mine from Nevada Radio in the UK – ended up slightly more than buying here – but didn’t have to have a thing to do with PAYFUCKPAL . . .

Realize one thing folks – SDR receivers don’t replace any of these – within their design uses these are all good receivers – especially the sweetheart on the bottom . . .

This next one?? I will run it as long as it ( or me ) lasts – I truly enjoy digging signals out with the DX 160 . . .

And for a “portable” – the Sony ICF-2010 is an absolute stellar receiver – performance wise most of these are equally up to the task of SWL – So the question becomes “Why SDR?”

The ability to “see” at a glance 8.5XX to 9.1XX – and any signals worth listening to – another benefit – it is very easy to clarify SSB signals . . .

Have a quick listen to message traffic on 8.992 upper side band on the HFGCS – this is a bit of a 55 character message – station was using the call sign “symbolic” . . .

Rabbit Hole Alert – Just reading a portion of the stuff out there on the web about the military com system will snow you under – good luck!

My partners in crime helping me listen to shortwave . . .

Conditions this morning – 5am to 6am central – were very good – was listening to Yemen yesterday afternoon about 2pm central – very strange – but – conditions are the key – you can have the biggest bestest antenna ever – and if the conditions are poor – you are just not going to hear much – if the conditions are right you can just about listen on your can opener . . .

The Chameleon Antenna CHA RXL Pro Receive Loop Antennas RXL-PRO – from DXEngineering– has caught my eye – there may be one in my future at some point – who knows?? Performance wise? – not a lot of difference over a long wire antenna – however it has two null spots that can be rotated ( if mounted on a rotator ) to help cancel out noise . . .

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

SMKW June ’23 New Stuff & BladeHq Pocket Checks @ Blade Show 2023

I really like the first one from Jack Wolf Knives – but I just can’t take a deep enough breath to buy one – and as soon as they are in stock I’m ordering the last one in the video – Rough Ryder “Big Ass Bowie” RR2272 – pure lust! – LMAO . . .

If you could go for free – but only ONE – Blade Show or Shot Show??

What’s in YOUR pocket?

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

Strange Days Indeed – or – How about an Original Psy-op??

The Powers That Be need to get some new script writers – you think??

The F104 Star Fighter – an absolute hot rod – 1400 miles an hour for about 20 minutes – and you better have a tanker waiting . . .

And Las Vegas – is ANYONE surprised by that?

Some good clips of Building 500 with the old Atlas missile in front of it in this next one – the Atlas? – It’s out in front of the SAC museum nowadays . . .

And one more for you . . .

I am seriously not in a mood for a rant – but let’s go this far – in order to save us all, the world will have to unite under a common government – to save the ______! Insert whatever you want – children / whales / environment / Bud Light sales – whatever . . .

For Fucks Sake – I wish they would get some new talent in their writers pool – this shit is getting old . . .

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

Saturday Matinee Double Feature! – “Radar Men From the Moon” & “Zombies of the Stratosphere” – Republic serials

A double feature for you folks – “Zombies of the Stratosphere” is less – or – more the sequel to this first one – “Radar Men From the Moon” – so you get them both – try not to get to excited while watching these – but YOU do have my permission to throw popcorn at the screen – Enjoy!

Folks – This is one of the last serials “Republic” made and as I said above is kinda a sequel to “Radar Men” AND it just about has it all – Rocket Man / water heater tank robots / plenty of cliff hangers – and Leonard Nimoy‘s first movie appearance – and remember – YOU have my permission to throw popcorn at the screen – Enjoy!

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

Friday Music – KFOX Radio Presents – From The Hollywood Bowl . . .

Although the station no longer exists – KFOX AM is a Korean language station today – it is still around though operating under the call letters KFRN – Interesting read on WIKI – stations and their call letters shuffle around as well as their frequencies for a number of reasons – but that isn’t for this post – maybe one day we will head down that rabbit hole – but not today . . .

We obviously can’t make it to the show – but that doesn’t mean we can’t enjoy the music!

This was done in tribute to Mother Maybelle and the Carter Family – an incredible performance that just about everyone helped with . . .

And folks – Loretta Lynn went on to be billed as “The First Lady of Country Music” . . .

Folks – I urge you to go back “up” and look at the ticket prices on the playbill – Just Wow!

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