You gotta love Jack Webb – well not really – but he’s good in anything he does . . .Enjoy!
Have Fun! – Run the Gun! – and remember – Fish Heads are Cheap!!
Midnight Warning – A Saturday Matinee for You . . .
Enjoy!
Have Fun! – Run the Gun! – and remember – Fish Heads are Cheap!!
The Ohio Class – Delivery In 30 Minutes or Less – or – The Next One’s Free!
24 missiles – each one with 9 warheads – THAT IS A WORLD OF HURT!!
Have Fun! – Run the Gun! – and remember – Fish Heads are Cheap!!
From the USS LANGLEY to the USS ENTERPRISE
A 1969 US Navy carrier history film – pretty interesting stuff . . .
Have Fun! – Run the Gun! – and remember – Fish Heads are Cheap!!
Hook Down, Wheels Down – The Story Of The United States Navy’s Aircraft Carriers
Enjoy!
Have Fun! – Run the Gun! – and remember – Fish Heads are Cheap!!
U.S.S. Little Rock Talos Missile House
Gives you an idea of the missile handling / storage on the converted cruisers – there are 3 parts – Enjoy!!
And this video gives you a look at all the machinations to the missile happening . . .
Have Fun! – Run the Gun! – and remember – Fish Heads are Cheap!!
A Look at the 6″ Guns / U.S.S. Little Rock
What’s 6 x 47 ?? – what’s the 47 mean ?? The barrel length is measured by the number of diameters of the shell – 6″ x47 – the Barrels are about 23 1/2 feet long . . .
The Iowa class main guns are 16×50 – 16″ x 50 – 800″ equals about 66 2/3 feet . . .
Enjoy!
Have Fun! – Run the Gun! – and remember – Fish Heads are Cheap!!
USS Little Rock
Pretty good home video – gives you an idea of the missile conversion done on the WWII era Cleveland Class light cruisers . . .
The U.S.S. Little Rock was one of only six of these that were kept after WWII – she went on to serve for right at 30 years – the Navy got their nickels worth out of her . . .
The video is worth watching just for the sound track – Enjoy!
Have Fun! – Run the Gun! – and remember – Fish Heads are Cheap!!
Happy Birthday U.S.N.
Having a little birthday party today – Saturday – it’s when I had the time to do it. October 13th 1745 the U.S. Navy was “created” – Enjoy the videos today!
So let’s “Get the Party Started”!!
And I know there are those of you out here that are going to disappointed – but no jokes about long tubes full of seamen today . . .
Have Fun! – Run the Gun! – and remember – Fish Heads are Cheap!!
Antenna “Trim” for SWL?
A short video from Stan Gibillisco – Pay attention here folks – he’s trying to learn you something . . .
That little learning experience didn’t hurt to bad did it? No headaches or nosebleeds? – and yes an antenna tuner can and does make a difference . . .
Listening to Radio Tamazuj at about 10:45 pm CDST 13OCT22 getting ready to dive through the shower and into the bed . . .
About 9800 miles from the mid-west – banging in like a local station . . .
The transmitter is on the eastern side of Madagascar . . .
Picked this up from DXENGINEERING.COM – the video is older – current list is at $104.95 – free shipping and got it the 2nd day after ordering – DX Engineering really delivers! (see what I did there? – LOL! )
A hobby that can be relatively inexpensive and as simple as turning on your TV or as complicated and / or as expensive as you want to make it. And for an added benefit you can get uncensored real time news and information from just about anywhere on the planet – dependent on conditions of course . . .
Grayline Effects and propagation are always factors in what you are able to hear . . .
Have Fun! – Run the Gun! – and remember – Fish Heads are Cheap!!
Guns, Fun, Food and More 