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 some of the “why” and “how” behind short wave listening . . .

Short Wave Listening ( SWL ) is kind of like real estate – real estate has three primary rules – #1 / Location – #2 / Location – #3 / Location – SWL has 3 primary rules ( again assuming a decent antenna – space you have – and your wallet – LOL! ) those three rules are : #1 / Conditions – #2 / Conditions – #3 / Conditions . . .

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

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? – or just a fanciful movie? There’s paranoia – then there’s professional grade paranoia – just saying . . .

How many times did that guy/gal/whatever Rachal Maddow straight faced lie to you – proven lies from 2016 to 2018 – 173 or 174 times? I’ve lost count simply because I grew tired of hearing it and I have had so much smoke blown up my ass that if an autopsy is ever performed on me after my demise it will never be right . . .( wouldn’t you like to have a 100 dollar bill for every time just the word “bombshell” came from its oral orifice? )

PRO TIP : It’s ALL Propaganda . . .

And the actual “first” meeting took place in Nevada at the Nevada Test Site – at least that’s what was related to me – who knows?

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

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 video will give you an idea of what everybody was listening to “back in the day” – now I wish I had recorded some of the stuff I heard – hind sight is ALWAYS 20/20 . . .

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

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 page on the movie CLICK HERE . . .

SPOILER ALERT!! – The BUFF ( the B-52A ) in the opening scenes doesn’t crash, it went on to serve a long and illustrious career with NASA after its role as a movie star and retired gracefully – and if you want to make the road trip you can see it here . . .

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

The Finch Roadrunner Hornet Resin – Oh Boy!

The first ( of several ) Finch Knives I’m getting my paws on – All I can say is . . .

All Y’all are in for a treat . . .

The first thing you see when you open the box? A Band-aid – It is that SHARP!

A couple of stickers and the warranty card . . .

All wrapped in it’s own little baggie . . .

Fit and finish is real nice – and the Finch emblem glows in the dark when exposed to light – really cool stuff . . .

Nice flipping action – rides on ball bearings – bump it off the detent and it’s dead smooth to open . . .

The frame lock is right at half way across the blade and solid as can be . . .

Blade centering is good – fitment between scales and frame nice and tight . . .

The pictures just don’t do justice to the scales – with the light just right on them they look about a 1/2″ deep – really nice stuff . . .

The frame is satin finished stainless steel and the blade is 3.4″ 154CM stainless steel dagger patterned satin finished – now that’s a mouthful . . .

Good looking – of course I make it look better / LOL – and feels good in your hand . . .

Finch knives bump you up into a higher tier of knives – price wise as well as quality wise – this particular knife came from SMKW.COM – CLICK HERE TO GET YOURS! – at $145.00 it is a great deal simply because the quality comes in well above the price point – if you want to get into a higher level of quality and workmanship in your knife buying but just can’t take a deep enough breath to drop $300 or more on a knife you might consider Finch Knife Company.

The only down side about Finch Knives?? If you run across one you want – DON’T HESITATE to order – they sell out quick!

I have had this one on back order since February and as soon as I get the E-Mail I’m grabbing two of them – I have read several reviews on the abalone under resin on these and everybody raves about the scales . . .

What’s in YOUR pocket?

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