I’m Not Mad – He Did A Great Job

…but it was not bargain. As you probably know, I’m an introvert, and don’t really like talking to people. Once I get started, sometimes, it’s like someone put a nickel in me, and I won’t stop talking. And I know, to non-introverts, that looks like someone who likes talking to people. No, that’s the mental/verbal equivalent of starting… Continue reading I’m Not Mad – He Did A Great Job

13 Colonies

…is a Ham Radio Special Event running all this week. I forgot that it started before the 4th, so I wasn’t paying attention until today. Derp. One of the things I’d noticed during and just after Field Day is that although my long-wire antenna should tune up well on 80-meters (it’s more than long enough, and… Continue reading 13 Colonies

CW For The Aging Brain

I’ve been a Licenced Amateur Radio Operator since Spring of ’92, but in those early years, I was more into local VHF than the long-distance HF stuff (what non-hams call “Shortwave”). And even when I did dabble on HF, I had only studied Morse Code enough to pass the 5wpm requirement at that time. Mere… Continue reading CW For The Aging Brain

The 90s In The 80s

…but only just barely, if I’m remembering correctly. I would guess it was about 1989. But first, some background. Suburban Swedish Baptist OK, so there’s Conservative, and then there’s Conservative Baptist, and a bit beyond that, there’s Swedish Baptist. Combine with that an upper-middle-class suburb, wherein my elementary school had one person of color my… Continue reading The 90s In The 80s

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