From John Kay, former lead singer for Steppenwolf.
Friday, October 30, 2015
Tuesday, October 27, 2015
Monday, October 26, 2015
Friday, October 23, 2015
TGIF....maybe....
Took care of getting a whole bunch of hams checked out on the ham gear on the Iowa Wednesday, and did a bunch of housework yesterday.
Today I'm (finally!) finishing up the wiring on the little Harbor Freight trailer I built a few years ago so I can sell it, and be rid of it.
I was going to mount my 8' mini-tower on it so it would be easier to move the mini-tower to Field Day and other events, but when I got the whole shebang finished (except for the wiring) I found out it wasn't quite stable enough for me to comfortably pull behind the Jeep.
And I've also got a pair of Dahlquist DQM-9 speakers in the garage that I'm going to pull out and sell. I got them from a friend of mine, BUT (there's always a but...) the wife say's they're "too big" for the living room, even though they're furniture quality cabinets, and look really nice. They also just had the foam surrounds replaced, so they should be good for many more years.
And The Great eBay Clearance is still going on, although I missed selling things for a couple of weeks due to the Supra event I went to. I pride myself on shipping as quickly as I can, and I lost the two weekends on each end of the event to list/sell/ship things.
And a good friend of mine recently became a gun owner (Glock 17 and Remington 870), so I'll be getting in some range time with him to help him learn about The Modern Technique of the Pistol.
And......well, that's about it. Hope you all have a great weekend!
Today I'm (finally!) finishing up the wiring on the little Harbor Freight trailer I built a few years ago so I can sell it, and be rid of it.
I was going to mount my 8' mini-tower on it so it would be easier to move the mini-tower to Field Day and other events, but when I got the whole shebang finished (except for the wiring) I found out it wasn't quite stable enough for me to comfortably pull behind the Jeep.
And I've also got a pair of Dahlquist DQM-9 speakers in the garage that I'm going to pull out and sell. I got them from a friend of mine, BUT (there's always a but...) the wife say's they're "too big" for the living room, even though they're furniture quality cabinets, and look really nice. They also just had the foam surrounds replaced, so they should be good for many more years.
And The Great eBay Clearance is still going on, although I missed selling things for a couple of weeks due to the Supra event I went to. I pride myself on shipping as quickly as I can, and I lost the two weekends on each end of the event to list/sell/ship things.
And a good friend of mine recently became a gun owner (Glock 17 and Remington 870), so I'll be getting in some range time with him to help him learn about The Modern Technique of the Pistol.
And......well, that's about it. Hope you all have a great weekend!
Tuesday, October 20, 2015
Ballistic Gel Ammo Test by Lucky Gunner
Very interesting test by the folks at Lucky Gunner.
And they have a nice table at the end of the test giving the results.
Thanks to Anthony at Lucky Gunner for sending this to me!
Sunday, October 18, 2015
The Mechanical Universe
Just on a lark this evening, I punched in the name of one of my favorite science programs into my favorite search engine, and came up with a stupendous (for me, anyway...) find.
The entire series is available for free streaming directly from Annenberg Learner.
It's also available on YouTube, but my first search came up with the episodes all scrambled up.
ANYWHO........if you were ever curious about Physics, this is an excellent series to watch, and I highly recommend all 52, half-hour, episodes.
The entire series is available for free streaming directly from Annenberg Learner.
It's also available on YouTube, but my first search came up with the episodes all scrambled up.
ANYWHO........if you were ever curious about Physics, this is an excellent series to watch, and I highly recommend all 52, half-hour, episodes.
Saturday, October 17, 2015
JOTA on the Iowa
Totally forget to mention we had the Scouts aboard today for JOTA.
It went much smoother this year than in years passed, although the count was down.
Last year we had over 160 Scouts when we expected about 100, and this year we had about 65 when we were expecting 60.
Basically, we have three or four stations set up out on the fantail, and give the Scouts their "Air Check" portion of what they have to do to earn their Radio Merit Badge.
Some of the "kids" (from 10 to 17 today) are natural at it, and very comfortable talking on the radio, while others barely speak two or three words each time they transmit.
And this year, the second group had mostly done their "On Air" portion (they had an active Ham station at the campsite), so out of the second group of 30 or so, only 8 needed to use the radio.
And then it was over!
We'd run everybody through by 1430, when we had expected to go to 1500 or beyond, and the afternoon session was only the 8 Scouts, so we were done early, and packed up by 1500.
I think one of the reasons this went so fast was the Scouts were on a very strict schedule. The last couple of years they marched from the campsite to the Iowa, and this year they had a bus, with a strict cut-off time. Everybody HAD to be back on the bus by 1500 to get them back to the campsite, -OR- the cost of the charter bus went up significantly.
As usual, the Iowa staff (besides the radio guys) was magnificent in their support of the event, having pop-ups, tables, and chairs out on the deck for us to set up this morning, and it's always a pleasure working with them.
It went much smoother this year than in years passed, although the count was down.
Last year we had over 160 Scouts when we expected about 100, and this year we had about 65 when we were expecting 60.
Basically, we have three or four stations set up out on the fantail, and give the Scouts their "Air Check" portion of what they have to do to earn their Radio Merit Badge.
Some of the "kids" (from 10 to 17 today) are natural at it, and very comfortable talking on the radio, while others barely speak two or three words each time they transmit.
And this year, the second group had mostly done their "On Air" portion (they had an active Ham station at the campsite), so out of the second group of 30 or so, only 8 needed to use the radio.
And then it was over!
We'd run everybody through by 1430, when we had expected to go to 1500 or beyond, and the afternoon session was only the 8 Scouts, so we were done early, and packed up by 1500.
I think one of the reasons this went so fast was the Scouts were on a very strict schedule. The last couple of years they marched from the campsite to the Iowa, and this year they had a bus, with a strict cut-off time. Everybody HAD to be back on the bus by 1500 to get them back to the campsite, -OR- the cost of the charter bus went up significantly.
As usual, the Iowa staff (besides the radio guys) was magnificent in their support of the event, having pop-ups, tables, and chairs out on the deck for us to set up this morning, and it's always a pleasure working with them.
Thursday, October 15, 2015
Tuesday, October 13, 2015
"Supras in Vegas 2015" Pictures
Here's the better pix from the show.
I wasn't watching some of the settings on my camera, and wound up with some that are WAY overexposed.
I'll see if I can fix them with The GIMP, as they're nicely composed shots of the engine compartments of some of the heavy hitters.
And as usual, Photobucket transposed the order I uploaded them in, so the first is last, and vice versa.
Enjoy!
I wasn't watching some of the settings on my camera, and wound up with some that are WAY overexposed.
I'll see if I can fix them with The GIMP, as they're nicely composed shots of the engine compartments of some of the heavy hitters.
And as usual, Photobucket transposed the order I uploaded them in, so the first is last, and vice versa.
Enjoy!
Monday, October 12, 2015
I'm Home and I'm Beat....
Was on the I-15 South at 0930 this morning, and arrived home about 1400.
Traffic was light most of the way home, but got jammed in a few areas once I was back in the L.A. basin.
And it feels hotter here than it was in Vegas, mostly due to the 40% humidity, compared to the 5~10% humidity in Las Vegas.
At least back there if you stood in the shade, and there was even a hint of a breeze, you cooled off pretty fast.
Guess I finally understand all the jokes about "Oh, but it's a DRY heat"...
Have a ton of pix to sort through, met some people I've been talking to online for a couple of years, and made a bunch of new friends,
Great bunch of people, some real knock-your-socks-off cars, and a whole lot of fun.
And next year, I'll have MY car there to join in the festivities.....
Traffic was light most of the way home, but got jammed in a few areas once I was back in the L.A. basin.
And it feels hotter here than it was in Vegas, mostly due to the 40% humidity, compared to the 5~10% humidity in Las Vegas.
At least back there if you stood in the shade, and there was even a hint of a breeze, you cooled off pretty fast.
Guess I finally understand all the jokes about "Oh, but it's a DRY heat"...
Have a ton of pix to sort through, met some people I've been talking to online for a couple of years, and made a bunch of new friends,
Great bunch of people, some real knock-your-socks-off cars, and a whole lot of fun.
And next year, I'll have MY car there to join in the festivities.....
Saturday, October 10, 2015
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