Cut a half pound of bacon strips into 1″ pieces. Fry bacon in a pot, remove from grease when nice and crispy but leave the grease. Add a half cup of popcorn to the bacon grease and pop. Combine the entire contents of the pot to the previously crisped bacon. … Continue reading
I finally got around to correcting the ID’s on the 5.23 repeater. It was a good excuse for testing out the new Wouxun radio I got at work. (I love it!) This will document that programming for future reference. Maybe boring for some, but I encourage the local amateur community … Continue reading
Darin Lehnert (KC7TIG) came over yesterday and we installed his IRLP / Echolink node at my place. Currently running 50 Watts into a J-Pole antenna at about 30′ on 147.55 MHz simplex (100.0 Hz tone required on your transmitter). This thing seems to have fantastic coverage of Sandpoint and Dover … Continue reading
This is a test post. Although I don’t seem to have a lot to say lately, I’m trying to get better at making entries here. To do that I’m trying ScribeFire again. I guess that’s not entirely true. I have plenty to say. But I have learned several things since … Continue reading
Elon Musk has long been someone I admire. Tonight I caught him on The Daily Show and I have to say, he impressed me even more. He is so smart, he’s serious and yet doesn’t take himself too seriously. The world is fortunate to have him and we need more … Continue reading
Vegas was interesting. The training on the Daniels radios was excellent and I’m glad I got that, it will help the county greatly. Just as interesting to me though was the overall environment. You can really tell how bad Vegas is hurting right now. There is elbow room in the … Continue reading
I started my Saturday off with a loud crash and the sound of claws on Styrofoam. I’ve known for a few days that we had either a cat or a skunk getting under the house and I had been dreading getting into the crawl space to deal with it. It … Continue reading
I am currently brewing the Linebacker Dopplebock from Mr. Beer. I’ve deviated from the instructions quite a bit. First off I took great care to make sure every last bit of booster disolved before putting the heat to things. After bringing the booster and water mix to a rolling boil … Continue reading
Somewhere, in a lonely hotel room, a man has started to realize that eternal fate has turned its back on him. It’s 2:00 am.