Funny, I always thought FedEx was one of the better shipping companies. If you think so, take a close look at the pictures. Now I don’t know how it happened. All I can do is show the world the end result. Clever how the package handler tried to zero in on the GLASS sticker. The klutz missed the mark but not by much. Also note the PLEASE HANDLE WITH CARE _FRAGILE_THANK YOU. That must be...
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Christmas Snow of ’09
Just like the song, we had a white Christmas this year in Frisco, Texas. This is enough snow to pretty much stop everything in its track here near Dallas. Thank God it is not as bad as the rest of the USA had to endure. In fact, the folks in my birth state of Ohio and cousin David in Buffalo, NY are probably rolling on the floor laughing at this “sprinkle”! But for us in North Texas, the...
Continue reading...FM30 Repaired
I bought a new Ramsey FM30 FM broadcast band transmitter kit. I have it in hand. I was also sent gratis the repair and upgrade parts for the old transmitter shown here. The most critical item was the final amplifier which is a GAL5 surface mount technology (SMT) amplifier chip. This is the part I determined was bad in the previous report. The part is very tiny and has no leads (wires) off of it...
Continue reading...No FM
Wahhh! I just discovered another victim of the lightning disaster at the ol’ homestead. I have a small FM broadcast band transmitter (1/4 watt) that I use to transmit Christmas music for my computerized light show. Yesterday I discovered it had become a paperweight. It was setting among the computer gear on my large desk and was plugged in but turned off using the button on the front. It is powered by one of those...
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