A couple of posts back I explained I am learning to use this CMS type website creation program. I am enjoying the learning process and it really is a learning experience. Before I started I was wondering if it was a “shake the Box” and out pours a functioning website. The answer is NO. You have to work at it like anything else worthwhile in life. But it does take a lot of the tedious...
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Humid
The excessive Texas heat and humidity here in North Texas area have kept me pretty well out of my workshop. I can spend a few hours there with the fans blowing but then I want to escape to the air conditioning. The heat ~100 degrees is not too bad when the humidity is low, but we have been getting Houston like weather for a few weeks. Year 2010’s first hurricane Alex was a big part...
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Sharp eyes or maybe just attentiveness has probably made regular readers here aware of the subtle changes in the layout of this blog. I am always tweaking here and there. Most noticeable is the two RSS feeds I added to the right column. They link to my two other blogs. I like that the RSS feeds tie everything together. I am not sure if a lot of webinites take advantage of RSS. If you have...
Continue reading...Ten-Tec Service
I had the opportunity to experience the in warranty service on my Ten-Tec Omni VII amateur radio transceiver. It is their model number 588AT and retails for nearly $3K USD. For that kind of money it’s nice to know the Omni VII was still in warranty. The problem was rather strange. The power switch on the front panel would not turn the radio on and off. It was on all the time. The switch itself...
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