I am back to playing with computers again as well as the HB2 router. The router itself is fully functional but it is one of those projects that will never be finished. I just keep trying new features. The computer is a necessary tool in running the CNC program (MACH3). That is what makes the HB2 do its thing. My baby computer died, That computer I was going to leave in place for Taig CNC...
Continue reading...First Radio Station WN8EHS
This is way back at the beginning. The year is 1969. I am but a mere 22 years of age. A year back from my Navy tour of duty and a naval reservist, and no more than a year into my marriage. It was Chief John Petrick at the reserve center that gave me my novice exam. He was also there when I made my first QSO (contact) with K2UCE. Her card is first on the bulletin...
Continue reading...Green Pigs & Telecommuting
The current flu scare is for the pigs. I am home for a few days with some kind of upper respiratory problem. It has been hanging on for months. However, it has just recently gotten worse. <oink?> The latest media scare tactics about the swine flu has everyone in the USA in a panic. I went to the doctor but didn’t get the swab test, so there is no “name” for what I am enduring....
Continue reading...Just For Talking
Blogs like this one are intended to be a form of social communication. However it seems my generation is not so comfortable in expressing themselves in such an open and permanent format. I admit I don’t fully understand the text message craze. Something like Twitter is just nonsense. It’s a daily log of every action you take through the day. “I’m eating a piece of bread now…” Who cares? The Ramblin’ Dan is an occasional...
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