Time Warner Cable pulled a fast one a few months ago. I have been using their cable service or their predecessor’s service since I moved into the house. I just had the basic cable plan (no cable box) but could get a few scattered HD channels that were paired alongside the standard definition versions. Also with the high numbered digital channels available on the new TV sets above the old broadcast group (the low numbers)...
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Flying Model Aircraft
I am involved with a few hobbies that are under federal regulation. These include Amateur Radio and recreational aircraft flying. I suppose I could include automobile driving too, but that isn’t a hobby… or maybe it is? These activities existed before there were governmental controls. I only mention that bit of history because it is important to know how government controls are intended to maintain order out of developing chaos. These regulated activities owe their...
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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...
Continue reading...Christmas 2009 Light Show
Here is a video display of my computerized lighting display for Christmas 2009. There are 32 individual circuits and thousands of individual lights. Elsewhere in this blog is a report on the design of the system. HERE The music is played on a broadcast band FM transmitter and can be heard on (visiting) car radios at 107.3 MHz. The display is not simply plugging in a song and letting the lights do their thing. There...
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