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| Pentagon: Government Fabrication |
| I guess the premise of this video depends on what side of the 9/11 controversy you lean towards. Me, I am quite open minded about the events that took place and do believe our government not only lied and attempted to cover it up, but they knew of the impending attacks. Here is a video interpretation of the Pentagon footage take that allegedly shows the American Airlines 757 hitting the Pentagon. Unfortunately, the editing job requires us to take a closer look. Is it really an "airplane" hitting the building, or was that possibly faded in and then out? You be the judge. As for the supposedly helicopter footage that is shown at the end of this video, take it with a grain of salt. There is a continuing discussion about it over on ATS. Nonetheless, the overall video is quite damning to the U.S. Government, of course they will never come clean. |
| Oswald on Wednesday 19 November 2008 - 21:43:24 | Read/Post Comment: 0 |
| Back at CW |
| It has truly been some time since I put my fist on the desk and practiced the Morse Code. Yeah, I know it is no longer required in order to a licensed Amateur Extra and there are some in the hobby who are still bitter about the FCC's decision over this. They call it a "dumbing down of the hobby." But I am not here to discuss that, but the fact that I am still working on improving my fist. I have been frequently an IRC channel that is for ham radio. I have spoke with another ham, AE5IR, who is struggling, like myself at, listening to the dits and dahs without counting them and be able to make out the words. If I miss a letter, I end up getting behind and miss two or three more. Before I know it I have missed have the QSO. I found plans courtesy of N2UHC for a practice code oscillator thanks in part to K0PYB and further discussion with AE5IR. I have never attempted any home brew projects, but I think this oscillator is so simple, "even a caveman could do it." With any luck I can stop by Radio Shack and pick up the necessary parts and have this oscillator built by Friday. Much of the information I have read regarding learning CW tells me to get on air and make contacts. Online programs and software are worthwhile to a point, but nothing replaces the real world exchange with another ham. To date, I have not made any QSOs on any band using CW. In fact, I only have one SSB QSO (KH6) and approximately 127 PSK31 QSOs. So I would like to improve my proficiency and start using CW. |
| Oswald on Wednesday 19 November 2008 - 21:01:02 | Read/Post Comment: 0 |
| Radio Hams |
| I am sure this is the impression most non-hams get when the words "amateur radio" are mentioned. Don't get me wrong, the idea behind the film is genuine, talking to other operators in "distant lands" or DX as hams call it. Even using it for emergencies like 'lil Jimmy' did! That is how I persuaded my HOA to allow me to erect my vertical antenna in the backyard. Being able to communicate with individuals using RF is something magical. It is not VOIP or the Internet or like using a telephone. It is something unique that hams worldwide want to share. |
| Oswald on Tuesday 18 November 2008 - 18:43:45 | Read/Post Comment: 0 |
| Tom Swift |
| It's interesting to read biographies aboutn ham radio operators on QRZand how they were introduced or influenced by amateur radio. The golden age of radio is definately past, but that does not mean the hobby is dying and no young people are being introduced to the magic of radio. An individual I communited with via e-mail, who happens to live up in my vicinity said he got started because of a series of juvenile adventure books that "stars a hero named Tom Swift who is a genius inventor and whose breakthroughs in technology (especially transport technology) drive the plots of the novels, placing them in a genre sometimes called "invention fiction" or "Edisonade". I have been in search of thes books at the local bookstores, most of which don't stock them, but can special order them. I can spend that time on Amazon.com ordering two volumes that feature some 24 stories each. I also did some research in the Internet and to my surprise a large number of these books are available online because of Project Gutenberg or other online book respositories. I bring this up because this indivudal was influenced by the adventures of Tom and his "experimenting" it is my hope my son will enjoy hearing these tales and hopefully take an interest and continue to foster his ham radio hobby. And yes, I know, he is not even 3 years old, but he seems to like playing in "daddy's room" which is what he calls the ham shack now. He enjoys walking around with my HT on and saying "POS, POS" into the mic. What POS means, you got me... |
| Oswald on Monday 17 November 2008 - 17:54:15 | Read/Post Comment: 0 |
| Hand-Made Lamborghini Built In Basement Finally Sees Light Of Day |
| Maybe some of you who have a little time to work and a lot of time to surf have seen this story. Hand-Made Basement-Built Lamborghini Sees Light of Day. What do you do when you watch Cannonball Run? You get a wild hair and decide to build your own. In your garage! That is what Ken Imhoff started 17 years ago. Damn impressive story and some great images, as well as a video of the engine being fired up. So if you think you had the ultimate car restoration project, you ain't got nothing compared to Ken's attempt. |
| Oswald on Monday 17 November 2008 - 10:19:17 | Read/Post Comment: 0 |
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