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Vintage Electronics Store
Just watched an interesting video in Youtube. This is a large store that sells loads of new old stock computer and electronics items. Looks like somewhere I want to visit, one day. This is located in Kenosha, Wisconsin. That is … Continue reading
Posted in Computers, General Engineering, History, Radio Stuff, Tecnology
Tagged amateur, antenna, computer, ham, historical, history, radio, store, USA
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The chips are down for Moore’s law
09 February 2016: The semiconductor industry will soon abandon its pursuit of Moore’s law. Now things could get a lot more interesting. Next month, the worldwide semiconductor industry will formally acknowledge what has become increasingly obvious to everyone involved: Moore’s … Continue reading
Posted in Computers, General Engineering, History, Re-Blog, Tecnology, Windows
Tagged chip, chips, computer, historical, history, intel, law, moores, radio, smartphone, USA
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In This Day In History – 1838 – Morse demonstrates telegraph
Okay, so I am a day late with this item. But this would be of interest to Ham Radio Operators, around the world. From http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/morse-demonstrates-telegraph On This Day In History, January 6th, 1838. On this day in 1838, Samuel Morse’s … Continue reading
Posted in History, On This Day In History, Radio Stuff, Re-Blog
Tagged 1838, amateur, code, day, ham, historical, history, in, morse, on, radio, telegraph, telegraphy, this
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RadioShack To Close 1,100 Stores | TechCrunch
via RadioShack To Close 1,100 Stores | TechCrunch. Today, while reporting its 2013 fourth quarter results RadioShack announced plans to close 1,100 of its 4,000 stores in a bid to stem losses. The parts drawer and the RC toys and the … Continue reading
The International Radiotelephony Spelling Alphabet
NATO phonetic alphabet From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NATO_phonetic_alphabet Not to be confused with International Phonetic Alphabet. FAA radiotelephony alphabet and Morse code chart The NATO phonetic alphabet, more accurately known as the International Radiotelephony Spelling Alphabet and also called … Continue reading
Posted in Radio Stuff
Tagged alphabet, amateur, ham, historical, international, kc9pdy, phonetic, radio, telephone, USA
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Then and Now, Wingate, IN
Because I had seen, an old postcard, on my county’s library website, showing the old Gymnasium in Wingate, Indiana. I figured it would make a good “then and now” waymark. http://history.cdpl.lib.in.us/images/pc061-3.jpg The old picture is from a postcard, that was mailed … Continue reading
Posted in Then and Now, Waymarking
Tagged and, compass, county, gym, gymnasium, historical, in, indiana, iphone, kc9pdy, montgomery, now, smartphone, then, USA, waymark, waymarking, website, wingate
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Then and Now, Morocco, IN
Yesterday, Saturday November 24th, 2012 we went to look around my wife’s old home town of Morocco, and Kentland, both in Newton County, in Indiana. I got to take some nice pictures, and co-ordinates to Waymark some of the town’s … Continue reading
Posted in Then and Now, Waymarking
Tagged and, compass, county, historical, in, indiana, iphone, kc9pdy, kentland, morocco, newton, now, smartphone, then, USA, waymark, waymarking, website
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Greenlawn Cemetery, Wingate, Indiana
On Sunday, November 18th, 2012, with the weather being unseasonably warm, it was a good day to visit the main cemetery, Greenlawn, here in Wingate, Indiana. I can see the cemetery, from my kitchen window. That is not so surprising, … Continue reading
Newport Covered Bridge
Last weekend, after leaving the Newport Hill Climb, we visited the nearby covered bridge. I had previously visited this bridge, but not for about 5 years or so. I wanted to take better pictures, with my newer, and better camera. … Continue reading
Posted in Covered Bridges, Historical Markers, Waymarking
Tagged bridge, covered, geo, gps, historical, in, indiana, marker, newport, waymark, waymarking, website
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