Tuesday, May 26, 2020

Powerwerx Inline DC Power Analyzer

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Last week before heading upstate for a camping trip and off-grid ham radio work, I picked up a Powerwerx inline DC power analyzer . When ope...
Monday, May 25, 2020

Chance the RF-Enabled Coyote Hunting Dog and the Off-Grid Butterknife Dipole

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This weekend I went camping with friends Nick and Ed at Nick's property in Tioga County, PA for some good food, conversation, shooting,...
Sunday, May 17, 2020

HP Laptop for Emcomm, First Impressions

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I've been getting back into ham radio lately and have a trip upstate planned for Memorial Day weekend. The two friends I am going with a...

Testing a New Laptop for Ham Radio and WSPR

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I picked up a  cheap HP laptop  at Microcenter on Friday to run ham radio apps on in the field. I'd rather not take my $3,000 MacBook Pr...
Saturday, May 02, 2020

NOCO Jump Pack

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This afternoon I got to meet a new neighbor and try out a piece of equipment I bought a couple years ago. My daughter was at the neighbor...
Thursday, April 30, 2020

Paul Harrell: Top Ten Tips for Pandemic Gun Buyers Part 2

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Tuesday, April 21, 2020

Thoughts on Picking a .22 Handgun for the Lady of the House

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Over on Bushcraft USA, the topic of picking a .22 LR handgun for a member's wife came up. The member's wife is adamant that she does...
Monday, April 13, 2020

Paul Harrel: Tips for Pandemic Gun Buyers

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This video is a good list of tips for people new to gun ownership. His first tip in particular is especially valuable: Be skeptical of any...
Sunday, April 05, 2020

Simple No-Sew Pleated Facemask

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I made one of these and used it yesterday when I ran out to Lowe's. I added a paper shop towel in it, since it provides much better ...

Revisiting SDR

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Six years ago , I did some experimenting with an RTL-2132U USB dongle as a software defined radio on a Mac. Being stuck at home due to the c...
Sunday, March 22, 2020

Report From a Respiratory Specialist Treating Coronavirus in New Orleans

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This isn't good. Link .
Saturday, March 21, 2020

Some Observations From My First Week Working From Home Due to the Coronapocalypse

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https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/some-observations-from-my-first-week-working-home-due-david-markowitz
Friday, March 13, 2020

Thoughts on the Mexican Beer Flu

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Well, the whole COVID-19 coronavirus thing has really come to a head, with POTUS declaring a national emergency. On the one hand, it's...

7.62x39 AR-15 Range Report

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Over on Blog O'Stuff.
Thursday, February 27, 2020

COVID-19 Coronavirus Heat Map

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Johns Hopkins put out this heat map dashboard tracking the global outbreak. It's worth a look. LINK .
Saturday, February 22, 2020

7.62x39 AR-15

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Today I finished building my first AR-15 that isn't chambered for 5.56x45mm. It was time for something different. While I find the 6.5...

Video: Gun Rights Supporters Must Speak Up

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Thursday, January 23, 2020

Pennsylvania Second Amendment Rally 8 June 2020

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Saturday, November 23, 2019

Making Some Beef Jerky Today

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Making some beef jerky this weekend. Weis had a 2-fer special on London Broil, so that's what I bought. It came out to a bit more than t...
Saturday, October 19, 2019

Wadcutters for Self Defense

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This is a really good, comprehensive, and well-reasoned article on bullet selection in .38 Special, with a focus on wadcutters. Highly re...