Bits and Pieces

I’ve been out of town quite a bit for work and pleasure, so here’s a catch up post of several bits and pieces. You may have heard that Sarah Palin’s email got hacked. The background story is here on Wired’s site. The yahoo mail account was apparently accessed using the password reset system. That’s where … Read more

Sorry…I’ve Been on 2M FM Again

I was looking out the window the other day and noticed that my wire HF antenna is laying on the ground. Hmmm, probably doesn’t radiate very well that way. But if I put a long, lossy coaxial cable in line, the SWR will still be good at the transmitter. And I can tell my buddies … Read more