Random Musings
No earth-shattering news to report on the blog, but a few little things to mention (hence the "junkbox" title). The CC-20 Beta 1 test is proceeding pretty much as planned. As of tonight, AA7EE has his receiver up and running now and a couple of the others are close behind. I'm eagerly awaiting the results [...]
I'm getting older. Why do I say that? Because I've been feeling a huge wave of nostalgia for hollow-state and other simple radios lately. I think it started out when I stumbled upon a YouTube video from someone who had built a replica of the classic TwinPlex receiver. That reminded me of the Lindsay Publications [...]
Thanks to W8NF for the chuckles.
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Here is the "Project X" proto: It's kinda big with thru-hole components, but the current plan is to use SMT in production. Does that sound like a good idea, or does the mere mention of surface mount turn you off? Update Due to "popular demand", I've decided to release a bit of information on this [...]
A very quick update for those of you wondering what's going on at the Milldrum residence. The baby's due date was 22 July, but that's come and gone and he still hasn't shown up yet. Apparently he likes his current accommodations and is reluctant to change. The OB/GYN has decided that he's had enough time, [...]
So the people I work with are taking bets on how long before I bolt in anticipation of my wedding, which is only now a few days away. Well, not everyone there, just a few of the cynical ones. The truth of the matter is that I'm an incredibly lucky guy, and I count my [...]
OK, I admit that I don't care for a lot of these goofy Internet neologisms like "blogiversary", but I needed something to get your attention for a boring post like this. I don't normally pay attention to these things, but I happened to notice during my last post that my first posting to this blog [...]
