We are setting up some ham radio to show off to the Boy Scouts today.
It is called the “Jamboree On The Air” or JOTA. Google that for more info.
There will be sporadic live video : look for ustream.tv/wb5rmg - and if it says it is broadcasting now, you can click the link for the live […]
Never really understanding why; I just had always accepted that the SR-71 was the coolest flying machine that ever had been. It was a picture like this one that first clued me in that this was no ordinary aircraft - and that was probably early-1980s. It may be a while before anything this significant flys […]
Our good friend Mike made the journey to Alabama for the weekend.
Traveling all the way from Kingsport TN, Mikey drove over Thursday arriving in time for the RACES/ARES group’s annual picnic on Monte Sano. I took a vacation day to show Mike around town a bit, including the HOSC @ MSFC and the US Space […]
Before leaving the summer/beach theme, I’ll share one more favorite.
I’m always amazed at how powerful is nature to produce such dramatic visions of simple ‘ordinary’ events - like a typical sunrise at the beach. No amount of pixel-twisting, palette-wrenching, post-production finesse could rival the natural beauty of a shot like this. I rarely even adjust […]
