I've been in my new position for two weeks, and I've had little time to update the blog. It's a good job. But, I have a lot more territory to cover. It's quite a physical shock, especially in the heat. I'm slowly moving into my new workspace.
I literally had to buy new shoes.
I have a fair number of articles to note for posting. The debt and Rupert Murdoch meltdowns are fun to watch.
Scruffy had his annual exam, and is now ready for his trim.
Regrettably, the sewer in the basement was clogged by tree roots, and Roto-Rooter profited. I also lost the load of clothes in the washer. The car needs new tires. Life goes on.
One of my oldest friends is moving from the city to the county. His house was the Library Of Congress for us in the old days, so seeing *bare walls* in the old house was a considerable shock. The new house has more than double the space, and a far better garage.
The heat has restricted Scruffy and my own movements. He's not a puppy anymore, and neither is my old body.
I still need to clean out space for my house's gaming area. All is about 60% ready, but a house cleaning is needed.
TV DX'ing is getting worse by the day. The coming FCC-mandated TV spectrum loss will render most TV DX'ing moot before the end of the decade.
Almost ready to upgrade my amateur radio license. Life interfered with it during June; I'm hoping for late August, now.
Wally.
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When TV Dx'ing and all the fancy bells and whistles go away, plain old short wave radio will remain. "And that's good enough for me."
Pat, WB5UIB (once upon a time) thinking of getting back in the game in my copious spare time.
I know a guy that still chases the DX on TV and still does it with the newer digital implementation.
Interestingly there is movement afoot to see if the FCC will allow 4 meter spectrum use to Amateurs here in the US. It has been part of European allocation for years but not here. Might be something we see, might not, considering how the FCC works on these things. :)
Lots of troposphere lately, but I have been too tired to chase it. Digital does not take well to co-channel interference, so many band openings produce only hash.
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