(I apologize to the non-technical amongst you reading this.  But amateur radio is my hobby/passion and like any technical endeavour, be it medicine, law, sailing or baking, there is a specific technical patois that one must use to best communicate the concepts being discussed. If I use a term you don’t understand, keep in mind that in many browsers ( Read more... )

I survived the month of January.  It turned out not to be quite as bad as last year. I do see the sun once in a while, which is of great benefit. Of course, trudging down Graham Street towards downtown Woodstock through snow piles and ice is tolerable when the sun is out and warm on your face. I find it to be a most enjoyable way to get one’s ( Read more... )

In spite of the blessings of an all-to-brief January thaw, I find myself mildly depressed by the wintery weather we have been having this year.  That's not to say I would have been happy with dry, brown grass, bare trees and temperatures hovering just above freezing, but the cold, snow and wind of this winter has been wearing on a lot of us.

It is ( Read more... )