Comments | jeff_duntemann: Odd Lots

jeff_duntemann

Odd Lots

Jan 04, 2011 20:40

I may be the last person to aggregate this, but if you haven't seen it yet, consider: The Sun being eclipsed simultaneously by the Moon...and the ISS! Thanks to Bill Higgins for pointing it out. (Talk about having to set up a shot!!!)
And for further astronomical boggle-fodder, consider this: A ten-year-old girl discovered a supernova a few days ago ( Read more... )

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shsilver January 5 2011, 04:12:13 UTC

Since you mentioned Ttelevisiontunes, another site you might find interesting is The Museum of Classic Chicago Television.

kevinnickerson January 5 2011, 14:54:24 UTC

Styrene rod and tube. Possibly not in a useful diameter.

Re: Por Nuestra Señora baron_waste January 5 2011, 15:57:11 UTC

I understand the British universal epithet “bloody” is generally conceded to be a descendant of “By Our Lady.”

Say. baron_waste January 13 2011, 06:00:30 UTC

You don't have to respond in person - I'll happily quote “a well-placed source.”

I have no idea really what kind of egghead to approach with this question, or where to go, but ever since the latest radio spectrum auction in the United States, something has been nagging me ( ... )

Re: Say. jeff_duntemann January 13 2011, 15:40:01 UTC

Cell tower antennas are relatively specific to cell service, and fairly narrowband. That's important more on receive than on transmit, but existing cell antennas would work poorly in UHF TV service ( ... )

Re: Say. baron_waste January 13 2011, 18:23:02 UTC

Thank 'ee. You're “a highly qualified source.”

Y' know, though, if the godless commies from outer space - or the Federal Emergency Management Authority - ever took over the good ol' USA, such a system might become the Voice of the Resistance, piggybacked onto the nationalized Federal Telephone and Television Administration equipment.

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