RichC | June 11, 2026
An online “automotive and aviation enthusiast” friend on X.com shares what he calls “Useless Tweets” and posted one recently that might give away his age … and since I chimed in, mine too! Today’s Useless Tweet : Yes, I am THIS old… (JWRIII — image right) An added tweet regarding car radios and other radios […]
Category: History, Human Interest, Radio, Social Media, TBT |
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Tags: amateur radio, butler county, civil defense, conelrad, map, ohio, radio, voa, zenith
RichC | April 27, 2016
A leftover weekend project was to see if I could get my dad’s old Triplett 630PL meter back to working shape. As a boy, I remember "carefully" using "his" meter when I was in junior high school and attempting to build Heathkit projects … like my shortwave radio. Thankfully I never has to depend o […]
Category: Memories, Misc, Tools |
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Tags: batteries, electronics, hack, radio, repair, shortwave, triplett, voa, zenith
RichC | July 18, 2012
Yikes … another lightning strike and fire too close to home (below is an out the window Palm Pre video on my way home tonight). This make the second house fire due to lightning in the last couple months in an area within walking distance from our home (May 2nd: LINK–amateur video). The surrounding area […]
Category: Local, Weather |
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Tags: fire, lightning, voa