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 […]
RichC | July 20, 2023
An automotive journalist friend of mine regularly promotes his radio appearances on Chicago’s talk radio, which often leads to discussions regarding radio in general. Often the thoughts are to broadcast radio, both AM and FM, verses streaming via an Internet signal (or perhaps satellite)? One thing lead to another and I reflect on my amateur […]
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 […]