The Power Line Hum In Your Ears Like any other power consuming American citizen, I really had never thought about what frequency the power lines were humming on. Just plug it in, plug it in baby. In the United States, the power frequency is 60 Hz (120 Volts). In the United Kingdom, the power frequency […]

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Shuttle Discovery STS-133 Shuttle Discovery (Space Transportation System) STS-133 is scheduled to launch at 4:40 p.m. ET, on November 1, 2010. Space shuttle Discovery will deliver the EXPRESS Logistics Carrier 4, a Multi-Purpose Logistics Module and critical spare components to the International Space Station. Shuttle Discovery (Space Transportation System) STS-133 is scheduled to launch at […]

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Icom HM-133 Mic Problems Again The Icom HM-133 PTT switch is notorious for not working properly. For the most part, I’ve had good luck with mine. However, the mic on my Icom IC-2200H started to act up on me. I think I may have found the fix. Okay, the first thing to do is take […]

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French Officer Jean Ribault and 350 of his soldiers lose life Fort Matanzas is now a National Monument. It was a Spanish fort that was constructed in 1740. The fort made out of coquina, was finished in 1742. The European struggle for dominance played out in this region. The Spanish for the most part controlled Florida […]

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Tools I Used To Call NA1SS After several years of trying to contact NA1SS, I finally found success. It’s quite an experience to make contact with a dedicated astronaut or cosmonaut that is orbiting around our planet. I’ve also seen the space station in the sky. That’s quite an experience as well. Exhilarating. Unique. Track The ISS: […]

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No Country Should Be Left Behind Why does my child’s homework keep getting harder and harder? Why are the education standards set so high? Kids should have a social life also. Shouldn’t they? The Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) is a worldwide evaluation of 15-year-old school children’s scholastic performance, performed first in 2000 and repeated […]

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Watch Out For The Official Dislike Button You’re on Facebook and you see this: I just got the Dislike button, so now I can dislike all of your dumb posts lol!! Don’t click it. This is a scam. It’s the latest survey scam spreading virally across Facebook, according to Sophos, the guys that monitor computer […]

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EchoLink Conference Server-NODE 355800 On Saturday August 14, 2010, DODROPIN kicked off their fourth year of activity on EchoLink. EchoLinksters can check in at the DODROPIN Conference on Node 355800. *DODROPIN* Net Schedule Saturday 9:00 PM Eastern | *DODROPIN* Saturday Night Net/Newsline Sunday 8:00 PM Eastern | OCARC Sunday Nite Net Monday 8:30 PM Eastern […]

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Connecting The Dots Between The Blue Spots I have been aware about Congenital dermal melanocytosis, or commonly called Mongolian spot for some time now. I am fascinated by this and I’m curious to know just as to how many other people are aware of Mongolian spot. Were you aware? Mongolian spot is most prevalent among Mongolians, East […]

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Goodness Gracious Great Balls Of Fire! The first fortnight of August brings us the Perseids. On the night of August 12th, and into the early hours of August 13, the meteor shower peaked in its glory. The Perseid meteor shower has charmed audiences for centuries, and the show in 2010 will keep Perseid fans coming back […]

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