I’ve owned the MXL 990 Condenser Microphone with Shockmount for some time now and I would like to add my two cents worth. The MXL 990 Condenser Microphone comes complete with the Shockmount in the box, which adds more value to the package. Shockmounts aren’t cheap. Another bonus which may be irrelevant to some, the […]

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Rhapsody In Blue Premiered on February 12, 1924 in New York City, N.Y. Famous jazz artist George Gershwin was an American composer and pianist. Gershwin’s compositions spanned both popular and classical genres, and his most popular melodies are widely known. Among his best known works are the orchestral compositions Rhapsody in Blue (1924) and An […]

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Does UTC Time change with the seasons? Coordinated Universal Time (universally known as UTC) is the standard time that is accepted around the world. UTC does not change with the change of seasons, even though citizens in the United States and other countries do use Daylight Saving Time (summer time). UTC remains a constant. UTC […]

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Glow in the dark rims on a BMW? What do you think about it? Cool or sick? This is a new one for me. Video courtesy of ScoperMedia.

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A company called Cree has the blogosphere lighting up with their new Cree LED bulbs. The old incandescent bulb may now have some stiff competition and companies like Cree could be household names in the near future, as the new LED bulbs become more affordable. Can these new Cree LED light bulbs win the incandescent […]

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The Year Of The Comets In 2013 From March 12 through 24, 2013, about 30 minutes after sunset, be sure to go outside and look to the western skies. You just might see Comet PanSTARRS with the naked eye. The best dates for viewing this comet may be March 12-13. The window of visibility is […]

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United States Maps Of Counties Map Courtesy of Digital-Topo-Maps.com Click on a state to see a county map of the state you are looking for. Available for your viewing are county maps of all of the fifty states plus Landsat satellite images with state and county boundary lines superimposed. Click On A State United States […]

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Watch ham operator K7ZS, as he demonstrates his powerful antenna launcher. His potato launcher does great for hanging those hf antennas high in the sky. Ham radio operators want to launch their wire antennas for ham radio use, and the goal is to find the highest tree branch and aim. I believe the goal here […]

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I was monitoring my station when I heard a Peaberry SDR Transceiver Kit (an HF transceiver for Software Defined Radio) on the air, and I was impressed with the transmit quality. The ham operator said he was doing QRP and he said he was using only 1 watt! Impressive for sure, considering that the propagation […]

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Winter has come and is on its way out. I had a 1/4 mile roll of #14 gauge electric fence wire. I was about to make an attempt to finally get on the Top Band, with the building of the giant 160 meter dipole. Bring it on! I’m going to tell you that it was […]

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