When I was a Boy Scout, one of the things that we would work on in the winter was understanding Morse Code. Morse Code is a method of transmitting telegraphic messages. It was created in the early 1840’s by Samuel Morse. It was used for the electric telegraph to send messages over the wire. Beginning ...
Wireless Internet access, whether you’re using it on your computer, cell phone or other devices is rapidly becoming the standard way for people to access the Internet, even though most people have absolutely no idea how their data can pass through the air somehow to get to the Internet and back. This article will explain ...
The longwave radio band allows reception of a number of European broadcast stations, as well as some types of communications. It can be received on many shortwave and multiband radios sold in the United States, as well as some non-shortwave receivers available in Europe. Longwave is located at a lower frequency than AM (a.k.a. mediumwave), ...
If you are learning to send Morse Code, you should begin by learning to send with a straight key. Although modern methods of sending Morse Code, including iambic keyers, allow you to send much faster, a straight key allows you to practice the rhythm and timing of Morse Code. This is an important step in ...
Places like Norfolk, Portsmouth, and Hampton Roads are world renowned naval ports. They are also places where the Relic Men’s Sawyer Chronograph watch (Model ZR66037) would look right at home. This quartz chronograph sports a battleship gray band, bezel, and 40 millimeter diameter face around a gleaming, 12 millimeter thick, stainless steel case. The look ...
One of the benefits of housekeeping is finding those treasures from yesteryear, dusting them off, and enjoying them again. And so it goes, as I’ve been dusting off my old compact discs, I have found several of those long since forgotten favorites and thus the third of the “More Favorites” series, Compact Disc. The first ...
