Seven years ago I first had the honor of meeting K5UR at the Rocky Mountain Division gathering in Taos. Rick Roderick was an ARRL vice president in those days and his message still resonates: Relevant, Resilient, Ready. He touched on those points and many more in an inspiring address at the…
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This past week, I spent some time with one of my favorite Spartan authors. She’s Allison Leotta, a writer that the critics are calling “The Female John Grisham” for her series of crime thrillers, the latest of which, “The Last Good Girl” is now available in bookstores and on line.…
Here’s a way cool website that displays worldwide lightning strike data in near real time.
An oldie but goodie.. A tutorial about how to get weather images directly from the satellites that take the pictures.
How DO those guys get all that cool video of tornadoes? Most hams know about the culture of storm chasing, where enthusiasts try to track down weather action and document it. Here’s a site that aggregates live storm chaser streams from across the country.
Beyond the horrors of interrogation and torture, lack of information about what’s happening on the outside is was a huge challenge for prisoners of war during World War II. Here’s how POW’s kept informed by making their own radios while in captivity.
By Scott Westerman The common theme we’re all talking about as we reminisce about The Artist we’ll always remember as Prince is that he defied convention. He was born into a world of stereotypes. He knew he didn’t fit in. He created his own truth, based on a love for…
Originally posted on April 22, 2012 By Scott Westerman “I can live for two months on a good compliment.” – Mark Twain There are too many complaints and too few compliments in today’s world. Nothing brightens someone’s day like an appreciative word. Giving and receiving a compliment is an art.…
I’m a big fan of Michigan Radio. WUOM, WVGR and WFUM are my favorite triumvirate of public radio stations. “Your state, your stories, your NPR news station” is a button on my car radio and a quick link on my smart phone. What do you do if you want to…