Monday, March 21, 2011

GIRI

The Japanese talk of a sense of an obligation as a debt that can never be repaid. Among the acts of courage and selflessness seen over the last few days, such a debt has been owed to the power plant engineers, technicians and firefighters that have responded to the disaster at Dai-Ichi. Learning that these individuals have said there goodbyes with text messages or not at all before facing this invisible killer makes this writer hope for the human spirit.  Courage in the face of sudden danger is commendable but to face it with full knowledge and time for consideration is incredible. Some have compared these workers to the pilots that  climbed into their aircraft in one-way missions to try to save their homeland. Perhaps they too are deserving. But what do I know I'm just another gaijin.

73 de Rob

The Crud

Missed two days of work and had a new radio, barely got it hooked up-it's a pisser actually to be sick when you take  sick days!  Between bouts at the porcelain throne I got some contacts on 17 and 40, 20 stll the go to band, tuner is still cranky on 40 and depends on how I drape the counterpoise so a new build is in order-Lord how I hate winding coils!     
                                   73 de Rob

Sunday, March 13, 2011

It's Almost Like I know What I'm Doing

Preparing for a new multi-band radio-don't worry sport fans still low power- multiple half waves above 40M and a Hi and Lo Z tuner from junque for 10 to 80, works on 20M so far. What could go wrong? Still LL crap!
73 de Rob