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Category Archives: Books

The Wired Guide to Quantum Computing.

"Only God can count that fast" .

A Game Changer

The insanely innovative DJI company has released the new Osmo Pocket camera. It is a supersmart, fully stabilized point-and-shoot camera.

Gadget of the Moment X108 GP QRP/HF

QRP HF Rig straight out of China! Price $450---See the Amazon & E-Ham reviews. I worked W4GOG using X-108, on SSB, Joshua in Salem, SC running (7 watts--S-9) . Then (1 Watt . S7) and finally (.5 Watt S-4)-- A ton of fun!

Recent Quote of Note

The best thing that could happen is if everyone stopped being a member of the (ARRL) useless organization & we watched the whole bunch fade into the sunset.The sooner the better.

Clayton
W4KVW

The Orphan Master’s Son

North Korea in contemporary times. The tale of a Korean boy who grows up to work for the dark side of N. Korea's government. A brutal story. Hard to read. Hard to put down. Occasional tiny rays of humanity creep into this riveting yet repulsive story. Read it-- If you've got the guts. It won a Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. Powerful, Cruel, heart breaking. No happy ending.