Archive for June, 2009

Ham Radio 2009: Day 1

I managed to get through two out of four halls today. Just finished uploading a bunch of photos. Time for sleep.

Ham Radio 2009: Day 0

Tonight, Friedrichshafen is full of cars with mag-mounted antennas, people wearing t-shirts and hats with their callsign printed on and there is even the occasional RFI on the hotel television. I’ve uploaded a few photos to my Ham Radio 2009 flickr set. Tomorrow we are leaving early for the exhibition.

I’m going to Ham Radio 2009

Tomorrow I’m leaving for Ham Radio 2009 in Friedrichshafen. This is the largest amateur radio convention in Europe and attracts tens of thousands of visitors every year. I’ll post photos to my Flickr account and maybe some updates here on the blog. So, stay tuned!

New camera: Canon IXUS 100 IS

A sample photo shot with my new Canon IXUS 100 IS camera:

Attaching an MP3 player to a hard hat

Take one nice and wide elastic band and pull the ends through the venting holes on a Peltor G22 hard hat. From the inside, adjust the size of the elastic loop to fit the player and tie the ends together with a wire tie. If you want, add some friction between the player and hat surface by [...]