TV Antenna re-work… another old post worth sharing
The experiment: Using a TV antenna directly as an amateur radio transceiver antenna. The background: Many websites and magazine articles exist wherein the author has disassembled a TV antenna and…
On Differential Signalling between subsystems….
OK – this is another issue that sparked quite a bit of discussion, and is worth putting out here for others to consider. Differential signals are a great concept –…
MMDVM on P25…
It took over a week, a complete network reconfiguration, and a lot of google searching to figure this one out. I wanted my MMDVM on P25 for a number of…
Some thoughts on codeplug design and layout
“Your codeplug will never be complete” – a quote I saw on a site about amateur radio DMR codeplug generation. I’ll argue against that thought. I wish I could get…
DMR and Hotspots…. something else to break?
Honestly, DMR is getting me excited about UHF/VHF amateur radio again. It’s not a NEW technology by any means, but the concept is really cool – I can have a…
2002 Ford Explorer Overhead Console Speaker
This is an old post, pulled from one of my older websites – at the time, i was going for a CLEAN install, and speakers were a problem for space…
The best guy for the job…
A technician I worked with once told me that the best engineer he ever worked with was not necessarily the smartest guy in the world, but what he did know…
Vision – When One Can’t See the Forest, for all the Trees are in the Way.
It has occurred to me recently that there are a great many workers, and even leaders and managers, that don’t extend their vision beyond the task at hand. From a…
What Causes the Mass Exodus?
(Photo credit: Office Space, 1999, Fox Studios) How do companies get to the point of having somewhat sustained terms of mass exodus, and don’t understand WHY? At a lower level,…
Do you have to know the job to lead it?
Once upon a time, I though that a good manager had to KNOW the job in which they were leading others, in order to be effective. Time has shown me…