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RJ45 Replacement on ICOM HM-154T & HM-103
For several years I have been using my HM-103 microphone on my ICOM IC-706 with no tab to lock the RJ45 microphone tab in place to the transceiver. In addition, I recently ordered a cable crimper from Amazon for about $19.00 that also came with a cable tester and 100 pieces of RJ45 connectors/plugs. After a little bit of some research on Youtube. I found some videos on how to replace network cables. I had Read More …
Modified Tennessee Hunting Pouch #3
I built this Tennessee hunting pouch out of chromium tanned deer hide that is all hand stitched with artificial sinew. This was some extra thick stuff. The inside is fully lined with duck canvas and also is fully welted on the seams. The strap is oil tanned cow hide with brass buckle. The strap is adjustable. The flap features a rolled edge. Hunting pouch also has a two inch gusset.
Canyon De Chelly
Hogan (a traditional dwelling of the Navajo people) at Canyon De Chelly in Arizona. Today, while some older hogans are now still used as dwellings and others are maintained for ceremonial purposes, new hogans are rarely intended as family dwellings. Traditional structured hogans are also considered pioneers of energy efficient homes. Using packed mud against the entire wood structure, the home was kept cool by natural air ventilation and water sprinkled on the dirt ground inside. Read More …
Beaded Kentucky Rifle Hunting Pouch #2
I wanted to liven things up on the front of a Kentucky Rifle Hunting Pouch so I did some beading on the front flap and on the scalloped edge along the inside a top of the bellows. This pouch is lined with red and white Gingham check cotton fabric. The strap is oil tan cowhide 5-6 oz the rest is chromium tanned deer skin and the rolled edges is goat skin. This pouch is also Read More …
House on the hill
Small house on the Million Dollar Highway north of Coal Bank Pass in Colorado.
Badlands of Kansas
Castle Rock has been used as a landmark for several hundred years. In the 1800’s Castle Rock was a landmark on the Butterfield Overland Despatch route. Castle Rock received its name because it is said to look like a castle rising above the prairie. This interesting chalk formation is on private range land. The two rut path leading back from the dirt road is quite rough, portions of the track having up to 18 inch deep ruts. Read More …
Muley Point – Utah
My wife and I spent the night here at Muley Point at an elevation of 6,230 feet inside the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area just down/up the road from Goosenecks State Park outside of Mexican Hat, Utah. It was a very peaceful rest over night. We woke up before sunrise and made our way to Flagstaff, Arizona. Muley Point is a wonderful place to just get away from all the hustle and bustle the life Read More …
Ararat Shrine Hambash 2019
The Ararat Shrine Hambash was finally here. We had just got back the weekend before from the Green Country Hamfest in Claremore, Oklahoma. There was not too much on my list of this to get at a hamfest but we wanted to make a day trip up to Kansas City, Missouri anyway. This is the 3rd year in a row that we have attended this Ararat Shrine Hambash. This year it was PACKED. I mean Read More …
Green Country Hamfest 2019
This year we decided to camp at the Expo for the Green Country Hamfest. They do have a small county run campground next to the Expo center. My wife and I left before the sun even thought about coming up from west central Missouri. We took nothing but back roads all the way to Bartlesville, Oklahoma. You say why Bartlesville? Well we actually had another event that we wanted to attend before the hamfest and Read More …
Did I Let The Magic Smoke Out Of My ICOM IC-706?
Well not exactly! I thought I let the magic smoke out of my ICOM IC-706. Furthermore, I was messing around the back of the radio with it turned on I bumped something and POOF! Radio shut down and would not turn back on. I checked the fuses on the power cord and they were fine. I opened up the chassis and peeked inside and found nothing out of the ordinary. Then I spotted a fuse Read More …