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The Fox Victor Forty Revisted: How I really got started  Homebrewing by Ramon R. Reyes DU1FV BSEE UP 77 In the 80's I used to for an engineering geoscience company in Legaspi Village, Makati. I was in the seismometer and telemetry department. I owe that small company for my first intro to computers through the ($10,000.00 back, then) OKITAC 4300 computer that used magnetic memory, front cpu panel bit-key programming and paper tape for data storage and a modified teletype for a printer! (As the 90's, I have been told you could get this computer surplus in Akihabara quite cheaply.) One part of the daily office commute I really look forward to was dropping by a small shop on Pasay Road where I often saw Japanese ham radio magazines displayed on its window. They are used. Probably the owner of the store is a Japanese ham. The full color radio ads were really nice and I manage to make a little sense out of most circuit drawings so that was good enough reason f

A used Netgear router from a surplus shop: Eye Candy? If the younger generation have their cellphone, tablet and gadget shops, I would much ratehr enjoy a good browse at used electronic goods surplus shop.  I saw this old router at one shop in Cubao, Quezon City and found it was a G router model VPN824 v.2.  It had what looked like a blue plastic brand badge on the top.  I asked the shopkeeper to plug it in (110v), and the front panel lamps did their self-test cycle and everything looked normal. I took out my android phone did a WIFI scan and found a strong signal. What was unusual about this old router is the way an array of blue LEDs were flashing in the "Netgear" translucent badge.  It reminded me of flashing disco lights. Eye Candy!  I tried to haggle but the shopkeeper was an old pro.  In the end, I plunked down some cash and took it home. Upon getting home, I wasted no time hooking it up, using a conventional 12v (not switching) DC adaptor I had and got it wo

Kung maaring mangyari ito sa California, bakit hindi sa Calumpang? [Pinalad ako na mapadala sa Japan ng tatlong beses mula 1978 hanggang 1980s para sa technical training.  Noong una kong pasyal, napuna ko sa Tokyo ang matinding polusyon sa hangin at pati na rin sa mga ilog.  Nang pangalawang punta ko makalipas ang ilang taon, ay napuna ko na malaki ang pinag bago at pinagmalaki ng ng mga host kong mga Japanese engineers, na mayroon ng nakakapamingwit sa ilag sa tabi ng planta na dati ay mabaho at madumi.  Napuna ko rin ang mga slogan na palaging binabanggit sa TV at pahayagan ang "Come Back Salmon".  Hindi makalimutan ang slogan na ito at naiisip ko ito pag nakikita ang ilog natin na dating napakaganda.  Kahit na walang samon dito sa Ilog dati, maraming uri ng isda ang dating matatagpuan sa ating na ngayon ay wala na. Kamailang nalaman ko na ang pinagmulan ng slogan na ito sa aking pagbabasa sa internet.] Ito ay aking pagsalin  sa ating wika (na  may kasamang kontin

90's QSL Card of our Amateur Radio Club Station DX1HB featuring pics of Tom, JA1KJK, Dick DU1DT, Jay-boy DU1JAY and Ramon (C'est moi!)  DU1FV in the dark shirt (group photo, lower right) and on tower.

Three Angels and Abraham

A musical study on the Beatles must start with Hillbilly music Barefoot Rock by Bud Deckelman