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I like to share information and that's what this site is for. I love living in Southwestern Colorado in the San Juan Mountains, part of the Rocky Mountain range. I enjoy motorcycling, both street and dirt, so I keep GPS tracks of my travels to share along with photographs. Oh, the wildflowers aren't bad either!
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Category Archives: Video
Ham Radio General Class License Lesson 6.6, Feed Lines
This 28 minute lecture will put you well in front of studying Section 6.6, Feed Lines, in the ARRL General Class License Manual for ham radio. Plan to spend some time with this one—it’s worth the effort. It covers material … Continue reading
From Montrose Adobes to Peach Valley Recreation Area in Five Minutes
Yes, it’s true that I crashed not long after I took this video, but I suppose there’s no harm in putting it here. For quite a number of years the only connection between the Peach Valley recreation area outside of … Continue reading
Posted in Montrose County, Motorcycling, Video
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Lower Powerline Road in 5 Minutes
I took this video last Saturday, and, yes, I know I crashed later on that day. But still, this road goes through an area that I really like. So I speeded things up a little bit, and here you are!
Posted in Montrose County, Motorcycling, Video
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KE0OG’s Ham Radio General Class Lesson 6.5, Specialized Antennas
Here’s your video introduction to Section 6.5, Specialized Antennas, in the ARRL General Class License Manual for ham radio. Watch this 16 minute video prior to studying the section, and you’ll be prepared to understand terms such as NVIS, log-periodic … Continue reading
Ham Radio General Class Lesson 6.4, Loop Antennas
Here’s KE0OG’s introduction to Lesson 6.4, Loop Antennas, in the ARRL General Class License Manual for ham radio. This is just the introduction—you need to study the book as well for the specific questions. The video is less than six … Continue reading
Ham Radio General Class License Lesson 6.3, Yagi Antennas
Yagi antennas, or as they are popularly called, “beams,” trace back many years. This is your video introduction to section 6.3, Yagi Antennas, in the General Class License Manual from the ARRL. The material introduces the text – you’ll need … Continue reading
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Tagged beam antenna, uda, yagi, yagi antenna
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Ham Radio General Class Lesson 6.2, Dipoles, Ground-planes, and Random Wires
Here’s your video introduction to Lesson 6.2, Dipoles, Ground-planes, and Random Wires, in the ARRL General Class License Manual. This video is about 17 minutes long but well worth the time to sit through—I think you’ll enjoy it! When you … Continue reading
Reader Sim Savage Relates His High Adventure
Sometimes I get emails just too good to pass up. Here’s Sim Savage’s adventure in his own words: Dave: Many thanks for the thorough and expedient response to my query ! I am greatly appreciative. This trip I have planned … Continue reading
Posted in Gunnison County, Hinsdale County, Motorcycling, San Juan County, Video
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Ham Radio General Class Lesson 3.4, Technical Standards
This is your video introduction to Lesson 3.4 in the ARRL General Class License Manual. The material in the text is actually quite short, so I provide some background information to put it in context. This entire paragraph is a … Continue reading
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Tagged reactive power
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Ham Radio General Class Lesson 3.3, Control Operator Privileges
Here’s your video introduction to Lesson 3.3, Control Operator Privileges, in the ARRL General Class License Manual. For more information, see www.ke0og.net/general. There are a couple links mentioned in the video: Figure 3-4, page 3-8, which shows the by-band frequency … Continue reading
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