I guess it's mostly a hobby, although they say shortwave radio could be one of the last remaining forms of communication between humans... someday. There's just something cool about stringing a wire 100 feet into the woods, getting up at 2am and sitting in the dark and flipping toggle switches on something that was designed and built almost 80 years ago. Plus it has big glowing dials, which makes it even more fun. Some stations it picks up are from 10,000 miles away.
I'm going all in on Internet radio too here real soon, but in a different way. Should be fun!!
https://www.wunderground.com/dashboard/pws/KCTCOLCH4
This is my personal weather station in Colchester. The location on the map is not the true location but it's close. I purposely fudged it to hide the true location.
began with just a group of hippie Dead-loving high school kids who used it as an innocuous time to meet and smoke. a thoroughly well-written history of 4:20's origins
It’s a BBQ Dragon fan. I paid $45 for it a few years ago. Not sure it’s worth $85 but it saves me from working the billows to stoke the coals for searing.
I'm using a modern/retro styled "1ByOne" turntable with built in Bluetooth that I connect to my Yamaha surround sound system wirelessly - but I really need to score a restored '70's era Kenwood or Pioneer receiver and a couple of Advents or JBL's to rattle the rafters here!
But, it does sound kinda nice. Aqualung will be a great test.
@ Raddion: I was all set to buy this one for our camper last spring until the trip to WY got cancelled.
You might consider something like this or fabricate something similar (see link below). I have these for my 22 inch grill. I didn't pay that for them way back when. they are hard to find so I can see why they cost that much but they work great. I set them up in 2 configurations. One is as shown in the picture for slow cooking a chunk of meat but the other for cooking burgers and dogs. I put them parallel to each other about 6 inches apart off to the side and fill the gap between them with charcoal to about the height of the rails. Depending on the situation, I will light one of 2 ways, either with lighter fluid or with a propane plumbers hosed torch with MAPP gas. Most of the time I used the torch with MAPP gas. But that is how I light the coals. I don't rearrange them. They are there for the duration do reduce ash float. Lighting with gas is far more economical that lighter fluid. I leave the lid up for a while then put the lid down with a big gap or tilt to retain some heat to sterilize the grate. Periodically I'll open the lid to rotate the grate. By that time the it's about time to cook and scrub the grate with the brush. Takes about 20 to 30 minutes to come up to temp, 350F plus. I've intended to do a video of my routine for the Weberheads but haven't had the time yet.
https://www.amazon.com/Weber-7402-Charcoal-Rails/dp/B000WEKMK2
I bought a few of these and subscribe to Netflix for $15/mo. I can watch Netflix/YouTube/Amazon/CBS news etc.
I dropped all cable companies and only pay for basic internet. Between internet and Netflix, I spend $65 month and have more than enough to watch on the tube.
I recently saw this app on a friend's phone. Perfect for a concert.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.progimax.candle.free&hl=en
Right click menu is your friend.
Google Chrome or Firefox/SeaMonkey, use the right click menu. Select Incognito mode (for Chrome) and Open in a Private Window (in Firefox/SeaMonkey). If you're using Internet Explorer, can't advise.
Or you can use a free VPN service like HideMe.com or HideMyAss.com
I find that Chrome and Firefox are hit or miss when it comes to viewing the comments depending on the PC I use but the free VPN service is consistent with comment viewing. Can't post comments but one can view them consistently.