Pattern and Match

For a long time the ugliest presence on my operating desk has been the controller for the two prop pitch rotators. When I say ugly, I mean r...

The aviation electrical power standard has been 24 VDC for a very long time. Since this also holds for US military aircraft, prop pitch moto...

What is science? Science is a process for understanding our natural world, encompassing fields as diverse as particle physics and biology. S...

You may recall an article in late 2023 about the 110' tower of a silent key that was cut down for scrap . Once it was down we discovered...

Contest results regularly include pictures of hams and their shacks. Pretty well all shacks, not just those of contesters, include computers...

As happens to all of us from time to time, I am currently dealing with a serious family matter. My usual pace of blogging will have to be re...

I would like to retire the XM240 this year. It is not just because of its low efficiency due to the loading coils. When I side mounted it la...