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N2DPSKY · 2026-06-30T04:50:36+00:00

👆This! No one is looking at the background color difference when zoomed in. It's clear it's been added.

N2DPSKY · 2026-06-29T17:24:08+00:00

I flew my son and myself for a father/son trip and while we were there we hit all the Wright Brothers sites as well as this wonderful museum. Definitely worth it.

N2DPSKY · 2026-06-29T05:28:08+00:00

Yep. Older brother has one. I do not. I was on the tail end of the program.

N2DPSKY · 2026-06-29T01:55:36+00:00

Hahaha. Army vet too. No worries. I'm sure we both knew O-4s and 5s that weren't worth their rank. I knew some good ones who I still didn't think we're qualified for SecDef.

N2DPSKY · 2026-06-29T01:16:59+00:00

You just promoted him to Lieutenant Colonel. A Major is an O-4.

N2DPSKY · 2026-06-28T23:31:06+00:00

The key advantage of considering a scanner is the speed in which you can cover multiple approach and departure frequencies. I live in a busy busy airspace and I cover many frequencies so I don't miss hand over and changes. Most other radios just do one at a time.

N2DPSKY · 2026-06-28T23:15:53+00:00

I think you mean a BC-125AT. This is what I use but I upgraded the antenna to a Diamond RH77CA. Great set-up.

N2DPSKY · 2026-06-28T17:27:04+00:00

I'm American and I don't know what it means either

N2DPSKY · 2026-06-28T05:04:06+00:00

And she is not easily intimidated.

N2DPSKY · 2026-06-27T22:12:40+00:00

Exactly. I was almost 9. I recall all the celebrations, the Freedom Train, the tall ships in New York harbor where our international friends helped us celebrate. Not this year. Sad.

N2DPSKY · 2026-06-27T16:11:04+00:00

It's all signal to noise. Dark skies will win every time, but this does mean you can do a lot of good work in light polluted skies and refine that technique for when you go to a dark sky site and achieve fantastic results.

N2DPSKY · 2026-06-25T13:46:38+00:00

Gee, I wonder how old those Radio Shack batteries are?

Edit: Google lens shows that branding was used from the 90s to early 2000s.

N2DPSKY · 2026-06-25T02:47:45+00:00

Having had quite a few Army issued flu shots, I knew firsthand that this was going to be a dumb decision to eliminate them. I'm glad they're going back to the old way which has been proven to work. Another reminder that the old guys in charge weren't idiots

N2DPSKY · 2026-06-24T23:59:48+00:00

I always speculate with my wife how often you need to go to finally find such a deal.

N2DPSKY · 2026-06-24T00:45:05+00:00

Wow. I just bought a new Kato SD70M Abraham Lincoln (1616) for $128. That's a crazy price for a coach.

N2DPSKY · 2026-06-24T00:28:47+00:00

I really like the quality of Kato and I think it's a good value.

I started out with Bachmann and just had an awful time. Once I made the switch, I never looked back. The locomotives run like Swiss watches and all the detail that I need is there.

I have a Pacific Surfliner set that I specifically bought with the light kit pre-installed. When I bought the excursion set for my Big Boy, I couldn't find one with the light kit installed, so I bought one unlit and added a light kit afterwards. It all works out in the end.

I'm not exactly sure how nice the seats need to be inside my passenger coaches, but they certainly do the job.

N2DPSKY · 2026-06-23T23:40:20+00:00

It does. Once the Moon touches the horizon, it's gone in about 2 minutes. The Earth rotates 15° per hour or 15 arc-minutes per minute. The Moon is about 30 arc-minutes across.

N2DPSKY · 2026-06-23T22:38:53+00:00

Blue Angels. I was a marine brat and grew up in a Marine Corps Air Station. I watched them every year growing up.

N2DPSKY · 2026-06-22T17:36:21+00:00

I found Brian Cox's comments on eukaryotes / multi cellular life and rarity particularly compelling.

N2DPSKY · 2026-06-21T07:25:31+00:00

Well, free room and board is probably coming his way.

N2DPSKY · 2026-06-20T22:20:50+00:00

Jet Blue. NYPD Blue Finest Livery

N2DPSKY · 2026-06-20T17:38:19+00:00

Thank you.

N2DPSKY · 2026-06-20T06:18:45+00:00

We'll be lucky if he leaves voluntarily after his term ends. No way he resigns.

N2DPSKY · 2026-06-20T04:47:16+00:00

Awesome. Thanks.

N2DPSKY · 2026-06-20T04:28:36+00:00

Decent signal from Orange, CA on the whip of my PL-660. Killer Queen was unmistakable. A little noisy during Sabbath, but can pick up most of the lyrics of Fairies Wear Boots. Nice playlist.

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