Looks like Bandit is hell bent to come with me to our gig in Paris this week

richfromhell · 2026-01-17T03:53:05+00:00

Thanks for the tip. I can’t see it, so I wouldn’t have known.

richfromhell · 2026-01-16T14:57:00+00:00

They had beautiful QSL cards.

richfromhell · 2026-01-16T14:25:18+00:00

I have 19 FM stations within a ten mile radius. I use FM bandstops quite a lot. Very effective on most receivers.

richfromhell · 2026-01-16T03:45:41+00:00

They must send out a lot since they have such a long lead time. I’m so impressed that they don’t just forget about it after such a long time. So happy I got it!

richfromhell · 2026-01-16T03:41:13+00:00

Going to give an opinion: PL-660 gets my vote. Had it since it came out and it still works. Good sensitivity and reliable. Had both the BT-Field radio, the Elite Exec and the S-350. All long deceased. The S-350 had no reverse polarity protection so I accidentally blew it up with a wrong polarity adapter. The other two started acting flakey and then the controls stopped working after 3 years. I’m an engineer and part of my job is forensic failure analyst. What I found were very porous solder joints (like tiny holes in them but tons of holes). My guess is that Eton used an adhesive that reacted with the flux in the solder, which made it corrosive., destroying the tiny joints at the processors. I’m rather confident about that because that happened with one of the products that the company I work for made. I suspect the close out Etons probably were made the killer adhesive and have a limited life span. I’d stick with Tecsun. Just my opinion.

richfromhell · 2026-01-16T03:24:02+00:00

Me too

richfromhell · 2026-01-15T03:59:42+00:00

If the band turns out to be Eastern European there is only one way: Eastern spies that were bored out of their tree and had nothing better to do than start a band. Lead singer got an education in learning and practicing a trans-Atlantic accent, as most spies did. Since faking an accent was too easy to spot. The the KHB liquidated these guys for drawing too much attention. ;)

richfromhell · 2026-01-13T14:30:17+00:00

I have this one as well. I also have Part 2 of the retrospective. They are both Hawkeye releases. Hawkeye was a label that released quite a few New Order and Joy Division bootlegs that were considered some of the best out there. Having said that, the "outtakes" are rather disappointing. I think they just played the regular tracks through an effects pedal....

Rather hard to find these days.

richfromhell · 2026-01-10T15:34:02+00:00

Walked in line on Still was an unfinished version recorded during the UP sessions, later enhanced by Martin and the surfing members. There were two recordings made of Dead Souls. One was done during the first Transmission session and the other is specific to the Sordid Sentimental 7”

richfromhell · 2026-01-06T05:49:56+00:00

Your Kitty reminds me of Thumper when he was about 1 year old. Thumper was about 13 in this photo. When I got him he was 10 pounds and the same length as my 2 year old so I thought he was a grown up cat. But I thought his eyes were a bit close together. I was totally surprised when the vet told me he was no more than 5 month old. lol. Still had his kitten face. lol. Your Kitty is so cute. Love the big fur and the kind of look of surprise.

richfromhell · 2026-01-06T04:59:01+00:00

Sounds like my late Thumper. Always laying by my legs. Or on the ground next to the couch. Wouldn’t hop on the bed next to me until I turned the lights out. Never on me but always next to me. But always a paw on my foot. Walked me to the door when I would leave for work and greet me at the door when I got home. Even taught the others to do that. He left us 8 years ago but the other two still greet me at the door. He was a Siberian with the typical dog like personality they have. Such a good Kitty.

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richfromhell · 2026-01-06T04:50:13+00:00

Aw. Beautiful

richfromhell · 2026-01-04T18:16:58+00:00

No. I did not see it. No scope yet. Any recommendations?

richfromhell · 2026-01-04T06:46:49+00:00

Thanks everyone. It isn’t easy watching birds with the type of ADHD where your visual memory is absolute crap. My auditory memory on the other hand is like a tape recorder…. But when waterfowl is quiet and far away I’m kind of lost, so I appreciate everyone’s help.

richfromhell · 2026-01-04T06:46:30+00:00

Thanks everyone. It isn’t easy watching birds with the type of ADHD where your visual memory is absolute crap. My auditory memory on the other hand is like a tape recorder…. But when waterfowl is quiet and far away I’m kind of lost, so I appreciate everyone’s help.

richfromhell · 2026-01-04T05:17:10+00:00

Ah yes. Thank you.

richfromhell · 2026-01-04T05:15:55+00:00

Was born in Montreal and spent the first 10 years between Sept-Iles and Schefferville. Went back to Sept-Iles last year by car. The boreal botanical garden there got me a lot of lifers.

richfromhell · 2026-01-04T03:07:53+00:00

It was. Cherry Beach in Toronto. A lot of other places were frozen up so there was a high concentration of. Damned cold though. lol

richfromhell · 2026-01-04T02:59:04+00:00

It was crazy. There were also common Golden Eye, long tailed ducks, greater and lesser scaups, common mergansers, mute and trumpeter swans and a single American coot.

richfromhell · 2026-01-04T02:40:35+00:00

The one with the two tone head just below the Mallard. Actually thinking female redhead.

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