The day started pretty good . Although my back was aching a lot I had a little ambition and decided I would get a few projects done…
First on my list… go have breakfast, and we did. Not a good thing to do but I went to What-A-Burger and had pancakes. I hope that my daily activity may have worn some of off , as I didn’t stop for lunch.
Once we made the rounds and got home I headed off to the shop. I was determined I would get a little more of the Power Switch project done. I had gotten some of the pieces put in a few weeks ago but got off on other activities and have not gotten back to it recently. I completed what the author said was step one and was ready to test the points for voltage and such. I pulled the junk off my old variable power supply that I built 20 years ago (or more)… and found it would not adjust voltage? Before I hooked it to anything I tested it some and then noticed that one of the caps on the main board was blown?
Ok that is now another project for later, so set it on the floor and out of the way. Figured out that I could use a 9volt battery for what I wanted for now and grabbed a couple of jumpers and hooked it up.
Everything tested out as it should so n now I am ready to move on to the next set of installs and solder joints…
At this point I remembered that I wanted to get the front security camera swapped out so I set down and ensured it had a password in it and checked the settings one more time and then took it to the front of the house.
I had expected that it would be a bit harder to install but it came right on and locked in on the wireless network first time. I made a some adjustments to it and then to the software that records the cameras and also set it so it now has a pictured on the web that updates nicely… I can check the system with getting into it by just opening the web page…
http://www.ishmaels.net/wx/cam/webcams.html
While I am out in the shop I also had the radio on and the JT65 running… it was hollering “new state” so I had to stop my projects several times and pick up a few new states on 30MTR JT65HF… Which brings up another project that is not mine but effects me. My HRD version 6 log decided last week to quit updating my online logbook. It is a snippet from HRDLOG.net that I pull into my webpage that also updates my stuff on QRZ for my logbook there. All stopped on 1/26/2013 when the software glitched. It is on their list of things to fix as a known bug… strange that mine worked for awhile then quit? I had even had it working with JT65Alert for awhile then something grabbed an error and now I am unknown and my date and times are not sent for update to HRDlog. Seems it all works fine in LOTW and eQSL when I update them. Oh well I will just have to wait on that fix to happen. Oh and JT65HF… I picked up ND, MN, and WI in-between pieces and parts of the project board…
At about the point I had to stop so I could watch the OSU mens BB game against Kansas… what a game…
Oklahoma State Stuns Kansas in Lawarence… The first time we have won in Lawrence since 1989!
I was not into all the sports but in checking we did good this weekend… forgot to follow the wrestling team as it was a Friday bout but #2 OSU beat #7 Missouri in Columbia… the Equestrian team (#7) upset #5 Texas A&M here in Stillwater as well this morning… the finally… well that didn’t go as well as the Women’s BB team just didn’t have the answer for the #1 team from Baylor… thank goodness we don’t have to play them again unless it is in the tournament and we don’t have to face Griner anymore…
So it was a busy day… projects, sports, and just doing things we like to do… need to do this a lot more often… that means I need to retire soon and quit having to do work…
WD0AJG