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So, how hard can it be to put up one little mast? (Putting up a 6m/2m/70cm beam antenna, Part 2)
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So, how hard can it be to put up one little mast? (Putting up a 6m/2m/70cm beam antenna, Part 2)

Well… Since the original post, where things went swimmingly, it seems the Fates have been conspiring against me to some extent. First we’ve been contending…

May 7, 2017February 15, 2021
5 Minute Prepping

The Ranger Roll

If you Google “ranger roll”, you’re going to find two things–a method to fold clothes, which is really handy, and this: This is how to…

May 7, 2017February 15, 2021
Guns Herp-A-Derp

I’m not sure what is more foolish

(As found on the Gun owners of America Facebook feed) The fact that the constabulary at Colgate University lost their shit over a glue gun…

May 6, 2017February 15, 2021
Guns

Brass case ammo vs. steel case ammo

(As found on Facebook) While this debate isn’t as old as the Caliber Wars, it has been fought with the same level of…let’s call them…

May 1, 2017February 15, 2021
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The serendipitous landing of links

I have long since stooped being surprised, other than pleasantly so, by the seemingly odd coincidences that have been occurring in my life the last…

May 1, 2017February 15, 2021
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You want a civil war?

Because this is how you get a civil war. Remember Farnam’s 3 Rules of Risk Management: Don’t go to stupid places; don’t associate with stupid people;…

April 27, 2017February 15, 2021
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Before anything else comes up

I’ve been trying for days to get this posted. Life keeps throwing me curve balls, not all of them unpleasant, and keeping me from it.…

April 25, 2017February 15, 2021
Prepping Uncomfortable Thoughts

All because of a fat kid in a turd whirled country

I’m getting rumbles via various channels about things nuclear. Chances are these will come to nothing, just as they always have. However, ignoring such things…

April 25, 2017February 15, 2021
Get Off Your Butt and Train Guns Modern Life Skills Self Defense Things That Make You Go Hm-m-m Uncomfortable Thoughts

Complacency kills

Most people figure that if they follow John Farnam’s “3 Rules of Risk Management”: Don’t go to stupid places; don’t associate with stupid people; don’t…

April 24, 2017February 15, 2021
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Climate change

Does climate change? Of course it does, over vast amounts of time. Are human actions influencing it? Unclear, but unlikely. So why are well-known scientists,…

April 23, 2017February 15, 2021
Things That Make You Go Hm-m-m Uncomfortable Thoughts

He was Trump before Trump was Trump

“We rolled the dice with the future of this country,” he tells me. “And I think it’s going to come up snake eyes.” I’m not…

April 23, 2017February 15, 2021
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It’s been a while

I really owe you some good, original content of some sort.  I even have some, but Mrs. Freeholder and I have been at an Undisclosed…

April 23, 2017February 15, 2021
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You gotta read this

I’m not sure I can describe it with any real justice, but it’s about Israel and its defense, terrorism and one Israeli general’s thoughts on…

April 9, 2017February 15, 2021
Putting up a 6m/2m/70cm beam antenna, Part 1
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Putting up a 6m/2m/70cm beam antenna, Part 1

The weather is getting back to spring, and it’s time to launch into some spring projects. One of many is the installation of a Cushcraft 6m/2m/70cm…

April 8, 2017February 15, 2021
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Here we go, lobbing cruise missiles again

Last night, we launched what appears to be a pretty well designed and targeted attack on a Syrian government airbase. From all reports, it achieved…

April 7, 2017February 15, 2021
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I hate cleaning guns

My least favorite thing about shooting is cleaning my guns. While I do think that a gun needs to be cleaned after it’s shot, I’ll…

April 7, 2017February 15, 2021
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I suppose there are outlets for most everything

Body Armor Outlet

April 6, 2017February 15, 2021
Electronics Ham Radio

For the electronics geek in you

If there is no electronics geek in you, you may as well skip this post. If there is, ElectronicsNotes has a series on YouTube on oscilloscopes.…

April 5, 2017February 15, 2021
Guns Prepping

About that light blogging lately

Yeah, totally my fault. I’ve been out enjoying the weather for a while. We took the RV RVing, I’ve been working in the yard, getting…

April 4, 2017February 15, 2021
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Meanwhile, in La La Land

Some of you may know that Kamala Harris, California’a Attorney General, has been running for Barbara Boxer’s US Senate seat seemingly forever. You probably also know…

April 4, 2017February 15, 2021
Prepping

Glorious weather leads to saving money

With the exception of a round of thunderstorms Tuesday night, we have been blessed with some seriously wonderful spring weather, and I’ve been doing everything…

March 29, 2017February 15, 2021
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I’ve been trying not to go into politics

But I just can’t help myself. Great Bleeding Ghu, how tone deaf do you have to be? The nation votes in President Donald Trump, in…

March 25, 2017February 15, 2021
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Can you train with 50 rounds?

Now that’s an interesting question–Can you do effective training with 50 rounds of ammo? After all, many of the training drills we see require much…

March 24, 2017February 15, 2021
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What a crappy day

Today hasn’t been one of my best days. I woke up with a migraine attack starting up–something I haven’t done in a long while. Even…

March 24, 2017February 15, 2021
Guns

The Glock G30–the results are in

This afternoon, I took my Neighbor and Daughter to the range. I also took the replacement Glock 30 and the gun that I’d purchased as…

March 23, 2017February 15, 2021
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Home on the Range

I’ve been holding off on this, but it appears Brigid has taken the Home on the Range blog under wraps. I’m sure she has good…

March 20, 2017February 15, 2021
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The Things the Intertubz Brings Me

(Via Clayton Cramer) I never cease to be amazed. The Sagulator, a calculator that will tell you the amount of sag in a shelf under…

March 20, 2017February 15, 2021
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Walther CCP Recall

From the Shooting Wire, there’s news of a recall on the Walther CCP. No details are out other than the issue can cause a loaded…

March 20, 2017February 15, 2021
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And some more on Kevin Ferguson

Remember Kevin Ferguson, the off duty LAPD officer who found himself the star in an impromptu production of  “Lord of the Flies”? Well, now the…

March 19, 2017February 15, 2021
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How does your (raised bed) garden grow?

Yes, time to get back to this spring time subject. It was a little hard to think about when I suddenly had to deal with…

March 19, 2017February 15, 2021

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