Paul Revere’s Ride, Quiz 4/18/26
On this day April 18th, 1775, Paul Revere, began his midnight ride to warn the colonists that the British army, “the regulars” were on the move. * Today’s quiz is about the Paul Revere’s famous ride -Background- In the spring 1775, tensions were high in Massachusetts. British General Thomas Gage in Boston had orders to […]
New Image Features
I mentioned earlier today that “in the future” I would be adding the ability to see the attached post image, when inside the post; I also planned to add the capability of inserting images inside of comments. Well, with the help of my AI girlfriend, I was able to add that capability with modest effort. […]
Bob’s new shack layout
Here’s a pic of Bob/N1GE’s new shack layout with his new ICOM and monitor. Looks sweet and neat! With that monitor I don’t think he will forget what frequency he is on! Nice job Bob.
Boring Bee trap
I took this picture today of one of my traps for these pesky little carpenter bees. Several dead inside. Live one at the top trying to escape. No poisons, very little work. I have little patience for home and garden pests! LOL You can get them on Amazon.
Alcatraz – Famous 1962 Escape, & The Bird Man, Quiz 4/4/26
Background: On March 21st, 1963, Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary officially closed. Alcatraz Island was a federal prison from 1934 to 1963. It held the most dangerous and uncontrollable prisoners in the U.S. It was considered escape-proof, mainly due to: – Cold water (around 50–55°F) – Strong currents in San Francisco Bay There were 14 escape attempts […]
My YouTube channels
Some have asked for links to my YouTube channels so here you go: https://www.youtube.com/@GrandpaDigsIt https://www.youtube.com/@MichaelSavela https://www.youtube.com/@SavelaInsights https://www.youtube.com/@SavelaBusinessAcademy 😊
March ’26 Stats & The Tax Man Cometh
The March 2026, Net summary is posted on the About Us page. In honor of tax day, April 15th, check out Tony Rockwell’s, “The Tax Man Cometh”, on the home page. For newly subscribed folks, the password to the Announcements page is: TCNet1961 73, K4RJT/Ron
UCONN
Basketball means UCONN Men and Women Final 4 Sunday
Admiral Jerry heart surgery
I received this info from Healther, Jerry’s wife last night… “Ed, Jerry had heart surgery this afternoon. They had to replace the Mitral valve. They tried using micro wave on Saturday. And took a wait and see. Well today they had to replace it. He wanted to know if he would be mooing or oinking… […]
Dick / NA3P Surgery
Folks, As many of you know, Dick had prostate surgery. Below is a message from Dick, sounds like all went well. Look forward to having you back on the Net, Dick. From Dick; I made it out of surgery OK. Had my prostate removed yesterday. Stuck in the hospital for two nights. Better safe than […]