Moose, Our Fifth and Current Dog
We got Moose in September of 2018, from a really nice breeder, Brad Sunderland of Upland Meadows Springer Spaniels. Moose is by far the sweetest, most personable dog we have ever owned. He is very calm and very personable. I think he would have been a really great bird dog, except for one thing that […]
Chancey, Our Fourth Dog
After Maggie passed, and we re-homed Parker, we decided we wanted another dog. Dogs just seem to do better when they are in pairs (or more!). We have been trying to get a new dog whenever the older dog is around five year years old. That way, in theory, I should always have a hunting […]
Parker, Our Third Dog, And A Rescue
Parker originally belonged to a family that we were friendly with at the time. Because they liked our dogs so much they decided to get a Springer Spaniel of their own. Unfortunately they really didn’t understand what the commitment was when you own a hunting dog breed, and life while raising three kids got in […]
Jack, Our Second Dog
After we found Maggie, we became intensely interested in Springer Spaniel field trials and field bred dogs. I had an interest in finding a good field trial dog and potentially getting into this sport. We went to countless field trials whenever and wherever they were within driving distance. We found a breeder we liked in […]
Maggie, Our First and Best Dog
Maggie was our first dog. She was a happy accident as we found her totally by chance one day while out shopping. Her breeder was a back yard breeder and had left flyers in various locations. We saw the flyer, called the guy and the rest is history. You will notice her tail was docked […]
Future Ham Radio Projects
There’s still a few milestones in ham radio that I haven’t gotten around to, that are on my bucket list. First and foremost is I really want an antenna tower with a beam antenna. All my antennas up to now have been omni-directional antennas. A beam antenna, which focuses all the radio waves in one […]
All my other (non-HF) radios
In addition to the HF bands I also have some radios that are for more local communications on the 2 meter (144-148 Mhz) and 70 centimeter (420-450 Mhz) bands. Scanner enthusiasts will know these as the VHF High and UHF bands. And like emergency service radios, most communications on these bands (but not all) go […]
My High Frequency (HF) Radio
The amateur radio bands are generally broken into two broad categories: the high frequency bands and all the rest, including very high frequency (VHF) and ultra high frequency (UHF). HF bands are from 1.6 Mhz to 54 Mhz., the VHF band is 144-148 Mhz, and the UHF band is from 420 Mhz to 450 Mhz. […]
Future Welding Projects
I have been putting off building a real smoker for a while now. I think that will be my next welding project. Like the last welding post, this one won’t be text heavy. I am just going to post a gallery of future projects I intend to work on. I really want to try my […]
Welding Projects
To date, most of what I have used my welders for is to teach myself how to weld, and to do repairs. I have made three different welding tables, as well as some horse shoe art with my daughters, and a laundry folding table for my wife. This blog post won’t be full of text, […]