Author Archives: Kevin

About Kevin

Just an old guy with opinions that I like to bounce off other people.

Romney’s Michael Dukakis moment

Dukakis: Romney:

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Radio anticipation

I ordered a Tecsun R9702 radio a week or so ago and I’m anxiously awaiting its delivery. I have over 100 radios, most of them shortwave models, but none has a particular feature set that I’m interested in: Dual conversion … Continue reading

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Lindsey Graham and Immigration

I got an email from my senator, Lindsey Graham, this morning. He said: I believe it is breathtaking – and possibly illegal – that President Obama would simply say ‘Stop Enforcing the Law.’ He’s going around Congress and the American … Continue reading

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Is Mitt Romney a Christian?

I think all American Presidents have either been Christians or perhaps non-religious freethinkers. John Kennedy broke the “no Catholics” barrier and Richard Nixon was a Quaker. It’s almost a done deal that Mitt Romney will be the Republican nominee in … Continue reading

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How my Mom named me

It’s Mother’s day and I’ve been thinking of my late mother today. She told me that she gave me my name and that it came from a radio soap opera character named Kevin Bromfield. I looked before and couldn’t find … Continue reading

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5 DSP radios

Looking on the radio shelf, I see 5 shortwave radios that are powered by the same Silicon Labs si4734 “shortwave radio on a chip.” There’s not much difference in the radios as far as performance goes except on MW or … Continue reading

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Death to robocallers

I got angry today, after the 7th recorded political phone call from Mitt Romney in just 2 days. I called the campaign and I gave them a piece of my mind. Romney, while the most egregious robocaller, is not the … Continue reading

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