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Romney’s Michael Dukakis moment
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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
Posted in Radio
Tagged analog tuning, dual conversion, shortwave radio, Tecsun PL-380, Tecsun R9702
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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
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
Posted in Politics, Religion
Tagged LDS, The Church of Jesus Christ of Later-Day Saints
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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
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
Posted in Product Reviews, Technology
Tagged Kchibo, KK-D202, KK-D680, PL-380, PL-606, Tecsun
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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
Posted in Bad Commerce, Politics
Tagged Mitt Romney, robocall, South Carolina Primary
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