Monthly Archives: May 2017

A Go-Kit or Go-Box is a Ham radio kit designed to be portable for set up anywhere.   They are very common for emergency communications where you can pack up and activate pretty much anywhere. There are many ways to … Continue reading →

On May 25th, we had Jackson for the day…      He wanted to go Bowling so we took him to Frames & Games in Pooler.   He typically bowls one game and then goes and plays some of the … Continue reading →

I needed a way to pass through multiple coax cables to get them into the house from the radio antennas.   I had seen some commercial ones for sale and decided to build my own.   I used Cedar and … Continue reading →

Ok, so it was really 24 hours to Tulsa, but the actuality is we have 2 days of driving to get to Nashville.   Today, 5/15, we departed the motel in Mitchell SD around 5:00am and began our 2 day … Continue reading →

May 14th is the day we head over to Mt Rushmore.  We got off to a sluggish start as we slept in a bit later than intended.  No  Biggie, guess that we needed it huh?? It was only about an … Continue reading →

Saturday, May 13th, we departed Livingston Montana for Sturgis SD.  As normal, when facing a long drive, I had trouble sleeping so we were up early.  Departing at 5:00 am, we filled up our coffee and hit the road.  Heading … Continue reading →

Our plan called for 2 down days in Montana, one to just relax and refill prescriptions and the other to get the truck fully serviced as we needed to do that once during the trip.  Since we were going to … Continue reading →

What can I say besides Magnificent!!   It was a beautiful 90 minute drive in to the park entrance, surrounded by mountains and traveling through a lush plain alongside the Yellowstone river.   We got on the road about 7:15 … Continue reading →

Here we are again, back on the road!   It has been a great trip so far.   The next two days are travel up to Bozeman MT where we will spend a few days to see Yellowstone, Service the … Continue reading →

Words cannot describe this place!!!  Even pictures do not do it justice!!   The Grand Canyon is considered one of the 7 Natural Wonders of World.  It is one of those places you just have to visit.   I am … Continue reading →

In Winslow Arizona….. Today is a somewhat down day as in take it easy for us.   We decided to take a short 40 minute drive out to the town made famous in The Eagles hit “Take It Easy” “Well, … Continue reading →

This leg of the trip involved 2 destination stops, one scenic drive and our arrival in the Flagstaff Arizona area.   We spend one overnight in transit in the Phoenix area. We departed 5/4 just before 7 am, having had … Continue reading →

There are 2 phases to this post.   The first is that I have been getting sicker daily and based on symptoms the last 2 days, felt I likely had a sinus infection.   It would not be getting any … Continue reading →

We are taking a day and 1/2 to get over to Arizona.  Staying near Las Cruces NM the first night and then into Sierra Vista on the 2nd day, at least that is the plan! Sunday 4/30: We departed San … Continue reading →