Category Archives: Technology

Ham Radio

Posted on 2009-06-29 by Nigel VH

Well, I finally got one. I’ve been a licensed operator for well over a year now, and I finally got around to getting a radio. It’s a Yaesu FT-8900R which for those who don’t want to take a look at … Continue reading →

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Truck Optimizations

Posted on 2009-06-22 by Nigel VH

This weekend, I got a little bit of spare time, and went outside to enjoy some of the nice weather and work on my truck a little. In addition to the standard checking of the fluid levels, throwing away all … Continue reading →

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ESS205 – Access to Space!

Posted on 2009-06-06 by Nigel VH

Well, it’s been a little while since I’ve last posted here, and quite a bit has happened. Unfortunately (or Fortunately, depending on how you think about it) this one I’m going to talk about right now is big enough to … Continue reading →

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Class Experiment Continued

Posted on 2009-05-28 by Nigel VH

Well, here’s another update on that class experiment I’m doing. I got to go into one of the labs yesterday and run thermal testing on my team’s experiment. Overall it went pretty well despite a few errors. Through the process … Continue reading →

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Class Experiment

Posted on 2009-05-17 by Nigel VH

Hey all, today I’m here to let you know about a cool project I’m working on for my ESS205: Access to Space class. Basically it comes down to this. Each team will create a scientific experiment to sense some thing … Continue reading →