Archive for 'Hobbies'
Need to Relax, Why Not Try Boating
March 5th, 2011. Published under Hobbies. No Comments.
Relaxing and unwinding is an important thing to do especially if you have gone through a very tiring work week. We all need to have a break from the office, from the busy lifestyle and also from the chores at home. We all want to spend more time with our families and bond while we […]
Purchasing A Metal Detector For the First Time
March 4th, 2011. Published under Hobbies. No Comments.
To begin with, you have to figure out the areas in which you will be searching for metal. You can find plenty of metal detectors that work best on beaches, if that is where you want to look.
In the event you want to track down Civil Wars relics, you might want to find soil-centric metal […]
Amateur Radio Enthusiasts: Arthur Collins
March 4th, 2011. Published under Hobbies. No Comments.
Radio transmission has played a crucial part in the success of many expeditions and explorations. In some cases radio has been used to summon help, in others it has simply been a means of contact, of sending back scientific and other information which might otherwise be lost if the expedition were to fail.
In 1924 […]
Amateur Radio: Why 10 Meter Radio
March 4th, 2011. Published under Hobbies. No Comments.
If you dream of far away places with strange sounding names, the 10 meter radio may be exactly what you are looking for. Ten meters is primarily a day time waveband; in the USA it is often possible to hear Europe in the morning, all of the Americas midday and the Pacific and East Asia […]
Radio Communication: Five Reasons to Learn More
March 4th, 2011. Published under Hobbies. No Comments.
The world is filled with invisible communications, from remote controls to television, radio, cellphones and even your wireless phone at home, communication surrounds us, but most of us know little about it. Each one uses radio waves to communicate, but which is the most useful? Should we all try to know a little more about […]
CB Radio, Nine Things You Need to Know
March 4th, 2011. Published under Hobbies. No Comments.
Thinking of becoming a radio enthusiast? There are a few choices to make and things you need to know. Here are some of the most important.
1. As long as you stick to CB radio you will not need a license and won’t have to pass any exams. You do have to have a copy of […]
CB Radio In The Age Of Cell Phones
March 4th, 2011. Published under Hobbies. No Comments.
Late in 2009 a woman was injured when her ATM rolled on top of her. Fortunately she wasn’t alone but her companions weren’t able to get help because the are they were travelling in, a remote part of Arizona, had no cellphone coverage. All was solved when her colleagues flagged down a car which happened […]