All posts by Geof Franklin

Researching ways to improve scientist's access to data. Programming software to solve humanity's problems. Disseminating emergency preparedness knowledge. Sharing knowledge about science. Practicing amateur radio. Serving humanity through volunteer efforts. Drives a robot to work.
Amateur Radio

Home Station

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(original post: 26.Sep.2013 – updated 29.Nov.2014)

Here is a look at our home station. I share it with the wife, KI4BQT, and we host the club digi for the Maysville Abbey Amateur Radio Club, W4IDO.

Geof using a radio in his shack.

I’m on the air here, SSB during a SET if I recall correctly. The radio on Continue reading Home Station →

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Some sculptures from the Forge

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A small forged wyvern with shiny wings made from wire.Listen for its cry as the Wyvern begs for your smile. These feisty little creatures are cousins to the mighty dragons but are much easier to care for. The finish is natural, I simply wire brushed the body and applied some oil. Stands 5 to 6 inches tall. The wings were made from silver and copper coloured floral wire. Continue reading Some sculptures from the Forge →

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Forging a few candlesticks.

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A hanging candlestick. The square metal is twisted, had a undulating loop at the top to hang from and forms a swoop to hold the candle underneath.I wanted a small candlestick that hung, from an overhead hook and would support a simple tealight. Took a bit of fussy to get balance between the swoop and the weight of the tealight so everything stays upright. Continue reading Forging a few candlesticks. →

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