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Honda Element camping / sleeping platform
Getting ready for a 2 week road trip from Colorado to California, then back through S Utah, I’m deciding it is finally time to outfit the Element with a proper bed. In looking under the trim piece where the rear seats attach, I noticed that a Honda-made unistrut piece exists! And, it is compatible with [...]
Radio parts for my near-space balloon project
I am assembling my own electronics for an APRS based weather balloon project. I’ll be launching a balloon with some friends that transmits various weather data and location via APRS ham radio, and also logs high resolution data via a basic stamp computer.
Adjustable mounts I built
I built these for a client to mount environmental telescope enclosures on rooftops. They are welded from 1/4″ wall Aluminum tubing, and have azimuth and height adjustments.
Kenwood TH-D72A Frequency Unlock
Today I decided to attempt the unlock procedure I found on the web for the TH-D72A. There are a few different ideas out there that differ from each other. I looked around a lot, and the one I tried worked! I thought I’d add some additional photos here to make it easier for people to [...]
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Erin Bibeau Photography — Fort Collins!
For all your Fort Collins, Colorado and surrounding area photography needs, including portrait, baby, family and wedding, contact Erin! Erin Bibeau Photography 970.219.8703 P.O. Box 235 Fort Collins, CO 80526 www.erinbibeau.com
Smoker!
A co-worker gave me an old Brinkman smoker today. I fired it up tonight for a top sirloin, chicken and veggies. Yum! I’ve never cooked such a delicious steak! I used whole foods real charcoal and soaked apple wood chips.
Building a temperature well
Finally finishing up a project I started a few months back. This is a peltier junction temperature well for calibrating meteorological sensors. The Peltier junction is controlled via an Omega PID controller, and utilizes an h-bridge for switching polarity to the cooler. An RTD sensor provides temperature feedback to the PID. This allows the well [...]
Lathe project
Did a small job on Saturday repairing a farm implement for a coworker. I had to cut off the damaged threads, bore it out and tap it, then install an exhaust stud with loctite.
Track our hike in Capitol Reef National Park
Testing out my new TH-D72A in APRS mode. It looks like there should be a repeater on Mt. Ellen that will pick us up. This should start showing data points on Friday, March 9th. // latitude and longitude of Capitol Reef National Park he_lat = 37.717589; he_lng = -110.929956; he_zoom = 10; // zoom out [...]
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