Dennis Thompson
Just a reminder not to miss the July lunch meeting, yeah the one on Thursday, August 1st! Our Chairman has put together another fine presentation, this time with the folks at Sennheiser. Brian Walker, Marketing Development Manager for Sennheiser will be presenting their new digital 9000 line of wireless microphones. Read more about it here.
Our August meeting, that’s the one on Thursday, August 29th, is one you’ll want to attend as well. We’ll be at the HomeTown Buffet with local SBE 66 guru Tom Driggers of KAIL/RF Specialties fame and Nautel’s Western USA Sales Manager, Ellis Terry. Stay tuned for more details coming soon.
The annual election for the SBE national board of directors runs through August 27th. If your SBE membership dues are current, you should have your ballots by now. The slate of candidates can be found here.
Anyone remember HAARP? The acronym stands for High Frequency Active Auroral Research Program, a system of high powered transmitters connected to huge antennas designed to excite the ionosphere. The USAF is planning on mothballing the facilities for a while, if no one steps forward to take over the system. Earlier this year, HAARP scientists successfully produced a sustained high-density plasma cloud in Earth’s upper atmosphere. These facilities have intrigued hams, even outside of Alaska where the transmitters are located. Not to mention a late night talk radio host (also a ham) who, unlike HAARP, is coming out of mothballs. Art Bell (formerly of Coast to Coast AM) will be taking the helm of a nightly paranormal radio-talk show beginning in September. The show will be called ‘Dark Matter’ and will only be available on Sirius Radio. If his new show is a success, look for Mr. Bell to be hitting the buy-it-now button when the USAF puts their 3.6 Megawatt system up on Ebay.
I’ll leave you with a few ‘Laws’ from our friends at SBE16—no doubt a few of you have verified these to be true! See you at the meeting.
Law of Mechanical Repair -After your hands become coated with grease, your nose will begin to itch.
Law of Gravity – Any tool, nut, bolt, screw, when dropped, will roll to the least accessible corner.
Law of Probability– The probability of being watched is directly proportional to the stupidity of your act.
Law of Random Numbers – If you dial a wrong number, you never get a busy signal and someone always answers.
Variation Law -If you change lines (or traffic lanes), the one you were in will always move faster than the one you are in now.
Law of Close Encounters – The probability of meeting someone you know increases dramatically when you are with someone you don’t want to be seen with.
Law of the Result – When you try to prove to someone that a machine won’t work, it will.
Law of Biomechanics – The severity of the itch is inversely proportional to the reach.
The Coffee Law – As soon as you sit down to a cup of hot coffee, your boss will ask you to do something which will last until the coffee is cold.
Law of Physical Surfaces-The chances of an open-faced jam sandwich landing face down on a floor, are directly correlated to the newness and cost of the carpet or rug.
Law of Logical Argument-Anything is possible if you don’t know what you are talking about.
Oliver’s Law of Public Speaking– A closed mouth gathers no feet.
Wilson’s Law of Commercial Marketing Strategy -As soon as you find a product that you really like, they will stop making it.
Doctors’ Law– If you don’t feel well, make an appointment to go to the doctor, by the time you get there you’ll feel better… But don’t make an appointment, and you’ll stay sick.
