My Storm Shelter: Summer Project w/ Dog Kennels & Lights

[dlgoff]

... and a feed to an external antenna?

Here's the weather radio's vhf antenna (a little hard to see):

Here's the CB radio's antenna:

 

[berkeman]

Here's the weather radio's vhf antenna (a little hard to see):

Love it -- looks like a mag-mount antenna smacked onto a metal AC unit or something?

 

[dlgoff]

Love it -- looks like a mag-mount antenna smacked onto a metal AC unit or something?

Yes, it's a mag mount but is epoxied to the aluminum air intake filter.

 

[berkeman]

Yes, it's a mag mount but is epoxied to the aluminum air intake filter.

LOL, makes sense. Danged aluminum.

I once bought ARRL magnetic signs to put on my Suburban during emergency responses, identifying me as an Emergency Radio Operator. I bought 3 of the magnetic signs, so I could mark my front driver and passenger doors, and my rear lift gate.

When I got them I thought I'd check out how they looked -- I smacked the first 2 on the front doors, and went to smack the 3rd one on the rear lift gate. If fell right off! Turns out the rear lift gate on Suburbans is made out of cursed aluminum to make them easier to lift, I guess. The 3rd sign then became a spare...

 

[Ivan Seeking]

smack the 3rd one on the rear lift gate. If fell right off!

Heh, engineers!

 

[OCR]

 

[Vanadium 50]

Now you gone and messed up the polarization!

 

[dlgoff]

Now you gone and messed up the polarization!

It's Microsoft Paint that messed it up.

 

[Wrichik Basu]

It's Microsoft Paint that messed it up.

Use IrfanView. It's certainly better than MS Paint in many aspects.

 

[dlgoff]

Use IrfanView. It's certainly better than MS Paint in many aspects.

I tried it, but after it associated all my .jpg files to itself, I promptly deleted it and restored my PC from a backup to eliminate all it's tracks.

 

[Tom.G]

Use IrfanView. It's certainly better than MS Paint in many aspects.

I tried it, but after it associated all my .jpg files to itself, I promptly deleted it and restored my PC from a backup to eliminate all it's tracks.

That's configurable. In 'Irfan View' click on:
"Options" -> "Set file associations..." -> "Extensions" to select the ones you want.
As of Version 4.35, dated 2012, it lists 69 supported extensions.

Personally, I've found it quite useful and versatile.

Cheers,
Tom

 

[Wrichik Basu]

I tried it, but after it associated all my .jpg files to itself, I promptly deleted it and restored my PC from a backup to eliminate all it's tracks.

Calm down, it's not a virus. Even if it does associate all jpg files to itself, that can be changed without much trouble. In future, you will find that software much more useful than MS Paint.

 

[dlgoff]

That's configurable. In 'Irfan View' click on:
"Options" -> "Set file associations..." -> "Extensions" to select the ones you want.
As of Version 4.35, dated 2012, it lists 69 supported extensions.

Personally, I've found it quite useful and versatile.

Cheers,
Tom

Evidently that doesn't work. I had no file associations boxes checked and it did it anyway.

 

[dlgoff]

Calm down, it's not a virus. Even if it does associate all jpg files to itself, that can be changed without much trouble. In future, you will find that software much more useful than MS Paint.

bold by me
If you want to discuss this, please start a different thread somewhere. This thread is for My Storm Shelter.

 

[Averagesupernova]

This thread is for My Storm Shelter.

And a fine shelter it is.

 

[dlgoff]

And a fine shelter it is.

Thank you sir.

 

[nduka-san]

a nice ending to the story of a storm shelter