The Idea Factory of Schenectady, NY

When asked where he gets his ideas, Harlan Ellison has the following reply:

When some jamook asks me this one (thereby revealing him/herself to be a person who has about as much imaginative muscle as a head of lettuce), I always smile prettily and answer, "Schenectady."

And when the jamook looks at me quizzically, and scratches head with hairy hand, I add: "Oh, sure. There's a swell Idea Service in Schenectady; and every week I send 'em twenty-five bucks; and every week they send me a fresh six-pack of ideas."

I figure if you're going to steal, steal from the best.

Friday, December 17, 2004

KC0SJH, mobile, monitoring

Earlier this year, I acquired two neat things: an amateur radio license and a Vespa. Iowa requires moped drivers to place a three-foot-tall flag on the back of their vehicles, for visibility; most of the flags I've seen have a metal post on them.

Three feet is about the right length for a vertical antenna for the 144-MHz (2-meter) band, and my Yaesu VX-5R can use a VOX headset for safe hands-free operating. It's the first ham shack to get 100mpg!

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