Another fun photo collection of snaps that don't fit into any specific gallery. Come on a journey with me..
At Free IT Athens it is always fun to read Jose's labels on items he sells.
Daisy and me on the couch at my house,
The owl on a power line near my house.
A sticker in a portapotty at the 2024 Dayton Hamfest. That place is autism central. I love it, and I feel like I fit right in.
My mother and my daughter, Carol Ann.
Repairing my VHF Motorola XTS-5000 Portable Handy Talkie. The keypad lights were not illuminating, so I replaced the keypad and everything is now working. Not all of my DIY repair projects are successful, but fortunately this one was.
Friend Nick Bragg's birthday. Celebrated at Terrapin Brewing Company in Athens.
Haocheng, Carol Ann, and me at Paris Banh Mi in Downtown Athens during summertime 2024.
View of the aforementioned Motorola XTS-5000 with working keyboard illumination.
Haocheng displaying a 900MHz ham radio antenna that I purchased at the Atlanta Hamfest in Marietta on Saturday, June 1, 2024.
Ducks on the Wrangler as seen from my street.
The Motorola XTL-5000 VHF mobile radio in a box on the floor of my office.
Carol Ann and Mabel on the big dog bed at my home office.
Millie and Carol Ann on the floor of the living room at my house.
Belt clips I ordered for some Motorola radios on eBay. They were the wrong size, and the seller refunded my purchase.
Carol Ann and Haocheng in Rabun County at the end of Sarah's Creek Road.
A snake I saw on the Bartram Trail as I was hiking near the parked Jeep at Sarah's Creek.
The Return trip from Rabun County.
My 2006 Honda CR-V. I have been considering selling this vehicle because I don't drive it any more, and I am continuing to pay taxes and insurance on it.
Haocheng making her signature Hot Pot.
Carol Ann
Working on a VHF Motorola XTS-5000.
Testing the Motorola VHF XTL-5000 - then putting it right back in the aforementioned box on the floor in my office.
The XTS-5000's after I worked on them. I broke a knob on the Orange one, but I subsequently repaired it, and it works correctly now.
Some computers I bought for Titan Realty Advisors from Free IT Athens.
Computers on the floor of my office. This is the stash that I will use at Titan
Mabel and Carol Ann. "Lick the Baby"
The equipment rack at WXPB-LP Athens. I contribute engineering work to Athens Catholic Radio 105.7FM. I love working at this bomb shelter of a transmitter site.
The Tower Lighting control module at the WXPB-LP / WDRW-LP transmitter site.
Haocheng and Mabel on the dog bed at my home office.
More parts for the Titan Realty Advisors buildout
My original desk at Titan. I later moved to an office in the back of the building.
WXPB-LP Transmitter Site
My "new" Titan office - with a bottle of kombucha.
I brought my Bissell floor cleaner to the WXPB-LP transmitter site after dark. When I returned home I was missing this part. The following morning, I found it right where it fell out of the back of the vehicle.
Building out the conference room at Titan Realty Advisors
The new front office at Titan.
Checking in on the mobile home in Colbert. My team keeps getting pulled off of this renovation site due to emergent issues at other homes.
M&M's I bought for the Titan office. I followed Marlena's lead on this.
Daisy perched up on the wooden fence in my back yard.
The stereo at my Titan Office consisting of an Onkyo Receiver, an Onkyo CD Player, and a Technics Real Time Analyzer. I have a Technics RTA on each of my stereos. To me, this is an important piece of equipment, although my friends don't always share my sentiment on this.
Tom was downsizing his show collection, so I was able to add ~10 pairs to my collection. Lucky day.
Haocheng making a Hot Pot.
The "Friends" simplex VHF frequency we use.
Computers I built in the front office at Titan.
Haocheng in Tom's office at Titan.
Carol Ann
WXPB's monaural audio feed converted to a twin-mono feed for the software-based audio processor I am using.
Millie and me. She is a great dog.
Joe and I opening a locked door at Titan by hooking the door handle from above. We are missing a key to one of the offices.
Titan Realty Advisors Grand opening announcements.
Computer I repurposed for Tommy.
Potatoes Au Gratin that Haocheng made. This was a special recipe that we ate after I finished my 7-day water fast.
Mabel on the couch
Car wash
Nicole and Carol Ann. We are at Tom's house for dinner.
Tom making Philly Cheese Steaks. I asked for this meal after I finished my 7-day water fast.
I owned two Onmia One FM audio processors, but once I found viable software-based FM processing, I sold them on eBay.
One of the Window A/C units that Tom installed at one of the rental houses in Gainesville, GA.
"Deluxe Mobile Lip Mount Cable Assembly"