Towers and Antennas in Church Steeples and on Mt. Washington (VIDEO)

NPR: Hams Help in Puerto Rico

I got into my car to drive home yesterday.  As soon as I turned the radio on, I heard this.  TRGHS. FB OM.  Listen.  4 minutes. 

http://www.npr.org/2017/09/29/554600989/amateur-radio-operators-stepped-in-to-help-communications-with-puerto-rico

The Battery That's Been Working for 175 Years

In case you missed this.  Makes you think, doesn't it?  I'm thinking of a QRPp QRSS transmitter that would just keep on going.  Battery designed by Giuseppe Zamboni.  

http://motherboard.vice.com/read/this-battery-has-lasted-175-years-and-no-one-knows-how

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Gravity Light -- A Potential Power Source for QRP Ops in the Field

Nice idea.

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Brooklyn Bike Generator -- Want one!

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