Machines n Furniture
I have been making and designing things for most of my life. My dad was a woodcarver, a craftsman and dabbled in drawing and painting. He built our house from a kit from Sears & Roebuck, and the story goes that he did it with only a hand saw. Maybe exposure to his work rubbed off on me. I have many interests and find that often there isn't enough time to do all the things that I would like.
Amatuer Radio - N2IFV
Recently, I've become interested in getting my amateur radio license. I earned my Novice and Technician ham licenses while in high school, but licenses expire if not renewed and mine expired in the late 60s. When I was teaching at Trenton State College in the late 80s, I again took the exam and passed the Technician Class license. Read more »
AMECO page
Regenerative Radios
Building electronics projects has been a hobby of mine for quite some time. Building shortwave radios seems especially rewarding as the successful completion of the project brings in the world (or at least parts of it). Voices and music, and even those strange "spy" stations that continuously broadcast a string of numbers, are the rewards for careful attention to detail and the application of the skills and knowledge necessary to succesfully complete the radio circuit. Read more »
Audio Projects
Vacuum tube audio amplifiers are interesting because, unlike solid state circuits, each part of the system is identifiable. I do not have an audiophile's ear and able to easily distinguish between digital and analog music, nor can I hear the difference between a solid state and vacuum tube guitar amplifier. I like building and listening to music through a tube amplifier, but really, I just enjoy the building process. Read more »
Furniture
Woodworking is a passion of mine and has been for some time. I love the simplicty and lines of craftsman/arts & crafts style, especially the work of Green and Green, and Limbert.
Miscellaneous
Everything else. I've created a couple of robots, some "little Libraries", and other stuff