Fiber Optic Services
Signal Aspect
Model Railroad Signals
New "Tab"
other Hobby Electronic Circuits
my other site
Gizmos, Inventions & Contraptions
Some Other Projects
Stuff worth looking at
By Request: Home Shop Electrics
How your power gets to your shop and why it does what it does
A basic (and maybe humorous) introduction to residential electrical systems
And of course, some
Hudson TelCom_ provides Fiber Optic services to the communications industry. Most Telephone and Cable TV providers use fiber as a medium. Did you ever wonder what was taking place in that "Horse Trailer" looking rig on the side of the road? The one with all those cables hanging out the back. These are photos you are unlikely to see anywhere else. Most splicers tend to be very reserved and private people.
Signal Aspect The Artificer provides electrical Design and Repair services. An avid interest in control systems for electrically operated machinery has led, over the years to devising solutions in many disciplines.
I don't claim to be even an apprentice machinist but; I do often make my own parts for projects. My work may not get you to the Moon but it is good enough to get the job up and running.
Contrary to what you have been led to believe,
you can get there from here.
?Not really sure what an Artificer does? Lathe gears will give some insight.
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Sorry, I don't know who to credit,
but it is beautiful.
How a Mariner in trouble sees the Coast Guard. A
fitting tribute to the Light House Tenders, Aids to
Navigation, and Search & Rescue crews that are the real Coast Guard. The Bozos at Homeland Security and DEA can get stuffed...
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Antarctic Support Activities Unit Patch
I was Coast Guard from 1968 to 1974. Two of those years
were spent aboard the Burton Island (W-283). At
the age of 17, I won't claim it was pleasant, but
today I retain mostly the good memories.
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And yes, penguins really are cute. These are Adelies, about a third the size of an "Emperor"
Recently I stumbled across a couple of stories about McMurdo and Mt Erebus. They are the sort of stories that come out of that part of the world. Short and to the point. Take too long in the telling and your words will freeze before they get out. Antarctica, for all the years we have been exploring it, is still a mystery. Literally, the most inhospitable place on the planet. In a manner of speaking, I suppose these could be called "Sea Stories" in their own right. So, have a look:
A Christmas Story - A Moment Frozen In Time...Antarctica Life And Death In Antarctica I have no further opinion on the content of the parent site..... |
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Tall Ships_ The Sextant
Without this
instrument of navigation, mariners of old could never
have sailed the world, opening new cultures and ideas.
This instrument saw common usage until fairly recently.
Although at my age, "recently" covers a lot of territory.
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RailRoad Museum_ Heart of Dixie Chapter, NRHSociety, Calera, Alabama. Operating Diesel and Steam railroad equipment. Numerous restoration projects. |
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Stuff I Like__
Personal Opinions There is so much more to the web
than porn and video games. I often get lost in these
sites for hours on end. This stuff won't rot your brain,
though. If that's all you want, better stick with
television and video games.
I have some personal writings here, some things that are important to me that I'd like to share with the world. And some technical stuff I have done for other hobbiests. |
Comments or E-mail
My address is:
Poison pen letters to:
Liam Hudson
P O Box 101832
Irondale, Alabama
35210
Some of the icons were scrounged, some sent to me without credits.
I will be more than happy to compensate for them if I can find out where they came from.
