The American 1100 padlock has been my nemesis – until now. Thanks to the Jiggle Test, Panavise 350 and the Lishi Tool. I have been dabbling with lockpicking ever since the only picks you could get were HPC and the … Continued
Should you buy a custom holster or a mass produced holster? To help answer that question we decided to compare two kydex holsters. We ordered a Light Tuck holster from Vedder as well as an equivalent inside waist band holster … Continued
Following on from the original front Peovi cage for the IC-705, here is the recently released the PEOVI Full Wrap Cage. Here we also look at the new clear polycarbonate front cover than snaps between the two front knob protection … Continued
The Hattery to the rescue! A few years ago I started my search for a Western/Country style hat. The interest was created after having watched episodes of Justified admiring the hats worn by the character Raylan Givens. I spent a … Continued
I just received a Peovi Cage for my IC-705 radio. If the quality of the actual Peovi Cage was even close to the attention to detail of the packaging then I was really going to be in for a treat! … Continued
In an attempt to improve my morse code proficiency I signed up for the CW OPS Academy intermediate course. CW OPS have a requirement to head copy at a character speed of 25 word per minute and to send using … Continued
The birth of Joel’s Revenge Fly. A few year’s ago Dave Hurley and myself were fishing Black’s Beach and we started catching a lot of fish on a bead head nymph that he had tied up. True to my haphazard … Continued
These talented artists (Barbi Dorfan and Helen Segal) were commissioned to design and install a 100 square foot mural depicting an under the ocean theme. After the sketch concept was approved it was traced onto fiberglass mesh and then cut … Continued
Did you know that after optimizing the amount of memory in your computer (PC or Mac) a relatively simple SSD upgrade can breathe new life into your slowing computer? You paid good money for that machine that you rely on … Continued
You’re paying a pretty sum of money each month for home internet services but the WiFi range is poor. You get signal while in the study but not in the bedroom. You’re on a Skype/VOIP call and the call … Continued