Oven Controlled Oscillator

A remarkable find, a 5 Mhz oven controlled oscillator that works great! Excellent reference and calibration source.

Magnetic Sensor Vehicle Detection

Early working prototype of HMC1021S single axis magnetic sensor (D3 mounted on green board top) with output amplified by AD620N instrumentation amp feeding a LM393N comparator. We've tested and measured a response of approximatedly 30mV (output of amp) to an auto at a range of 3ft.

Conduit Time

Given a large trench in the front yard, installing a conduit pre-wired with Romex, coax, cat5, heavy gauge 12vdc, and speaker wire plus a pull-string seemed to make sense. We've built it with junction boxes on each exterior end plus two access ports on either side of the sidewalk.

Personal Music Studio

The orange spot on the blue cushion is from a led array mounted on the ceiling!

HAL for Home

RFID Keyed Entry: D3 designed a circuit to convert the square-wave output of a RFID reader to control a relay that is connected to our garage door opener. This is an inside view of the assembly and installation. On the front of the house, waving a tag just below the small red LED (visible through the hole and on the front to indicate sensor location) opens or closes the door.

Quansoo Evening

Quansoo Terror

A Fiery Searcher: these guys are predators with a particular interest in caterpillars. They are one of the largest beetles in North America. Thank goodness for window screens....if you click on the image for a larger view it may lead to nightmares....

Fort Rodman HDR

Early experiment with HDR imaging using Photomatix.

Can we send an invitation for a cup of coffee or a beer?

Perhaps a mile north.....we've already seen the big-no HUGE-black pick up truck with a SAM in the back bed, secret service with guns guarding the guy with the black briefcase, helicopters, fighter jets, Coast Guard cutters, and more....lunch on the deck is clearly being viewed from a satellite..

We Don't Need No Stink'n Crane

An eminently practical approach to painting the boat bottom by taking advantage of the tide....