Last weekend, on the spur of the moment, my wife and I decided to head “up north” as we say here in Michigan. In this case, up north meant visiting Port Austin, MI, which is at the very tip of of Michigan’s Thumb. (If you don’t know where the Thumb is, take a quick look at a Michigan map, and you’ll get the picture.) Part of the plan was to do a short activation of the Pointe aux Barque Lighthouse.
Read MorePRESENTER OPINION : Heal Yourself While Operating CW→
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A friend of mine recently sent me a link to The Healing Frequencies of the Human Body. It starts out:
Read MoreHumans have understood for centuries that sound has a profound effect on the human body and mind. Ever since our discovery of music and shamanistic chanting, we have been pushing the boundaries of how the healing effects of sounds and frequencies can be measured.
So what are the healing frequencies of the human body? Certain frequencies of sound are used as part of therapies in order to manipulate human brainwaves to promote healing of the body and mind. Sound frequency healing has been used to treat several different kinds of ailments such as insomnia, anxiety, depression, and disorders of the nervous system.
PRESENTER OPINION : The Lost Blue Collar Scholars
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We get all sentimental about the ARRL Founder, Hiram Percy Maxim. We probably should. But he’s only the titular leader of what became the amateur radio movement in the United States back in the early 1900’s. Did you know he didn’t found the ARRL by himself? Yea, and Joe Namath was not the only quarterback that the New York Jets drafted in 1965 either. Can you name the Heisman Trophy winner whom the Jets also drafted that year? Well, I taught a graduate course on the sociology of sport so I got a head start on you, perhaps. There was a co-founder of the American Radio Relay League. And there were many other early hams that gave life to this amazing hobby! I call them the Blue Collar Scholars who made the blue lightning pass the spark gap and set the foundation for ham radio to become what it is today.
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