Radio Shack: VOA 2001 - "No Warming Trend" - Fred Singer Interview

Something from my radio blog.

In 2001 the Voice of America was educating the world on how there had been "no warming trend" since 1940.

The interviewee is Dr. S. Fred Singer, a notable global warming denier but with solid scientific credentials, unlike most others, maybe makes sense.

Also see how it was the United States, specifically the first G. W. Bush administration, that killed the Kyoto Protocol.

llya's Radio Shack: VOA 2001 - "No Warming Trend": In 2001 the Voice of America was educating the world on how there had been "no warming trend" since 1940. The interviewee i...

50 Gs: G-Shock 16.02: Resurrection of the Positive King

50 Gs: G-Shock 16.02: Resurrection of the Positive King: Since the release of the first GXW-56 and GX-56 models, I always loved these "The King of G-Shock"models. I like my watches pret...

Resisting Final Microsoft Win 10 Assault

More than a year, multiple cancellation of "scheduled" Win 10 upgrades (which I had never scheduled in the first place, needless to say), countless scary popups and announcements later, I am now being terrorized with a yellow triangle warning and a countdown.

Hopefully it will all go away after July 29, 2016 or whatever is the cutoff date for their "free product".

As to why I chose not to upgrade to Win 10, the reasons are many - one computer is a laptop and I strongly believe it's never a good idea to install a new OS on a laptop, both computers had Win 8 bundled with them which I assume includes some recovery tools and options which might not work after Win 10 is installed. 

Also, having sold me and everybody a complete product - Win 8, Microsoft must now honor its obligations under it, including support and updates up to the year 2022 I believe.

Too bad it's impractical for me at this point to sue them over a year long disruption and intimidation.

Еще раз отклонил. Уже целый год долбит этим вин 10. HoroLex: Win 10 не пройдет!: Достал Microsoft со своим Win 10 и кампанией запугивания.  Уже два раза отменил назначенное мне Microsoft-ом обновление, на которое,...

My Radio Shack: BBC World Service 1998 - Brain of Britain Part 1

Here's something from my tape library of radio reception.

A 1998 BBC World Service broadcast on shortwave with an episode the 1998 Brain of Britain quiz show aka "general knowledge contest".

But it was recorded on AM 1260 kHz in Moscow, if memory serves, which however wasn't a local transmission.

I have two more of episodes of Brain of Britain.



llya's Radio Shack: BBC World Service 1998 - Brain of Britain Part 1: Here's something from my tape library of radio reception. A 1998 BBC World Service broadcast on shortwave with the 1998 Brain of B...

Spotted...cars in Moscow: Air Defense Show April 2016

From my carspotting in Moscow blog, here is a photo report from an air defense vehicle show I saw in April (2016) at Space Pavilion, VDNKh, Moscow, quoting below.

Here are some vehicles of a different kind seen at an air defense installation in April 2016 where I also photogrpahed this Shilka system and this Buk 9A310.

Now I am going to dump in this post the rest of the pictures I took at the show.

The first one is a Tunguska.

Not only does it have missiles, it also has automatic AA guns for good measure.

Below is an OSA-AKM for use against low flying targets, especially helicopters (which are always vulnerable anyway).

White walls!

To the left of it is a Buk system.

VOA January 2003 - Communications World

This is for all lovers of radio and especially international shortwave broadcasting.

From my radio archives comes this recording which I digitized yesterday - a VoA January 3, 2003 broadcast with the program Talk to America featuring Kim Elliott's 2003 New Year Communications World edition with international listeners calling in and discussing with the host various issues pertaining to shortwave and other communications topics.

There is also some January 2003 (pre-Iraq war) news too at 23:35.

It was recorded in January 2003 on a cassette tape using a radio / tape recorder whilst tuning in on 810 kHz in Moscow.

llya's Radio Shack: VOA January 2003: From my radio archives is this recording which I digitized today - a VoA January 3, 2003 broadcast with the program Talk to America featuri...

My Three Chronos

Here's a video gallery of my current three mechanical chronographs. 

I have only these three for now but am hoping to add more as the mechanical chronograph is my favorite type of wristwatch.

Strela Sturmanskie 45 mm 3133

Hornets' Nest

Here is a huge nest made by hornets. Probably one of the largest ever.

Not only did I see and photograph it but I also practically owned it as it was in my garden shower.

Hornets were large and very visible as they flew around however they gave us no problems until that one time when I went up to check on the nest and banged the attic door -- immediately got attacked and bitten by two sentinels -- very painful.

We let them be(e) and in fall of that year they were all gone - either died off or packed up and moved. Used the abandoned nest for starting the stove.

HoroLex: Гнездо шершней: Самое большое гнездо шершней, которое я когда-либо видел... и более того -- даже владел им, ибо оно было у меня на даче пару лет назад в са...

My Radios - VEF 214

This blog is for the most part about watches and clocks but not exclusively so as I am into other fine things as well, such as radios, and here is a VEF 214 radio set, another one of my many radios.

It's been in the family since 1988 and still works (video in Russian).

Coverage: LW, MW, SW x 3, and UKW (UHF) aka Russian FM (TV). It qualifies as a world radio for reason of having over 2 SW bands, I think.

The tuning dial which is marked in meters (wave length).