Author: n4mqu

My time with Rush

My Testimony, Talk Radio

When you hear Rush Limbaugh you knew where he stood. There was no question. The day I got on the Rush Limbaugh show I wanted to talk to him about my duplicate photos on my Apple computer. Rush was a tech guy. He knew the Apple products. He told me what software to use and It worked! See my page I did on talk radio. It is rare in America a national syndicated host announced that he believed in Jesus and Rush did. He did this long before his announcement.  I knew this day would happen after he announced he had stage IV cancer.  I doubt if I could continue like he did.  Even when I found out I had covid last summer I didn’t want anyone to know but had to let people know when I had to stop going to the various activities I was involved with.  When I called Rush I said I was from Wendell, NC not Raleigh.  I think Rush was genuinely interested in helping me.  A friend heard me on the show and couldn’t believe he was talking about technical things.  If you don’t listen to Rush every day you miss things.  He had his listeners listen to him for three hours and you wouldn’t have to listen to anything else.  I am writing this to you as they are playing the Limbaugh Legacy on his show.  I was hoping his death would be announced this way.  I don’t know if anyone else got ahold of it first I have been avoiding the news.  I had called local shows before and found my heart rate rushed up and I was nervous.  When I called Rush I was calm and felt like I was talking to a friend.  It’s kind of funny how many people listen to Rush Limbaugh.  Many people have told me they heard me on the Rush show.  Some think I have an inside line.  As late as a couple of weeks ago at one of the amateur radio test session I do one of the applicants (a complete stranger)  told me he recognized me from the Rush show.  

I am sure I wasn’t with him on his first day but most likely started listening in 1990 or so.  I couldn’t believe some of the things he was saying.  This guy had the same opinion I had and he expressed it. I had to listen to him in my car at lunch.  I had tried to listen to him at my desk at work but my boss complained.  Everyone else could listen to Rock music and smoke but I couldn’t sit there and suffer thru the smoke listening to Rush.

During the 2008 election I changed my registration from the party I was with to independent.  Because Rush campaign for Operation Chaos to get Hillary more support.  (I have never changed it back.)

Usually Rush announced when he was going to be out for treatment week but last week he was out all week and didn’t come back Monday.  I was afraid things didn’t look good for Rush. Or maybe it was good for Rush since he will be with his savior, and mine and hope yours Jesus Christ. See John 3:16 for more details.  

I am waiting for more instructions from Rush.

I may edit this post and add to it later as more thoughts come. 

Lost in the woods

My Testimony, Prayer

As a teenager my family spent some of their time in my father’s home town Rockingham, NC.  I remember one summer I went for a walk by myself.  I got lost.  I thought I was headed in one direction but was going into another direction.  It was just me and my own two feet to carry me to my destination.  I don’t remember all my feelings but I am sure of them was panic, worry and a sense of hopelessness. I think I finally made it back to the main house and was surprised when I came out of the woods at the spot I was at.  Totally different from what I expected. When I arrived my uncle said they were getting ready to call the rescue squad to come and look for me.

My grandfathers house as it was a few years ago.

Do you have someone that cares for you or are you lost?  I invite you to come to know who you are in Jesus Christ.  Jesus loves you the way you are and the blood of Jesus wipes away all your sin. 

Thanks for reading.

Fruit of the spirit

My Testimony

What are the fruit of the spirit?  I just need to repeat I am not a bible scholar or an English major.  I am a sinner saved by grace.  According to Gal 5:22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness.  It helped me to learn the opposite of the fruit of the spirit by learning the acts of the flesh.  Gal 5:19. The acts of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity and debauchery; When ever you find yourself getting into the acts of the flesh and away from the fruit of the spirit perhaps you are not following your faith. I had to look up the word debauchery. extreme indulgence in bodily pleasures and especially sexual pleasures : behavior involving sex, drugs, alcohol, etc. that is often considered immoral. I will add food to this list.  I just was looking up the word impurity.  Check out this website I found a post on The Dangers of a little impurity. Take a look. As most of my friends know I am a amateur radio operatorator.  I was talking to a friend from the eastern part of the state and he told me he looked at my website when I mentioned the weather station.  He couldn’t find the weather station but he found my testimony page. If I may be of any assistance in answering your questions on faith please ask.  Again, I am not a bible scholar.  

20210119 Learning Astrophotography

2021Astrophotography

Learning astrophotography 

I suppose it is true practice makes perfect.  This is the 6 day old moon. Waxing Crescent meaning it is approaching first quarter. 

Moon 6d Waxing Crescent ISO 800 Celestron 8 HD Prime Focus F2000 mm 1/100s

 

Afocal image. Using an eyepiece thru a telescope.

This was taken using an eyepiece and a camera to get up close images.

Sunrise Sunset why is that important in astronomy or amateur radio

Amateur Radio, Astronomy, Time

Sunset, Rockingham, NC 20150905 4:33 PM

Why is sunrise or sunset times important in amateur radio or astronomy?  I hope to develop this concept.

Sunrise and sunset is an important topic. Even in the Bible. According to the Blue Letter Bible sunrise is mentioned 13 times. Sunset is mentioned 11 times.  

A friend gave me a weather station for Christmas. and we were discussing some of the features and he mentioned that he had 17 minutes more observing time then I do.  He is a professional astronomer.  I got to thinking how could that be? He lives in Arlington, VA and I live in Wendell, NC.  Arlington is about 250 miles north of me.  So checking my internet go to source Time and Date  They bill themselves as the worlds top ranking website for time and time zones. I use to use a taxpayer funded service the Naval Oceanography Portal to get all my almanac data but according to their website they started a modernization in October 2019 and they have not completed this service. 

September 22, 2019 ISO 320 4.15mm, f/2.2 1/15s

In astronomy some objects we wish to see are not visible at certain times during the time period of sunrise or sunset.  That leads me to another aspect of the solar system activity. Civil Twilight, Nautical Twilight, Astronomical Twilight.

As you develop your astronomical skills certain things are visible at a certain number  before sunrise or are visible after sunset.   This is why you should always be mindful of the time of sunrise or sunset if you are looking to see a star or a planet. 

In amateur radio sunrise or sunset is also important to note.  The term Gray Line comes to importance. The best explanation I found is this article Working the Gray Line.

When you are up early in the evening or early in the morning (or middle of the night) beware of your safety. My friend that I mentioned earlier slipped on his dock before sunrise when he was going to take a sunrise picture and fell on his back.  He was sore but no broken bones.  While I was working for the Census Bureau last year one of their safety tips was to have three contact points as you are walking where possible. My friend did not get the picture.