The Rig - A Hamventure

01/24/2025

12/20/2024

Still a work in progress. The winch works great and mounted nicely.

12/20/2024

10/24/2024

OK, so I finally got the time to start on the 40ft tower. Thanks to my buddy Joe we took 2 wonderfully hot days to use the auger and cement mixture. To say the least we were wore out. It's getting there and more updates to follow. Once again, Thank You for following and have a great day !!

10/09/2024

For those of you who want to "listen in" on alerts, warnings, etc here in Florida during Milton. Here it is.
https://m.broadcastify.com/listen/feed/35392
This is our statewide ham radio system, that only licensed operators can use, but it's free if you do.
sarnetfl.org

SARNET - Florida's State Wide Connected Repeater System Live Audio Feed on Broadcastify.com

10/03/2024

09/25/2024

CAN YOU HELP US FIND MR. TRAWICK?

Bay County Sheriff's Office is asking for the public's help to find a missing elderly man.

Joseph Tullis Trawick, age 88, of Callaway was last seen by family on Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024.

The family has stated that Mr. Trawick sometimes gets confused.

A witness has stated she thinks she saw Mr. Trawick at his bank yesterday at the corner of Cherry St. And Tyndall Parkway.

Joseph Tullis Trawick is a white male, thin, about 6'3" tall. He is bald with a gray mustache.

Anyone with any information about Joseph Tullis Trawick is asked to contact the Bay County Sheriff's Office at 850-747-4700.

09/25/2024

Things to know about bad weather. 😉

09/25/2024

09/25/2024

09/23/2024

🚨 Important Notice for Parents and Guardians 🚨

We’ve become aware of a recent social media challenge encouraging students to bring hot sauce to school and drink it directly from the bottle. While this might seem like harmless fun to some, ingesting large amounts of hot sauce can cause significant health issues, including stomach pain, nausea, and in extreme cases, more serious complications.

Hot sauce is NOT appropriate for school, and we are asking for your support to ensure our students stay safe. Please take a moment to check your child’s backpack and have a conversation about the dangers of participating in challenges like this.

We appreciate your help in keeping our schools a safe and healthy environment for all students! Together, let’s work to ensure our kids make smart choices.

Today’s hot sauce of choice is pictured below, but the challenge is not limited to this brand. This sauce is probably delicious, but quite a few elementary school kids are currently not feeling well because they drank right from the bottle (all involved parents/guardians have been notified).

09/23/2024

Hey Folks in Florida. We got some bad weather coming, so please make sure you start preparing NOW.
Also monitor spaghettimodels.com
Watch flightradar24.com (there's an APP too) and type in TEAL71 to track the USAF C-130 Hurricane 🌀 Hunters.

Also, see what the water temperature is.
https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/coastal-water-temperature-guide/all_table.html

08/06/2024

The Rig will be there in support of Bay County Search and Rescue. Hope to see you too !!

07/05/2024

Thank You to RV Connections (https://www.facebook.com/RVConnections) for the new a/c I had to install. They also found it was the original one (2005) and gave up just as hurricane season was starting. Now its NICE and cold in here too !!

https://www.facebook.com/dometic/

05/17/2024

Old and New and In-between radio has definitely evolved over the years.