July 3, 2008
Ready to leave for the long weekend
Originally uploaded by Dalfry
June 20, 2008
Mother’s love
Originally uploaded by Dalfry
This was all I could fit in one frame. 
And she says, I did not bring much, just this.
This is a top view of the long (7 ft) pile of items including utensils
and 5 types of home made pickle.
Yum!
June 15, 2008
Yum Ethiopian food
Originally uploaded by Dalfry
Vipin from our bullet Bangalore group was here. So joy/priti, me/pooja
and vipin are out to this ethiopian place Zeni in San Jose.
May 20, 2008
Ham Radio setup in California
Originally uploaded by Dalfry
HF propagation is so unpredictable. Just yesterday night we were
talking to radio stations from Hawaii to Idaho to Texas and North
Carolina and tonight, 20 meter band is totally dead. Not even a single
contact.
Surprisingly, there were still a few morse code stations audible. More
reason to finish those last three morse code training sessions.
BTW, this pic is our current radio setup at home. A table right next
to the balcony where the antenna is hoisted 10 ft in the air using my
camera tripod and conveniently hidden behind a pillar to avoid
complaints from neighbors. Also a copper wire running to the water
pipe for better electrical grounding. The rig sucks 23 amps on full
100 watt transmit power.
If nothing else, we can probably write a chapter on stealth ham radio
operation from a balcony.
