08-31-2017, 07:24 AM
Very cool. I work in aerospace and a lot of guys I work with are building planes or have pilots licenses. Wish I had time to do that!
I love tinkering and building too. Just built an AR upper 2 weeks ago. I had always assembled lowers, but decided I wanted to start building uppers also. At work I fix/fabricate/machine/troubleshoot....last project was a Crew Capsule (the part of a rocket that people sit in) maintenance deck. Today is a rocket engine inspection fixture I have to build.
I live in a rural area now, and I'm generally the only one at the range (and it's a LE range), or if I'm just out in the desert, so I don't have to deal with the new guys or anyone else, actually. Ammo prices have normalized and it is available everywhere (I have been buying a lot from academy, free shipping over 25$ on everything).
I actually own a 2m radio for emergencies, obviously I don't broadcast on it. I started studying for a license about 5 years ago, started learning code, and was even communicating to a coworker (old timer ham guy) by writing in codre for everything, for practice. But I moved states and dropped all of that. That one is achieveable, after I finish schooling. I mainly want to be able to chat on 2m to hit these towers closeby for emergencies and whatnot. Line of sight out here is 50+ miles or more, so it's a good place for it. We have some repeaters on some closeby mountains that will allow me to reach a couple of big cities.
I love tinkering and building too. Just built an AR upper 2 weeks ago. I had always assembled lowers, but decided I wanted to start building uppers also. At work I fix/fabricate/machine/troubleshoot....last project was a Crew Capsule (the part of a rocket that people sit in) maintenance deck. Today is a rocket engine inspection fixture I have to build.
I live in a rural area now, and I'm generally the only one at the range (and it's a LE range), or if I'm just out in the desert, so I don't have to deal with the new guys or anyone else, actually. Ammo prices have normalized and it is available everywhere (I have been buying a lot from academy, free shipping over 25$ on everything).
I actually own a 2m radio for emergencies, obviously I don't broadcast on it. I started studying for a license about 5 years ago, started learning code, and was even communicating to a coworker (old timer ham guy) by writing in codre for everything, for practice. But I moved states and dropped all of that. That one is achieveable, after I finish schooling. I mainly want to be able to chat on 2m to hit these towers closeby for emergencies and whatnot. Line of sight out here is 50+ miles or more, so it's a good place for it. We have some repeaters on some closeby mountains that will allow me to reach a couple of big cities.
We are all on the same side here, trying to better our lives....so let's get along and help each other out.
Learn a trade. Gain technical skills. Make money, then use this money to get a degree...if you have the desire.
Learn a trade. Gain technical skills. Make money, then use this money to get a degree...if you have the desire.
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