Month: March 2017

Amateur Radio operators compete and often keep track of how far away the people are that they make contact with. In the late 50s, folks created a grid system for Europe so people could quickly transmit approximate location. In 1980, amateurs began to adopt a new system, the Maidenhead Locator System, which describes a world-wide grid system.

I found a fun Google Maps dealie that shows you the Maidenhead Locator System overlaid a more traditional map.

I read quite a bit. One of the tools I use is “Library Extension“, a Chrome plugin that adds a little box to Amazon and Goodreads, showing the availability of the book, ebook, or audiobook at your local library.

Many libraries offer ebooks now, which can usually transfer right to a Kindle. It’s really slick!