Fun with an OCXO
Posted in General rambling on Jul 30th, 2008 No Comments »
The last few parts for the OCXO turned up this morning — two 10MHz HC49U oven crystals from QuartSLab. Time to build up a test circuit, methinks.
Archive for July, 2008
Public transport rant
Posted in General rambling on Jul 28th, 2008 No Comments »
OK, so I’ve been toying with the idea of going to the Duxford Airshow, on the basis that even if it gets rained off, the IWM should still be worth a look. So I figure “I’ll go by train, it’ll be less effort than driving three hours both ways”. The outbound journey takes 3hrs 30mins. [...]
The 100-400L Acid Test… Called off on account of fog.
Posted in General rambling, Photography on Jul 27th, 2008 No Comments »
Seems my 100-400L isn’t going to get a thorough workout this year… Spent 5 hours on the road (not counting time waiting to get into/out of the park-and-ride) to get to Sunderland for the airshow, and it was completely fogged off. No flying displays, just the usual airshow vendors and the like. The fog started [...]
Canon EF 100-400 F4.5-5.6L First Look
Posted in Photography on Jul 26th, 2008 No Comments »
So my bank card is a little warmer and a lot less solid than it was an hour a go, my wallet is lighter and my backpack is heavier. That’s right, I bought my first L-series Canon lens… The (in)famous EF 100-400 f4.5-5.6L IS/USM. First impressions: Wow, this thing is heavy. Bolted onto a monopod [...]