I currently serve on the boards of
the [Software Freedom Conservancy](https://sfconservancy.org),
-the [FreedomBox Foundation](http://freedomboxfoundation.org),
+[Tripoli Colorado](http://tripolicolorado.org),
and [Amateur Radio Digital Communications](http://ampr.org), where I am
-also the Treasurer / CFO.
+also President.
+
+I served for a while on the board of the
+[Freedombox Foundation](http://freedomboxfoundation.org)
+and made significant technical contributions early in the project history.
I served for a while on the board of the
[Linux Professional Institute](http://lpi.org) helping it recover from
[Keith Packard](http://keithp.org). I hold a "Level 3 certification" and am
a member of both the [National Association of Rocketry](http://nar.org)
and the [Tripoli Rocketry Association](http://tripoli.org). My personal
-confirmed flight altitude record is 32,635 feet above ground, my highest
+confirmed flight altitude record is 36,555 feet above ground, my highest
recorded acceleration is 86 g, the heaviest project I ever built weighed 168
pounds on the launch rail, and I've flown a rocket I designed and built
that reached Mach 3.21. I served on the committee that defined the
have a base-model 1987 Porsche 944 with the hard-to find "sunroof delete"
option like the 928. And my current track-day car is a bit of a mongrel...
it started life as a 1987 Porsche 944 Turbo, but now has a Chevy LS V8
-engine, a Ford Hydroboost brake system, a transaxle from a 1989 944 Turbo S,
-and many suspension upgrades. Looks like a Porsche, sounds like something
-completely different, and is a hoot on track wearing Hoosier R7 tires!
+engine, a manual steering rack, an un-boosted balance-beam brake master
+cylinder setup, a transaxle from a 1989 944 Turbo S, and *many* suspension
+upgrades. Looks like a Porsche, sounds like something completely different,
+and is a hoot to drive on track!
Over the years, I've spent a lot of my "spare time" on various facets of
[Amateur Radio](rf/). KB0G is my current callsign, previously I was N3EUA
[Fox](http://ww2.amsat.org/?page_id=1113) cubesat program, and one of my
boards has been "in the stack" on every recent AMSAT-NA satellite.
-If you want to find me "on the air" for a QSO, about the only chance
-right now is to catch us
-[roving](http://gag.com/code/rover/) in a VHF/Microwave contest, or on the
-flight-line at a rocket launch.
+If you want to find me "on the air" for a QSO, I'm operating FT8 on HF fairly
+often, sometimes go [roving](http://gag.com/code/rover/) in VHF-Microwave
+contests, and often have an FM HT on the flight-line at rocket launches.
While I was "born and raised" in the era of 4.1BSD, shared a Vax 11/750
with Eric Crane at CMU, and ran some flavor of BSD on at least one
Not sure how to pronounce "Linux"? Why not let Linus himself
[tell you](ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/SillySounds/english.au)...
-In recent years, my son and I have become very active building and flying
-small and large model [rockets](http://gag.com/rockets). I hold a
-"Level 3 certification", and my personal confirmed
-flight altitude record is 32,635 feet above ground, my highest recorded
-acceleration is 86 g, and I've flown a rocket that reached Mach 3.21. I served
-on the committee that defined the
-[Tripoli Mentoring Program](http://www.tripoli.org/TMP), and am
-proud that my son aced the test to become one of the earliest TMP
-participants. My current focus combines rocketry with my electronics
-background and strong interest in radio, see the
-[Altus Metrum](http://altusmetrum.org)
-community web site for more details...
-
* [Bdale's blog](blog)
* [Bdale's biographical information](bio)
* [Garbee Gallery](http://gallery.gag.com)
* [Cabell Garbee](http://www.garbee.net/~cabell), Bdale's brother, restores
neat old vehicles as a hobby.
-* [Allen B. Loyd](http://sites.google.com/site/allenloyd/Home),
- one of Bdale's first cousins, has a site documenting his theatrical set
- designs, paintings, and other fun stuff.
-* [Space Machine & Engineering Corp](http://space-machine.com),
- operated by another of Bdale's first cousins. It's kind of cool
- having a waveguide company in the family!
* [Graves Mountain Lodge](http://www.gravesmountain.com),
owned and operated by "my extended family" in Virginia. We used to
visit often... and still get back once in a while!
I was named for my
[maternal grandfather](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_D._Barksdale),
-who was a prominent individual in his time. While my father is the serious
+who was a prominent individual in his time. While my father was the serious
genealogist in our family, every once in a while I go do a web search on
various family names. These are some references to Granddaddy that I have
found:
[Wikipedia page](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_D._Barksdale)!
* A [photo](http://digitalcollections.vmi.edu/cdm/singleitem/collection/p15821coll7/id/2862/rec/1) of him
from 1919, in uniform.
-* He was a [Judge of the United States Court](http://air.fjc.gov/servlet/uGetInfo?jid=97)
* Many of his papers were gifted to the
[University of Virginia Library](http://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaead/published/uva-sc/vivadoc.pl?file=viu00129.xml)
* There are scholarships in his name at
- [VMI](http://www.vmi.edu/media/content-assets/documents/human-resources/Faculty-Handbook.pdf) and
+ [VMI](http://www.vmi.edu) and
[Hollins](http://www.hollins.edu).
I've been asked from time to time if I'm any relation to the Barksdale for whom
[Barksdale Air Force Base](http://www.barksdale.af.mil) was named. My parents
tell me they believe
-[Eugene Hoy Barksdale](http://www.barksdale.af.mil/library/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=4409)
+[Eugene Hoy Barksdale](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugene_Hoy_Barksdale)
was my third cousin twice removed. I had the chance to visit the base museum
in the fall of 2016, and I must say I'm proud of his accomplishments!