From fb386827232d4507b169d6da038a9cb537ee5443 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Bdale Garbee Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 15:11:41 -0600 Subject: [PATCH] fix a link --- bdale/index.mdwn | 11 +++++------ 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) diff --git a/bdale/index.mdwn b/bdale/index.mdwn index 76e03e5..a8105d2 100644 --- a/bdale/index.mdwn +++ b/bdale/index.mdwn @@ -108,10 +108,9 @@ recently, I led the design and delivery of the IHU design for the AMSAT-NA [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 @@ -150,7 +149,7 @@ Cool Stuff on the Web 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: @@ -169,7 +168,7 @@ found: 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! -- 2.47.2