X-Git-Url: https://git.gag.com/?p=web%2Fgag.com;a=blobdiff_plain;f=bdale%2Findex.mdwn;h=7b21653c5a860793821809aa6f85a137f9d84188;hp=1a4cdb379009ac87815ac53aaf02acb3ceef9374;hb=refs%2Fheads%2Fmaster;hpb=4b3d8683108b7fa92533c26c73a074a8b1181261 diff --git a/bdale/index.mdwn b/bdale/index.mdwn index 1a4cdb3..a8105d2 100644 --- a/bdale/index.mdwn +++ b/bdale/index.mdwn @@ -14,9 +14,13 @@ returned to early retirement... and am now enjoying "Retirement v2.0". 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 @@ -42,7 +46,7 @@ My "spare nanoseconds" are mostly consumed playing with [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 @@ -67,9 +71,10 @@ system based on [Magnaflow](https://www.magnaflow.com) components. I also 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 @@ -103,10 +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 @@ -123,19 +127,6 @@ hairy monsters". At least it keeps me off the streets at night... 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) @@ -147,12 +138,6 @@ Cool Stuff on the Web * [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! @@ -164,7 +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: @@ -173,18 +158,17 @@ 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!