A friend of mine sent me this You Tube video that he shot in 1989. It’s me, John WN9T, Steve NQ1F and Dell W1LD at a 160 meter Morse code ham radio contest. We’re using Boston’s WILD AM radio transmitter room and their 259 foot broadcast tower. I’m 33 years old at the time and I give some commentary on the technical details of our setup.
Enjoy!
Photos by MJ Klein
Hui-chen and I were in B&Q the other day (the local store that is very much like the US’s Home Depot) and we saw this gas grill:
So you know this photo was taken at our home, so you know we bought it. NT$5,000, 2 burners, how can you go wrong?
Photos & Video by MJ Klein
I took a nice long ride on Friday, along the coast and one of my favorite areas. I’ve blogged on the Yong An ride before; nevertheless, the ride up to Yong An is very enjoyable and has quite a long stretch along the Taiwan Straight, always a favorite place to be.
I enjoy photographing the ships on the Taiwan Straight. I’ve seen quite a few of them from the roof of our home. I took this shot from the road along the coast.
Photos by MJ Klein
We’ve been blogging less lately. Hui-chen and I are busy with our business and other things around this time of year. But don’t worry, we’re still around and doing what we love to do!
This is a big glass contained of sun tea that was brewing outside our home this afternoon.
I feel bad because here in the north of Taiwan, we hardly felt anything. The forecasts were for the north part of the island to feel the worst effects and when the typhoon appeared to be weak and disorganized, several of us in the north thought it was over. It wasn’t until the news began coming in that we found out south Taiwan had suffered a major disaster.
Here is the reason why this typhoon was so devastating to south Taiwan:
It seems that while the storm fizzed out in the northern part of Taiwan, southern Taiwan was devastated in some places. David Reid has an article that tells about everything that happened. Right now, the emphasis is on disaster relief. We’re getting some more rain from the storm today but that is expected to end soon.
UPDATE: I’ve added this video, captured from Channel 51 news in Taiwan, below.
Check out this news story that gives details about the devastation.
Here is a BBC artcile with photos.
Michael Turton’s blog with links.
Photo of water being released from Shimen Dam.
Tainan to Chaiyi run on the THSR.
Jiasian, Kaohsiung County.
Typhoon Morakot because very disorganized and fell apart at the end. While it blew significantly on Friday during the day, not much else happened of of note after that. The good news is that while not very destructive (turns out I was very wrong about that – the southern part of Taiwan was devastated, while we had a relatively mild experience in the north), Typhoon Morakot did fill up Taiwan’s reservoirs with much needed rainwater. We needed the water, not the damage, and that’s just what we got!
Video by MJ Klein
Hui-chen and I were walking on a street in Hsinchu this morning. You can see how heavy the winds are at around 08:30, local time in Taiwan. Shot with the GoPro camera.
The typhoon is upon us here in Taiwan! The bad news is that it has slowed down and it will end up dumping a lot of rain on us. The good news is – we need the rain.
I will bring you updates when something notable happens and I can document it. This content may be moblogged from my mobile phone. Stay tuned for updates on the storm. Here is the tracking map:
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