What in the world is Kelly doing in this photo? I’ll give you a hint. He is building something and it involves a tuna can and electronics. This is a hobby he picked up when he was 12 years old and it required passing a test to obtain a license. He let his license expire almost 30 years ago and he just recently decided to give it a try again.

Looking at teeny-tiny transistor markings with magnifying glass

Looking at a teeny-tiny transistor's markings with magnifying glass

The hobby is: Amateur (Ham) Radio operator, and he is building a “TT2”. What is a TT2? “The original TT2 was built in a tuna fish can and used two transistors, hence the name Tuna Tin 2.” It is a little transmitter capable of working clear across the continent.

I told you it was a tuna can!

I told you it was a tuna can!

This is how we are recuperating from eating too much, and enjoying the rest of our Thanksgiving weekend: Kelly is soldering resistors, diodes and other such components onto circuit boards and having fun.

Close up Look of his Work Space

Close up Look of his Work Space

As for me, I am doing 2 of my favorite things, getting a little sun and reading a good book. “Nothing Daunted” by Gloria Repp.

Connie sitting on the lanai (screened porch) getting sun!

Connie sitting on the lanai (screened porch) getting sun!

It’s a great biography of Isobel Miller. Written like a novel, it tells of her adventurous life & the challenges of pioneer living that she experienced as a missionary to China in the 1920’s. Hope your Thanksgiving was a good one!

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