This is my card for Teapot Tuesday & a gentleman named Charles who could use some well wishes. Charles is a ham radio operator. I know absolutely nothing about ham radios so did a bit of research. I watched a video on how to repair these things & found out that you need to get at the guts (circuit board) & use copper wire, a screwdriver (I thought that was a drink), wire cutters & some other things. So I found myself an image of a circuit board & went to work. I've got wire & some tools. I decided to include a hammer 'cuz at our place, hubby is the fixer upper of all things broken & if he leaves something for too long, I'm likely to fix it in my own way. I find that a good hit with a hammer will fix all kinds of things & if not, well, I feel better. I've tapped out my message to Charles along the bottom of the card in Morse code. Hope he can read it.
Date: Monday, April 16, 2012 GMT Views: 790
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Tue, Apr 17, 2012 @ 11:16 AM
Vicky, this is awesome! Love how you "wired" those eyelets. Genius!
------------------------------ Pat Smethers "The Lord will guide you always; He will satisfy your needs in a sun scorched land and strengthen your frame. You will be like a well-watered garden." Isaiah 58:11
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Tue, Apr 17, 2012 @ 4:07 PM
What a fun, fun take on this challenge and I love your take on the circuits and insides of the radio...
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Registered: March 24, 2006 Location: Deep in the Heart of TEXAS Posts: 15980
Tue, Apr 17, 2012 @ 4:20 PM
Vicky, a wonderful card for the teaparty this week!! Great use of Morse Code and I love you neat bg paper! Looks like a circut board!!
------------------------------ Phyllis Young at heart, slightly older in other parts. We really never grow up, we just learn how to act in public!! What if you woke up today with only what you had thanked God for yesterday??
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Registered: July 27, 2007 Location: Dublin, Ireland Posts: 131541
Wed, Apr 18, 2012 @ 6:26 AM
LOL at the screwdriver being a drink!! Great circuit board (PCB) background, love the way you got all those eyelets on there. I hope you treated yourself to a screwdriver or gimlet or something similar after all that work . And darn, I'm sure there's another cocktail that's the same name as a tool, but I just can't think of it.
Registered: December 23, 2008 Location: Hyde Park, NY Posts: 710
Tue, Apr 24, 2012 @ 6:02 AM
Wow Vicky what a great card! You did lots of research finding the circuit bg and the Morse code message. I'm with you - a good bang with the hammer can do lots of good, andin my house all tools migrate to the top of the microwave!
Thank you for caring,
Rosalia
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