"Ajacks' I Don't Know Why, I just do"
I don't know why I post this stuff as I have found in the past no one wants to read it, But what the heck,I'm do'in it anyway. I'll be posting some hints & fixes and some links that I find interesting. Typos and spelling errors just go with this Blog, So get over it ! Please bookmark this Blog for future use. (ctrl D)
Sunday, August 01, 2010
1957 U.S. and Canada create NORAD
The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) is a bi-national United States and Canadian organization charged with the missions of aerospace warning and aerospace control for North America. Aerospace warning includes the monitoring of man-made objects in space, and the detection, validation, and warning of attack against North America whether by aircraft, missiles, or space vehicles, through mutual support arrangements with other commands. Aerospace control includes ensuring air sovereignty and air defense of the airspace of Canada and the United States. The May 2006 NORAD Agreement renewal added a maritime warning mission, which entails a shared awareness and understanding of the activities conducted in U.S. and Canadian maritime approaches, maritime areas and inland waterways. More
I attended Versailles, Indiana grade and high school
I was considered the class clown and was voted most
likely to not succeed. I spent most of the school time
in the study hall. I obtained my diploma from the army
(GED) later the school sent me a diploma. I enlisted
in several electronic classes at the Vocational school
at Versailles. I have a home based business of computer
repair and I do HTML language creating web pages for
local businesses. I edit photos and create video
presentations. I have been an Amateur Radio Operator
for over 50 plus years. I am proficient, sending and
receiving, international Morse code. I have several
beacon transmitters that are heard world wide and are
operated 24 - 7. I have conducted hundreds of radio
telephone patches allowing displaced military,
missionaries, and Nation Science Foundation groups
located at the South Pole. I have relayed emergency
messages to the State Dept from ships at sea. I am an
Viet Nam-era army veteran. I did institution on military
explosives while stationed at Ft. Ord, Ca. I worked
twenty-seven years for United Parcel Service and retired.
I have been married to my wife Betty for over 54 years.
I am a member of the American Legion, NRA, and the American
Radio Relay League (ARRL). I think I've done OK, What
do you think ...... Jack Demaree