Grabow's Ramblings From 2019

Caffeine's First Print Run Is Over POSTED JAN 19, 2019
My contract with Splashdown Books has run out. Between this and recent changes to their publishing model I've decided to pull Caffeine's print version from the market. The free non-commercial version remains up on this website and other sources like Scribd. Big thanks to Grace Bridges for publishing me in 2011. :) I'd like to roll out a new print version for Caffeine before I start shopping my new novel around. That novel, This Falling Eden , has at least a year before it's ready for publ...

From Beta to Bluetooth POSTED APR 23, 2019
As my website's more astute visitors will agree, almost all of my work on egrabow.com during the last year has been work on the Audio/Video Component Archive . With the novel soaking up my days off, and the AVCA getting a nice chunk of my downtime (I have a goal to meet by May 2020), there hasn't been much to write these long posts about. DXing has slipped down the priority list and, while I'm about to post a new bandscan video, it's the first in over a year. Something new is in the works tha...

Good Day Orlando POSTED AUG 2, 2019
After fourteen years in Fort Myers, I'm pleased to announce that I'm moving to Orlando and joining the team at Fox 35. WOFL is based in Lake Mary, a little north of the city. I wanted to move to one of Florida's larger metros and grow my career as a director, and with God's help it looks like I found a good place to do that. I've enjoyed my time in Southwest Florida, and working at Waterman Broadcasting has truly been a blessing. As a TV market, I feel that Fort Myers has always punched w...

New Logbook Begins Today POSTED SEP 19, 2019
The Fort Myers logbook closed at 105 digital TV catches and 461 FM catches, including many from Orlando . They're local stations now, and as of 9:19am (on 9/19/19 - yes, I'm like that) they've offically been entered into the logbook, so Orlando's counter begins at 18 TV and 33 FM stations. The band is crowded here, as expected, so a few more locals (once I've determined they should be classified that way) and many semi-locals will join them in the next few weeks. My new 25km radius is cent...

Checking out Sunrail POSTED DEC 18, 2019
I've always had a soft spot for commuter rail, and I was excited about Orlando's new Sunrail system years before I even lived here. Last week I got to try it out, riding from the Lake Mary station (near my job) to downtown Orlando. I needed some city pictures for the various projects I'm working on and that gave me the perfect excuse to "commute" by train. So far Sunrail is just one line, but it felt a lot like riding the LIRR. Like Long Island's railroad, Sunrail uses "heavy...

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