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I would like to create- (or see someone else create)a type of shaded hat type head covering umbrella type thing attached to a snake light bend able post (but not necessarily with the light-although it would be good for readers) with a strong clip at the end for attaching to lawn chairs while sunbathing-there could also be a little mini fan in the center of the head shade to provide added comfort for those extra hot days-you could even go as far as putting a ‘misty-mate mister’ for even more comfort….?

I\’m working on a PVC submarine (3 in. diameter) and was wondering if someone could help me to figure out how to build a relatively inexpensive watertight compartment to house the guts. Keep in mind I\’m going to have to have the motors in it too so I\’m wondering how to run the drive shafts from the motors to the props.

We have lake house in Maine where I can get just enough Verizon celluar signal to receive text messages, but not enough to receive email or make a phone call. Does anyone know how I might be able to receive, amplify (or concentrate), and transmit (or direct feed into my cell) a stronger signal? …or possibly know of a commercial antenna system that might do the job?

Thanks,
Clueless in Boston

I’d like some way to be able to send the digital output of video cameras to a video switcher several hundred feet away. I was thinking of some sort of simple modulation-demodulation system, perhaps by cannibilizing cordless land phones. Or would using an original scratch design be easier?

Any thoughts?