As the world
reopens
...I’ve taken this
opportunity to resume my
national tour of 48
Geochron owners in 48
states on a motorcycle,
but this time the trip
ended with me in the back of an
ambulance. Still,
I wouldn’t trade these
customer visits for the
world. 22 out of 48 so
far, and New
England is next!
Read about Louisiana
below.
Safely ensconced in a
brick building outside
Portland, the good work
of our clockworks
continued even when I
could not – welcoming
visitors from afar
as they get out to
travel as well! Our
shop is a step back in
time, but you’d love it
if you own one of our mechanical
world clocks.
But moving into the
future, Geochron is
continuing to develop
new features and updates
for our
digital Atlas with
exactly what you are
asking for. Number
one? Zooming. But
behind that screen, I’d
be happy to recommend a tidy
bracket to hold that
Atlas from an
inventive Geochron
owner.
See you out there!
Patrick
Head Wrangler, KJ7ZSU
800-342-1661
I
read all the
replies, and I'll
respond to the
nice ones!
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It's no Apple store!
“We’d be happy
to have you visit, but
it’s no Apple Store,”
we tell customers; but
seeing where the
Geochron clock is
built is deeply
meaningful for
visitors… and it’s a
small miracle that
we’re still here!
Not just the giant forest fire that came through
last year, but
surviving through
recessions, inflation,
shortages, and
retirements to restore
and build what Ronald
Reagan called “ an example of American ingenuity”…
Well, we are something
special!
We love visitors, but
do call ahead!
800-342-1661
(Pictured:
Ben, a visiting fan,
and Emmelia.)
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A Bloody End to a Convention
After another leg of my
national tour visiting
Geochron owners, I
arrived at Hamvention
2022 in Ohio. If you
think tradeshows are
draining as a visitor,
try doing a booth! With
a product as intriguing
as Geochron digital,
it’s endless five minute
conversations and on
your feet for days on
end. While it’s a great
opportunity to connect,
I’m afraid this time I
shared more than words
with my new friends!
On the plane ride home,
my sinuses exploded.
Two days later and
completely ill, I
shuffled into my kitchen
for lunch. A few
minutes later I awoke in
a puddle of blood.
I had passed out, and broke my nose
(graphic) on the
tile floor! 911…
ambulance…. ER… and a
positive test for
COVID. A really bad
case of it, obviously.
I’m still recovering,
but it would have been
worse had I not been vaccinated.
(Pictured:
Patrick on the phone
with the mechanical
shop. "So, a funny
thing happened
during lunch....")
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| Part of an ongoing series
of Patrick's
journey to visit
a Geochron in
every state. |
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A Quiet House in Louisiana
The roads in Shreveport
were the worst I’ve
ridden on. All
concrete, it was
bumpity-bump for miles!
Now I was getting into
the South I had so
wanted to see – where
the disparity between
people rich and poor,
old money and new money
was obvious. In a very
fine gated community
where they took a
photograph of my drivers
license to enter, I
pulled into Wes’ rounded
driveway.
I knew he was a ham
radio guy, but where
were the antennas? Wes
was the homeowner
association president,
and instead of flying
oversized antennas that
would eclipse the
landscape, he had hung
them on the magnificent
pine trees in his
backyard (pictured).
Wes had retired as a
forensic computer
analyst, but his house
was not full of old
computer parts.
Beautiful original
paintings and prints
hung on the wall, over a
Steinway piano in the
Great Room. He was
delighted to show me all
of it. There was a
splendor to this that’s
hard to find on West
coast where I’m from.
“My wife picked out most
of these. She really
had a great taste for
it," he said.
The mechanical Geochron
was recessed in a wall
in his office, and this
was the room that was
full of computers,
mostly hidden away from
the rest of the
well-appointed house
that was now quiet and
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| Leg 4 of the tour is this
Summer, and I
need a Geochron
installation in
Delaware, New
Hampshire, and
Vermont.
Anyone? |
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A Creative Fix
For a time, Geochron
offered a 3D printed
bracket for our Atlas 2
units until we sold out,
but Geochron Digital
owner Henry Martinez has
taken over with a small
bracket that works.
We’ve tried it, and like
it! You can find his
Ebay store with the Atlas
bracket here. |
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A Free
Premium Layer?
If you have an Atlas,
you can look at Ham
Radio transmissions,
global pollution, and
real time earthquakes
through our Premium
Layers. Atlases
that are purchased directly
through our website
will receive a coupon
for a year-long
subscription for one
premium layer! That's
up to a $69.99 value.
You can find it
here, and please ask
us questions.
New purchases
only.
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(Pictured:
K9EBV in Kansas, and
a library in Oregon)
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Questions?
We're ready for you
at 800-342-1661
before 4pm PST, or
at [email protected]
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