Paul Kimbrel

Paul D Kimbrel

Web Developer, Technical Architect, Sound Engineer

Shiny New Domain

I am now the proud owner of kimbrel.com ! I’ve been watching the domain and found that the guy who had registered it (Dave Kimbrel - but, ironically, not my dad) had let it laps. So, I tried out GoDaddy’s “back order” option. For $18, they’d watch…

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Lessons in Morse Code

Despite the rumors that the code requirement will be dropped for the General Class amateur radio license sometime this year, I’m bound and determine to get my General this month. That means I have to learn Morse Code. My dad turned me on to this…

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My First Home-brew Radio

Well, the first in about 12 years, that is. Here it is in all it’s glory: AM Radio AM Radio 2 It’s based on the “Quaker Oats” crystal set radio. I know, know - I used a generic Quaker Oats box, but I’m pretty sure it didn’t affect the sound quality…

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What are the Odds?

…and if anyone comes back at me with a mathematical solution to that question, I’ll slap you over the ‘net. But I’ve been working on a tune that’s been in my head for ever (like, 15 years or so…). I finally got it in a format outside of my head…

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I Actually Lost SimCity

I didn’t know it could be done. Sure, I knew you can really foul things up, but I didn’t know you could actually lose the game! I was working on a city that I had started a while ago and found that I was importing my power from another city. Well…

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