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Garmin Montana 600

Garmin-Montana-600-SatNav

The Garmin Montana 600 GPS unit is a new and innovative handheld GPS that can be used for a whole range of activities, from walking and trekking in the mountains, to use as a SatNav car unit. With a large and easy to see 4” sunlight-readable touchscreen, the Montana offers crystal clear resolution allowing you to orientate yourself simply and quickly. Ideal for outdoor use and use when on a boat, the Montana is durable and waterproof so can withstand pretty much everything you throw at it.
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Lunar Cycle Calculations

If you’ve reached this page and still don’t get what the fuzz is about: – It takes the Moon ~27.5 days to go through all 64 Gates in the BodyGraph or Rave Mandala (Tropical month)

The Lunar Cycle lasts roughly, on average (!) 27.3 days, more easily referred to as 27.5 days, many Reflectors say 28.5 days, even if it is observed as short as 26.6 days as you can see on this page.

Never 29.5 days, since that is the Cycle of the Lunar Phases which is the observation from Earth of reflected Sunlight on the surface of the Moon (ie synodic month), which has no direct relation to the Moon’s actual position relative to the Earth and through the Rave Mandala.

See also: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orbit_of_the_Moon#Lunar_periods
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MoonCycle Length 2012
MoonCycle Length 2012 in CEST

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Vox VT40+ Valvetronix

The perfect combination of innovation and tradition, the VOX Valvetronix + Series combines sophisticated modeling technology with vintage know-how to provide an array of authentic guitar tones that are worthy of the name VOX. Based on the acclaimed VOX Valve Reactor circuit, which utilizes a genuine 12AX7 vacuum tube in the power stage, these advanced digital amplifiers retain the familiar warmth of a genuine tube amp. True tube tone is pumped through a custom designed 10” VOX speaker, while the intuitive control set makes customizing the VT40+ to your liking simple.

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Rear Controls Panel

  • Number of amp models: 33
    Number of effects Pedal effect types: 11
    Modulation/Delay types: 11
    Reverb types: 3
    Noise reduction: 1
    Number of programs Preset: 99
    User: 8 (2 banks x 4 channels)
    Input/output jacks
    Top panel: INPUT jack, PHONES jack, AUX IN jack
    Rear panel: FOOT SW jack

  • Power amp output VT40+: maximum 60 W RMS @ 8 Ohm
    Speaker VT40+: VOX original; 10 inch, 8 ohms (x1)
    Power supply requirements: AC, local voltage
    Power consumption VT40+: 36 W
    Dimensions (W x D x H) VT40+: 422 x 222 x 406 mm / 16.6 x 8.7 x 16.0 inches
    Weight VT40+: 10.9 kg / 24 lbs.
    Included items: Power cable
    Options: VOX VFS5 Foot Switch

The Vox Valvetronix range of amps was hailed as the great happy medium between solid state and tube amps – taking the advantages of both and combining them into an amp that sounds warm and authentic yet is easy to maintain and retains the features the modern guitarist needs.

The new Vox Valvetronix Plus amplifiers take the next step with a greater range of models and features, and updated amp models that sound more accurate and faithful than ever before. The Valvetronix+ amplifiers are the new faces of versatility in the hybrid amp market.


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Fender Facelift

Fender Pawn Shop Offset Special
Fender Pawn Shop Offset Special

Pawn Shop Series guitars are inspired by the more eccentric Fender® creations of the mid-’60s to mid-’70s, which sometimes found their way to the outside world and into the more esoteric pages of Fender history. Crafted for thoroughly modern sound and quality, they present a creative alchemy of diverse Fender elements. New for 2012, the Pawn Shop Series introduces an unconventional new assortment of “guitars that never were but should have been.”

The Pawn Shop Offset Special guitar is one of Fender’s most offbeat designs ever. Features include a semi-hollow double-cutaway body with an f-hole and sleek offset waist, a phenomenal-sounding pair of large JZHB humbucking pickups with three-way toggle switching and an Adjusto-Matic™ bridge with vintage-style floating tremolo tailpiece. This is a guitar from the past and the future.
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