Notices by Kilroy_Was_Here (kilroy_was_here@dobbs.town)

@whitequark @lethalbit

I used all kind of Pomona leads when I worked in electronic quality control. They will last if you take care of them.

Idea: A limousine, but every occupant has their own clutch pedal and gear shifter.

@tk

Thirdly, C/F(MHz)/ 2 or 4 is an honest beginner mistake. You need to apply velocity factor as well.

The velocity factor of bare copper wire is 0.95. So you take that wavelength calculation and multiply it by 0.95.

It looks like you have insulated wire there. A safe velocity factor to assume of most typical insulation is 0.95. So you take the number you just calculated and multiply again by 0.95.

You will now have a length that will be close enough to begin tuning the antenna.

@tk

Yes, something like that is what you would require in a situation like yours.

@tk

So, first off, it looks like that building might have a lot of metal in it. This will detune any antenna.

Second, using a railing as a ground plane for a 1/4 wave vertical will not work well. When a vertical is elevated off the ground, its radial system must be tuned. 1/4 wave radials are a good place to start.

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@AF0AJ

Glue it to a stick of ram. Use it as a backscratcher.

@killyourfm

I've felt the same about computers overall. I'd rather do stuff in the real world. No real sense of achievement when it comes to computers.

I was gonna buy a 3D printer, but such equipment would mean more computer time. More and more I'm asking myself "do I really want to spend more time on the computer?" I've been reminded of mortality a lot in the past year, I don't want to die having lived in front of a screen.

Computers are valuable tools. Not something to build life around.

@roadriverrail

Almost went off the road reaching for the mike or tuning the VFO. Looking down at the radio, looking back up, and finding myself riding the center line, in the oncoming lane, or 10 MPH over the limit. Things like that.

@roadriverrail

It seemed like a good multitasker like that. I'm like Alton Brown, I hate unitaskers! After a couple close calls I'll never have a mobile radio again, but I'll probably be buying a second one for various portable work. Seems like it would work well for portable when inside a parked car in winter, on a table or tripod in summer, and be nice and compact in the extremely unlikely case of disaster that requires evacuation.

Took a look at the #Icom IC-7100 again. I was not aware that it had USB connectivity. Now that I know that, I'm definitely gonna go with that instead of the IC-7300, the remote head concept is gonna be a lot easier to work into my desk that's cluttered like a victorian professor's and make it easier to route coax. No need for a second VHF/UHF radio as well. From the videos I've seen, the screen is a lot easier for me to see than the IC-7300 too.

#AmateurRadio #HamRadio

@mazigazi

Some national brand religions sell you on the promise of the third eye. ONLY the Church of the SubGenius offers THE FIFTH EYE or YOUR MONEY BACK!

@everyplace

I preferred direct QSL, so I sent them every day. Note that frequency of sending is not as useful a question to ask as it may seem. Operators who prefer to QSL via buro will not send them every day regardless of how many contacts they make. They'll generally wait until the box or large envelope to the appropriate buro is full and then mail them off.

@everyplace

I don't think you'd get as many users as you think.

For those of us who send them, the whole point is to write them out by hand. There are some people who use labels or direct printing to make them out, but I've only seen a very small handful. It's really an opportunity to say hello in addition to confirming the contact, and digital text isn't a very nice hello.

@RevXenoFact

His language is $!

@djsumdog

I'm hundreds of miles for a beach. And they just drive them on the paved road.

One drunk redneck bought one and then the rest just had to have them....

All the rednecks in my area bought these stupid expensive versions of golf carts, I hate them. So freaking wasteful.

And they think that just because it's not a car they can drink as much as they want and drive them.

Either somebody around here invited 4 people over to come shoot guns with them or their firework stash kist blew up.

@PopeASDF @HopelessDemigod

Nah, super bowl 6

EVERYBODY WANTS TO HAVE A GOOD TIME AFTER THEY DIE

BUT NOBODY WANTS TO BUY THE TRIPLE-YOUR-MONEY-BACK GUARANTEED WAY TO DO IT

https://subgenius.com/

Glitter on the mattress
Glitter on the highway