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Written by Joe KC1SRI on 2025-01-21 at 01:00

I just met you.

And this is cra-zy.

But here's a QSL confirmation request via e-mail for LoTW and QRZ...

So confirm it maybe?

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Written by Joe KC1SRI on 2025-01-20 at 04:32

So what are folks experience with heat pumps and mini splits causing RFI (or not)?

I'm getting them anyway, because: really good state program paying 80% of the cost, but their effect on operating from my home only just occurred to me since I learned they're most efficient if they're basically on all the time.

[#]HamRadio

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Written by Joe KC1SRI on 2025-01-19 at 01:00

Hearing JH8RBY SSB on 17m on the local KiwiSDR right now. 🤯

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Written by Joe KC1SRI on 2025-01-19 at 00:05

Drove to ~2000 ft elevation at a local pass but didn't manage make any 2m simplex contacts for the contest in spite of being able to key up repeaters ~60 miles away. Even tried to answer some CQs I heard but no one heard me. But @NO5IG and I managed to complain about our houses and talk about what we're picking up for dinner on a local repeater, so we're keeping the dream alive. Also talked with someone on a repeater ~40 miles away while driving home, who mentioned their various ailments.

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Written by Joe KC1SRI on 2025-01-18 at 17:18

Hmmm, I should have planned this out more. Closest intersection of 4 Maidenhead grid squares is 1.5 hours away and very hilly (one of my favorite parts of New Hampshire) with few obvious drive-up hills.

Probably wiser to stick to some place local and high elevation and try to snag as many folks as I can with a slim jim or 5/8 whip with my mobile rig.

Need to check to see if my Quansheng UV-K5 firmware will allow transmit on DSB so I can at least try to make a QSO with @kr1st

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Written by Joe KC1SRI on 2025-01-18 at 16:40

I really should stay home and work on the homeowner horror wall.

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Written by Joe KC1SRI on 2025-01-17 at 04:56

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Written by Joe KC1SRI on 2025-01-17 at 04:47

So what reliable non-Bioenno brand LiFePo4 battery do folks like and have experience with?

I do love my Bioenno 12V 6Ah, but I need a 24V large capacity (20+ Ah) battery as a backup for a critical application, and the price difference between Bioenno and unknown brands on Amazon is considerable but am not going to trust this application on some random Amazon brand.

[#]HamRadio #LiFePo4 #LiFePo4

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Written by Joe KC1SRI on 2025-01-17 at 00:06

It's super fun ordering stickers from @tsherrygeo because when they arrive and I open the package a little hair metal arpeggio guitar riff plays, 12th fret and higher followed by "OH YEAH!" from the envelope.

EDIT: Think Limozeen

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Written by Joe KC1SRI on 2025-01-16 at 18:12

“The walls in that room are insulated”

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Written by Joe KC1SRI on 2025-01-15 at 19:06

Who does this?

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Written by Joe KC1SRI on 2025-01-14 at 22:40

💆‍♂️

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Written by Joe KC1SRI on 2025-01-14 at 22:04

I can't hear you I'm dissociating and playing Morrowind on my 2012 iMac running Linux.

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Written by Joe KC1SRI on 2025-01-13 at 19:41

Finally got @AF0AJ in the log!

Sorry for the weird QSO: I couldn't hear you on my guttertenna at my QTH, so was listening on a KiwiSDR about 30 miles away that had a 0.5 second delay. You were about 35 to 45 on it. But I was transmitting on the guttertenna. Good to know it's throwing signal west even though I can't hear anything west of here on it. 😂

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Written by Joe KC1SRI on 2025-01-13 at 17:50

@ve3qbz @IrrationalMethod @croyle

It's all the more grosser because Mass MoCA is The Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art. They're massive / a big and well funded museum who's hosted exhibits by some very big names.

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Written by Joe KC1SRI on 2025-01-13 at 17:33

Oh no

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Written by Joe KC1SRI on 2025-01-13 at 00:54

I used to hike here a bunch; it's near me and I somehow missed that it became a POTA entity this past year: https://pota.app/#/park/US-11482

Which means: prepare yourselves, because I will do an all Hellschreiber activation from this park this year. There's got to be 10 of you out there willing. I'll even have special QSL cards made up.

(Related: is there an Android or iOS app capable of doing Hellschreiber? Are there Hellschreiber-specific spotting services?)

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Written by Joe KC1SRI on 2025-01-13 at 00:19

Baby do you zero beat?

I CQ'd so you'd talk with me.

It's like 199 dit-dee's

When you're CW'ing with me

CW'ing with me

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Written by Joe KC1SRI on 2025-01-13 at 00:13

Attempted to do a POTA today after hiking with friends, but there was no spot to operate in the park that wasn't under high tension / high voltage power lines... and that just seems like a very bad idea. Wasn't set up today to hike into somewhere in the park and operate on the ground.

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Written by Joe KC1SRI on 2025-01-10 at 19:08

And just like that the discourse on the Fediverse has shifted to people on here saying folks who still maintain Facebook accounts have less worth as people and those toots are getting boosted. Some of you all are just too much.

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