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kilroy_was_here

@kilroy_was_here@dobbs.town

Semi-human mutant.

Ham radio operator because I'm trying to contact my home. Sewist because I'm trying to make my experience around these alien freaks more comfortable. Writer because an account of what these strange beings are like may be useful to my people.

18+ only. Kids, I hate you.

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The Keith Moon of ham radio

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kilroy_was_here, to hamradio
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Some talk around the #ARRL outage starting around roughly 26:00. One of the panelists is a data security expert and seems to agree with the current ARRL approach https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHZxW6ebj1s

#HamRadio #AmateurRadio

KC8JC, to hamradio
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Got all of the elements cut and crimped. Need to make up some radials and get the hardware on the mast. My assistant has decided she isn’t as interested in helping me with that today, so we will get back at it tomorrow. We’ll know what we have when it’s off the ground and ready to tune.

kilroy_was_here,
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@KC8JC

Nice to see another operator who actually follows the science and crimps. I learned in industry that soldering is more likely to cause premature failure, especially when it comes to wires. And that no, crimps don't corrode, it forms a cold weld and if your crimp joint corrodes you did it wrong.

It's possible to do it right, but you need to do what I did and go through an actual IPC soldering course. Even then it's slower and more dangerous. Just crimp folks, it's better for everybody.

kilroy_was_here,
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@oh2cil @KC8JC

Yup, if you do your crimp right the wire itself will break before the joint will. And the wire or cable will require replacement due to other factors before the joint does.

Sidebar: NASA and other aerospace were able to cut hundres to thousands of pounds of weight off their vehicles when they switched to crimping. All those little solder blobs add up when you have hundreds of thousands, if not millions of connections.

TonyStark, to random
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The Austin City Council passed a massive housing bill that dramatically cut the minimum lot size down, changed buffer zones, encouraged more density near transit, and more. This will directly lead to more affordable housing.

Austin’s City Council includes 3 alumni of Run For Something: Vanessa Fuentes, Paige Ellis, and Zo Qadri. Elections matter. And so do people stepping up to run.

Austin enacts sweeping reforms to cut down housing costs | The Texas Tribune:
https://www.texastribune.org/2024/05/16/austin-lot-size-housing-affordability/

kilroy_was_here,
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@TonyStark

I hope they've reduced square foot minimums too. A lot of the homes built in the 40's-60's are impossible to build now because of them, despite their size being a lot better from a cost perspective and the fact that many people don't want large families or lots of stuff like they used to.

TonyStark, to random
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Declines in snowpack have significant implications for:

  • Water resources: Snowpack serves as a natural reservoir.
  • Ecosystems: Changes in snowpack affect plant and animal habitats.
  • Recreation: Outdoor winter activities are impacted by reduced snowpack.
  • Climate change: Decline in snowpack is a clear indicator of climate change.

This is important.

Biden-Harris Administration Announces New Actions to Ensure Environmental Protections of the Antarctic Region |
https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2024/05/17/fact-sheet-biden-harris-administration-announces-new-actions-to-ensure-environmental-protections-of-the-antarctic-region/

kilroy_was_here,
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@TonyStark

The first bullet point reminded me of this documentary. Made in 2006.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5eCytLfHaPw

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