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kb9ens

@kb9ens@mastodon.radio

Hey viewer of my bio. I simply cannot be bothered to set up multiple masto accounts. No guarantees this will stick to any topic in particular. My Bookwyrm (fedi g00dreads) is farmertre@bookrastinating.com

A #ham ... since 1990. Military space stuff by day, being a #dad, #sota, and #hamradio in the spare time. #arrl life member.

All models are wrong, some are useful.

#atheist #secularhumanist #spacenerd #radionerd #UnionSteward #CitizenArchivist

#KnowBetterDoBetter #tfr

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N4JAW, to amateurradio
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Always pushing that envelope. Trying something different using Porta Paddle key during this morning's activation. Thanks Alan @alanattek for the this morning

kb9ens,
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@N4JAW
Is that the AME "Leg Mount" strapped to your arm?

kb9ens,
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@N4JAW Did you modify or shorten the strap?

kb6nu, to hamradio
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Just worked a guy on 30m whose QRZ page says:

"The picture at the top right of my QRZ page is of an ancient Greek vase. It depicts Zeus throwing a thunderbolt. Depictions of Zeus often show him throwing thunderbolts. Certainly our understanding of radio waves and radio propagation has changed remarkably from ancient times. However, I like to think that in some way we hams are like "thunderbolt throwers" sending signals into the air."

So, should we make Zeus the god of ?

kb9ens,
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@kb6nu

I hear a motion... is there a second?

kb9ens,
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@N4JAW @kb6nu Jim seconds... all those in favor say Yes

Opposed say No.

ai6yr, to DigitalNomadHub

😂 "A former Gizmodo writer changed his name to ‘Slackbot’ and stayed undetected for months"

kb9ens,
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@ai6yr like my Wi-Fi “Other…”

ai6yr, to space

MARS SIMULATION APPLICATIONS OPEN

"NASA is seeking applicants to participate in its next simulated one-year Mars surface mission to help inform the agency’s plans for human exploration of the Red Planet. The second of three planned ground-based missions called CHAPEA (Crew Health and Performance Exploration Analog) is scheduled to kick off in spring 2025.

Each CHAPEA mission involves a four-person volunteer crew living and working inside a 1,700-square-foot, 3D-printed habitat based at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. The habitat, called the Mars Dune Alpha, simulates the challenges of a mission on Mars..."

https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/martians-wanted-nasa-opens-call-for-simulated-yearlong-mars-mission/

kb9ens,
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@ai6yr one of my coworkers did 6 months in the Russian mission analog habitat. She enjoyed it but her reintegration after was a challenge.

_L1vY_, to random
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My rice wine vinegar has developed a...pellicle! Or scoby! Or mother! Whatever live vinegar develops. Some kind of body.
What can I do with it?

kb9ens,
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@_L1vY_ Feed those Acetobacters some booze at room temperature. Doesn't really matter the kind, but something of a middeling % will work.

kb9ens, to random
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Remembering that SSTV exists I decided to harness some AI powers over on 20m.

kb9ens,
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@Whiskeyomega 14.230 Mhz is the normal 20M watering hole for SSTV. I'm kinda stunned that DALL-E actually put the text I asked for in the right place.

kb9ens,
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@Whiskeyomega yep I'm monitoring there just now. Lots of sigs bouncing in just now.

Fair... I took something like 20 years off. Only picked it back up a handful of years ago.

kb9ens,
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@Whiskeyomega No phone heard on freq here in Los Angeles, though there are is a fair amount of sstv. As usual, I spend a lot of time waiting.

kb9ens,
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@Whiskeyomega Still works though, which is not something I can say about much software of that vintage. Certainly could use some improvements but the price is right.

kb9ens,
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@Whiskeyomega Not really anything creative. A few happy new year themes and the usual.

kb9ens,
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@Whiskeyomega I threw the whole herd at him

RickiTarr, to random
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What is your favorite breakfast? What is the actual breakfast you usually eat?

kb9ens,
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@RickiTarr
Fave: Sticky chewy pecan cinnamon roll.
Usual: 2 scoops of coconut acai Kachava.

kb9ens, to hamradio
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My 7th year anniversary doing the amateur radio activity called Summits On The Air. Celebrated by activating my 123rd summit today. Then it was San Gabriel Peak with a giant Buddipole and tripod and I only managed a few contacts with a borrowed radio. Today had a much lighter set of gear. Since that day 7 years ago I've made 1,906 contacts of which 1,563 were done using morse! Which was a thing I didn't even know how to do 7 years ago. 73!

A bearded man in a green had sitting on the ground playing radio

garius, to random
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Most historians agree that it's important to ensure your books are well covered.

There is, however, a lot of debate about the best way to do this.

Personally, I recommend a strong skirmish line.

kb9ens,
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@garius surely a sniper crew on the spine top would be in order no?

Free_Press, to news
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7 DEAD IN LA SUPERFOG!

At least seven people were killed after a “superfog” of smoke from south Louisiana marsh fires and dense fog caused multiple massive car crashes Monday morning involving a total of 158 vehicles, authorities said.

https://news.yahoo.com/superfog-made-fog-marsh-fire-170416915.html

kb9ens,
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@Free_Press add superfog to my 2024 bingo card. WTAF?

ai6yr, to random

I really need to learn how to weld. However, if I did weld, I'd be that strange guy with all kinds of random metal object sculptures in the front yard. 🤪 Really, just need to find some second hand equipment (based entirely on YouTube videos, not much different than soldering... except on a much larger scale)

kb9ens,
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@ai6yr A big difference with solder is the fact the welding arc throws out a heap of UV radiation. Wear yo PPE Ben.

heidilifeldman, to random
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I’m not a Californian so I just learned that in 2010 California adopted a top-two primary format. Candidates from all parties are on the same primary ballot. The top two vote getters advance to the general election, regardless of partisan affiliation. Given who is already running and the prospect that Butler might enter the race, I wonder how likely it is that the general election for the U.S. Senate seat from California will pit two Democrats against each other.

kb9ens,
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@heidilifeldman very likely…

ai6yr, to nyc

for 9/23/2023 (towards the end of the run, which is often fantasyland) throwing up this hitting . NOT RELIABLE this far out, but worth watching.

kb9ens,
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@ai6yr maybe time to get after those Expanse seawalls for NYC.

w7voa, to Hawaii
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is erupting.

kb9ens,
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@w7voa Lovely views of fountaining over on the USGS livestream. https://www.youtube.com/live/tBh-ZhIB1Nk?si=SfURj2qRYmQkBkO5

rbreich, to random
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Trump finally has a mugshot & has been made to post bail — standard practice for criminal defendants that he's been spared up till now.

His defenders who complain about a "two-tiered" justice system are half right. There's one for the rich & powerful and one for everyone else.

kb9ens,
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@rbreich what a ding dong…

ai6yr, to earthquake

M6.0 somewhere here.

kb9ens,
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@ai6yr Felt it as a long roll down here in Gardena.

GottaLaff, to random
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Well, we’ve gone from light, to moderate, to “heavy rain” here in Ventura County, CA. So far, it’s just like any rain here, but it’s only 2 pm.

We’re still in a relatively safe area, so I’m not too concerned. And yes, thanks for your advice, but we’re prepared and understand how to deal with flooding, wind. https://zoom.earth/maps/radar/#view=33.928439,-118.926575,9.6z

kb9ens,
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@GottaLaff here in the LA Beach city area the rain is probably still moderate with occasional upticks. The 10 year old and I took a walk earlier and the rain is very warm compared to a “normal“ Los Angeles rain. Usually when it rains here it’s miserably cold. This one feels much more like a Florida rain or a mid western summer rain. The channels near us are flowing swiftly but aren’t filling up too much.

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