For those who are considered non-essential or cannot partake in normal communi ty events, what have you been doing to stay occupied?

One project I've been working on is making wall hung paper boxes to place
mail in after the junk mail has been sorted out. My brother rents from me,
so when the mail is brought to the house, it's been going in two piles on the kitchen table. The two inboxes will work better, since there's no chance something could be set on top of the mail, or a letter can be accidentally tossed out with other advertisement paper.

Another has been updating the lighting on my light duty hobby / workbench. i would like to put a bright LED bar on a swing arm to adjust where light is needed. There's an old magnifier lamp at my father's house in the basement, a nd it would be a perfect host to have the flourescent ring bulb replaced with LED strips.

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Moondog wrote to All <=-

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For those who are considered non-essential or cannot partake in normal communi ty events, what have you been doing to stay occupied?

One project I've been working on is making wall hung paper boxes to
place mail in after the junk mail has been sorted out. My brother
rents from me, so when the mail is brought to the house, it's been
going in two piles on the kitchen table. The two inboxes will work better, since there's no chance something could be set on top of the
mail, or a letter can be accidentally tossed out with other
advertisement paper.

Another has been updating the lighting on my light duty hobby /
workbench. i would like to put a bright LED bar on a swing arm to
adjust where light is needed. There's an old magnifier lamp at my father's house in the basement, a nd it would be a perfect host to have the flourescent ring bulb replaced with LED strips.

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I've got a slight rise in the middle of my range out on the south field. I'm thinking I'm going to try to take some earth out of that rise and move it to the berm that makes up the backstop. It's at about the 30 yard mark and causes me to have to put the target at 100 yards up a little higher than I like. I figure if I can take two or two and a half feed out of that rise I can lower my targets at 100 yards and not have to worry so much about shots going long.

Once that's done, I figure a few hundred rounds through the Garand and then a similar number through the M1 carbine just to get them sighted in. Then a couple of ARs that need to be sighted in and broken in, and then for fun my Mini14.

THEN I'll have some brass and a good excuse to spend some time reloading...

-==*>Weatherman<*==-

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Re: Quarantine projects
By: Moondog to All on Wed Mar 25 2020 12:40 am

For those who are considered non-essential or cannot partake in normal communi ty events, what have you been doing to stay occupied?

I was laid off recently, so I've been spending a good portion of my time looking for jobs & talking to recruiters via email & phone like I normally would during a job search. I've also been gaming on my PC a bit more than usual.. I've been into retro gaming lately, but I also recently bought Civilization 6 on sale from Steam for about $15 and have played that a bit. Civilization is one of those kinds of games you can play for hours at a time.

I also like working on programming projects (including BBS tools), which I've been doing from time to time.

Nightfox

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Re: Re: Quarantine projects
By: Weatherman to Moondog on Tue Mar 24 2020 11:57 pm

Once that's done, I figure a few hundred rounds through the Garand and then similar number through the M1 carbine just to get them sighted in. Then a couple of ARs that need to be sighted in and broken in, and then for fun my Mini14.

THEN I'll have some brass and a good excuse to spend some time reloading...

-==*>Weatherman<*==-

... What is mind? No matter! What is matter? Never mind! - Homer S.

Throw in some large wood blocks or a tree trunk and that sounds like a good backstop.

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Re: Re: Quarantine projects
By: Weatherman to Moondog on Tue Mar 24 2020 11:57 pm

Once that's done, I figure a few hundred rounds through the Garand and then similar number through the M1 carbine just to get them sighted in. Then a couple of ARs that need to be sighted in and broken in, and then for fun my Mini14.

THEN I'll have some brass and a good excuse to spend some time reloading...

-==*>Weatherman<*==-

... What is mind? No matter! What is matter? Never mind! - Homer S.

Throw in some large wood blocks or a tree trunk and that sounds like a good backstop.

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Right now using some tractor tires with fill dirt inside of them. Have a stack of railroad ties to use as well, figure they'd make good side berms at the business end of the range.

-==*>Weatherman<*==-


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Moondog wrote to All <=-

For those who are considered non-essential or cannot partake in normal communi ty events, what have you been doing to stay occupied?

Not a whole lot since I am working from home.

But that does let me work on low bandwidth projects.

1. The new server. I picked up a Raspberry Pi rack from etsy and I am setting it up with 2.5" hard drives and a couple Raspberry Pis. So far, it seems to be working.

I can work on the Pis in between application builds.

2. One of my non-computer hobbies is renovating old Tonka/Buddy L trucks. I have 2 plain ones that have been sitting around for a while and am going to finish them up to give to a co-worker who recently had a kid.

It only takes a few minutes to put on a coat of paint then I have to wait - and work.


Unfortunately, my workspace it taken up with my daily work. So playing with my new birthday present (a fancy desoldering tool) has to be put on hold.

And I had to put my TRS-80 Model 4P on the shelf to make room on the desk. So playing with that's on hold.

I'm getting a Tandy 1400LT today. We'll see about that.

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Re: Re: Quarantine projects
By: Weatherman to Moondog on Wed Mar 25 2020 11:55 pm

Moondog wrote to Weatherman <=-

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Re: Re: Quarantine projects
By: Weatherman to Moondog on Tue Mar 24 2020 11:57 pm

Once that's done, I figure a few hundred rounds through the Garand and th similar number through the M1 carbine just to get them sighted in. Then couple of ARs that need to be sighted in and broken in, and then for fun Mini14.

THEN I'll have some brass and a good excuse to spend some time reloading.

-==*>Weatherman<*==-

... What is mind? No matter! What is matter? Never mind! - Homer S.

Throw in some large wood blocks or a tree trunk and that sounds like a good backstop.

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Right now using some tractor tires with fill dirt inside of them. Have a st of railroad ties to use as well, figure they'd make good side berms at the business end of the range.

-==*>Weatherman<*==-

... Direct from the Ministry of Silly Walks

Sounds good as well. I miss my grandparent's farm. My grandmother had 160 acres, 60 of it was wooded. Lot's of good deer and squirrel hunting, plus
some great spots for 400-500 yard shots into steep hillsides or thick fallen tree trunks.

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Re: Re: Quarantine projects
By: Dr. What to Moondog on Thu Mar 26 2020 10:38 am

Moondog wrote to All <=-

For those who are considered non-essential or cannot partake in normal communi ty events, what have you been doing to stay occupied?

Not a whole lot since I am working from home.

But that does let me work on low bandwidth projects.

1. The new server. I picked up a Raspberry Pi rack from etsy and I am setti it up with 2.5" hard drives and a couple Raspberry Pis. So far, it seems to working.

I can work on the Pis in between application builds.

2. One of my non-computer hobbies is renovating old Tonka/Buddy L trucks. I have 2 plain ones that have been sitting around for a while and am going to finish them up to give to a co-worker who recently had a kid.

It only takes a few minutes to put on a coat of paint then I have to wait - work.

Unfortunately, my workspace it taken up with my daily work. So playing with new birthday present (a fancy desoldering tool) has to be put on hold.

And I had to put my TRS-80 Model 4P on the shelf to make room on the desk. playing with that's on hold.

I'm getting a Tandy 1400LT today. We'll see about that.

... Computer Hacker wanted. Must have own axe.

The Tandy sounds like fun. I've been watching Adrian Blacks' Youtube channel and he has shown some cool Tandy videos.

Recently I picked up a Pi 4 and considered moving over several tasks I use an Athlon X2 5000 for. It's my previous main system and it's running Ubuntu and acts as a file share, document scanning station, and runs Guitarix well
enough with low latency. While I'll probably keep using the 5000 for heavier tasks, I could get by with using a Pi for document scanning and things I
wantto keep off my Win10 box.

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Not a whole lot since I am working from home.

Same here. I also had to put an IT project aside so that I could make
space on the desk to WFH. But I am not complaining. I much prefer working from home, even if there was no wuhan coronavirus going around.


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Re: Quarantine projects
By: Moondog to All on Wed Mar 25 2020 12:40 am

I've been building a BBS, called Mind's Eye, which will be online soon! It's been an awesome project, and I'm fulfilling a lifelong dream (the parents wouldn't fork out for another phone line when I was a teenager!).

Cheers

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On 03-26-20 10:38, Dr. What wrote to Moondog <=-

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Moondog wrote to All <=-

For those who are considered non-essential or cannot partake in normal communi ty events, what have you been doing to stay occupied?

Not a whole lot since I am working from home.

But that does let me work on low bandwidth projects.

Well, the local ham community is becoming quite active, so I've started working on getting the ham shack back up and running, and been taking part in regular "isolation nets" to keep in touch during this time of social distancing. Ham and electronic projects are getting to the top of the pile now. :)


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Moondog wrote to Weatherman <=-

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Re: Re: Quarantine projects
By: Weatherman to Moondog on Wed Mar 25 2020 11:55 pm

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Re: Re: Quarantine projects
By: Weatherman to Moondog on Tue Mar 24 2020 11:57 pm

Once that's done, I figure a few hundred rounds through the Garand and th similar number through the M1 carbine just to get them sighted in. Then couple of ARs that need to be sighted in and broken in, and then for fun Mini14.

THEN I'll have some brass and a good excuse to spend some time reloading.

-==*>Weatherman<*==-

... What is mind? No matter! What is matter? Never mind! - Homer S.

Throw in some large wood blocks or a tree trunk and that sounds like a good backstop.

---

Right now using some tractor tires with fill dirt inside of them. Have a st of railroad ties to use as well, figure they'd make good side berms at the business end of the range.

-==*>Weatherman<*==-

... Direct from the Ministry of Silly Walks

Sounds good as well. I miss my grandparent's farm. My grandmother had 160 acres, 60 of it was wooded. Lot's of good deer and squirrel
hunting, plus some great spots for 400-500 yard shots into steep
hillsides or thick fallen tree trunks.

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Don't have quite that much land, just about 16 acres, boarding BLM land. Not much wooded land here in the prairie so we have to build berms and backstops. One of the positive aspects here is that my neighbors also shoot on their property so nobody can bitch much when I do. I miss the wooded land back in New York but you'll never get me to move back there with the current political situation in Albany.
-==*>Weatherman<<==-

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Re: Quarantine projects
By: Randers to Moondog on Fri Mar 27 2020 05:28 pm

I've been building a BBS, called Mind's Eye, which will be online soon! It's been an awesome project, and I'm fulfilling a lifelong dream (the parents wouldn't fork out for another phone line when I was a teenager!).

To take a line from South Park, "the bastards!" Kidding aside, my parents got us (me, brother and sister) a line to keep us off theirs.

Grease
Dark Matter BBS
QWK: DoveNet, fsxNet, SciNet

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Mike Powell wrote to DR. WHAT <=-

Not a whole lot since I am working from home.

Same here. I also had to put an IT project aside so that I could make space on the desk to WFH. But I am not complaining. I much prefer working from home, even if there was no wuhan coronavirus going around.

I'm on a Slack instance, now that we're all working from home because of Covid-19, I started a thread on our company channel where people are posting pictures of their "office away from the office". It's a nice change of pcase to be able to show off where you're working. One guy has "Stress Drums". :)


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Moondog wrote to Dr. What <=-

The Tandy sounds like fun. I've been watching Adrian Blacks' Youtube channel and he has shown some cool Tandy videos.

Recently I picked up a Pi 4 and considered moving over several tasks I
use an Athlon X2 5000 for. It's my previous main system and it's
running Ubuntu and acts as a file share, document scanning station, and runs Guitarix well enough with low latency. While I'll probably keep
using the 5000 for heavier tasks, I could get by with using a Pi for document scanning and things I wantto keep off my Win10 box.

The Tandy 1400LT is working well. I didn't have the right power supply, but I got close enough to fire it up for a bit.
The screen is good. The floppy drives both work.
I took it apart and inspected the insides. The backup battery is not leaking (but it's on the list to replace soon).
I gave it a good cleaning and the correct power supply should be here today. Hopefully, I can play with it this weekend.

I'm working on a Pi4 project too. I picked up a Raspberry Pi cluster rack from Etsy and I'm building a new server for the house. 4 2.5" hard drives. The Pi4 will be the file/media server. There's even enough room in the rack for a cold standby Pi4 and a sandbox Pi3 with its own hard drive.

I found that a Pi is able to power 1 2.5" hard drive (with SATA to USB adaptor) but not 2. For my server, I put a powered USB hub to run the hard drives.

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Mike Powell wrote to DR. WHAT <=-

Same here. I also had to put an IT project aside so that I could make space on the desk to WFH. But I am not complaining. I much prefer working from home, even if there was no wuhan coronavirus going around.

That's what I thought, but I just finished week 2 of work from home and I'm tired of it. But I have at least another week to go and maybe another week after that (according to our half wit Governor).

I like my Man Cave, but it's a pain to dismantle my work setup to work on my personal projects. So many of them are on hold.

I still haven't played with the great desoldering tool that my got me for my birthday. 8(


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to be able to show off where you're working. One guy has "Stress Drums". :)

Not a bad idea. Probably better than beating the heck out of the desk or keyboard. :D


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Re: Re: Quarantine projects
By: Mike Powell to POINDEXTER FORTRAN on Sat Mar 28 2020 10:51 am

to be able to show off where you're working. One guy has "Stress
Drums". :)

Not a bad idea. Probably better than beating the heck out of the desk or keyboard. :D

https://youtu.be/2H7NZ0GNIIE

Nightfox

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Re: Re: Quarantine projects
By: Dr. What to Mike Powell on Sat Mar 28 2020 09:20 am

Mike Powell wrote to DR. WHAT <=-

Same here. I also had to put an IT project aside so that I could make space on the desk to WFH. But I am not complaining. I much prefer working from home, even if there was no wuhan coronavirus going around.

That's what I thought, but I just finished week 2 of work from home and I'm tired of it. But I have at least another week to go and maybe another week after that (according to our half wit Governor).

I like my Man Cave, but it's a pain to dismantle my work setup to work on my personal projects. So many of them are on hold.

I still haven't played with the great desoldering tool that my got me for my birthday. 8(

... Send me a dollar and I'll send 3 cents to your charity.

My workbench project today was to install a 24" 1300 lumen light fixture.
The fixture was the type that attached to exisitng wiring, so I modified it to
take a standard pc power cable. I salvage a poer connector off an old power supply, then I had to Dremel a hole for it to fit, then hot glue it in.

I plugged it in (and it works) however it needs to be much higher than under the shelf above the bench. I'm drawing up a boom or gantry type mount so I
can adjust the fixture's height and angle. I'll use some scrap wood until I can get to a hardware store and build a proper base.

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MOONDOG wrote to ALL <=-

Another has been updating the lighting on my light duty hobby /
workbench. i would like to put a bright LED bar on a swing arm to
adjust where light is needed. There's an old magnifier lamp at my father's house in the basement, a nd it would be a perfect host to have the flourescent ring bulb replaced with LED strips.

We have been swapping over to LED "daylight" bulbs, especially in the
rooms we use more often and for hobby stuff - LOVE them!!!




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WEATHERMAN wrote to MOONDOG <=-

THEN I'll have some brass and a good excuse to spend some time reloading...

Always thought of reloading, but never did...




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MIKE POWELL wrote to DR. WHAT <=-

Same here. I also had to put an IT project aside so that I could make space on the desk to WFH. But I am not complaining. I much prefer working from home, even if there was no wuhan coronavirus going around.

I have actually enjoying WFH as well! I can work in jeans or even
sweats if I want! I can facetime with staff to help them out, or
remote to their machines, etc.

I've loving it! :-)





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VK3JED wrote to DR. WHAT <=-

Well, the local ham community is becoming quite active, so I've started working on getting the ham shack back up and running, and been taking
part in regular "isolation nets" to keep in touch during this time of social distancing. Ham and electronic projects are getting to the top
of the pile now. :)

I have a handheld in the house with a decent antenna, but mainly use
mobile, which is why I've not turned it on lately... Good message -
reminds me I should at least turn the handheld on check on the local repeater...




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Re: Re: Quarantine projects
By: JIMMY ANDERSON to MOONDOG on Thu Apr 02 2020 09:26 am

We have been swapping over to LED "daylight" bulbs, especially in the rooms we use more often and for hobby stuff - LOVE them!!!

I recently had to replace a couple lightbulbs in a ceiling fan unit in our house. I thought about buying a couple of Compact Fluorescent bulbs, but it seems those are hard to find now in favor of the LED bulbs. I've heard the LED bulbs are more energy-efficient, so I can see why compact fluorescent bulbs might be being phased out. The LED bulbs I bought are white/daylight bulbs, and they seem a little brighter than the old bulbs that were in the unit, but I like the white lite. It seems like a more pure light, with the older bulbs being more yellow. The LED bulbs say they're supposed to last 10 years, which is another bonus. I doubt we'll even be in this house for 10 more years, as we've been looking to get into a better house for us.

Nightfox

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Re: Re: Quarantine projects
By: Nightfox to JIMMY ANDERSON on Sat Apr 04 2020 10:08 pm

I recently had to replace a couple lightbulbs in a ceiling fan unit in our house. I thought about buying a couple of Compact Fluorescent bulbs, but it seems those are hard to find now in favor of the LED bulbs. I've heard the bulbs are more energy-efficient, so I can see why compact fluorescent bulbs might be being phased out. The LED bulbs I bought are white/daylight bulbs, and they seem a little brighter than the old bulbs that were in the unit, bu like the white lite. It seems like a more pure light, with the older bulbs being more yellow. The LED bulbs say they're supposed to last 10 years, whi is another bonus. I doubt we'll even be in this house for 10 more years, as we've been looking to get into a better house for us.

i just had to replace some weird cfl bulbs. i thought i had it cooled off enough but i got a wicked burn on my hand unscrewing one.
cfls have dangerous chemicals and they arent to be used where the light is turned on and off frequently.

i've been using led bulbs for a long time and i love them. i will tell you this, though: no way do they last for 10 years. maybe a few years. because of bad practices, they will probably have some issue and die within that 2 years. i've had this happen with expensive name brands and cheap dollar store ones.

i would still use led bulbs because i like to get bright white light and they are more energy efficient.
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Nightfox wrote to JIMMY ANDERSON <=-

I recently had to replace a couple lightbulbs in a ceiling fan unit in
our house. I thought about buying a couple of Compact Fluorescent
bulbs, but it seems those are hard to find now in favor of the LED
bulbs. I've heard the LED bulbs are more energy-efficient, so I can
see why compact fluorescent bulbs might be being phased out. The LED bulbs I bought are white/daylight bulbs, and they seem a little
brighter than the old bulbs that were in the unit, but I like the white lite. It seems like a more pure light, with the older bulbs being more yellow. The LED bulbs say they're supposed to last 10 years, which is another bonus. I doubt we'll even be in this house for 10 more years,
as we've been looking to get into a better house for us.

The CFLs also had mercury in them, making them difficult to dispose of.

The only problem I've had is with the dimmable LEDs. The older wall switches may not work well with them. But swapping out the switches wasn't very expensive.


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I have actually enjoying WFH as well! I can work in jeans or even
sweats if I want! I can facetime with staff to help them out, or
remote to their machines, etc.

I've loving it! :-)

I have found that, even though I seem to be busier than when in the office,
I am cursing and drinking less. I think that must = lower stress level
than in the office.

Maybe I an finding out what those millenials mean by "safe space." :D


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On 04-02-20 09:31, JIMMY ANDERSON wrote to VK3JED <=-

I have a handheld in the house with a decent antenna, but mainly use mobile, which is why I've not turned it on lately... Good message - reminds me I should at least turn the handheld on check on the local repeater...

Yeah, if you can hit the repeater on it, why not use it to keep an ear out.

My latest news is I'm now playing with FreeDV and JS8Call, I've setup a digital modes station. :)

So many projects, so little time! :D


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Re: Re: Quarantine projects
By: JIMMY ANDERSON to MOONDOG on Thu Apr 02 2020 09:26 am

MOONDOG wrote to ALL <=-

Another has been updating the lighting on my light duty hobby / workbench. i would like to put a bright LED bar on a swing arm to adjust where light is needed. There's an old magnifier lamp at my father's house in the basement, a nd it would be a perfect host to have the flourescent ring bulb replaced with LED strips.

We have been swapping over to LED "daylight" bulbs, especially in the
rooms we use more often and for hobby stuff - LOVE them!!!

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I installed a 24 inch fixture that puts out 3900 lumens. I have to mount it further up from it's current position because of it's brightness.

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MRO wrote to Nightfox <=-

i would still use led bulbs because i like to get bright white light
and they are more energy efficient.

Yes, CFLs and LEDs are great for that. I have one table lamp I like to leave on as a night light, it lights up a stairway and the upper floor, so if you get up for a drink of water, you can see your way to the kitchen.

It's nice having a 5w LED bulb there instead of a 100w incandescent bulb.


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Mike Powell wrote to JIMMY ANDERSON <=-

I have found that, even though I seem to be busier than when in the office, I am cursing and drinking less. I think that must = lower
stress level than in the office.

Maybe I an finding out what those millenials mean by "safe space." :D

Maybe you need a new office? :)


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On 06-01-20 12:42, JIMMY ANDERSON wrote to VK3JED <=-

Sounds like it's on a par with the antenna on the car, but you need
more power. :)

Could be... 50 watts vs. 8 or 10 watts (not sure).

Most HTs are 5W or less.

See how you go. :)

Yeah - kinda exciting to get something going in that respect!

Yep, keep us posted! :)


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VK3JED wrote to JIMMY ANDERSON <=-

Sounds like it's on a par with the antenna on the car, but you need
more power. :)

Could be... 50 watts vs. 8 or 10 watts (not sure).

Most HTs are 5W or less.

TYT UVF8D - I THINK it's rated at 7 watts... But still :-)

See how you go. :)

Yeah - kinda exciting to get something going in that respect!

Yep, keep us posted! :)

Will do!



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On 06-02-20 08:58, JIMMY ANDERSON wrote to VK3JED <=-

Most HTs are 5W or less.

TYT UVF8D - I THINK it's rated at 7 watts... But still :-)

Yeah a couple go to 7 or 8. :)

See how you go. :)

Yeah - kinda exciting to get something going in that respect!

Yep, keep us posted! :)

Will do!

I look forward to that. :)


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Jimmy...

Could be... 50 watts vs. 8 or 10 watts (not sure).

The more watts, the more questions that need to be answered. <G>

Next step - my mom has an antenna on a tower attached to her house. Now that she doesn't use it anymore, she said I can have it. Gonna get with
my son one weekend soon and take it down, bring it here and put it up
at the end of the house.

We get lightning like mad here from thunderstorms, and what was on
the roof (anemometer and TV antenna) were removed when a new roof was
put on here over 2 years ago.

... 10... 9... 8... 7... 6... (Bo Derek getting older).

Really.

Daryl, WX4QZ

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Tony,

Yeah narcissist, needs to be slapped down. :D

With the Wouff Hong, Rettysnitch, and Ugerumph...and Vaseline is optional. <EG>

Hmmm..

You have to be a member of the ARRL to take part in that. There isn't anything vulgar, but participants do get a nice certificate. I've been
through it twice.

Daryl, WX4QZ

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Tony,

When I told the attendees that "even though I operated 'internet
radio', at least my ham radio license isn't just 'a sheet of paper'". I got applause for that statement.

LOL - nice :-)

I have to wonder how many studied for the exams, then did nothing else
to get on the air. It seems they wasted all that time and money.

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Only if he's seen them naked. <G>

Daryl
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Hello Daryl!

** On Sunday 31.05.20 - 20:05, daryl.stout wrote to JIMMY ANDERSON:

I have to wonder how many studied for the exams, then did nothing else
to get on the air. It seems they wasted all that time and money.

Maybe circumstances arise that preclude buying equipment.

Maybe some people just want the challenge of taking the test (with some notion of possibly getting on air at an open-ended time) and nothing more.

Many years ago I took a motorcycle driving course. Less than $200 (I
think). I had the chance to try at least 20 different bikes of all sizes.
I discovered which bike was the best fit for me. But, I never ended up buying a motorcycle of my own. I either borrowed other people's bikes, rented, or took out test drives at dealers to relive the experience. The license is for life. Now, in my almost feeble age I imagine that one day
I might still acquire a bike.

I have a family friend who is still a very active ham operator now in his 90's. VE3IWY. I *know* that he has been eager for me to get a license.
His collection of radio equipment is very interesting. We share many interests in computer stuff. I know that he would have taken to packet
radio just for the experience had he learned about it sooner.

Good to see you back online.

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On 05-31-20 19:04, Daryl Stout wrote to Vk3jed <=-

You have to be a member of the ARRL to take part in that. There isn't anything vulgar, but participants do get a nice certificate. I've been through it twice.

You lost me somewhere. :D


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Maybe circumstances arise that preclude buying equipment.

Such as the price of gear. <G> Several years ago, there was a rig at the Hamvention...described as "DC To Daylight" for $20,000!! Now, I could outfit
a nice shack for $20,000...but for one rig, that's overkill.

That's why I operate "internet radio"...$1150 a month on disability does
not go very far.

Maybe some people just want the challenge of taking the test (with some notion of possibly getting on air at an open-ended time) and nothing
more.

Now, if they have job or family commitments, that's understandable.

I have a family friend who is still a very active ham operator now in
his 90's. VE3IWY. I *know* that he has been eager for me to get a license. His collection of radio equipment is very interesting. We
share many interests in computer stuff. I know that he would have taken
to packet radio just for the experience had he learned about it sooner.

I bought a TNC at the Memphis Hamfest in 1998, and it sat in the closet
for 2-4 years. I still have it, but no rig to work with it. Otherwise, I
could possibly set up a packet radio door on the BBS.

Good to see you back online.

I'm trying to finish computer work in advance of the remnants of Tropical Storm Cristobal, so I'll be offline until sometime Tuesday.

Daryl, WX4QZ

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Hello Daryl!

** On Monday 08.06.20 - 10:39, daryl.stout wrote to Ogg:

I bought a TNC at the Memphis Hamfest in 1998, and it sat in the closet
for 2-4 years. I still have it, but no rig to work with it. Otherwise, I could possibly set up a packet radio door on the BBS.

I just learned about NPR:

Build a Long-Distance Data Network Using Ham Radio - IEEE Spectrum

https://spectrum.ieee.org/geek-life/hands-on/build-a-longdistance-data- network-using-ham-radio


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