Speaking of 3D printing. I used the below model to print this Nextruder case using Prusa’s Clear PETG. I’m really pleased with how translucent the case turned out.
https://www.printables.com/model/996196-nextruder-nozzle-casecontainer
#3Dprinting
I got a surprising email from Printables telling me my models have been downloaded more than 1,000 times. It’s a surprise since my models are all plain/niche but I guess it is a nice thing.
I’m in the market for a HF-band magmount to use on my car. I’ll only use it while stationary. LMK if you have one you like. +1 if it has a hamstick compatible conntector.
Spent some time this morning on an overdue emergency comms task. Today’s accomplishment was aligning the primary repeaters and frequencies across my vhf/uhf radios. A bit of a chore since I have Icom, Kenwood and Baofeng radios. But it will pay off if an emergency arises.
#hamradio #AmateurRadio
Today I hit 100. That is I’ve now worked 100 unique reference areas of Parks on the Air thereby earning the Arizona Agave award. 👍🏼
Only 98 left to go to earn my next award 🤪
#hamradio #amatureradio
For those that hate the “well known” search engines I endorse Kagi. https://mastodon.social/@kagihq/113074391235397771
After too many emails back-and-forth with ARRL/LoTW support I have finally managed to fix things up and get the nearly 200 QSOs confirmed in LoTW. I felt like I’ve done battle… Relieved.
The “Mute Forever” and “Block Forever” are my favorite Mastodon features. 👊🏻
I’ve been very active on FT8 in August but I haven’t received a single confirmation at LoTW since August 11th even though my uploads are working fine. It's about 200 missing confirmations.
Is everyone boycotting LoTW or something? QRZ and eQSL seem OK.
#hamradio #amateurradio
Today I discovered another telltale sign of AI generated content. The word, or non-word as it is, “consideualize”.
At least the content owner quickly scrubbed it out when I reported it.
I wonder if AI is AI why it can check itself for the words it uses?
Weather
It hasn’t rained here at all in 5 weeks so the fact there is at least a 50/50 chance of rain this weekend sounds refreshing.☔️
I saw a task on my list for today titled “Windows install” and had a nervous shock at the thought of having to install a MS OS.
Then I remembered it referred to having a couple of our house windows replaced. Whew!
In today’s ham radio activities:
I disassembled my original hotspot which was running on a Pi Zero with Pi-Star software, swapped in a Pi Zero 2, and changed from the Pi-Star software to WPSD. Fresh and minty!
#AmateurRadio #hamradio
64 solder joints later - the capacitors are in. They look decent so hopefully they’re all correct. Done for today.
And so it begins: the main QMX+ circuit board, next step soldering in 32 through-hole capacitors…
#amateurradio
Dawn’s embracing arms…
Usually FT8 contacts I make are confirmed quickly - minutes or at least less than a day. I’ve got over 50 from the past 2 days almost none have been confirmed yet in either eQSL or LoTW. My uploads all processed in real time so I’m not sure what’s going on.
#amateurradio
@skoobz I imagine you have 2FA enabled so you might be able to wait a bit (if you had a good quality password). So far I’m the only one in my family to get a notice.
@cfrandall Looking forward to trying that!
@cfrandall Looking forward to trying that!
@alexanderbellgram funny!
@danalcantara Our 15 year old son has yet to wear a tie. Maybe for his senior prom? Or maybe never.
@ChrisJWilson For expediency last night I tied one loosely around my neck then slipped it over his head and showed him how to neaten it up. A full lesson will take some time in the future
@odd It is completely standalone. And it includes some hints in case you get stuck on a riddle (we sometimes do).
@odd I’m currently using an old 24” Dell via HDMI. It’s “OK” but would look like crap next to the iMac’s display. At Christmas I’ll get a 27” 4K Dell U2723QE. I can’t really justify a 5K monitor. This particular 4K monitor at 27” should have enough DPI to yield very clear text and of course lovely color. Ask me in a month 😉 This monitor has a lot of USB-C and USB-A ports which is good with the mini.
@V_ After testing on my son’s MB Air M1 with 8GB RAM I decided RAM wasn’t an issue for me. So I got the M2 with 8GB RAM and 512GB disk.
@Miraz Thank you. No immediate concern but they did discover she has a more important issue so we’ll see our regular vet Monday. Not surprising given she is 13 years old.
@jessekelber 👍🏼
@gannonnordberg @muncman @odd thanks very much!
@fgtech Not sure. They’re Apple certified and in fact Apple sent me there when my iMac had a fan issue. It certainly seems like something they could do.
@odd Apple’s self repair price for this keyboard is about $300. But their repair manual says you need to buy some trackpad parts too. A local indie repair shop quoted a bit over $400.
@KimberlyHirsh @hawaiiboy Thanks, I’ve put them on a shopping list