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Be the Help Until Help Arrives
Years ago I had several threads on disaster preparedness on Twitter. I have been slowly working on converting them into posts here, which has been going… very, very slowly. So instead of trying to do that, I’m going to leave the text mostly intact and check it for readability. Just remember these used to be… — read more
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Statement on AI Use
I want to definitively state that I do not use generative AI for writing or creating images for this website, neither currently or in the past. Additionally, I will not use generative AI behind-the-scenes for serving the site as far as it is within my powers – I do not have administrative control over the… — read more
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Sounds and Sights from Space
I have some catching up to do, but I am going to start from where I am right now, and then post about what I have been doing since my last post in August. The short version is that I have gotten my radio(s) working, and have even gotten on the air with both POTA… — read more
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Visible Mending
One thing that I think becoming a ham radio operator has encouraged me in is a desire to mend things instead of replacing them. As I mentioned in my previous post, I had to construct my own power cord for my radio. When you have to make something as seemingly basic as a power cord,… — read more
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Powering through nervousness…
Today I was determined to finally get all the parts I needed to make the power cable I need to get power from my 12V-20Ah battery to my QT80 radio. I got myself out of bed bright and early (ok, it was more like 9am) and headed out to Harbor Freight for the first time… — read more
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Always About $50 Away From Getting On the Air…
I was hoping to set up my new radio… no, not the (tr)uSDX, I got a Radioddity QT80 so I can do voice on 10 meters… anyway, I thought “This weekend I will be able to spend the day getting on the air on my own!” But it seems like there is always one more… — read more
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Making machines go SKREEEE
In order to get on the air, I need (besides getting my license) a radio. But I also need an antenna. I would like to eventually make my own antennas (and radios!) but first I just wanted something that would get me on the air for a taste of receiving and transmitting. My first antenna… — read more
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Sea Monkey Keeping
One of the things I have been enjoying this year is keeping Sea Monkeys – remember those comic book ads? They are still around, and have competition, even! If you follow me on Bluesky, you will have seen my posts for #SeaMonkeySunday – I figured if cats can have Caturday, pet brine shrimp can have… — read more
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My first Ham Radio Contacts!
In April I took a class for learning about Amateur Radio (aka Ham radio), and in June I took my Technician test & got my license. Just call me KJ5LWM. That is my callsign- that’s kind of analogous to a username or handle on an online platform. Saturday, the 19th of July, I went to… — read more
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Holy Grayl? Not quite…
I have had the Grayl Ultrapress for two years now. I haven’t thought I really needed to use it, because the places I have hiked & camped have had portable water spigots and fountains at their trailheads and sites. I used it intermittently anyway so that I could become familiar with it for the times… — read more
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