Leon N1TX
@n1tx.bsky.social
Humanitarian. World traveler. Ham radio enthusiast aka KL2R. Alaskan. Former Cold Warrior, RF systems engineer, UNHCR. Proud to serve as a NOAA leader for two decades. Secular humanist. Committed to making the world around me a better place.
It started at the American Revolution. We have a long history of objecting to this, as well as the myth of self-sufficiency. We demand a government serving the people, even if some don’t recognize socialism for what it is. If we don’t get what we pay for, withholding seems perfectly reasonable.
November 23, 2025 at 4:35 AM
It started at the American Revolution. We have a long history of objecting to this, as well as the myth of self-sufficiency. We demand a government serving the people, even if some don’t recognize socialism for what it is. If we don’t get what we pay for, withholding seems perfectly reasonable.
That sucks. Been there. Pack it in rice with some silica gel next to the viewfinder for a week or two.
November 23, 2025 at 1:38 AM
That sucks. Been there. Pack it in rice with some silica gel next to the viewfinder for a week or two.
Here’s something re: waist size and Type 2. www.diabetes.org.uk/about-diabet... The correlation came about from a study 10+ years ago.
Diabetes risk and waist measurement
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www.diabetes.org.uk
November 22, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Here’s something re: waist size and Type 2. www.diabetes.org.uk/about-diabet... The correlation came about from a study 10+ years ago.
BMI is a garbage metric for all the things it doesn’t consider. Never mind it was originally developed nearly 200 years ago! Other metrics may indicate risks for specific disease. Waist circumference, regardless of BMI, is strongly and independently linked to diabetes type two risk, for example.
November 22, 2025 at 9:09 PM
BMI is a garbage metric for all the things it doesn’t consider. Never mind it was originally developed nearly 200 years ago! Other metrics may indicate risks for specific disease. Waist circumference, regardless of BMI, is strongly and independently linked to diabetes type two risk, for example.
Oh yes, sorry for that nerd lingo. The other operator needed to make a verified contact with a station in AK for an award called Worked All States. She’d been waiting for years.
November 21, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Oh yes, sorry for that nerd lingo. The other operator needed to make a verified contact with a station in AK for an award called Worked All States. She’d been waiting for years.
I was really tickled by the W2BX QSO. Glenn is a big QRPer, and I like the challenge to hear the low-power stations from my QTH in the far north. He was using 1W and peaked 529! For fun I dropped power from 150W to 8W, and he heard me, poorly, but still…SKCC makes for a lot of fun opportunities.
November 20, 2025 at 2:44 PM
I was really tickled by the W2BX QSO. Glenn is a big QRPer, and I like the challenge to hear the low-power stations from my QTH in the far north. He was using 1W and peaked 529! For fun I dropped power from 150W to 8W, and he heard me, poorly, but still…SKCC makes for a lot of fun opportunities.
Table-toppers for the Mar-a-Lardo holiday shindig?
November 20, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Table-toppers for the Mar-a-Lardo holiday shindig?
See 10th amendment about state sovereignty.
November 20, 2025 at 12:40 AM
See 10th amendment about state sovereignty.
My pixels will never be the same.
November 18, 2025 at 9:32 PM
My pixels will never be the same.
Yes but TX might draw down the supply enough to not support transmitting. If you’re using a bench supply with meters, it’s easy to see changes when you key. Ya never know with a USB power connection.
November 18, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Yes but TX might draw down the supply enough to not support transmitting. If you’re using a bench supply with meters, it’s easy to see changes when you key. Ya never know with a USB power connection.
Check the power supply and cable, too, especially if you were powering from USB.
November 17, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Check the power supply and cable, too, especially if you were powering from USB.
Bummer. At those power levels it’s unlikely you would smell smoke or see anything spark. I suppose it’s possible the SWR spiked somehow. Loose connection, something falling onto the dipole.
November 17, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Bummer. At those power levels it’s unlikely you would smell smoke or see anything spark. I suppose it’s possible the SWR spiked somehow. Loose connection, something falling onto the dipole.
😆 Straight, but bi-curious? 😆
November 17, 2025 at 7:42 PM
😆 Straight, but bi-curious? 😆
I saved money from a summer job in 1977 to buy one. Loved that radio. Cost $300 as I recall. I eventually added an outboard digital frequency display.
November 17, 2025 at 5:02 PM
I saved money from a summer job in 1977 to buy one. Loved that radio. Cost $300 as I recall. I eventually added an outboard digital frequency display.
Well played. Well played.
November 17, 2025 at 6:04 AM
Well played. Well played.