Yikes. It has been a while.
On the work front. Things are going really well at the stealth start up I work for. I am having fun.
I think I have an original subtheme for my office. At least I've never seen any one do it. I have every flavor of Altoids that come in the normal rectangular tin.
HF is going badly from home. I have a couple more things to try. I live in a Faraday cage. Everything I try to put out gets absorbed by the chicken wire in the stucco. Looks like I'll go mobile. DXpositions is what people call it. Going out somewhere with a group of people to somewhere the HF interference is low and the ability to put up an antenna is great.
On the VHF/UHF, it is going well. OK, I do have one antenna on the car. It looks like a like an extra normal antenna, but it is 4ft tall. I've been Net Control for the 9AM Talk net a few times. http://9amtalk.net/ . I have 2 VHF mobiles. A 2 meter that I keep in the office and a dual band at home on my desk. I have gotten packet and sstv to work. It did require 2 different devices. I use a rigblaster P&P for sstv. I use a tnc-x for packet. Packet, 1200 baud communications over 144mhz frequency. How's that for old school. :D
If you want to use a rigblaster P&P as a sound based TNC, DO NOT DO IT! You need to use a package call agw found at http://www.sv2agw.com/ham/default.htm. Both the free and the paid for version has not been updated for new sound cards since 2002/2003. It did not properly work with the sound cards in my asus eee, 3 yo dell desktop ot 2yo dell laptop.
TNC-x is a great device. I paid $115. only because I have a crappy soldering iron and it was easier to pay the $30 for him to assemble and test it for me, http://www.tnc-x.com/ . GREAT piece of hardware. If you just want the board in kit form, $48, and the surface mount parts are already on the board.
I am learning to be an emergency communicator. I had to take a series of online FEMA classes. I am taking a 5 week CERT training class. I have the back of my car filled with my Go-KIT. The go kit is the stuff needed if you are called out for an emergency. Spare radios, antennas, food, water, clothing. here is an example: http://www.scc-ares-races.org/go-pak.htm
I'll be participating in my first emergency communications excercise on September 6th.
On a personal front, I've kept the weight off for a year now. Sill a bit under 290. 285 on a good day.
I think I have an original subtheme for my office. At least I've never seen any one do it. I have every flavor of Altoids that come in the normal rectangular tin.
- Peppermint
- Cinnamon
- Spearmint
- Wintergreen
- Creme de Menthe
- Ginger
- Liquorice
- Chocolate dipped peppermint
- Chocolate dipped Cinnamon
- Chocolate dipped Creme de Menthe
HF is going badly from home. I have a couple more things to try. I live in a Faraday cage. Everything I try to put out gets absorbed by the chicken wire in the stucco. Looks like I'll go mobile. DXpositions is what people call it. Going out somewhere with a group of people to somewhere the HF interference is low and the ability to put up an antenna is great.
On the VHF/UHF, it is going well. OK, I do have one antenna on the car. It looks like a like an extra normal antenna, but it is 4ft tall. I've been Net Control for the 9AM Talk net a few times. http://9amtalk.net/ . I have 2 VHF mobiles. A 2 meter that I keep in the office and a dual band at home on my desk. I have gotten packet and sstv to work. It did require 2 different devices. I use a rigblaster P&P for sstv. I use a tnc-x for packet. Packet, 1200 baud communications over 144mhz frequency. How's that for old school. :D
If you want to use a rigblaster P&P as a sound based TNC, DO NOT DO IT! You need to use a package call agw found at http://www.sv2agw.com/ham/default.htm. Both the free and the paid for version has not been updated for new sound cards since 2002/2003. It did not properly work with the sound cards in my asus eee, 3 yo dell desktop ot 2yo dell laptop.
TNC-x is a great device. I paid $115. only because I have a crappy soldering iron and it was easier to pay the $30 for him to assemble and test it for me, http://www.tnc-x.com/ . GREAT piece of hardware. If you just want the board in kit form, $48, and the surface mount parts are already on the board.
I am learning to be an emergency communicator. I had to take a series of online FEMA classes. I am taking a 5 week CERT training class. I have the back of my car filled with my Go-KIT. The go kit is the stuff needed if you are called out for an emergency. Spare radios, antennas, food, water, clothing. here is an example: http://www.scc-ares-races.org/go-pak.htm
I'll be participating in my first emergency communications excercise on September 6th.
On a personal front, I've kept the weight off for a year now. Sill a bit under 290. 285 on a good day.
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