Actual photo of the lake right by where we operate

POTA @US-3729

WOW What a blast today. The rest of the gang got on site about 1 PM, about the hottest part of the day. It was quite hot today so I waited till later to ride out on the motorcycle. Alzie has a technician license now and 10 meters was dead. He asked if I wanted to try and activate? REALLY Ok sure! I got to get right on the radio without doing any setup work! ...

August 19, 2025 · 2 min · Reese
FLrig main diplay

Remote HF operation

I’ve managed to get flrig setup with my ft991a. It’s pretty awesome how it works. You just pipe all the other program configurations into it! It was a little intimidating at first but it’s dead simple. I used this guide here So far the programs I’ve managed to run are wsjtx, js8call, direwolf, xastir. I’ve also managed to pipe the audio from the radio into mumble. So now I can operate vhf/uhf/hf all remote ssb, digital or cw. I have not attempted remote ssb or cw. Aside from just listening. It took me a while to realize the hf audio coming out of my cellphone! That euphoria is a great feeling. Like when you finally fix something after hours troubleshooting. ...

July 30, 2025 · 1 min · Reese
Magnets are like stickers for metal!

New magnetism discovered

I found the magnet emoji. 🧲 🧲 🧲 🧲 🧲 🧲 OK, I’m done I feel better. Can you tell I’m excited? Link here it’s wild a century has passed since a new discovery in magnetism. Magnets 🧲 are in tons of devices like consumer electronic and medical equipment. Less energy usage is awesome. It would be great for working portable in the field. 📻 It’s wild that the ancient Greeks discovered ferromagnetism! I really got excited when I read this! 😃 > In theory, spintronics would enable us to cram much more information into computer memory, making it more efficient. ...

July 22, 2025 · 1 min · Reese