I had been wanting a nice digital UTC clock for my hamshack. In particular one that could set itself to an NTP server over the internet to maintain precise time. But I was having trouble finding a WiFi NTP clock at a price I was willing to pay. Most of the ones I was finding… Continue reading Building a Wi-Fi NTP Clock
Author: Josh, W0HC
French Toast Alerts
For several years I’ve been posting my “French Toast Alerts” on my Facebook timeline. But where did the idea come from? Well, for starters, working at a grocery store in high school I noticed that any time snow was predicted, certain items seemed to become very fast sellers. Namely, bread, milk, and eggs. What the… Continue reading French Toast Alerts
10m Calling Frequencies
I found this list on the Heartland 10mtr and 6mtr and 12mtr group AM/FM/SSB/digital modes Facebook group. It looked like something I could use again so I’m posting it here. 28.025 CW Rare DX & DXpeditions Frequently Operate Here — Split28070.15 PSK-31 (offset -115 for USB)28.080 RTTY Rare DX & DXpeditions Frequently Operate Here —… Continue reading 10m Calling Frequencies
Pork Belly Burnt Ends
Our local Fareway grocery store had ordered some pork belly for a customer, and had some left over, so I decided to try smoking some. My original plan was to make bacon, but I got up one day and the weather was perfect to sit outside smoking meat, and I hadn’t cured my pork belly… Continue reading Pork Belly Burnt Ends
On the workbench – Vintage RCA portable TV
Years ago I picked up this old RCA portable television, model 8-PT-7030 manufactured in 1956. Someone on the rec.antiques.radio+phono Usenet group was giving it away for the cost of shipping, which was around $30. At the time it had a broken high voltage rectifier tube. Other than that, I was unsure of it operating condition.… Continue reading On the workbench – Vintage RCA portable TV
Hamfest Find – Vintage Bearcat III Scanner
When I was kid my grandma always had a police scanner going. My brother and I thought it was pretty neat to hear the police, firemen, and ambulance talking. I can’t remember exactly which radio she had, but I do remember that it was a Bearcat, and that it had the red LEDs and there… Continue reading Hamfest Find – Vintage Bearcat III Scanner
No, I will not fix your computer
If you suspect you are infected with Crypto malware (Cryptowall, Cryptolocker, TeslaCrypt, etc) DO NOT follow this guide! This guide is heavily based on a Reddit post by: /u/cuddlychops06. I have reviewed it and given it two thumbs up! Purpose & Scope of this Guide: This guide is designed to assist you in removing malware from… Continue reading No, I will not fix your computer
Yaesu G-800SA Rotor not turning when cold
I’ve had a Yaesu G-800SA Rotor on my tower since I built it in 2009. I mostly like it, especially the nice big dial on the controller. The fact that it only needs 4 wires to operate is also a plus. One thing I don’t like about this Yaesu Rotor is that it’s very cold… Continue reading Yaesu G-800SA Rotor not turning when cold
Smoking Meat
Over the past several years I’ve taken up a new hobby, totally unrelated to amateur radio, but closely related to ham. Smoking meat! This topic is a bit RF related. Back in 2008 we had a new transmitter installed at work, and we had problems with it from day 1, so the manufacturer sent us… Continue reading Smoking Meat
Completed Tower
I just noticed that I’ve never posted a picture of the completed tower. Here it is.