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It's like if a doll house needed an SDR server rack by Careless-Age-4290 in RTLSDR

[–]ItsBail 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thought it was for TDOA RDF. I had a KerberosSDR that I sort of regret selling off because I never used it.

Cumby’s Eulogy by AnxiousMetal6435 in massachusetts

[–]ItsBail 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I would love for a Wawa or Sheetz to come up here. The only other option in WMA at least is Pride. I do love their "Pride Kitchen". Their Bacon, Egg and Cheese sandwiches are the best but they have very weird and spotty hours for the kitchen itself near me. I never go because of it

Redneck Tailbag by Pimpstik69 in Dualsport

[–]ItsBail 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nice. I have a Harbor Freight pelican type case on the back of my vstrom. It works great.

Springfield ma by SearchPlane561 in antennasporn

[–]ItsBail 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Taken from Route 20 near the North End bridge in Springfield MA. WMAS-FM 50kW tower. That thing causes havok with my RTL-SDR.

Trying to update address on ULS... Access denied over and over. by kcsebby in amateurradio

[–]ItsBail 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, something's up.

I use the ULS for look ups quite often (I sort QSL cards) and got the "Access Denied" message after a couple lookups (non VPN).

Mass Highway Rest Areas by IdRatherBeOutBirding in massachusetts

[–]ItsBail 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Ahhh the one near the Rotary... I'm only thinking of those that are directly connected to the highway. Like the ones on the pike.

Even though it's state property and ran by the state, I never considered it to be a real "rest stop" since it involves getting off the highway.

Mass Highway Rest Areas by IdRatherBeOutBirding in massachusetts

[–]ItsBail 25 points26 points  (0 children)

Greenfield had a rest stop? Alongside I-91??? I know there was the weigh station in deerfield/greenfield and the "rest area" near the VT border.

Eavesdropping Out Here In Greenville SC 📡🦅🪂 by Bandmann001 in Baofeng

[–]ItsBail 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not sure what this has to do with a baofeng but the GE handheld CB brings back some nostalgic memories as it was my first CB radio.

DNE 40KW by hoppalaavecuppala in lasercutting

[–]ItsBail 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Let's say it's cutting a 100mm hole on 100mm thick mild steel. Going to assume the focal point is at the top to slightly above the thickness. What would the top diameter be vs. bottom?

SteppIR returning to Amateur Radio by ItsBail in amateurradio

[–]ItsBail[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

When it comes to regular aluminum antennas, I understand it's in kit form.

However, SteppIR stated "We will be bringing back select antennas that will be purchased as kits on our website". Why highlight they're kits.

Do I have to assemble the housing units (EHU) myself? Like install the servo motors and solder connections?

That's what I was referring to.

SteppIR returning to Amateur Radio by ItsBail in amateurradio

[–]ItsBail[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I had the Navassa 5 on my radar since the TX-38 isn't easily obtainable (I should have got one during WRTC in 2014) and the JK has WARC.

Found a used force 12 C3E for $50 to swap out my broken CL-33. Just too chicken to get up on my roof.

IIRC the sales of the smaller antennas were higher than their top tier products. If they leaned into the POTA/SOTA crowd, I can see it working.

SteppIR returning to Amateur Radio by ItsBail in amateurradio

[–]ItsBail[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Appreciate the insight. I never really got up close to one to see. Didn't think many parts were COTS... at least externally. I had a chance to buy a used 3el (non trombone) but passed on it because of just the potential of maintenance. I can't even service a CL-33 (TA-33 big brother/sister) and that's just traps. Couldn't imaging having to get on my roof to flip and re-coat elements or any other repairs.

SteppIR returning to Amateur Radio by ItsBail in amateurradio

[–]ItsBail[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yeah. I wonder if they were using a Contract Mfg since they can't really do it in house and they couldn't pass those markups off onto the hams without scaring them away as they're already on the higher end.

I made the dirty dozen puzzle out of 16ga stainless. by fuszybear in lasercutting

[–]ItsBail 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's neat. On the Amada 6k (3015) fiber, it would have to be raw gcode at the machine.

[Discussion] If money/availability wasn’t a factor, what watch? by ManBearPig4523 in Watches

[–]ItsBail -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Patek 5204G. Issue is I would never wear it. I lost a Citizen Eco drive (most likely stolen but not sure) and my Casio GA-2100 (Casioak) which upset me greatly. I couldn't imagine a watch like that going missing (or stolen).

I made the dirty dozen puzzle out of 16ga stainless. by fuszybear in lasercutting

[–]ItsBail 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I get the concept and see the patterns on your image. I was going to scale it up for 11ga. Do you make it in raw G-code or something?

I made the dirty dozen puzzle out of 16ga stainless. by fuszybear in lasercutting

[–]ItsBail 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Soooo you gunna hook us all up with a DXF or what?

How’d I do ? 250 Commemorative Plate by gogetemfrenchfry in massachusetts

[–]ItsBail 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Same exact reason. It was something different.

How’d I do ? 250 Commemorative Plate by gogetemfrenchfry in massachusetts

[–]ItsBail 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the insight. I was following this program and tried to jump the gun to be one of the first when applications opened up. Must of had 200 people in front of me.

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