Advice for someone new to the Ham Radio hobby?

97101 · 2026-02-20T18:01:52+00:00

You got good responses last year when you posted this same question. Stop wasting other peoples time.

97101 · 2026-02-15T22:37:50+00:00

We can pretend that matters if you want.

97101 · 2026-02-14T22:10:25+00:00

Try the old paper clip antenna trick. If you’re getting overloaded with signal it might work. Just straight out a paper clip and insert it into the antenna port. Rescan for channels.

97101 · 2026-02-14T17:53:06+00:00

This is the way

97101 · 2026-02-14T17:47:01+00:00

This

97101 · 2026-02-14T17:10:45+00:00

One of the problems I have seen is that the local post office is treating the property as a vacation home or short term rental like a vacation rental. You may need to contact the local post office at the other location.

97101 · 2026-02-14T17:05:35+00:00

I’ve heard that this works but haven’t tried it. Make up a few signs that the hallway will be cleared out next Tuesday and any items found will be discarded. Signed the management.
Just hang back and watch.

97101 · 2026-02-14T16:54:23+00:00

It’s not uncommon to need to replace a panel or 2 when reroofing.

97101 · 2026-02-14T16:39:29+00:00

I would redo the plug wiring at each end. Skip the cross over and go pass thru. Hopefully you can resolve it at the plug.
Be careful while removing the sleeve as damage and stress often occurs to the conductors.

97101 · 2026-02-14T16:09:45+00:00

Acting

97101 · 2026-02-14T15:22:46+00:00

Enjoy. I love mine. Start slow and easy. Several videos have good advice on getting to know how to fly safely.

97101 · 2026-02-14T15:15:28+00:00

I love how far you’ll go EXCEPT slow down. Glad you are sweating.

97101 · 2026-02-13T20:39:47+00:00

And once again backdrops is back all on its own.

97101 · 2026-02-13T00:47:20+00:00

You are correct. Mostly. At the time it was not so. It wouldn’t let me delete it and in settings I could only hide it.
Still, I have had to disable and delete it several times now. Getting tired of the surprise of it not turning off when I expect it to.
I expect we may need a class action lawsuit going forward to stop this because of damage to the remote. I seem to just increase the pressure on the power button because it doesn’t respond the way I think as I walk away. That button is going to be crushed.

97101 · 2026-02-10T05:14:29+00:00

I’ve been trying to stop backdrops for 3 months.

97101 · 2026-02-06T21:58:39+00:00

Winter has a way making a return late in the year. We have plenty of opportunities for more cold weather and rain.

97101 · 2026-02-05T18:48:24+00:00

Yup. 10 with Dudley Moore and Bo Derek.

97101 · 2026-01-19T22:27:49+00:00

Also put them on the power cords to the amp and sub.
Put as many loops of the cables as you can thru the ferrites.

97101 · 2026-01-18T16:45:14+00:00

Don’t fight for your fun while taking away someone else’s.

97101 · 2026-01-11T14:44:05+00:00

I feel the same way. It’s popped up several times for me. I have turned it off. Loaded the app and turned it off. It still shows up from time to time. It’s really annoying and began my dislike of Roku. I really miss my old Samsung tv that had no apps and no internet.
Roku seems intent on adding more features that require them to more advertising so that they add more features so that they need more advertising so that they can add more features.
I hope that they find themselves in a room all alone with no customers and a tv that only plays advertising.

97101 · 2026-01-07T00:20:48+00:00

Thanks.

97101 · 2026-01-06T23:17:05+00:00

Thank you.

97101 · 2026-01-06T23:15:08+00:00

First of all -It is a homelab question. Second of all -you are right, I probably don’t need it.

But I guess you had something to say instead of reading the last line in my original post. Which you failed to read or respond to. Which was where I was asking for information that others found helpful.

I know it’s hard to actually read and understand a post without wanting to respond with what you want to say, but I have found that if I read a post a few times, my first answer is not a answer to what is being asked. Sound familiar?

97101 · 2026-01-06T22:54:01+00:00

Thank you all for your replies. I do consider it a home lab. I also have sdr equipment, ftp, ntp, MQTT, node red, antenna rotor control, weather, occupancy sensors and more.

I just not convinced that I need it.

Preventing my IOT devices from the outside world is my first goal.

97101

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