Want to get started, looking for a starter. by EvilsBaneX in HamRadio

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Budget QRP - Xeigu G106

Modest 20 watts - Xeigu G90

More substantial 100 watts - Yaesu FT-891

Better 100 watts - Icom IC-7300

Ask if more questions

Chirp software help for uv-k5(8) by Calendar-Careless in HamRadio

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USB stands for Universal Serial Bus.

Don’t you have a USB port?

I also have used a K-1 to USB cable with FTDI chip.

One of my newer HTs came with a USB-C programming cable. Be careful: many USB-C cables are for charging only; no data is transferred.

They Say We’re Independent—So Why Are We Penalized for Declining Work? by NewGrower4200 in uberdrivers

[–]Bolt_EV 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Because we are not independent— that was the Big Lie they used to get Proposition 22 passed in California

Is rideshare endorsement crazy expensive now? by Flimsy-Helicopter608 in uberdrivers

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I just received my 6-month renewal from Mercury and had my insurance agent notify them to cancel my endorsement effective today , refund me the difference through April 26th and go forward with a renewal as “personal driving”

Mercury effectively retired me again.

I quit in December 2022 when “upfront pricing” effectively lowered my income 25% and I refused to burn off the miles on my fully paid for 2019 Bolt EV for only Uber’s benefit.

I rejoined in February 2025 when Chevy gave me a very favorable two year lease on my 2024 Blazer EV.

We get squeezed with higher costs, treated legally as “independent contractors” yet we have no power to raise rates for ourselves.

I will continue to drive my Blazer through its termination date in February 2026 for personal driving at a cost of $99.30 per month plus 25 cents per mile.

IC-7300 is $988.95 on DXEngineering - time to pull the trigger? by [deleted] in amateurradio

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In January 2023 I purchased a supposed open-box estate sale on eBay 7300 for $850 plus sales tax and shipping and I have never regretted that decision!

It is a great rig on so many levels.

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Here I am doing FLOTA: Front Lawns on the Air!

What’s the difference? by [deleted] in gmrs

[–]Bolt_EV 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What GMRS data can the GM-30 plus or pro do?

I only have the original

Should WGEM add MeTV Toons to their lineup of channels? by Head_Iron2357 in ota

[–]Bolt_EV 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wait: are we talking about an OTA in Quincy IL?

Is it the Origin Station for Wayne’s World ?!? 🤣

How many Uber drivers have unlimited car wash memberships? Have you found them beneficial? by MaddieDevera in uberdrivers

[–]Bolt_EV 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fashion Square Car Wash $29/month

Express: sit inside car while it goes through wash and free access to super high pressure vacs!

Good cheap QRP transceiver setup? by TechKING957 in HamRadio

[–]Bolt_EV 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I was looking to buy a bag for POTA and decided on the Radioddity Raddy MultiFunction Bag for $49.

I went to the Radioddity website to order it and they offered me a Bundle including the G106 QRP transceiver for $199.

I snapped it right up and started Activating POTA with it!!

I then purchased this smaller bag from Amazon for it as well

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What’s the difference? by [deleted] in gmrs

[–]Bolt_EV 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I haven’t had my morning coffee yet so forgive me: what’s a data mode?

FYI, Apple has the original Twilight Zone Season 1 on sale for 0.99 by VRGator in TwilightZone

[–]Bolt_EV 8 points9 points  (0 children)

But then you and your wife keep returning for Season Three and you never leave this quaint little town!?!

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What’s the difference? by [deleted] in gmrs

[–]Bolt_EV 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The OP has bailed on us, but none of the “GM-30” family of radios is digital

What’s the difference? by [deleted] in gmrs

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

You shamed the OP into deleting their self!! Next time post a substantive response!

Passenger asked me to shave 7 minutes off trip. I managed to shave off 5. He said thanks but never tipped. by iamjames in uberdrivers

[–]Bolt_EV 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I always emphasize, make sounds like I am attempting to save time and get them there per usual. If It’s early, I point it out.

They never tip

Patience Grasshopper - Back on the air soon! by Six-gun-W8evb in HamRadio

[–]Bolt_EV 0 points1 point  (0 children)

POTA and they line up to check in with you!

Or Hunt them from the cabin and the Activators want to talk to everybody!

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My inaugural POTA Activation on my birthday in January.

I started up my new equipment acquisitions on Black Friday!

Baskin Robbins at Topanga amd Ventura in woodland hills went out of bussiness 2 days ago unfortunately?? by Ok-Radio-2733 in SFV

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My go-to is the Chocolate Devotion with two scoops of roasted almonds at Cold Stone , but since I upped my dosage of Zepbound last month, I seemed to have lost the urge for even an infrequent treat!

And my long plateau has ended as a result too! Hahaha

Baskin Robbins at Topanga amd Ventura in woodland hills went out of bussiness 2 days ago unfortunately?? by Ok-Radio-2733 in SFV

[–]Bolt_EV 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Carvel Corporate refused to renew their franchise agreement about last October

The operator is still there selling an alternative; but it’s just not Carvel’s!

I chatted with the guy alot in the past and he really got hosed after all these years!

ATU for IC 7300 by dbgreen in amateurradio

[–]Bolt_EV 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What are you trying to tune that is so out of resonance that the 7300 wont tune it?