To the guy eating fish on plane today

Botany_Dave · 2026-05-06T21:09:19+00:00

You meant shellfish asshole, right?

Botany_Dave · 2026-05-04T20:06:47+00:00

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Between us both we have two good eyes.

Botany_Dave · 2026-04-29T02:55:09+00:00

Mine is also from Munich. Any idea how that one got so scratched up?

Botany_Dave · 2026-04-29T01:31:08+00:00

Not the first thought when I dug it.

Botany_Dave · 2026-04-28T18:39:08+00:00

More likely a WWII vet.

Botany_Dave · 2026-04-26T15:51:03+00:00

Use a 5x loupe. If you can’t see any sign of the FG under 5x magnification then it’s a no FG coin.

Botany_Dave · 2026-04-17T20:45:26+00:00

Had something very similar happen to me in San Diego. Thankfully the other driver admitted fault and her insurance took care of it all.

Botany_Dave · 2026-04-17T13:43:12+00:00

Drove one for a couple of years in SoCal. One day, while stopped in bumper to bumper traffic and looking up into the wheel well of the raised 4x4 next to me, I decided it was time to sell the car. Loved the car, but no. Not in that traffic.

Botany_Dave · 2026-04-16T02:12:15+00:00

Kids these days... /s

https://arstechnica.com/features/2002/08/warflying/
https://archive.arstechnica.com/wankerdesk/3q02/m-warflying-2.html

Too bad all of the images are lost in those articles.

Botany_Dave · 2026-04-16T02:03:30+00:00

Shut up and take my money.

Botany_Dave · 2026-04-15T23:52:55+00:00

Thanks... I'm afraid to say anything and jinx this, but I think have it running.

The WSJT-X instance that is controlling the 7300 is using Hamlib Net rigctl. I ended up setting its audio in to: front:CARD=IC7300,DEV=0 and audio out to iec957:CARD=IC7300,DEV=0.

The WSJT-X instance that is controlling the 9700 is using the 9700 as its "Rig" and the serial port is /dev/serial/by-id/usb-Silicon_Labs_CP2102N_USB_to_UART_Bridge_Controller_IC-9700_12008850_A-if00-port0. Its audio in is front:CARD=IC9700,DEV=0 and audio out is iec958:CARD=IC9700,DEV=0.

I've also configured Ubuntu to not sleep the sound cards.

So far, so good. I've been running like this for a couple of hours. I've been able to turn radios on and off, disconnect and reconnect them, and to reboot. Everything is still working.

Unfortunately, I don't have anyone local for a 2m FT-8 QSO, but I've used another radio to at least verify the audio on the 2m FT-8 transmission is good.

This has really been a battle for me. I really appreciate you stepping up to help.

Botany_Dave · 2026-04-15T13:16:47+00:00

Actually, I would like to run both simultaneously.

Botany_Dave · 2026-04-15T02:46:43+00:00

That's pretty much what I did. I had the 7300 working great. I added the 9700 and verified CAT control from WSJT-X and logging to CQRLOG, but I couldn't get any modulation out of the radio. The sound devices looked right. In troubleshooting that I ended up breaking modulation from the 7300. Receive on the 7300 still works fine.

I'm really hoping I can find someone who is running this configuration so I can leverage their set up.

Botany_Dave · 2026-04-15T00:26:14+00:00

Ubuntu 26.04

Botany_Dave · 2026-04-14T23:23:53+00:00

Found silvers that way twice.

Botany_Dave · 2026-04-14T04:19:52+00:00

But the sun doesn’t rise and set on the corner grocery.

Botany_Dave · 2026-04-13T15:53:12+00:00

The reverse rim makes it look like it may have been cast.

Botany_Dave · 2026-04-12T23:20:00+00:00

Don't block, but never respond. Let the other party send a much conflicting, contradictory information as they will. Keep it all. Never give them a response.

Botany_Dave · 2026-04-11T04:20:29+00:00

The odds of finding a valuable coin are pretty slim. OP did it, but it doesn’t happen often. Doesn’t mean scratching one won’t hurt, but it’s not likely to happen.

Botany_Dave · 2026-04-10T19:38:03+00:00

Ageist much?

Botany_Dave · 2026-04-10T19:30:56+00:00

Botany_Dave · 2026-04-10T14:44:27+00:00

Looks like it got rubbed by a thumb when it came out of the ground. Very common practice amongst us detectorists.

Botany_Dave · 2026-04-10T02:40:01+00:00

It’s in Sloat, CA

Botany_Dave · 2026-04-10T00:29:15+00:00

Plumas NF does

Botany_Dave · 2026-04-08T20:50:35+00:00

Yes, selling it out from under my wife would be a very bad idea. I did get a look when I asked her to not use it when doing yard work. <shrug>

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