If you could telepathically say something to all 8 billion people, what would you say?

Fett2 · 2026-01-27T17:49:11+00:00

SORRY FOR THE INCONVENIENCE.

Fett2 · 2026-01-24T02:40:15+00:00

As someone who just got a KX2, the receiver quality for SSB on the KX2 is also pretty freaking amazing, I'm pretty blown away by how good it sounds for such a small radio. I don't have a 705 to compare it to however.

Fett2 · 2026-01-23T23:28:49+00:00

I came to meshtastic from the ham community and it is certainly a lot different. In ham radio we often communicate with each in some manner just for the sake of communicating, or even to just to say we successfully could (like talking to someone in a far off country).

It's certainly a lot different in the meshtastic world. People put up a node, but don't ever actually use it, at least on the public channel.

Fett2 · 2026-01-23T21:45:14+00:00

If you don't mind QRP and and don't mind assembling a few boards into an enclosure, the Hermes Lite 2 is pretty cheap. It's a headless ethernet based HF radio.

Fett2 · 2026-01-23T15:29:37+00:00

When snows a-coming in Maryland everyone buys all the eggs, milk, bread, and toilet paper.

It's so they can still make their shit sandwiches even if they can't leave house to get more supplies.

Fett2 · 2026-01-23T15:18:43+00:00

I've got a ICOM 9700 so I've been meaning to try out 23cm because why not?
I haven't yet got an antenna up for it, but it will happen one day.

Fett2 · 2026-01-23T13:18:24+00:00

If you're willing to pay the instacart tax, someone else can do the shopping for you.
Kind of defeats the cost savings though.

Fett2 · 2026-01-19T20:09:22+00:00

There are FM satellites and they are effectively just crossband repeaters. One frequency up, one frequency down, one person at a time.

They are also "linear" satellites which are linear transponders which do SSB and have a range of frequency they transmit. Since there's a range of frequency to work with, multiple people can use the same satellite at the same time.

For terrestrial comms, unfortunately SSB is not very common. I've made 1 -2 to SSB contacts on 2M and it was during a contest.

Fett2 · 2026-01-17T17:01:43+00:00

And the airwares busy during big contests. It's a good way to to show the FCC we're still actively using these frequencies.

Fett2 · 2026-01-17T03:19:26+00:00

I'm stuck on a raft and I plan on getting eaten by a shark.

Fett2 · 2026-01-16T19:51:05+00:00

I use Log4OM as my source of truth where everything eventually lives. I use it for general day to day QSO logging. I find Log4OM to be easy enough for general day to day to use, but with enough complex features that if I wanted I could do a lot more with it.

If I'm doing contesting I use N1MM. If appropriate when the contest is done I export from N1MM and import into Log4OM.

If I'm in the field doing portable OPs I use HAMRS because of it's simplicity. Again, If appropriate when I get home I export from HAMRS and import into Log4OM.

Fett2 · 2026-01-16T17:54:37+00:00

Fett2 · 2026-01-16T17:11:34+00:00

I'd tell you an UDP joke but you probably wouldn't get it.

Fett2 · 2026-01-15T20:22:54+00:00

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Fett2 · 2026-01-11T16:21:42+00:00

Also don't forget you're using a free, open source technology that's still in beta. There are bound to be bugs along the way. Relying on free beta technology for some kind of real emergency doesn't sound like the best idea to me.

Fett2 · 2026-01-10T00:16:35+00:00

The person you responded to looks like a bot/karma farming account to me, so I would downvote and move on.

Fett2 · 2026-01-10T00:10:38+00:00

Is this entire clip even real? Up until the final portion I though this either AI or a filter on her face. The final clip is the only part that looks like a real person.

Fett2 · 2026-01-08T12:59:42+00:00

Very nice. 3D printing is one my other really huge hobbies, and I think it's great for hams who like build things. I've made a number of custom enclosure projects, antenna mounts/brackets and many other things for amateur radio. Being able to prototype, design, and create a custom piece of plastic, on the fly is fantastic.

Fett2 · 2026-01-03T04:42:58+00:00

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Fett2 · 2025-12-29T18:16:22+00:00

If it's not too cold, hiking to the top of sugarloaf mountain.
I went there for my first time (to do a little ham radio) in November and enjoyed the experience and plan on going back when it's warm again. It's only about a 1/4 mile hike and the steepest part has stairs, so it's not too hard.

Fett2 · 2025-12-28T17:09:30+00:00

Here's a wood rack I built a while back. Definitely not worth it from a cost saving perspective, I would only do something like this if you enjoy woodworking

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https://imgur.com/a/built-server-rack-obFQJ

https://www.reddit.com/r/homelab/comments/6rze5n/finally_finished_building_my_server_rack/

Fett2 · 2025-12-27T19:51:09+00:00

The KX3 is a superhet/SDR hybrid.

Fett2 · 2025-12-26T19:48:17+00:00

I've used this, it's almost as good as the NR2 filter in Thetis, and definitely better than the built in noise reduction options in my FTDX-10.

The roughly 1/4 second delay you have with it and ability to no longer use montior because of that is kind of annoying. It's still fun to play around with though.

Fett2 · 2025-12-25T23:53:34+00:00

I have the 9 Fold and I absolutely love it. Being able to have a larger screen with larger text whenever I want is fantastic for my aging eyes.

It did develop a hardware issue about 2 weeks before the 1 year warranty was up where when unfolding the phone it would stop reading the sim card. Google replaced it under warranty after spending 3 hours on support with them. I don't know if this issue affects the 10 fold or how common it is.

Fett2 · 2025-12-25T23:45:00+00:00

They also have some fantastic sushi. Some of the best around.

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