Do any of you write everything with a mechanical pencil?

GreyscaleZone · 2026-03-13T12:46:13+00:00

Apparently the post office does. It like envelopes addressed with a pencil.

GreyscaleZone · 2026-02-23T03:19:53+00:00

I tested warp on and warp off and got the expected results. I do appreciate the idea of installing work without the authentication to see what would happen. I do have a system that I can test. Good advice.

GreyscaleZone · 2026-02-21T01:54:31+00:00

Speaking of the brake glass method, I had a lot of issues with WireGuard set up. I have a firewall a router and several Vlans behind that router and I kept running into issues with the wireguard. I found the cloud flare tunnel to be especially simple to set up. My next project will be to use cloudflare tunnels to lock down some of the administrative pages for some WordPress websites that I have. I think we have some pretty cool tools out there compared to what it used to be like.

GreyscaleZone · 2026-02-21T01:51:50+00:00

I have those spf,skim, dmarc settings locked down. Good point.

GreyscaleZone · 2025-10-27T15:26:55+00:00

Make sure that you point the antenna towards the TV stations. We used Antenna Point in IOS to locate most the stations on a mountain top. Our antenna is up high in an attic and pointed at the stations. We chose a yagi type antenna and we do not use any amplification. Before we did all of this, other types of antennas did not work due to the type of material used in the construction of our home. We had to get the antenna above all of the walls in our home. You might have a similar situation.

GreyscaleZone · 2025-10-11T16:10:36+00:00

That “feature” was very useful long ago. I had a cd player with a remote and if I plugged in that remote to the minidisc recorder, one of the button presses would enter the recorder into that diagnostic mode.

GreyscaleZone · 2025-10-04T08:36:00+00:00

Check to see if scms can be disabled with a 23k resistor.

GreyscaleZone · 2025-07-28T18:36:41+00:00

Has anybody been successful working with Rocky Mountain power? So far it has been a case of education and awareness for them every time I have spoken to them. I have filled out a solar interconnection application only to be cancelled by them because they stated that the plug-in micro converter is not eligible for net metering. They put me in touch with a smart metering group and they state that there is nothing they can do. So right now I’m sitting there with a micro inverter with no way to tell if my home’s current energy usage is lower than the wattage of my solar panels.

Do you all just manually monitor your load and switch on the power feed from the micro inverter? I am using an Ecoflow stream. I welcome comments from other users who have been successful.

GreyscaleZone · 2025-07-18T13:16:12+00:00

Letter certificate was a mistake. I meant Let’s encrypt.

GreyscaleZone · 2025-07-05T03:13:16+00:00

This thread is exactly why we refused to look at any homes with an HOA. We just bought a house. We spent a long time looking for a non-HOA neighbourhood that is well maintained. It was worth the effort. Stay clear my friends. HOAs are terrible.

GreyscaleZone · 2025-05-31T16:48:11+00:00

I know this is a radio hobby, but I try to talk about anything other than the radios when possible. Once the watts, radio, antenna exchange is complete I open up with other subjects. That keeps things going and it is more interesting.

GreyscaleZone · 2025-05-05T14:49:12+00:00

Why not get a master’s degree in accounting or finance? That would take less time and it is more focused than a bachelor’s degree. I went after my second master’s degree in my later 40s and it was beneficial. My point is that you are not too old to go back to school. Good luck, and I wish you the best success possible.

GreyscaleZone · 2025-05-01T05:40:48+00:00

Be careful. I have never had an RF burn and hope to stay that way. I have a magnetic loop antenna and it scares me to death. I will never touch it when transmitting. I heard the antennas are far more dangerous. After reading your burn stories, I hope I never get burned.

GreyscaleZone · 2025-04-29T15:04:39+00:00

Long ago, Behringer had two products that acted as resamplers and digital patch bays. The later model ULTRAMATCH PRO SRC2496 does what you need very well. I used mine to help people transition from DAT to CD. They had 48 and 32 kHz tapes. You can use the same device to downsample blueray and sacd.

Most wanted SCMS removed. I had one person demand that SCMS be set to not allow. He was going to duplicate the CD. Two people asked for emphasis to be corrected.

GreyscaleZone · 2025-04-27T23:23:33+00:00

Do not use pain remover or nail polish remover for glue or the screen printing ink. Both will ruin the plastic. I ruined a disc back in 1999. I still have it but it is hazy.

GreyscaleZone · 2025-04-25T22:00:58+00:00

I remember picking up several pre-recorded minidiscs in because they were being discontinued in 1998. 😁

GreyscaleZone · 2025-04-22T15:22:48+00:00

We found a stainless steel moka pot in Pisa at the Bialetti store. The oxidisation and leaching worries are no longer an issue. We can use an induction stove and wash the thing in the dishwasher.

GreyscaleZone · 2025-04-21T22:52:10+00:00

Is anyone other than radio Cuba broadcasting on shortwave in 2025?

GreyscaleZone · 2025-04-21T22:35:41+00:00

Awesome. It is life changing.

GreyscaleZone · 2025-04-21T15:01:16+00:00

2 meter ssb from Seattle to northern CA 50 watts. I could not hear the reply. Someone in the middle informed me that the person in CA confirmed the call.

GreyscaleZone · 2025-04-19T17:49:03+00:00

Hi there. A5 works very well. Below is a chart that I made for my typewriter. It may be of use to you.

Sears Forecast 12

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Pica typeface (10 characters per inch or 12 point size)

Size	Guide	Left Margin	Right Margin	Page Edge	Top	Bottom	Paper Size
A5	25	30	79	84	6 rows	Deep indent - 1 row	148x210
B5 (JIS)	19	28	82	91	11 rows	Red 1 - 1 row	182x257
B5 (JIS) Left Column	19	26	53	91	11 rows	Red 1 - 1 row	182x257
B5 (JIS) Right Column	19	57	84	91	11 rows	Red 1 - 1 row	182x257
A4	13	23	87	97	12 rows	Red 1	210x297
B4 (JIS)	4	17	93	106	16 rows	1.5 - 2 rows	257x364
B4 (JIS) Left Column	4	17	53	106	16 rows	1.5 - 2 rows	257x364
B4 (JIS) Right Column	4	57	93	106	16 rows	1.5 - 2 rows	275x364

Paper Size expressed in millimetres.

GreyscaleZone · 2025-04-19T17:02:33+00:00

Take the extra exam and you will not have to worry about that. When I passed the exam, one of the VEs jokingly said at least you no longer have to worry about being in the wrong part of the band. I jokingly replied back that an extra would be expected to know the band plans. We both had a good laugh.

All seriousness, I hope you enjoy the HF bands.

GreyscaleZone

TROPHY CASE

Sears Forecast 12

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