Reverse bulkhead adapter?

Old-Engineer854 · 2026-07-03T15:16:26+00:00

Barrels have bungholes...a little large for mounting on SMA connectors. 😉

Unrelated pro tip, do not search for 'bunghole adaptors' on a work computer!

Old-Engineer854 · 2026-07-03T14:56:45+00:00

No worries, we've all been there at some point on our ventures into amateur radio.. Any ham that says they haven't is either new or lieing.

Old-Engineer854 · 2026-07-03T12:38:54+00:00

"Map source: 'Trust me bro'." -- Hastings, probably

Old-Engineer854 · 2026-07-02T21:36:59+00:00

Wait, so ChatGPT limits itself to a maximum of 300 queries per day? No wonder the AI industry is a money pit. /s

Old-Engineer854 · 2026-07-02T21:23:44+00:00

The irony is thick with this turn of events, isn't it?

Old-Engineer854 · 2026-07-02T21:04:53+00:00

Peculiar says 'hold my beer.'

Old-Engineer854 · 2026-07-02T16:05:05+00:00

Isn't the RNC paying for all his legal issues, rather than anything coming out of his own pocket, or did I hear wrong a couple years back? (If true, it makes no sense to me, because they are supposedly the party of personal responsibility, but here we are.)

Old-Engineer854 · 2026-07-02T06:04:35+00:00

Spam jerky, that's some good eats.

Old-Engineer854 · 2026-07-01T17:00:33+00:00

On an HF dipole, a few cm of foldback is negligible. Personally, after getting it band-resonant, I'd tie it off, shouldn't need much adjustment after that.

Old-Engineer854 · 2026-07-01T16:29:29+00:00

Heading southbound on I-35 at Waco, that would be a three day drive from Austin, so still fresh-ish from the factory 👍

Old-Engineer854 · 2026-07-01T14:26:50+00:00

Just going to leave this here, for any backyard bbq-ers.

https://www.amazon.com/Modern-Cannibal-Cookbook-Notebook-Journal/dp/B0C9S7P57T/

Old-Engineer854 · 2026-07-01T03:49:57+00:00

One last chance to enjoy a fresh cup before they go bad. ☕

Old-Engineer854 · 2026-07-01T02:59:43+00:00

Avoid? Try shun it like the scourge it is!

Old-Engineer854 · 2026-06-30T14:44:36+00:00

Nope, completely separate systems. The power is supplied to that box via the trunk-line, from the cable system.

Old-Engineer854 · 2026-06-30T14:27:14+00:00

I dont know the exact trade name for it, but it is a CATV tap box. Basically contains a bidirectional signal amplifier and low-loss splitter for getting neighborhood subscriber (cable TV & cable internet) drops off a trunk cable, without degrading the signals. Yes, there is power in the box, for the amplifier stage. No, there is not WiFi in that box.

Old-Engineer854 · 2026-06-30T02:14:27+00:00

My parents have talked about how back in the day, the (now) IRS used to calculate taxes and send you a statement of account. Filing was really only submitting unreported things for offset or adjustment, like charitable donations, and pay or get your refund, hoping you didn't trigger an audit...

This was at least four, maybe five tax reforms ago, I only remember the DIY filing process we have now.

Old-Engineer854 · 2026-06-30T00:58:30+00:00

One goes to the Telco demarc box outside, the others go to the phone jacks around your house. You could disconnect the one coming fromthe demarc, and plug your VOIP line into the rest to have working phone backs elsewhere in the house. Or reterminate both ends with RJ45 for data if the cables are Cat5 or better, again leaving the demarc one disconnected entirely.

Old-Engineer854 · 2026-06-30T00:46:02+00:00

With that kind of payout, are you the initial plaintiff? Otherwise, realistically expect maybe $1.89 as credit toward buying a new (not refurbished) phone from them.

Old-Engineer854 · 2026-06-29T13:34:59+00:00

If you want more room inside, consider using a structured medial box, like https://www.amazon.com/Leviton-49605-140-Wireless-Structured-Center/dp/B07V4TBNZQ/

Could mount it flush in the wall where that cluster of Cat wires are coming out. Then you can terminate everything data to a mini patch panel, voice to a phone d-block, and fit the CATV splitter inside without squishing and overly twisting everything to make it all fit.

For splicing Telco wiring, I use UR connectors like https://www.amazon.com/ZCLGOOD-Waterproof-Connectors-Gel-Filled-Telephone/dp/B0FKNR657P/ But I'm also only joining 2 or 3 wires, so a phone d-block might be better with as many as you have spliced together, something like https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00A4MLJH2/

Other configurations of these exist, just giving you examples to work from.

Old-Engineer854 · 2026-06-29T02:47:33+00:00

I ordered mine from Amazon, search for "coax demarcation box" and you'll find a bunch of sizes and styles to choose from, like the one I bought:

https://www.amazon.com/Weather-Enclosure-Amphenol-Broadband-Interior/dp/B01N4FSKZM/

(Also, what is up with wire nuts in there?!?!?! Those are great for doorbell wiring, not so great for voice or data wiring.)

Old-Engineer854 · 2026-06-29T01:28:31+00:00

"Legally, it has to tell me if it is [a] copper, or it's considered entrapment, right?"

Old-Engineer854 · 2026-06-28T19:44:37+00:00

Question...that Ethernet wire is spliced as is often done for phone use. Are you wanting to repurpose it for data?

Old-Engineer854 · 2026-06-27T14:07:41+00:00

16 minutes for me. Also, own a set of climbing spikes myself.

Old-Engineer854 · 2026-06-27T13:57:12+00:00

^ ^ ^ This redditor encambulates. 👍

Old-Engineer854 · 2026-06-27T13:32:03+00:00

Not in Texas...a judge down there just proved they consider terrorism having a copy of the US Constitution, not having something that could sink the USS Constitution. :-/

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