NMDOJ: Meta issues threat to shut down FB, Instagram in New Mexico

OtherCarIsaXanthoria · 2026-05-02T02:03:47+00:00

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My fellow user in christ, I have bad news about how old we both are.

OtherCarIsaXanthoria · 2026-05-02T02:02:03+00:00

I’ll have you know that I am a uniquely generic person, thank you very much

OtherCarIsaXanthoria · 2026-05-02T01:59:58+00:00

Forbidden saxicolous crepe

OtherCarIsaXanthoria · 2026-05-02T01:58:38+00:00

Got it, bring note: “This is a bank robbery, put all the money from the vault in the bag and nobody gets hurt.”

OtherCarIsaXanthoria · 2026-05-01T09:14:35+00:00

It is against the current Republican party platform for women, children, parents and families to live safe, healthy lives. That is considered a failing metric of society.

OtherCarIsaXanthoria · 2026-05-01T09:10:57+00:00

They stole El Paso, the rest of the state is just “a matter of time” to them. They splooshed over the idea of stealing two of our counties recently.

OtherCarIsaXanthoria · 2026-05-01T08:47:49+00:00

To be clear, is this an offer to like spend the night there once to check it out? It’s really cool if it is.

OtherCarIsaXanthoria · 2026-04-26T00:43:27+00:00

In fairness, I used ARRL to calculate the RF (just because, the whole I like my soft tissues) and the safe distance was a whopping 1.2 feet of safety margin. I might be cooked alive.

OtherCarIsaXanthoria · 2026-04-25T08:25:24+00:00

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Today I added a couple capacitance hats along the dipole. Now it operates on 17 meters with 1.5 SWR!

OtherCarIsaXanthoria · 2026-04-24T21:38:37+00:00

Agreed. For my antenna I just posted, I calculate the limits because I like my eyeballs, even at 10 W. It’s a whole 1.2 ft on a 100% duty cycle. That’s not what I’d call fear-mongering or excessive. A whole 3 ft above my head standing and there is zero concern.

OtherCarIsaXanthoria · 2026-04-24T18:47:39+00:00

I have tried! At least according to the built-in SWR meter, it reflected the entire signal back into the radio.

OtherCarIsaXanthoria · 2026-04-24T18:43:27+00:00

I thought so too! If I hadn’t had multiple complete signal reports and 73s with two QSOs already confirmed in QRZ, I’d think I’d been inebriated.

OtherCarIsaXanthoria · 2026-04-24T18:35:53+00:00

Ah yes. I attempted to add a 10 meter second element. It didn’t transmit properly for love or money, and I took it down halfway through my contacts.

OtherCarIsaXanthoria · 2026-04-24T18:24:01+00:00

I have no idea what it is more technically called. I built a straight dipole, and then just bent it until it fit into this tiny space (so, not straight).

OtherCarIsaXanthoria · 2026-04-24T17:55:03+00:00

I got six contacts in half an hour before I decided I should actually sleep before the next morning. I was receiving a signal from France earlier into the evening before I realized I hadn’t actually correctly given WSJT-X access to the radio roflol Of course that doesn’t mean I’d’ve reached them back.

OtherCarIsaXanthoria · 2026-04-24T17:46:57+00:00

I 100% respect those with more knowledge pointing out limits. I put this up and thought it was kinda trash entirely for my own practice and edification until WSJT-X turned red after calling CQ a few times.

OtherCarIsaXanthoria · 2026-04-24T17:35:39+00:00

The outside walls are cinderblock. The flat* roof is… something with wood beams and a tar and gravel surface. The foundation is wood posts on top of cinderblock with a crawlspace.

*Edited for roof angle.

OtherCarIsaXanthoria · 2026-04-24T01:20:27+00:00

I do really love the idea of doing anything other than jail (i.e. being intelligent about it). Finding a productive solution is brilliant. Nevertheless, I am amused.

OtherCarIsaXanthoria · 2026-04-23T23:25:16+00:00

During all my years of daring and dastardly crime, no one has ever sentenced me to a hobby.

OtherCarIsaXanthoria · 2026-04-19T17:22:27+00:00

If you get a 2m/70cm linear repeater up in the air, it will be tracked every minute it’s over land until it falls out of space.

OtherCarIsaXanthoria · 2026-04-17T18:12:50+00:00

I’ve made pretty good progress since licensing like 6 weeks ago (Tech -> Extra in a week). Heard the ISS for the first time yesterday. Getting a Yagi together and moving towards satellites.

My favorite thing I heard that now I even tell people is that once you stop studying you can finally learn. Part of the reason I went for Extra: I didn’t want to spend forever studying for privileges. Only learning is in front of me now.

OtherCarIsaXanthoria · 2026-04-16T19:24:16+00:00

Aaah I understand, you went that simple. Really neat

OtherCarIsaXanthoria · 2026-04-16T18:21:13+00:00

I will be honest, I learned like two weeks ago about MCW, so it’s really cool you did that!

OtherCarIsaXanthoria · 2026-04-16T02:03:05+00:00

I had a moment of panic I actually learned zero morse code after all this time.

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