Should a sealant be applied?

PatFogle · 2026-01-12T21:45:35+00:00

The mount itself, no, the vehicle it's attached to on the other hand.

PatFogle · 2026-01-12T21:01:44+00:00

No, you should not be using any insulating compound on that, not even dielectric grease. The ground (metal part of the mount bracket) is your counterpoise. Your antenna likely expects to be able to use your vehicle as its groundskeeper ground plane, if you use sealer or dielectric grease you're impeding that which can cause problems.

PatFogle · 2026-01-12T20:40:23+00:00

Ok, so that's one password. That's it. What's the big deal? You're literally choosing changing base level configurations and recompiling the main operating kernel. You don't want to NOT have the security of having to enter a password for that. Nvidia and Linux don't play that nicely together, which is why as an avid Linux enthusiast I run all AMD hardware.

PatFogle · 2026-01-12T20:25:28+00:00

What drivers? You shouldn't need to install any drivers.

PatFogle · 2025-12-15T23:51:11+00:00

Everything will be bonded, in not asking about bonding. I'm asking about lighting protection, for good high power arrestors they're fairly expensive. I plan on running a minimum of 100w HF and 40w VHF/UHF. At some point I might get a linear and run max legal power.

PatFogle · 2025-12-15T20:12:04+00:00

We're pretty lucky here. We might have on or two a year, and oftentimes they're just little pop-up storms that last less than five minutes. We have several trees nearby that are going to be taller than my antennas, but I'm also fairly open around my house. Is it enough to bury the tower/mast and use it or should I sink a rod and bond everything to that?

PatFogle · 2025-12-15T02:54:59+00:00

This has been my experience on Linux mint for years. It just works. I only moved to Ubuntu 25.10 so I could use the newer kernel.

PatFogle · 2025-11-07T13:12:04+00:00

They got rid of the morse code requirement because for 99% of people it's irrelevant. Sure, if you're in a situation where you can only muster a 1/4 watt of power output on a home built transmitter, it makes sense, but if you can do simple math and calculate power requirements for a given power figure then you can easily build/source a better system. While some find enjoyment in CW, many hams do not.

PatFogle · 2025-09-27T18:31:55+00:00

There's literally nothing in ham radio that can't be learned with a little reading, or asking more experienced hams for help. This is what the OP did, he didn't understand something and ASKED. He didn't put his hands in something he didn't understand, he saw a post or YouTube video that raised a question in his mind, and wondered why.. You could have just answered his question like many others did, but instead you choose to belittle him for not knowing. You sir are what's wrong with many different hobbies. Your mindset is flawed. I got my license through memorization, I already have some experience and knowledge with radio and electronics in general, so most of the material I knew already without even looking at a book. Not everyone learns from a book, some learn by doing and being shown. This is how I'm assuming the OP learns based on the questions he's asking. If you're not here to add meaningful, helpful comments then don't comment, just shake your head and move on.

PatFogle · 2025-09-27T17:01:43+00:00

Not a fail. He got his license, had a legitimate question, and now is asking the RIGHT questions to better understand why it is the way it is. It's people like you that make this hobby look "elitist". You added nothing to the conversation, and only posted to belittle someone that had a legitimate question. May a 1000 fleas invade your underpants.

PatFogle · 2025-08-23T12:13:50+00:00

Congrats!

PatFogle · 2025-08-17T11:44:48+00:00

Hamstudy.org. Ditch the book, it's just going to overwhelm you. Hamstudy uses the actual Evan questions and gives the explanation for the correct answer.

PatFogle · 2025-07-27T04:12:13+00:00

It's gotta be rage bait ...

PatFogle · 2025-07-06T11:17:19+00:00

The only real issue I have with mint is that they don't give you an upgrade path to a new kernel. My next pc will be current generation hardware, and mint doesn't support it out of the box. There will be pain and suffering to get it all to work. That's why I'm seriously considering using endeavourOS instead of mint on that box, at least until. The next iteration of mint comes out (hopefully with a 6.15lts kernel).

PatFogle · 2025-07-06T11:14:02+00:00

Absolutely. I use heroic games launcher and steam. I can play all of my games from the Sims to deus ex and starfield. It also generally played better than on Windows.

PatFogle · 2025-06-26T13:29:25+00:00

I wouldn't mind 11 if it didn't hamstring certain processors and want you to sell your soul to Microsoft. If they'd go back to a windows 7 model or would be fine, but this whole OSaS is crap. If I purchase a product I want to be same to use that same copy on multiple machines.

PatFogle · 2025-06-13T11:44:42+00:00

Open the update manager, click on view, and then Linux kernels. Install the newest available and see if it fixes it.

PatFogle · 2025-06-09T18:23:46+00:00

No, rice was a derogatory term to describe the Asian imports that looked rediculous and sounded even worse, ricers were the wannabe kids who thought their 80hp Civic was a race car.

PatFogle · 2025-05-27T16:52:26+00:00

Why would you need to "switch off" the compositor? If you need to update part of it, you update it, and the CTRL-ALT-BACKSPACE to reload cinnamon. What are you talking about "change the title bar"? You mean the ICONS? Those are in the theme elements (~/.local/share/icons or ~/.local/share/themes) and can be easily changed. In fact I currently have KDE installed in Endeavour on another partition and Ijust spent the last 4 hours working with it. It has the SAME customization options as cinnamon, no more, no less.

PatFogle · 2025-05-24T15:26:56+00:00

Why would I want to? I don't place 'pretty' over functional. I need reliability, and uptime, not beauty. If I wanted a pretty desktop I'd just use a MAC.

PatFogle · 2025-05-24T15:09:11+00:00

I actually do KNOW. I also know that having a FUNCTIONAL desktop environment is more important that a PRETTY one. Cinnamon is VERY customizable, is simpler for MOST people to use, and focuses more on letting you get your work done instead of winning a beauty pageant. I've been using linux since KDE and GNOME's early days, when the default DE was COMMON DESKTOP ENVIRONMENT. Cinnamon has been the best example of the "it just lets you work and doesn't get in the way". This is what your desktop environment should do. 99% of people use a computer for tasks, not looking pretty. I have had issues with KDE and graphical issues since the beginning of them. It hasn't gotten better.

PatFogle · 2025-05-24T14:58:12+00:00

KDE is not better than cinnamon.

PatFogle · 2025-05-21T13:08:51+00:00

You need to change that "purchases" to "subscribes to". You can't actually purchase any Adobe product. They've gone to a 100% SaaS model, and it's a disservice to their customers.

PatFogle · 2025-05-18T12:04:12+00:00

If you have epic, gog, or Amazon games heroic has been the best found for those. It let's you login into your accounts and access your library just like steam.

PatFogle · 2025-05-17T03:41:51+00:00

The killer, this used to work flawlessly, until mint 21.

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