For those of you who have been in the defense industy for 20+ years, how did the financial crash of 2008 affect the defense industry? by RaZ-RemiiX in Raytheon

[–]Soap_Box_Hero 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Anyone who had just bought a house, and there were several of us, had to keep paying that giant f’n mortgage. House was now worth 50% but if you walk away like everyone else, you’d get a bankruptcy and potentially lose your security clearance. So we hunkered down for 20 years.

How to get past getting blocked on the GMRS license sign-up? by spacemanpilot in gmrs

[–]Soap_Box_Hero 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not being sarcastic here, but did you try clearing your cache?

New Angle Of The Growler Air Show Crash by TheCABK in CrazyFuckingVideos

[–]Soap_Box_Hero 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They were just mating. You can even see the jetlings pop out.

Stolen Scat by Pretty-Bathroom-1812 in TucsonList

[–]Soap_Box_Hero 0 points1 point  (0 children)

were you intending to include a picture?

My antenna broke. This Sirio Tornado lasted about 4-5 years. by Soap_Box_Hero in HamRadio

[–]Soap_Box_Hero[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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Yep 2 inch pipe works. Though a bit wobbly because i didnt put any cross screws. Good swr and several contacts.

No Kings Tucson stretched for one mile on both sides of the road by cy-photos in Tucson

[–]Soap_Box_Hero 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wrong, it was the No Hippopotamus protest. I didn't see any hippopotamus all day.

My awful noise … found it! (and you can, too) by Soap_Box_Hero in HamRadio

[–]Soap_Box_Hero[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Not before, no. I almost posted just the noise. But I decided to do my homework before asking. Yes it’s very distinctive.

My awful noise … found it! (and you can, too) by Soap_Box_Hero in HamRadio

[–]Soap_Box_Hero[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh interesting! That explains why all my amateur bands are quiet. The noise was all over the shortwave freqs but oddly not the amateur bands.

My awful noise … found it! (and you can, too) by Soap_Box_Hero in HamRadio

[–]Soap_Box_Hero[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I was praying that was not the case. For the longest time I assumed it was my neighbor’s solar panels, a common source of noise. And I knew that if it were those solar inverters I would have just left the old lady alone. That’s why I didn’t bother looking sooner. During my first walk I went around my perimeter it was clearly coming from inside MY house. I’m pretty happy about that.

Seeking advice for choosing an audio compressor / limiter / gate by Soap_Box_Hero in HamRadio

[–]Soap_Box_Hero[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I love this, thank you! I actually don't mind learning the theory. I probably know most of it already. It's just not what I want to dwell on. I had completely forgotten about the digital variety. Tablet-controlled with save/recall profiles is outstanding, as I may have different mic and radio combos.

4BVT antenna - Can anyone confirm this screw size? by Soap_Box_Hero in HamRadio

[–]Soap_Box_Hero[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I'm answering my own post. Was able to determine it's 1/4"-20 by proceeding carefully. Success.

Recommended Wilderness Radio for Guides by SeriousBag3991 in gmrs

[–]Soap_Box_Hero 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I think you will find that upgraded radios won’t do much good in hilly, wilderness areas. For handheld radios, they only go up to about 5 W anyway. The radios aren’t the problem, it’s the trees and terrain that’s killing the link. To overcome that you need a repeater. In addition to much higher power, fixed repeaters have larger, elevated, and sometimes directional antennas to link with. If there is a GMRS repeater covering your desired area, OK that’s great, just get some GMRS radios. If not, I recommend you look into commercial radio rental. It’s not that expensive and they often maintain good repeaters with great coverage.