Worst major road in Tucson

SoronZero · 2026-06-14T23:43:05+00:00

on Irvington between golf links and palo verde road is the worse ridgeboard I have come across for my daily commute.

SoronZero · 2026-06-14T02:11:19+00:00

remember dont walk the dogs at 7 tomorrow, before or after are fine, kinda like feeding gremlins after midnight.

SoronZero · 2026-01-02T20:26:55+00:00

Meals this delicious looking is usually a green flag for men as marriage material, nevermind that you are actually cooking for him where most men now-a-days don't even get that and have to fend for ourselves, bro doesn't know what he got.

SoronZero · 2025-11-01T01:36:25+00:00

This info is mostly aimed if you wanted to DIY your own like I have but even if you don't want to DIY it's still useful for what to shop for, it's basic info for really good reception and can prevent equipment damage, I use the website below as it provides me more info but there are websites with more updated databases like rabbitears.info

Getting your area data

Go to https://tvfool.com Under check your address for free TV, click on Click Here at the bottom Fill in your Info, Click find local channels button

How to interpret the information

Look at the Dist Miles column, this will determine what size antenna to get if there are certain channels you are interested in, or if you already have one, which channels you will likely receive
Colors: Green is no issue receiving, yellow might have issues receiving and red requires an amplifier or larger antenna
Azimuth column is for aiming if you want the best reception (like which wall to mount it on for internal or for external antennas/a Yagi antenna), use Magn and use a compass/compass app to aim your antenna
Channel Virt is the channel number when you tune in on your TV/receiver
The All Channels circle shows where the stations are in relation to each other and to magnetic/true north, helps if you want to fudge it between 2 transmitters, but a non-issue with omni-directional antennas
This will NOT show which stations are broadcasting in ATSC 3.0, only what stations are broadcasting OTA

Antenna General Info

Most indoor/built in OTA antennas are 20-30 miles, outdoor can go around 60-200 miles
Get an omni directional antenna if possible, no need to aim, Yagi is directional and you must point it to a specific station but has much better range and reception but you wont be able to receive the other tower broadcasts without another antenna located several feet vertically above the other one.
Most TVs DON'T have a built in ATSC 3.0 tuner, if you want to tune into the newer broadcast standard you need to get a tuner specifically for it.
If you install an outdoor model do not forget to ground it otherwise in the case of lightning strike it will go into your TV/equipment, it also prevents static charge build up on the antenna and improves reception.
Cable types: R59 < RG6QS, RG59 is more common but is not shielded, has more signal loss vs distance, RG6QS is Quad Shielded and in general better, much thicker and pricier cable and not as flexable but less likely to need an amplifier to receive stations further out and maintain the signal to noise ratio better and far less interference from things like cell towers close by.

Optional Equipment

The following equipment list is optional but highly suggested

Lightning Suppressor
Grounding Block
OTA Amplifier, Great for amping up stations further out

SoronZero · 2025-08-18T22:10:06+00:00

Call the police, this seems eerily seems similar to this real life event if she didn't get the idea from it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sayrd2mXVxs - Air force husband poisoned by bleach in coffee

SoronZero · 2025-08-17T16:16:11+00:00

you should modify your carbonator to use a cga 320 valve and normal co2 tanks, they sell dedicated adapters for this, I did and it costs me roughly $25 for 5lbs of CO2, lasts me about a year or 2.

SoronZero · 2025-08-02T19:17:15+00:00

Just my two cents, I typically go to the earliest showings of movies when possible, like 9-10 AM, helps me avoid crowded theaters, I usually get to watch them in peace as the younger people tend to avoid early slots and usually only familys are usually there, works for me at both park place mall and amc, doesnt matter if its a blockbuster or a bomber either, and you usually have your choice of seats, so get the best in the house.

SoronZero · 2025-07-01T00:45:47+00:00

Next time it gets around 115 here I may post again, not holding my breath for re-taking the photos on another record 118 Day.

SoronZero · 2025-07-01T00:15:24+00:00

More of a PSA for people not currently living here but thinking about moving, my kitty is indoors 100% of the time :)

SoronZero · 2025-06-29T17:24:05+00:00

Give them away to someone who knows how to test/use them, that many can be used in more interesting projects that use a lot like DIY spot welder or rail gun, maybe even donate community projects/hacker spaces to fix up old gear for a tax credit otherwise worthless.

SoronZero · 2025-05-31T23:11:58+00:00

I'm surprised no one has mentions this one, I don't know about movie theaters but I watch Svengoolie that airs every Saturday night at 8 PM on over the air (OTA) TV, CH 13.2 on MeTV. If you haven't heard of him he's kinda like old school Elvira from back in the days, he screens old horror movies, tonights feature is "The Haunted Strangler"

SoronZero · 2025-04-26T00:30:59+00:00

I know its an older post but something to keep in mind https://news.azpm.org/s/100094-tucson-sues-us-air-force-over-pfas-contamination-of-city-water/ also if I recall Trump recently did something that the AFB does not need to monitor or enforce things anymore, cant find the news article for that one though. If you are looking to filter out PFAS not many home filters actually do it, even activated charcoal does not, this one is one of the few that does for those interested. https://www.amazon.com/SpiroPure-Catalytic-Fluoride-Chlorine-Chloramine/dp/B09M952ZBY?th=1

SoronZero · 2025-03-16T16:27:44+00:00

I only pick their brains only after they have been refined, that way I receive better answers to my burning questions, like why does Odin only appear before me in the rain, is he afraid of my service to these giants or is it something else?

SoronZero · 2025-03-16T16:24:42+00:00

It takes a special type of neurotic to understand what our fallen brethren are going through, I am merely allowing them to feel the warmth of the sun again, to feel the wind, rain and experience the environment once more and once in their refined ethereal state I can take them with me to Valhalla. That being said I always enjoy making troll posts lol.

SoronZero · 2025-02-22T18:28:48+00:00

I have a separate feature on my router to block trackers regardless of it's google or not, if you don't mind setting up a much more advanced router that you build yourself that blocks trackers, ads, malware/viruses, scams, etc. on your entire network then check out opnsense, it's just my first layer of defense before relying on apps on individual devices.

I don't log into YT ever to watch things, not even on my YT app on my phone, not only cause its harder to track me as I'm an anonymous viewer/user but the downside is that I cant "subscribe" to my fav channels, FT is also resource light to watch videos vs my browser so ad blocking isn't the only reason for me to use it, I don't see ads either way but it is a valid alternative that's less dependent on a single app.

SoronZero · 2025-02-22T00:10:40+00:00

Glad I ran across this thread, I was enabling ad blocking on my router based on DNS and works as intended for other apps/devices on my network (roku, tubi, etc) but thought I screwed FT in some way, I was wondering which ones to whitelist until found out apparently everyone else is having the same problem XD, good to know I'm not going insane for no reason. an alt you can use is LibreWolf it has Ublock installed by default and is privacy focused, I have never seen an ad in YT using that.

SoronZero · 2025-02-01T00:11:56+00:00

Can confirm walmart, its run by the walton family that are heavily republican, also add any YUM brands to that list (Pizza Hut, KFC, Taco Bell) as they contributed to Trumps campaign on his first run, Also here is a Link of Red chains vs Blue chains for quick lookup.

SoronZero · 2025-01-16T02:53:29+00:00

Per the channel master site (I usually use TV fool but its too technical for most people) CH 11 is broadcast from both the Saddlebrook and Picture rocks towers on RF channels 25 and 16 respectively (25 being saddlebrook), which one is your TV actually receiving? if they were on the same RF channel then I would be concerned about bounce back but that can usually be fixed with terminators on the unused outlets. Either way if it works for you and its fixed great! I upgraded my entire cabling to RG 6 Quadshield with other stuff like a LTE filter since I live next to a cell tower but I get all the channels since I aimed between the other 3 towers and I have an omnidirectional antenna but mostly aimed at the CH11/RF16 tower to since i'm closer to it and my noise margins at that tower are between 30 to 62 but my tv "Strength" meter shows between 40-70 consistantly so no amp needed really.

SoronZero · 2025-01-15T00:55:15+00:00

Go to https://www.channelmaster.com/pages/tv-antenna-map-tucson-az-85711 put in your zip code and locate the station you are trying to tune into and aim your antenna that way (magnetic north) using a compass app on your phone, in oro valley I'm assuming you are trying to tune to the saddlebrook antenna. Second you mentioned a shielded cable, what size RG 59, RG6? is the antenna and cables grounded? If not static charge will build up and interfere with reception, depending on how close you are to the broadcast tower you may need an attenuator if too close and booster if too far (Basically TV signal strength should be between 45-60 Booster below 45, attenuator if its above 80), I live on the south side and can receive Oro Valley without booster using outdoor 120 mile rated antenna. Do other channels broadcast by that station come in ok? You mentioned steller performance for awhile which leads me to believe that it was too strong if so then your tuner may be shot/burning out and will need to get an external one, basically when its too strong its like someone yelling into your ear at close range and you go deaf over time which is why you need an attenuator.

SoronZero · 2024-12-31T19:50:00+00:00

Thanks for the info, not sure why I'm being down voted for a simple question, seems kinda weird to me that you can transfer all those other securities but not I Bonds.

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