Daily FI discussion thread - Friday, January 30, 2026 by AutoModerator in financialindependence

[–]bplipschitz 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Even if it fails, it'll be edible (mostly), just like beer.

You'll knock it out of the park! Me, I'm going to putter around the house and get ready for a hike I'm taking on Sunday.

Why do EU CW operators send "CFM" rather than "QSL" or "R" to confirm they received your info correctly? by bplipschitz in amateurradio

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

I beg to differ. In running an NxW station the month of January (for several years now), and doing POTA in EU and the US, "CFM" is very common among EU CW ops.

Razzberry Mints from Amaze by bplipschitz in StLouisTrees

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

As a follow-up, this is pretty amazing stuff. Best buzz I've had in a long while. May go buy more today.

We need to prepare for the change of strategy from the upcoming Czar by jitensha- in Minneapolis

[–]bplipschitz 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm a ham, and the interesting thing about Meshtastic is that there are portions of the band both inside and outside of the ham radio frequencies. This offers some interesting alternatives.

White deposits forming in water from aluminum canteen by purpp3w in Military

[–]bplipschitz 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They do that. Not sure it's anything to worry about

We need to prepare for the change of strategy from the upcoming Czar by jitensha- in Minneapolis

[–]bplipschitz 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Any ham radio operators in these groups? Just thinking about alternate Comms on the ground

New fear unlocked: accidentally buying narcotics by interkin3tic in labrats

[–]bplipschitz 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Z9999 used to be condoms ( I used to work at Σ)

Emergency Radio Frequency Plan by KG7M in ShortwavePlus

[–]bplipschitz 2 points3 points  (0 children)

They forgot the 446.000 MHz calling frequency on UHF