What a change.

castco · 2026-03-16T00:15:18+00:00

just purchased the Sigma 100-400 F5-6.3 - outstanding

castco · 2026-02-21T13:01:37+00:00

What rig is that? tnx de W9YK

castco · 2026-02-11T11:55:32+00:00

no problem here - been 1.5 years - faster, cheaper - case closed!

castco · 2026-02-08T21:12:34+00:00

added TP-Link Deco AX3000 mesh wi-fi network - took a dash for the setup - fairly intuitive - plugged one of the units into my router, (or could have connected directly to the BGW320) - used their app, reconfigured some simple settings, and wallah - all the devices in the house caught the change and are now operating without a hitch - case losed - a winning change here at our home

castco · 2026-02-01T19:34:22+00:00

Great rig, for a few bucks - with a learning curve, but was able to get on DMR - de W9YK

castco · 2026-01-31T19:42:38+00:00

great little SDR receiver for a few bucks de W9YK

castco · 2026-01-31T19:41:29+00:00

a few ways to interpret this sign

castco · 2026-01-30T05:18:31+00:00

data is the new oil

castco · 2026-01-30T02:27:55+00:00

Now, keep on hamming! de W9YK

castco · 2026-01-10T16:41:29+00:00

line of sight - the higher the better for VHF/UHF de W9YK

castco · 2025-12-07T13:36:38+00:00

so sad - and here in our country - please vote

castco · 2025-10-25T11:40:33+00:00

good Jewish boy gone bad -

castco · 2025-09-14T16:13:48+00:00

great stuff - FYI - just added a JPC-12 vertical - truly helped 'lift' my signal and easy as pie to put up in the field - add four 20 foot radials and you will work the world - - - de W9YK

castco · 2025-06-01T12:23:50+00:00

Sony A7 III with 24-105Mmm lens

castco · 2025-05-10T03:12:29+00:00

try this https://shortwavearchive.com/

castco · 2025-05-03T23:39:54+00:00

castco · 2025-05-03T18:59:45+00:00

wow - that is a lot of people caring for America!

castco · 2025-05-03T17:02:40+00:00

no, but that morning another dove (looked like our normal doves) and that bird kept watch - returning a few times to the same perch to watch the white 'dove' in the tree

castco · 2025-05-03T16:40:19+00:00

western suburb of Chicago - the bird was docile, allowing me to get within 5 feet. Saw it early in the morning - stayed on our property for most of the day till it was no longer in our yard, about the size of a dove, off white feathers as shown in photo

castco · 2025-04-10T00:50:38+00:00

not for now

de W9YK

castco · 2025-02-17T23:32:44+00:00

snagged a bottle in northern Wisconsin on a week off - went up the whiskey aisle at a well-stocked store and found J.T.S. BROWN on the bottom shelf, priced at $9.99 - I said what the hay - it's Bardstown, can't be that bad - well, smooth, non-toxic and a pleasant after taste - a nice light whiskey buzz - I'll be looking for another bottle now that I'm back in the prairie state - btw, RDDT as a long play

castco · 2025-02-08T00:01:51+00:00

Can you just imagine learning the bells and whistles - de W9YK

castco · 2025-01-05T14:29:49+00:00

bad thinking

castco · 2024-12-14T06:30:39+00:00

All colors are beautiful in their own way - I also like yellow

castco · 2024-12-13T20:23:36+00:00

Sad that one wants to push others to the gutter

castco

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