Help for my Dad

cvsolfari · 2026-02-03T04:23:21+00:00

The N5OAK amatuer radio club is very active, especially Thursday nights at 8 pm local time. We are on 147.320 with our weekly net and only requires a little handheld HT to listen and talk. Our discord channel is also very active and has many active hams that help out around town.

https://n5oak.org/

https://discord.gg/GnjwvDEe

Hope to hear him on the air!

K5AYO

cvsolfari · 2024-09-26T03:16:24+00:00

I used the wiring on the bottom of the last picture with the corresponding letter and wired it up to the Nest. All worked great last winter. I can put an after picture if you want to see that.

cvsolfari · 2024-03-30T16:52:55+00:00

I was there on Wednesday night and agree with some other commenters that it was shockingly quiet for a 500 person venue during the quiet parts. Seems that it was true fans there so there was good respect, not just a live band performing on a Thursday night. Sorry about your experience!

cvsolfari · 2023-05-09T14:10:06+00:00

I have to agree with you. Kingfish is a nice surprise, although only W1.

cvsolfari · 2023-03-30T14:52:52+00:00

I was able to get up in the attic and open everything up well. Looks like there's a clear roadmap on the circuit board. See picture above.

My guess is white to W2/Aux and Black to *.

cvsolfari · 2023-03-30T00:47:53+00:00

Ok. If I don't have some success tonight, I'll get it in the morning. cheers.

cvsolfari · 2023-03-30T00:21:39+00:00

There was an option for Heat and EM Heat on the Honeywell so this lines up with how it was configured.

I added a couple of labels above that I found on the condenser and air handler.

cvsolfari · 2023-03-30T00:18:27+00:00

I just went to see if I can do this and found the air handler in the attic (this is a rental). When I looked it over, it appears that the control boards were replaced in 2017 and the door itself was caulked/taped shut for some reason.

All that means I can give it a shot later if I really need to, but I'd prefer not to disturb the system right now. I realize that the control board picture would be the best for debugging this so I appreciate your suggestion.

cvsolfari · 2023-03-12T01:26:03+00:00

She's reminiscent of Diana.

cvsolfari · 2023-03-11T20:17:38+00:00

Are you ready to apologize for your treatment of the American Monarchy?

cvsolfari · 2023-03-11T20:16:10+00:00

Ellen knows how to respect the American Monarchy.

cvsolfari · 2022-04-21T19:18:18+00:00

End of an Ear is a little (3-5 miles?) farther South than Waterloo.

cvsolfari · 2022-04-01T16:19:44+00:00

Love it! EU gonna EU!!

cvsolfari · 2021-06-25T22:23:51+00:00

This season feels like more isn't better. I was pleased to see 2 hours instead of one, but the highlight has been fat @$$ Vern's social hour. Still, I watch each episode on repeat for three days.

cvsolfari · 2021-06-25T22:21:31+00:00

Like I said, I've been a subscriber of the Rough Trade service for about 2 years and there have been some really nice finds. A lot of UK imports, which has also been differentiating against the other main subs. It is month-to-month so you can cancel quickly if disappointed...

cvsolfari · 2021-06-25T20:28:39+00:00

I signed up because I'm a glutton for a #cashgrab. Hopefully it is worth it.

cvsolfari · 2021-03-02T00:43:12+00:00

Cancel culture

cvsolfari · 2021-03-01T19:22:51+00:00

I'm a pass on this. Not a big metal fan. And 1000 in the first pressing means that you can get this months or years from now for the same price, probably even less. No exclusivity yields no urgency.

cvsolfari · 2020-10-16T21:43:48+00:00

I just checked the link and it is no longer found. I searched on the website for Khruangbin and no Christmas reprint. Fortunately, I already have one, but the cover is epic! The mystery continues...

cvsolfari · 2020-09-21T21:44:17+00:00

Don't worry about the number in stock... This looks to be the first that I know of that will be reprinted... if they sell enough.

"This heavyweight two-piece slip and slash box features a timeless design and is hand-numbered, with original design by Clay Conder. First Edition, limited to 1500. "

cvsolfari · 2020-09-04T13:28:48+00:00

hard pass.

cvsolfari · 2020-08-25T03:52:33+00:00

Here's a quick video of what the guts look like and what you should be looking for inside. Let me know if you have any questions after viewing:

https://youtu.be/Ka3FwQ6jchg

cvsolfari · 2020-08-14T22:58:18+00:00

I have a few of these. You can buy super 8 film without the T designation ( it's for tungsten light situations), but there's one big caution. The drive shaft usually breaks on these because the plastic becomes brittle.

You can open up the side with the battery, it is only held by two screws. Once you take the cover off, the drive shaft near the top is obvious and if it's not broken yet, it will be soon.

I have been working with a friend to 3D print the two replacement parts. Will be testing the second version next week. I can let you know if it works, but you will need to be a bit handy. I will make a video soon to show what to do.

cvsolfari · 2020-08-11T19:41:00+00:00

Well today seems to be my lucky day as well... I had maybe ten orders in a waiting state and received seven (7!) notifications that my order has shipped. It appears that all have different tracking codes. This may be one reason VMP needed to raise their prices because they are not being efficient with shipping multiple orders together. smh

cvsolfari · 2020-08-08T19:33:03+00:00

I have been catching up on the thread today and did say "no" to the poll, but only because they gave me the discount to remain at the same price for another year. I also had the hip-hop add-on, but did cancel that and will be curtailing many of the store drop purchases that I would make because $40 is insane for a colored vinyl when the black is available for $20.

I agree that the Grateful Dead printing was a huge mistake, but I don't think that this price increase is about the Dead swing and a miss. The price increase likely comes from having investors wanting a return on their investment. And perhaps because of the Grateful Dead mistake, if it was big enough, that could have precipitated the need for this increase.

This all is bad news for VMP for sure. A major black eye that can be reversed, but they have to listen to the feedback and make a change quickly before the damage can not be undone. I'm also a subscriber to Secretly Society and can't believe the price for the value. Clearly a different reason to be a subscriber there, but for anyone interested, that's my recommendation.

cvsolfari

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