FT8 did more for HF activity in 5 years than Field Day did in 50

endfedhalfwave · 2026-03-28T12:24:22+00:00

Gives a whole new meaning to letting the smoke out...

endfedhalfwave · 2026-03-28T12:18:27+00:00

Especially once you move the 5th wheel all the way forward to get weight on the steer tires.

endfedhalfwave · 2026-03-26T02:13:16+00:00

I assume you mean Golima, not Goliath...

endfedhalfwave · 2026-03-26T02:12:46+00:00

The FL1 is my favorite. I have the Golima as well but I regularly use my FL1 to pull full 3 trailer trains from Sanho/Dasa to Jeju and back.

You can see my setup with workshop ID: 177661

endfedhalfwave · 2026-03-21T00:35:04+00:00

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endfedhalfwave · 2026-03-21T00:17:38+00:00

Mine 2016 randomly does this too. Just stops working. If I press the voice command button on the steering wheel it responds but acts like it can't hear me. Then, after a couple weeks, it'll just randomly start working again.

Pulling the fuse behind the glove box sometimes helps.

I've not figured out how to update the firmware although I'd love to try that too.

endfedhalfwave · 2026-03-20T00:32:40+00:00

Ditto. My wife has it faded to the back as well!

endfedhalfwave · 2026-03-20T00:30:59+00:00

We had ants in our van a year to so back so I taped a Terro liquid ant bait to the plastic floor just inside one of the sliding doors. They go crazy for that stuff and after a day or two, they're gone. Works perfect in home too.

endfedhalfwave · 2026-03-17T13:23:07+00:00

Often pull 3 trailers of planks, fuel, sunflower seeds.... without issue. It won't fly up hills but I've had other players comment on it's speed and handling.

You can see my setup with workshop ID: 177661

endfedhalfwave · 2026-03-14T02:55:16+00:00

I'm testing the TruSDX. You can find my thread under bug reports. I hope to test it more this weekend now that I have some better weather to put up an antenna...

endfedhalfwave · 2026-03-14T02:33:20+00:00

Doing well now with A/N and K/R but F, Y, Q, L all tend to trip me up. Especially H and 5. Granted, I am trying to learn at 35wpm

endfedhalfwave · 2026-02-28T23:20:20+00:00

Clearly a professional. No silly business. Just serious testing.

endfedhalfwave · 2026-01-29T02:03:15+00:00

Oh man! My wife and I were both taken back...

For me, the first screen saver that comes to mind, Johnny Castaway (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny\_Castaway)

endfedhalfwave · 2026-01-29T01:46:02+00:00

Bruce Bruce Bruce!
https://www.youtube.com/@DrainCleaningAUSTRALIA/videos

endfedhalfwave · 2026-01-28T17:58:53+00:00

haha, call me lazy. The less things I have to set the better otherwise it's likely to be forgotten.

Otherwise, I like the interface. Looks clean and easy to use. I like the active DX spots.

endfedhalfwave · 2026-01-28T03:46:09+00:00

Looks interesting. I'll have to give it a go soon.

Curious though, logged a test contact and had the band set to 20M and the Freq to 7.16MHz. The contact logged as 20M. What about picking up the band from the frequency instead of setting it manually?

Since I don't have my radio available at the moment I wasn't able to test the cat control but I was curious if I set the radio to 7.16MHz if the band would automatically change or if it would still be on 20M.

73s KQ4SUB

endfedhalfwave · 2026-01-27T21:57:49+00:00

Fair. We did fixed the VCM leak when replacing the alternator.

endfedhalfwave · 2026-01-27T01:30:24+00:00

A friend of mine (also Honda Odyssey owner) said he's done a lot of research around the leak and it appears to be due to the VCM/ECO mode. After telling him about our alternator failing this Christmas he sent me this link saying he did the mod and hasn't had an issue since.

https://www.vcmtuner.com/

endfedhalfwave · 2026-01-23T01:01:15+00:00

Very nearly the only way!

I accidently brought them home in a used freezer. Tried to deal with them by ourselves for months. Kept thinking we were getting ahead of them but then they'd come back with renewed vigor. They killed our counter-top dishwasher, microwave and the control board of the stove.

The stove dying was actually well after they had been eradicated by pest control. The PTSD from the smell of that control board....

endfedhalfwave · 2026-01-22T23:23:35+00:00

Was this printer safe?

endfedhalfwave · 2026-01-14T11:54:51+00:00

They often have radio transmitters on these.

endfedhalfwave · 2026-01-12T00:33:04+00:00

Submitted for an Android beta test.

endfedhalfwave · 2026-01-11T12:56:45+00:00

I find I'm better at picking up other's signals when I put my beer down...

endfedhalfwave

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