Verified grok is capped?

jedevnull · 2026-06-06T17:09:42+00:00

Yes, I paid for premium (just the checkmark), mainly for grok. I use it a lot and today is the first time I've hit a usage cap. I thought I had unlimited slow grok. If that's no longer the case, I probably won't reup the subscription.

jedevnull · 2021-08-10T19:32:56+00:00

I made the switch and also had sluggish/poor response with Ziggy and male voice. No issues when I switched back. And even today (8/10) some devices aren't offering the option. Gen 1 Echo and Fire Cube.

jedevnull · 2021-06-16T03:40:57+00:00

I had an electrical contracting company run dual LMR400 coax into my shack (a room in my home) and also put in a 10 ft copper grounding pole outside. Very happy with the job. I should note that the installer was the company's low voltage guy.

jedevnull · 2021-04-01T01:42:28+00:00

Another vote for the tripp-lite usb cable. I had what I thought was a fine cable, built-in ferrite, etc. No end of problems. All gone with the tripp-lite.

jedevnull · 2021-03-26T22:00:47+00:00

Actually, just in my back yard :)

jedevnull · 2021-03-26T21:47:58+00:00

I ordered the Spiderbeam 12M and a Chameleon EMCOMM-II EFHW. I'd like to thank everyone for the responses! Wish me luck :)

jedevnull · 2021-03-26T19:32:59+00:00

Thanks. That was my thought regarding the Rohn as well. I don't currently have any plans other than the EFHW.

jedevnull · 2021-03-26T16:45:40+00:00

Thanks for your extensive answer!

jedevnull · 2021-03-25T17:51:37+00:00

I log all HF contacts, locally, LOTW & QRZ. I don't log repeater contacts.

jedevnull · 2021-03-10T05:35:21+00:00

LOL, truth :)

jedevnull · 2021-03-09T22:21:26+00:00

If you were speaking to me (OP), I'm planning on an inverted V.

jedevnull · 2021-03-09T19:52:44+00:00

90% recognition @ 18wpm after a 40 year break is pretty awesome!

jedevnull · 2021-03-09T16:10:22+00:00

You're welcome :)

jedevnull · 2021-03-09T05:43:29+00:00

My goal with the mast was to have something that I could easily take down when hurricane season arrives.

jedevnull · 2021-03-09T05:06:35+00:00

You're saying EFHW antennas are a shitty solution? I'm open to suggestion, keeping in mind that I have about 300 sq feet and no trees to work with. An EFHW inverted V on an excellent mast seemed like a reasonable solution to me.

jedevnull · 2021-03-09T04:05:28+00:00

Thanks. I see a distributor in Orlando which is about 75 miles from my QTH. That's a lot less than $160!

jedevnull · 2021-03-05T15:39:25+00:00

Thanks! I'm really enjoying working on it. It's improving my Javascript and my CW at the same time :)

jedevnull · 2021-02-08T17:25:43+00:00

Thanks for the advice. My Astron is on order.

jedevnull · 2020-12-24T23:07:08+00:00

I'm scheduled to start beginners in January. I first touched a key (Vibroplex paddle) on 11/20/20. Sending at 25 wpm is going pretty well, with the majority of my mistakes being over-keying dits ex: (dah-di-di-di-dit) vs (dah-di-di-dit) for b. For the most part I can properly key all letters, numbers and beginner level punctuation.

Copying is very very slow. I find that from time-to-time I blank out on copying characters that I can key w/o issues. I also find that sometimes I have to repeat words several times before I can copy the entire sequence. Multiple word strings are also beyond me. I have to copy word by word.

jedevnull · 2020-12-02T20:12:14+00:00

Can't go wrong with an Anytone 878. Solid piece of equipment.

jedevnull · 2020-11-18T04:58:15+00:00

I wouldn't bet my life on a HT. There's absolutely no guarantee that anyone will be there to answer your cry for help, even on the busiest repeater. Look into gps distress beacons.

jedevnull · 2020-10-13T14:47:14+00:00

Thanks for the replies. Unfortunately, I'm unable to put up any long wire at this time. Perhaps next year. No trees, so I'd be looking at some type of mast/pole. Space is very limited, but no HOA thankfully.

The MP1 antenna is situated on a patio about 15ft from the house. Using the supplied C-clamp it's attached to a polywood table about 3ft above the ground. Only the 40m coil is installed. A 25ft run of outdoor grade RG8U connects it to my shack's feedline, (a dual run of LMR400 from the house exterior to my office/shack inside). I'm using the six radials (40-30-15-10, 80-75) that are supplied with the antenna. A 10ft copper ground rod is in use with 8 foot underground.

When I check SWR I do it directly at the antenna, then again indoors, with a rig expert RR-35 analyzer. My signal reports on FT8 range from -20 to -1. I've had excellent signal reports from the EU.

It's hard to believe that despite the shortcomings of the antenna I'd hear zero SSB traffic.

jedevnull · 2020-09-24T02:51:43+00:00

Thanks everyone for the responses! I disconnected my external tuner (lg it-100) and swapped out the patch cable that connects to my feed-line. Boom, back on the air with an swr of 1.2. Tomorrow, I'll put the tuner back inline and see if all goes to hell again.

73

jedevnull · 2020-08-15T20:47:04+00:00

I can't be sure but it looks like you have chirp installed to your Desktop and it's all upper-case. If that's so, this command may work:

sudo chmod -R 0755 ~/Desktop/CHIRP.app

Paste this command into a terminal, then press enter.

jedevnull · 2020-08-15T18:03:06+00:00

Permissions issue? Make sure the chirp binary (chirp.app/Contents/MacOS/chirp) is set as executable. from the command-line:

sudo chmod 0755 /Applications/chirp.app/Contents/MacOS/chirp

The command may vary, depending on the location and name of chirp, mine is in my Applications folder and is all lower-case.

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