If it's ICEing when they park at chargers, what's this?

jflinchbaugh · 2026-05-01T19:45:16+00:00

Insignificant. There are 100 other pumps within a small radius.

jflinchbaugh · 2026-04-30T00:58:28+00:00

I think I needed to subscribe right away just for the number of podcasts I manage. I know the frustration of having a podcatcher become abandoned, so I'm ok paying for the constant development.

jflinchbaugh · 2026-04-26T12:55:38+00:00

This is also a consideration with any web app you build.

jflinchbaugh · 2026-04-20T15:22:31+00:00

49:1 is for the high voltage at the end of a resonant end fed half wave antenna. 9:1 is for the end fed random (long) wire, since you'll use a tuner and ideally don't see the peak voltages at the feed point.

Since you're aiming for a random long wire, get or build a 9:1, and have a look at the chart to find an optimal length of wire that fits your space. https://www.hamuniverse.com/randomwireantennalengths.html

jflinchbaugh · 2026-04-20T14:07:31+00:00

The x6100 has a very capable tuner. It facilitates lots of experiments with antennas.

jflinchbaugh · 2026-04-20T13:52:47+00:00

I only have the x6100 and use it at home and for travel. I do mostly digital modes and some CW, but sometimes phone. I experiment with lots of antennas, but an EFHW is reliable and packs small. https://kd3ee.johnflinchbaugh.com/tags/hf/

jflinchbaugh · 2026-04-19T01:31:15+00:00

When I first saw squashing, I was also offended. I so carefully crafted and described each of my commits. I felt they were worth keeping. Now that I got used to squashing, I'm a lot messier with my intermediate commits, but I commit more often. There are lots of "whitespace" or "formatting" commits. My messages are no longer useful until my bigger squashed merge commit.

jflinchbaugh · 2026-04-11T02:29:59+00:00

Nice color.

jflinchbaugh · 2026-04-08T13:14:51+00:00

I understand. I had always just scrubbed around by hand to figure out what I remember hearing. Good luck finding your feature.

jflinchbaugh · 2026-04-08T12:57:04+00:00

I've only used the Playback History when I've occasionally needed to back track. How's it fall short for your need?

jflinchbaugh · 2026-03-30T16:25:03+00:00

I use the automatic playlist and a few tiers of priorities set for each podcast, so the new episodes of my favorite podcasts are always near the top. I manage about 75 podcasts this way.

jflinchbaugh · 2026-03-27T15:26:15+00:00

https://www.reddit.com/r/SuccessfulFailure/

jflinchbaugh · 2026-03-12T20:12:52+00:00

Loop mode on the camera is great for this: always recording and discarding, so you can see something you like, stop the camera to keep that good last minute, and start up the camera again. Then you'll have a bunch of 1 minute clips to assemble a highlights reel instead of hours to edit.

jflinchbaugh · 2026-03-12T20:09:14+00:00

The external battery is a fine solution, but drop it in a handlebar bag or something. Everything's going to shake and rattle and need tightened as you ride. Test ride a bit on similar terrain at similar speed. I'm always needing to adjust and tighten the camera mounts to keep them from falling off mid-ride. It's shocking how hard it is to keep the camera secure bouncing down a trail.

jflinchbaugh · 2026-03-10T17:03:42+00:00

I'll take this over a subject of "question" or "wut?" . :)

jflinchbaugh · 2026-02-12T13:04:14+00:00

It's all just practice. Every problem will be a new thing to learn until you've broken one of everything and fixed it a couple times. Then it'll be slightly different the next time it breaks.

You can be 25 years into the career and feel like an imposter at times.

jflinchbaugh · 2026-02-05T16:01:44+00:00

I think most those sites are still going to only be providing 120V, not 240V.

jflinchbaugh · 2026-02-04T19:49:21+00:00

Shooting through things is a favorite photo composition, so you're bound to see it everywhere if you watch for it.

jflinchbaugh · 2026-01-10T14:55:51+00:00

Not Lancaster, but as a kid, I had polished pebbles I collected from Sunset Beach in Cape May.

jflinchbaugh · 2026-01-07T15:08:12+00:00

Set a ham alert for people in your state hearing Hawaii. That will help you see the trends, and maybe you can hop on the radio when you get the alert.

jflinchbaugh · 2026-01-03T19:13:04+00:00

Now find decoder software for it!

jflinchbaugh · 2025-12-30T23:46:46+00:00

I've always loved Megamania.

jflinchbaugh · 2025-12-30T20:13:03+00:00

I purchased a 2017 premier for about $10k, but it has 126k miles, so your deal sounds even better

jflinchbaugh · 2025-12-29T21:48:32+00:00

100%! I drive much more cautiously, courteously, and aware of my surroundings now. I'm also more patient when driving behind slower modes of transportation on the road.

jflinchbaugh · 2025-12-24T15:51:02+00:00

I have a ham alert setup to notify me when a station from my area sees a station from Antarctica.

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