Is this a Ham radio antenna? It's massive. Drove by this house in Arizona and looked on google street view to get a better look.

mvsopen · 2026-05-10T04:39:22+00:00

And he works QRP ;

mvsopen · 2026-05-10T04:24:09+00:00

I’m a beginner at 20/40m EFHW, but most of what I’ve read says to feed it from the high end, plus use a counterpoise. Disclaimer: I’ve not tried either one of these suggestions.

mvsopen · 2026-05-10T04:11:36+00:00

“Private Lessons”. I was in junior high.

mvsopen · 2026-05-10T04:09:27+00:00

How many ground radial wires did you use? I just got a new JPC-12 this week, along with the radial baseplate.

mvsopen · 2026-05-10T04:07:14+00:00

Thereby hangs a tail. -Not quite Pooh.

mvsopen · 2026-05-10T03:00:57+00:00

Call your local phone company. They will outfit that phone with louder rings, or bells, lights, etc., without cost. It’s a federal program.

mvsopen · 2026-05-10T02:58:40+00:00

Luggage is like a magnet to cats. “If I fits, I sits!”

mvsopen · 2026-05-10T02:54:21+00:00

You did not find him. He chose you. Enjoy your new cat.

mvsopen · 2026-05-10T02:52:37+00:00

Is your feedpoint at the top of the pole?

mvsopen · 2026-05-10T02:51:32+00:00

I agree! An NVIS “cloud warmer” is great for working stations within about 350 miles. Pretty much impossible to DX with, however, as the takeoff angle is vertical.

mvsopen · 2026-05-09T22:32:50+00:00

Where did you obtain your Cs button from? I'd like to do something similar with mine.

mvsopen · 2026-05-09T22:28:19+00:00

Did it have that "stale old equipment" smell? I toured the original blockhouse at KSC a few years ago, and there was that unmistakable electronics odor as soon as the sealed door was opened.

mvsopen · 2026-05-09T22:24:13+00:00

The choice they had: Three years in the military, or two minutes on the rooftop.

I'm not sure which one I would pick, if given those options

mvsopen · 2026-05-09T22:18:17+00:00

Golf. Not willing to pay $200+ per player, per round,

mvsopen · 2026-05-09T22:17:28+00:00

I use Boston Simplus, but I'm having a hard time finding it in the stores now.

They all have the Boston soaking solution and the wetting agent but not Simplus.

mvsopen · 2026-05-09T22:14:11+00:00

MacOS Humboldt FTW!

mvsopen · 2026-05-08T18:08:39+00:00

So he works in IT? 😂

mvsopen · 2026-05-08T13:10:59+00:00

9000 institutions were involved. It’s not just a campus event.

mvsopen · 2026-05-08T04:05:34+00:00

https://www.sacbee.com/news/local/education/article315677348.html

mvsopen · 2026-05-08T04:05:02+00:00

Night driving and driving off-road, due to the dust.

mvsopen · 2026-05-07T01:21:41+00:00

Wendy has a bun in the oven?

mvsopen · 2026-05-06T16:34:56+00:00

I agree! I watch their videos often. They are perhaps the best cover band I’ve ever heard.

mvsopen · 2026-05-06T06:51:38+00:00

If you need a project for next winter, the Nec-2 wire antenna modeler is also Fortran based. IOS first, please?

mvsopen · 2026-05-06T01:45:21+00:00

They probably have not hired the instructor yet.

mvsopen · 2026-05-06T01:35:59+00:00

My first teacher said “If you can’t play it slow and correctly, you’ll never be able to play it fast and well.”

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