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dafoink Mar 2, 2023

Warm but overcast. Somewhat strong SSW wind. Surf could be decent but a bit fast and closed out for an old long boarder like me. And yay! Another red balloon! The holiday that keeps giving.
#OBX #hatterasisland #capehatteras #obxlife #sunrise #surfobx #obxsurf #ncsurf #surfnc

dafoink Mar 1, 2023

Cooler today. But still a good day to get outside.

#OBX #hatterasisland #capehatteras #obxlife #sunrise #outerbanks #theouterbanks #hatteras #obxnc #surfobx #obxsurf #ncsurf

dafoink Feb 22, 2023

First time out in the water prone paddling since January. Been rucking on the beach to stay in shape (hiking in deep sand, at a pace less than 15, wearing a ruck pack, and carrying a 60lb sandbag on my shoulders). Good exercise. Nothing compared to prone paddling. Surfing, rucking, running, and swimming wasn't enough to get me prepared to a few miles prone paddling at speed in a wetsuit.
#OBX #hatterasisland #capehatteras #obxlife #pamlicosound #pronepaddleboard #pronepaddling #pronezone

dafoink Feb 20, 2023

I find at least one of these a day out on the beach since Valentine's day.

#OBX #hatterasisland #capehatteras #obxlife #pollution #dontpollute

dafoink Feb 20, 2023

A view like this makes a Monday a little easier.

#OBX #hatterasisland #capehatteras #obxlife #sunrise #outerbanks #theouterbanks #hatteras #obxnc

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dafoink Feb 19, 2023

@RTV Took this with my 6 year old Samsung S9 phone. It still does a decent job.

dafoink Feb 19, 2023

Beautiful morning watching the sunrise from the dock.

#OBX #hatterasisland #capehatteras #obxlife #soundside #pamlicosound #outerbanks #theouterbanks #obxnc #sunrise

dafoink Feb 14, 2023

This might not see very exciting to many. But to send an email to a location almost 550 miles away via radio, then have it gateway'd to the internet and reach my outlook email client is pretty cool. There are times when cellular and internet are down on Hatteras Island. It is good to know that I can make contact with the outside world in these instances.

#hamradio #disasterpreparedness #prepping #hamradiostuff #winlink #digitalmodes #hf

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dafoink Feb 8, 2023

@portitzer We are setting up a mesh network on our island for emergency purposes (when no cellular or internet). We should be able to cover most of the island. This is one of the nodes that will get mounted on the side of a building. Solar powered with a high gain antenna. Uses T-Beam module.

dafoink Feb 7, 2023

While I didnt find any spy balloon wreckage on the beach this morning, I did find an awesome sunrise.

#obx #obxnc #outerbanks #theouterbanks #hatterasisland #capehatteras #frisconc #capehatterasnationalseashore