GeoJoeK

@[email protected]
11 Followers
45 Following
119 Posts
Aspiring ham in Massachusetts studying for Technician + General licenses. Geographer / Cartographer / GIS jack of all trades, former geologist and geologic mapper. Disability advocacy & rights.
Cartography Websitehttps://www.joemaps.com
GIS / Geography / Geology[email protected]
GeoJoeKFeb 27, 2023
Oh dear a DOWM (drunk old white man) maliciously QRM'ing a net on a local 2m repeater tonight, repeatedly breaking in and going "What IS this?", grunting, moaning over other operators. I've heard this voice elsewhere on other local repeaters. 😕 Pretty sure the guy is licensed too. #HamRadio #VHF #2m #QRM
Show threadGeoJoeKFeb 25, 2023
Also it's astounding, the number of bag manufacturers / retailers who don't show the inside of the bag.
GeoJoeKFeb 25, 2023

Trying to find an electronics organizer or small-ish pouch to protect my G-90 + carry various accruements in my nice hiking backpack has been... a journey.

Everything is either perfect but too small (peak design, Alpak) or a bulky and uncomfortable looking Tactical Backpack for the End Times (too many to count).

The only solution to this problem is to just buy an Elekraft KX-2/3. (Kidding)

(but not kidding)

(but kidding)

#HamRadio #HF #SOTA #XieguG90

#HamRadio

GeoJoeKFeb 25, 2023
Very excellent demonstration tonight of how topography affects VHF propagation: I can clearly hear a repeater 45 miles away across a broad valley on a plateau at equal / higher elevation but I can barely hear a repeater 30 miles away but with, basically, a small mountain range between.
GeoJoeKFeb 20, 2023

Very much wanting to assemble one of K6ARK's 20w EFHW kits, but given that they're out of stock, what's folks experience with the suspiciously cheap pre-built QRP-guys / Teyleten EFHW transformers that are all over Amazon / eBay in the interests of me just getting an EFHW up and running?

#HamRadio #EFHW

GeoJoeKFeb 19, 2023
The 404 message from wsprnet.org should be a GIF of George Michael.
GeoJoeKFeb 13, 2023
Notorious RBMKFeb 13, 2023
the balloons will continue until morale improves
GeoJoeKFeb 12, 2023

Kernel panic on the streets of London. Kernel panic on the streets of Birmingham...

I love Linux Mint but seriously why does it have so much trouble running on my 10 year old iMac. Reinstalled OSX Mountain Lion---> Catalina and while it's a lot less snappy it's at least stable.

GeoJoeKFeb 12, 2023
Wow, picking up stations from Dublin, Ireland, on 40m ssb tonight, though!
GeoJoeKFeb 12, 2023
Wow OK 7.2 Mhz is living up to its (horrible) reputation right now.