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Monte Freeman

@montef

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Freelance Mac/Linux/Network support. Amateur Meteorologist, theatrical lighting designer, ham radio and photography.🏳️‍🌈 How’s that for eclectic? Cat dad. Husband.

Monte Freeman Jun 17

Today is our first “Gotcha Day” with Four. One year ago today I heard this frantic “mew mew mew” outside the bathroom window. Someone had dumped a <1 month old kitten in our driveway.
Now, he rules the house and the RV.

How it started, and how it’s going:

#CatsOfMastodon #FourTheCat

Monte Freeman Jun 15

All back in one piece.
What is an appropriate sacrifice to appease the Magic Smoke™️ gods, before powering up a newly repaired radio?
#hamradio #repair

Monte Freeman Jun 15

Nothing like a little 30+ year old radio micro soldering repair on a Monday; with barely adequate tools (not the Deoxit, that stuff is awesome!), to soothe the savage nerd. 🤓
Alinco DR-600 needs a new memory backup battery, and volume/squelch pots cleaned.

It really needs new vol/sq pots; but good luck finding new Alps dual pots today! ☹️
#hamradio #repair

Monte Freeman Jun 15

So. How is *your* Monday going? 😑🫡

Monte Freeman Jun 10

I present to you, a ‘Dark N Mostly Cloudy’.
It’s what you get when you want a ‘Dark N Stormy’, but you’re a slacker and don’t have any lime or even bottled lime juice at home.