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Don't you love when it's time for the antennas to all come into bloom? :3

In all seriousness, it's awesome to be back on the airwaves after all this time, and 2-meter is a great place to start! 👍

#AmateurRadio #HamRadio

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Probably the only upside of the antenna's location is the lack of wind loading. :P


Learning how to make your own things is the cure for consumerism. :3


I feel like there's this notion that popular trends and fads come about organically, but the longer I live, the more I think that past decades' trends were mostly brought about via influence from the wealthy (and I'm not talking about mere product releases and advertising).





Martha Kelly: Under capitalism, it's normal to let children go hungry, let banks force people out of their homes, let sick people die for lack of access to healthcare. But the idea that billionaires could just be less rich – not poor, not struggling, just less rich, is considered insane. https://wordsmith.social/protestation/quotes#quote6021







Our cats gave us a nice Christmas present yesterday. :3








let the gaslighting begin

'No credible information' Epstein trafficked victims to others: FBI boss | CBC News


FBI Director Kash Patel told a U.S. Senate panel on Tuesday there was no credible information that Jeffrey Epstein trafficked women and underage girls to anyone but himself, seeking to defuse criticism of the Trump administration's move to end its review of the case.


https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/kash-patel-fbi-epstein-senate-panel-1.7635660

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I still say automatic transmissions are for people who don't like to drive. >:3








Socrates: Anyone who holds a true opinion without understanding is like a blind man on the right road. https://wordsmith.social/protestation/quotes#quote6093



Thinking about getting higher-temperature flux and appropriate filler rod (probably copper-zinc) so I can use stronger brazing to join my brass antenna pieces together. 🤔


If I were to join two pieces of brass using brass filler rod and #brazing techniques, is it still brazing? :P #welding

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If you melt the base metal I think that kicks it over to welding, but if you can melt the brazing rod without affecting the base?




"Tumwater Mountain over Leavenworth"


Ended up stopping here for water and hydration instead, and while I drank my water, I chatted with a guy riding a Ducati Panigale V2 (shown getting gas at the right) that I'd passed on the way down Stevens Pass. He said he just traded in an Indian FTR for it and was still getting used to the new bike. Oh, and the guy was doing the same route as me, but I didn't end up seeing him again after this.

#gasstation #motorcycle #mountain #mywork #photog #photography #rock #sign #snow #town