Ken Alexander VE3HLS๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญ (@ve3hls) 's Twitter Profile
Ken Alexander VE3HLS๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญ

@ve3hls

Retired satellite rover; now active on HF digital & CW as a full time novice contester. ([email protected])

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calendar_today10-06-2016 02:35:39

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Ken Alexander VE3HLS๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญ (@ve3hls) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Aww Crap! I've been switching cables to my monitor so often (to use 2 other computers) the HDMI connector has gone intermittent...mostly off. It has a VGA connector with likely lower resolution but that might have to do.

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I don't know if this is unusual propagation, or what? Found between 98 and 99 MHz just now. No audio associated with the signal, just 50 Hz hum. I'm wondering if it's aurora, but I'm also wondering why it isn't affecting any other signals on the band. Any theories?

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Our power slipped while I was engraving some booms; at least that's what Mai tells me. I thought, no problem. I'll just run the job again. Unfortunately, my CNC had lost its place and ruined three booms. Time to get a UPS. Can't have this happening! ๐Ÿ˜ช

Our power slipped while I was engraving some booms; at least that's what Mai tells me.  I thought, no problem.  I'll just run the job again.  Unfortunately, my CNC had lost its place and ruined three booms.  Time to get a UPS.  Can't have this happening! ๐Ÿ˜ช
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New carbon fiber booms get marked to show how the halves match, which is the top, where's the front, which is the front/rear half, and most importantly, who it belongs to!

New carbon fiber booms get marked to show how the halves match, which is the top, where's the front, which is the front/rear half, and most importantly, who it belongs to!
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Quite a nice eskip opening to the south yesterday and the day before. It was all Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore. 33 stations logged, only 10 were logged as unids.

Ken Alexander VE3HLS๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญ (@ve3hls) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The new #Airspy Ranger can't come soon enough! The USB connector on my R2 is intermittent. A new USB cable only helps a little. I need that nice USB-C connector! My RSP Duo is filling in fine, but I really miss my R2!