Believer in Jesus Christ, Manufacturing Engineer, Amateur Radio Operator
*Tropical storm (orange) and hurricane-force (red) wind swaths of Hurricane Isaias (2026) across its full track, Advisories 1 through 15. NWS National Hurricane Center, public domain.*
If you try to practice CW Morse on a Google Pixel 10 (or equivalent device) with wired USB-C headphones, you may find that the first part of every transmission is missing. If this is your experience,…
In the area between the 30- and 160-meter ham bands, there's a wild mix of utility signals, sweeps, shortwave broadcasters, standard time, amateur, scientific, maritime, aviation, and things that don'…
A few days ago, in the South Alabama POTA Posse group chat, Damian (K4BOS) posted a certificate he came across while reviewing his POTA awards. A Warthog, dated 26 July 2025.
One month ago, I didn't have a second brain. I had a folder of notes, a habit of pasting things into a chat window, and an idea I'd read from two strangers on X. Today I have an AI agent that maintain…
Over the weekend, a post crossed my feed describing a “personal software factory.” It’s a system of AI coding agent skills that turns an idea into a working product overnight. How does it work? …
Last time I wrote about the guardrails I put in place before letting an AI maintain a real knowledge base. This time: the actual hardware, and how I approached the first day of setup.
A few weeks ago, I didn’t know a system like this was realistically possible. Today, I have it running on a dedicated mini-PC, with the AI actively maintaining my Obsidian vault according to my cust…
The Present Challenge: A new ham gets their Technician license and a radio, excited to get on the air … but often struggles to find meaningful activity. The hobby thrives when it is both functional …
Huge Weight and Performance Difference: Why the LiTime LiFePO4 is Better for Powering a Portable 6-Meter Ham Radio Amplifier
In the world of portable power for your 12-volt QMX tranceiver, few combinations are as elegant and practical as pairing a simple USB-C Power Delivery (PD) “trigger” cable with a capable modern po…
Ham Radio is full of surprises… 📡
