Wayne Geiser
@geiserw.bsky.social
Amateur radio operator (KC1ONM), baseball fan, beer brewer, maker, motorcyclist
Maker Monday
I made this ring from an early 1900s Canadian penny.
I made this ring from an early 1900s Canadian penny.
February 9, 2026 at 2:18 PM
Maker Monday
I made this ring from an early 1900s Canadian penny.
I made this ring from an early 1900s Canadian penny.
Maker Monday
My group gets together this week to pick Red Sox tix for 2026. I wrote a program to enforce the rules that ensure those who want all 4 tix have games to pick on their turn. Input is a spreadsheet and output is used with AutoIT for regression testing. Photo is from the 2019 session.
My group gets together this week to pick Red Sox tix for 2026. I wrote a program to enforce the rules that ensure those who want all 4 tix have games to pick on their turn. Input is a spreadsheet and output is used with AutoIT for regression testing. Photo is from the 2019 session.
February 2, 2026 at 2:43 PM
Maker Monday
My group gets together this week to pick Red Sox tix for 2026. I wrote a program to enforce the rules that ensure those who want all 4 tix have games to pick on their turn. Input is a spreadsheet and output is used with AutoIT for regression testing. Photo is from the 2019 session.
My group gets together this week to pick Red Sox tix for 2026. I wrote a program to enforce the rules that ensure those who want all 4 tix have games to pick on their turn. Input is a spreadsheet and output is used with AutoIT for regression testing. Photo is from the 2019 session.
Make Monday
I made a drawer from cherry (with a few 3d printed parts) to hold my amateur radio QSL (contact acknowledgement) cards.
I made a drawer from cherry (with a few 3d printed parts) to hold my amateur radio QSL (contact acknowledgement) cards.
January 26, 2026 at 3:23 PM
Make Monday
I made a drawer from cherry (with a few 3d printed parts) to hold my amateur radio QSL (contact acknowledgement) cards.
I made a drawer from cherry (with a few 3d printed parts) to hold my amateur radio QSL (contact acknowledgement) cards.
This year's Marblehead (Massachusetts) Halloween decorations.
October 29, 2025 at 11:27 PM
This year's Marblehead (Massachusetts) Halloween decorations.
Yesterday's "adventure" was touring the Nantucket Lightship in Boston harbor,
October 26, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Yesterday's "adventure" was touring the Nantucket Lightship in Boston harbor,
Tiffany Dome in the Chicago Cultural Center.
July 21, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Tiffany Dome in the Chicago Cultural Center.
A while ago, the #SolderSmoke podcast issued a challenge to build a direct conversion receiver.
The ham shack resource manager (KA1PQK) at #MakeItLabs organized a group project. Together, we each built our own copy of each module.
I decided to go further than mounting it on a simple board ...
The ham shack resource manager (KA1PQK) at #MakeItLabs organized a group project. Together, we each built our own copy of each module.
I decided to go further than mounting it on a simple board ...
April 19, 2025 at 12:49 PM
A while ago, the #SolderSmoke podcast issued a challenge to build a direct conversion receiver.
The ham shack resource manager (KA1PQK) at #MakeItLabs organized a group project. Together, we each built our own copy of each module.
I decided to go further than mounting it on a simple board ...
The ham shack resource manager (KA1PQK) at #MakeItLabs organized a group project. Together, we each built our own copy of each module.
I decided to go further than mounting it on a simple board ...
#Soldersmoke Direct Conversion Receiver challenge. Last night we assembled the boards and tested them out. Tuning is fussy, but it worked! Not for some woodworking and other "packaging" details!
March 26, 2025 at 1:56 PM
#Soldersmoke Direct Conversion Receiver challenge. Last night we assembled the boards and tested them out. Tuning is fussy, but it worked! Not for some woodworking and other "packaging" details!
Last night's build in the #SolderSmoke Challenge was the last module - the audio amplifier. Now to connect them all together in the cigar box I found to house the completed project.
March 19, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Last night's build in the #SolderSmoke Challenge was the last module - the audio amplifier. Now to connect them all together in the cigar box I found to house the completed project.
Last night's build was the band filter for the #SolderSmoke Direct Conversion Receiver Challenge. Three out of four boards complete!
March 12, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Last night's build was the band filter for the #SolderSmoke Direct Conversion Receiver Challenge. Three out of four boards complete!
This week's part of the #SolderSmoke Direct Conversion Receiver project was the mixer board. I don't know how my soldering skills could have gotten even worse! :-) As bad as it looks, it is "mixin."
March 5, 2025 at 1:52 PM
This week's part of the #SolderSmoke Direct Conversion Receiver project was the mixer board. I don't know how my soldering skills could have gotten even worse! :-) As bad as it looks, it is "mixin."
New England Golden Gloves Semifinals last night at the Lowell Memorial Auditorium.
February 28, 2025 at 2:45 PM
New England Golden Gloves Semifinals last night at the Lowell Memorial Auditorium.
Several of us at #MakeItLabs have begun constructing the #SolderSmoke challenge direct conversion receiver. Last night we built the oscillator. Please forgive my poor soldering skills. :-)
February 26, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Several of us at #MakeItLabs have begun constructing the #SolderSmoke challenge direct conversion receiver. Last night we built the oscillator. Please forgive my poor soldering skills. :-)
If you thought the cyber truck looked bad off the showroom floor, I submit the attached photo.
February 18, 2025 at 2:15 PM
If you thought the cyber truck looked bad off the showroom floor, I submit the attached photo.
Happy Truck Day! Spring is coming!
February 3, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Happy Truck Day! Spring is coming!
I finally got authorized on my makerspace's ( #MakeItLabs ) #3dprinter with a bed large enough to print end caps for my #telescope
January 17, 2025 at 3:00 PM
I finally got authorized on my makerspace's ( #MakeItLabs ) #3dprinter with a bed large enough to print end caps for my #telescope
Axe throwing in Worcester, Massachusetts.
January 7, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Axe throwing in Worcester, Massachusetts.
Our dishwasher's lights were blinking and not starting the cycle. Further tests showed downstream outlets only delivering 95v.
This is the outlet just before the dishwasher.
I don't know why this happened. Nothing was done to the outlet since we bought the house in 1983.
Replacement fixed it.
This is the outlet just before the dishwasher.
I don't know why this happened. Nothing was done to the outlet since we bought the house in 1983.
Replacement fixed it.
January 5, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Our dishwasher's lights were blinking and not starting the cycle. Further tests showed downstream outlets only delivering 95v.
This is the outlet just before the dishwasher.
I don't know why this happened. Nothing was done to the outlet since we bought the house in 1983.
Replacement fixed it.
This is the outlet just before the dishwasher.
I don't know why this happened. Nothing was done to the outlet since we bought the house in 1983.
Replacement fixed it.
Anyone else participate in the ARRL 10m contest this weekend? Not bad for 100W and an OCF dipole that is relatively low.
December 16, 2024 at 1:45 PM
Anyone else participate in the ARRL 10m contest this weekend? Not bad for 100W and an OCF dipole that is relatively low.
Last night's "The Pipes of Christmas" concert in the Old South Church, Boston, Massachusetts. This is their first time in Boston. It was wonderful music and amazing architecture!
#bagpipes #celtic #Christmas #music #ThePipesOfChristmas
#bagpipes #celtic #Christmas #music #ThePipesOfChristmas
December 13, 2024 at 5:15 PM
Last night's "The Pipes of Christmas" concert in the Old South Church, Boston, Massachusetts. This is their first time in Boston. It was wonderful music and amazing architecture!
#bagpipes #celtic #Christmas #music #ThePipesOfChristmas
#bagpipes #celtic #Christmas #music #ThePipesOfChristmas
My son-in-law thinks their cat is trying to kill him, so I made him "Murray the Murder Cat" out of acrylic on the laser cutter at MakeIt Labs last night as a Christmas gift.
#murdercat #MakeItLabs #makerspace #Christmasgift #laser
#murdercat #MakeItLabs #makerspace #Christmasgift #laser
December 12, 2024 at 1:52 PM
My son-in-law thinks their cat is trying to kill him, so I made him "Murray the Murder Cat" out of acrylic on the laser cutter at MakeIt Labs last night as a Christmas gift.
#murdercat #MakeItLabs #makerspace #Christmasgift #laser
#murdercat #MakeItLabs #makerspace #Christmasgift #laser
My wife is the luckiest woman ...
At dinner last night, she discovered the diamond in her engagement ring (46 years on her finger) was missing. Hanging Christmas decorations outside, grocery shopping, etc.
We were resigned that it was gone.
This morning, she found it on the kitchen counter!
At dinner last night, she discovered the diamond in her engagement ring (46 years on her finger) was missing. Hanging Christmas decorations outside, grocery shopping, etc.
We were resigned that it was gone.
This morning, she found it on the kitchen counter!
December 10, 2024 at 11:33 PM
My wife is the luckiest woman ...
At dinner last night, she discovered the diamond in her engagement ring (46 years on her finger) was missing. Hanging Christmas decorations outside, grocery shopping, etc.
We were resigned that it was gone.
This morning, she found it on the kitchen counter!
At dinner last night, she discovered the diamond in her engagement ring (46 years on her finger) was missing. Hanging Christmas decorations outside, grocery shopping, etc.
We were resigned that it was gone.
This morning, she found it on the kitchen counter!
Pre-lit Christmas tree giving us trouble with one string. It is undoubtedly the fuse bulb. Arrrg! I would love to cut them out of the string and replace with something more maintainable, but information is limited and I can find no one selling parts.
Has anyone else solved this problem? Details?
Has anyone else solved this problem? Details?
December 8, 2024 at 2:40 PM
Pre-lit Christmas tree giving us trouble with one string. It is undoubtedly the fuse bulb. Arrrg! I would love to cut them out of the string and replace with something more maintainable, but information is limited and I can find no one selling parts.
Has anyone else solved this problem? Details?
Has anyone else solved this problem? Details?
My pi-hole's SD card quit on me yesterday! Turning it off showed us all the garbage ads we had been avoiding. OTOH, I got to work the 9L5A DXpedition on Sierra Leone while I rebuilt the OS & pi-hole software.
This time, I decided to build it on a USB drive. It seems slow. I may not stick to USB.
This time, I decided to build it on a USB drive. It seems slow. I may not stick to USB.
December 4, 2024 at 2:09 PM
My pi-hole's SD card quit on me yesterday! Turning it off showed us all the garbage ads we had been avoiding. OTOH, I got to work the 9L5A DXpedition on Sierra Leone while I rebuilt the OS & pi-hole software.
This time, I decided to build it on a USB drive. It seems slow. I may not stick to USB.
This time, I decided to build it on a USB drive. It seems slow. I may not stick to USB.