Leon N1TX
@n1tx.bsky.social
Humanitarian. World traveler. Ham radio enthusiast aka KL2R. Alaskan. Former Cold Warrior, RF systems engineer, UNHCR. Proud to serve as a NOAA leader for two decades. Secular humanist. Committed to making the world around me a better place.
My pixels will never be the same.
November 18, 2025 at 9:32 PM
My pixels will never be the same.
Yes but TX might draw down the supply enough to not support transmitting. If you’re using a bench supply with meters, it’s easy to see changes when you key. Ya never know with a USB power connection.
November 18, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Yes but TX might draw down the supply enough to not support transmitting. If you’re using a bench supply with meters, it’s easy to see changes when you key. Ya never know with a USB power connection.
Check the power supply and cable, too, especially if you were powering from USB.
November 17, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Check the power supply and cable, too, especially if you were powering from USB.
Bummer. At those power levels it’s unlikely you would smell smoke or see anything spark. I suppose it’s possible the SWR spiked somehow. Loose connection, something falling onto the dipole.
November 17, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Bummer. At those power levels it’s unlikely you would smell smoke or see anything spark. I suppose it’s possible the SWR spiked somehow. Loose connection, something falling onto the dipole.
😆 Straight, but bi-curious? 😆
November 17, 2025 at 7:42 PM
😆 Straight, but bi-curious? 😆
I saved money from a summer job in 1977 to buy one. Loved that radio. Cost $300 as I recall. I eventually added an outboard digital frequency display.
November 17, 2025 at 5:02 PM
I saved money from a summer job in 1977 to buy one. Loved that radio. Cost $300 as I recall. I eventually added an outboard digital frequency display.
Well played. Well played.
November 17, 2025 at 6:04 AM
Well played. Well played.
100% an armed force acting illegally on behalf of a political movement = terrorists.
November 17, 2025 at 3:09 AM
100% an armed force acting illegally on behalf of a political movement = terrorists.
Well there’s gotta be more to that story!
November 16, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Well there’s gotta be more to that story!
You’re not wrong. The big box stores in east Fairbanks ruined the sky view in that direction >20 miles out. Light pollution drives me nuts.
November 14, 2025 at 3:35 AM
You’re not wrong. The big box stores in east Fairbanks ruined the sky view in that direction >20 miles out. Light pollution drives me nuts.
I feel better knowing that.
November 14, 2025 at 3:31 AM
I feel better knowing that.
Good luck. It’s fun to learn a new alphabet. I minored in Russian in college. I knew the Greek alphabet from my physics studies. Cyrillic is pretty close. Now if I could just crack Armenian…😁
November 14, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Good luck. It’s fun to learn a new alphabet. I minored in Russian in college. I knew the Greek alphabet from my physics studies. Cyrillic is pretty close. Now if I could just crack Armenian…😁
Wow, I’m sorry for that. I have a chronic back issue. I’m going to have to keep track of the Kp index vs pain. The connection makes sense.
November 14, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Wow, I’m sorry for that. I have a chronic back issue. I’m going to have to keep track of the Kp index vs pain. The connection makes sense.
Didn’t have a phone, either! Eventually a couple of Good Samaritans called my wife to rescue me. He was a good dog in every other respect. I swear he could sense the aurora somehow. We had very little sky view in our cabin, but he would get anxious and get me to go out when the lights were active. ❤️
November 13, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Didn’t have a phone, either! Eventually a couple of Good Samaritans called my wife to rescue me. He was a good dog in every other respect. I swear he could sense the aurora somehow. We had very little sky view in our cabin, but he would get anxious and get me to go out when the lights were active. ❤️
I used to regularly drive to the Nordale flats for the aurora views. Good spot! BTW once I had my dog with me. I stepped out of the running vehicle to get a better look. The dog wanted out, too. In the ensuing tussle, he locked the doors! I didn’t have a jacket on. Single digit temps. 😂
November 13, 2025 at 3:50 PM
I used to regularly drive to the Nordale flats for the aurora views. Good spot! BTW once I had my dog with me. I stepped out of the running vehicle to get a better look. The dog wanted out, too. In the ensuing tussle, he locked the doors! I didn’t have a jacket on. Single digit temps. 😂
Some VE6/VE7 stations popped on 6m FT8 last night. Fleeting appearances, but I managed to work a couple. Did you L48 hams manage any contacts via the aurora?
November 12, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Some VE6/VE7 stations popped on 6m FT8 last night. Fleeting appearances, but I managed to work a couple. Did you L48 hams manage any contacts via the aurora?