Let me speak from experience about this. NEVER EVER feel guilty about refusing to work on your days off. The level of burnout I dealt with because I bought into the whole "Hard work will pay off" scam affects me to this day. YOU always come first and foremost.
May a Moopsy live in your underwear drawer
As someone who lost his father to metastasized prostate cancer, I truly feel awful at the news about Joe Biden's diagnosis. It sickens me to see how fast the MAGA cult has jumped on the ridicule bandwagon. Fuckers have no shame whatsoever, so just remember that when they whine about something else
I laugh at those people.
I'll be 53 on Friday, no kids, and very much single. Sometimes it's rough not having someone to be with, but OTOH, I don't have to worry about losing half of my stuff, can go and do whatever I want, whenever I want and enjoy my hobbies without issue. They're just jealous.
I'm firmly convinced anybody who uses the term, "DEI Hire" is at best, a closeted racist. I'm seeing all the comments about how the next Pope better not be someone who is dark-skinned and my main reply to that is, "Y'all know Jesus wasn't a white dude, right?"
It's finally over!
I went to eQSL and re-ran my LotW logbook against eQSL and got my 10m, 12m and 80m WAS!
Now to get my 5 band WAC and WAS from eQSL, then on to the next thing, whatever that may be.
Knocked a couple of states off my eQSL WAS list.
Still having issues getting a eQSL AG in MT on bands...
eQSL Worked All States:
10m - MT, UT, WY
12m - MT, NM, UT
80m - MT
Well, got one off the 10m list and one off the 80m list.
Still much work. I see people on but they are either not eQSL or they are not AG certified.
eQSL Worked All States:
10m - MT, UT, WY
12m - MT, NM, NV, UT
80m - MT, WY
Whelp, the tripod that holds up the other end of my EFHW tipped over during the storm, so until the weather clears up enough for me to reset it and get some sandbags around it, I won't be on HF. Hopefully just a day or two.
From 9/1/2025 to 9/15/2025, the Starfleet Amateur Radio Group will be holding another event celebrating the premiere of "Star Trek" on September 8, 1966.
Plans are in the works for physical cards and maybe even worked all stations certificates. Band plan and details to come.
No changes. Thought I had one of my 80m eQSL contacts, but he's not AG, so it doesn't count for the award :(
eQSL Worked All States:
10m - ID, MT, NV, UT, WY
12m - MT, NM, NV, UT
80m - ME, MT, WY
Today, I wrapped up the Starfleet Amateur Radio Group's special 1701 Event.
On FT8, using the call sign N6C, I made 1966 QSO's, confirmed contacts with 1119 across 25 countries.
I am sending all QSO's a E-mail with a QSL card for them.
Thank you if you made contact with me!
73 & LLAP
And remember, one of his biggest supporters is the Fraternal Order of Police. Bet they feel shit on tonight.
I will accept most any add to my friends list. There are only a few I will dismiss outright:
- Nothing in the profile
- Obvious troll/MAGA account
- Obvious OF advertisement account
If any of these three apply to you, please save yourself some time and don't bother adding me.
Thanks!
Still working on my eQSL list. I've gotten a few contacts, but either they didn't upload to eQSL or don't use eQSL.
I knew these last few would be difficult but WOOF
And now we're just down to eQSL!
eQSL Worked All States:
10m - ID, MT, NV, UT, WY
12m - MT, NM, NV, UT
80m - ME, MT, WY
Well, Christmas has come and gone and I took care of 10m QRZ!
I thought that this would also finish LotW because both said they report, but so far nothing. Maybe soon :)
eQSL Worked All States:
10m - ID, MT, NV, UT, WY
12m - MT, NM, NV, UT
80m - ME, MT, WY
LOTW Worked All States
10m - ID, MT
30m for eQSL is DONE!
Getting closer....
QRZ Worked All States
10m - MT
eQSL Worked All States:
10m - ID, MT, NV, UT, WY
12m - MT, NM, NV, UT, VT
80m - ME, MT, WY
LOTW Worked All States
10m - ID, MT
That poor, poor boneless housekeeper...
Before something happened to it that most assuredly, definitely, positively NOT WORF'S FAULT.
Getting Closer...
QRZ Worked All States
10m - MT
eQSL Worked All States:
10m - ID, MT, NV, UT, WY
12m - MT, NM, NV, UT, VT
30m - NM
80m - KS, ME, MT, WY
LOTW Worked All States
10m - ID, MT
This really sucks.
I actually like my heathcare insurance plan, but now instead of the government subsidy covering the monthly cost, I'll have to actually pay because the insurance company RAISED the monthly premium. Keep in mind NOTHING has changed in the plan, just pure greed on their part.
Over the years, my position has somewhat changed.
Unless you can 100%, beyond any doubt whatsoever prove a person in a death penalty case did it, the sentence should be life without the possibility of parole.
Too many people on Death Row have been released thanks to the Innocence Project.
Hell, all they need are 2 true GOP'ers to swing, and you got Hakeem Jefferies as the new Speaker.
I imagine you have heard this more than once, but I think your mom is cooler than you are.
My callsign is in my profile, I'm keeping the same one I've had since I was a Tech (Obviously it is a vanity)
Yes, band and mode have PEP restrictions. Good examples are the Line A restriction that prohibits working 420-450 MHz north of that line (Roughly south of the US-Canada Border) or in Alaska within 496 miles of Russia where you can only use 1 W ERIP for operating 472 - 479 KHz
Nope, the Morse code requirement was dropped in 2007.
