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  1. Comment on What programming/technical projects have you been working on? in ~comp

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    I designed and built a linear power supply for an old Heathkit VFO that I'm going to use with an old Drake 2NT CW transmitter. (sorry, hardware project :-)

    I designed and built a linear power supply for an old Heathkit VFO that I'm going to use with an old Drake 2NT CW transmitter.

    (sorry, hardware project :-)

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  2. Comment on What did you do this week? in ~talk

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    Getting back in to amateur radio. I got an old transceiver cleaned up and working again. Put an antenna up and then found out that I have a major "RF Noise" problem at the place. I'm rural and I...

    Getting back in to amateur radio. I got an old transceiver cleaned up and working again. Put an antenna up and then found out that I have a major "RF Noise" problem at the place. I'm rural and I shut every circuit breaker off but the noise is still there.

    I built a direction finding antenna and connected it to a "TinySA" spectrum analyzer but it's still being very difficult to locate. I suspect it's no on my property (I even turned off our cellphones). I get noise pulses ever 50 KHz or so across most of the HF spectrum.

    I suspect it may be a neighbor's solar panel/inverter installation but that's just a guess.

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  3. Comment on What have you been listening to this week? in ~music

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    I have been listening to a streaming radio station from Ft. Bragg, California (kozt.com). It plays "adult rock" and isn't an "oldies" station. They have minimal commercial interruption and the DJs...

    I have been listening to a streaming radio station from Ft. Bragg, California (kozt.com). It plays "adult rock" and isn't an "oldies" station. They have minimal commercial interruption and the DJs are unobtrusive.

    We even visit the station when we're in the area to drop off goodies and say "hi".

    I've also been getting in to listening to Marty Stewart on youtube. He was once Johnny Cash's guitarist and used to play with Flatt and Scruggs with he was twelve years old. There's a great interview with him on youtube on the "Musician's Hall of Fame" channel. Really nice guy.

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