Here's my nickel worth (formerly known as two cents...but inflation ya know)
If you are thinking of getting into amateur radio, shoot for the General license. It means two tests, but the privileges it gets you are huge. The ability to communicate several states, or several countries away is...
Plating this year:
Green Beans, Tomatoes, Cucumbers, Zucchini, Onions, Summer Squash, Serrano Peppers, Jalapeno Peppers, Watermelons, and Pumpkins. Putting Acorn and Butternut Squash in the back garden. We planted about 150 garlic plants last fall and they are all doing very well.
We can or...
Negative. Not a chance....bring the shiny new credit card or a shoebox full of cash.
You're gonna need it.
You will see things you didn't even know you needed.
K4SWL Tom Witherspoon has about a half dozen YT's out there now showing this new radio off. Personally I love doing POTA but this radio is not for me. I do love my KX-2 though.
If you're a CW POTA op...Elecraft has a new radio out. The KH-1 made for SOTA and POTA operators. All self contained. They started shipping a few this week. Looks interesting.
Parks On The Air - who is doing this?
My POTA station is a KX-2 with AX-1 antenna. The whole station packs up into a LowePro padded case about 11" by 11" and maybe 5" thick. My station is mainly used for CW but the KX-2 also does SSB, AM and a couple digital modes. The KX-2 has internal...
Roger Drollinger, lead killer at Hollandsburg...died in prison at age 60. That's awesome. The other three killers from Hollandsburg are still in prison at Pendleton. David Smith, Michael Wright, and Daniel "Stoney" Stonebraker have been denied parole everytime they asked. Lets hope it stays...
Pizza delivery is a lose lose deal. That's why no one wants to do it. The gasoline is stupid expensive. The tips are not usually great. The delivery gigs are all hurting.
We canned 32 quarts of green beans this weekend...looks like a bumper crop. Still have two more rows that should come in this week. Still waiting on tomatoes, and bell peppers. Bad year for peppers for us.
I need me some kids for that sweet sweet child credit stuff. Did taxes for a single mom, with two kids, she made a whopping 38,000 and her fed refund is in the neighborhood of $8K....because of child credits.
The Indiana General Assembly will meet on May 24th to discuss this veto and the possibility of an override vote. Indiana requires a simple majority in both houses to override the veto.