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Chris Smolinski W3HFU @hfunderground.com · 3h

Another fax image on 6950 USB today, received 1904 UTC, promoting what seems to be an upcoming Art Bell show called Art Bell Encounters, this time featuring the Westford Knight. I used to live in Westford, MA in the 70s...

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Chris Smolinski W3HFU @hfunderground.com · 5h

Was the cereal as bad as the Atari 2600 video game?

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Chris Smolinski W3HFU @hfunderground.com · 10h

There needs to be a dedicated encyclopedia of things taught in schools under the highest scientific authority of the age, that then turned out to be not so.

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Chris Smolinski W3HFU @hfunderground.com · 29/09/2026

I received this fax, yes, fax, transmission on 6950 USB a few minutes ago. Looks like Art Bell will be back on the air this Halloween with a new show!

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Chris Smolinski W3HFU @hfunderground.com · 29/09/2026

This might be the greatest passport photo ever. Ukrainian Makar Oliynychuk decided sure, I'll use a photo of me drinking vodka (or is it horilka?) The border guard takes one look at it and asks... "Business or pleasure? Pleasure. Enjoy your stay!"

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Chris Smolinski W3HFU @hfunderground.com · 29/09/2026

Box 472 of my quest/personal challenge to build complete Liberty and Buffalo nickel collections just from circulation via coin roll hunting. I found four Buffalo nickels: 1918, 1920, 1930, 1936; two silver war nickels: 1944-D, 1945-P, and a plastic toy nickel...

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Chris Smolinski W3HFU @hfunderground.com · 28/09/2026

Apparently blackboards were the data centers of 1830: In 1830 a massive student revolt occurred at Yale University, known as the Conic Sections Rebellion, where 43 out of 96 students (nearly half the class) were expelled for refusing to use the newly introduced blackboard during their math exams.

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Chris Smolinski W3HFU @hfunderground.com · 28/09/2026

Last night's dinner, caveman style; beef rib bones

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Chris Smolinski W3HFU @hfunderground.com · 27/09/2026

A shortwave pirate radio station just signed on 6935 USB a few minutes ago, a very good signal here in Westminster MD USA at 2205 UTC, they ID'd as Motown Anthology Part 2. www.hfunderground.com/board/index....

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Motown Anthology Part 2 6935 USB 2200 UTC 27 SEP 2026

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Chris Smolinski W3HFU @hfunderground.com · 27/09/2026

Box 471 of my quest/personal challenge to build complete Liberty and Buffalo nickel collections just from circulation via coin roll hunting. I found a 1939 nickel in surprisingly good condition, a 1945-P silver war nickel, two proofs: 1976-S and 1987-S...

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Chris Smolinski W3HFU @hfunderground.com · 27/09/2026

Yesterday's flea market purchase, a 1975 TI-1250 calculator, even with the box for $5. Looked like it was stored in the box most of that time, the exterior is in great condition...

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Chris Smolinski W3HFU @hfunderground.com · 26/09/2026

Box 470 of my quest/personal challenge to build complete Liberty and Buffalo nickel collections just from circulation via coin roll hunting. I found four Buffalo nickels: 1916, 1916-S, 1917, 1926; a penny; what I think is a Black Beauty (improper annealing) 1959 nickel...

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Chris Smolinski W3HFU @hfunderground.com · 24/09/2026

Box 469 of my quest/personal challenge to build complete Liberty and Buffalo nickel collections just from circulation via coin roll hunting. I found a needed Buffalo nickel! 1917-D. It was very smooth and shiny, might have been plated? Nic-a-date still worked...

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Chris Smolinski W3HFU @hfunderground.com · 23/09/2026

Box 468 of my quest/personal challenge to build complete Liberty and Buffalo nickel collections just from circulation via coin roll hunting. 50 customer wrapped rolls from several branches. I found a very rough 1920 Buffalo nickel...

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Chris Smolinski W3HFU @hfunderground.com · 21/09/2026

We're being invaded by the Tholians!

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Chris Smolinski W3HFU @hfunderground.com · 21/09/2026

Not only does the seller have to pay to have the panels removed, they also have to pay to have the roof fixed after the panels are removed. It's worse than trying to sell a house with a pool.

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Chris Smolinski W3HFU @hfunderground.com · 21/09/2026

I am floored by how amazing online AI tools are today for transcribing handwritten text and then translating into English. I've been feeding them 19th century handwritten vital records like this marriage from Russian occupied Poland from 1889. I double check the results, and it's nearly perfect...

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Chris Smolinski W3HFU @hfunderground.com · 21/09/2026

Guards at the Lancaster County, PA prison could tell prisoners "if you keep acting up, I'm taking you to the dungeon!" and they might not be bluffing.

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Chris Smolinski W3HFU @hfunderground.com · 21/09/2026

Box 467 of my quest/personal challenge to build complete Liberty and Buffalo nickel collections just from circulation via coin roll hunting. I found a 1943-S silver war nickel, and an impaired proof 1961 nickel...

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Chris Smolinski W3HFU @hfunderground.com · 20/09/2026

Box 466 of my quest/personal challenge to build complete Liberty and Buffalo nickel collections just from circulation via coin roll hunting. Nothing! ...

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Chris Smolinski W3HFU @hfunderground.com · 19/09/2026

Look at all the heart healthy sugar in that box of cereal! :)

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Chris Smolinski W3HFU @hfunderground.com · 19/09/2026

Adam West was born 98 years ago today

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Chris Smolinski W3HFU @hfunderground.com · 19/09/2026

I watched this last night, it was worse than the muppets episode.

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Chris Smolinski W3HFU @hfunderground.com · 19/09/2026

Box 465 of my quest/personal challenge to build complete Liberty and Buffalo nickel collections just from circulation via coin roll hunting. I found a 1943-P silver war nickel and a Bahamas nickel...

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Chris Smolinski W3HFU @hfunderground.com · 18/09/2026

Box 464 of my quest/personal challenge to build complete Liberty and Buffalo nickel collections just from circulation via coin roll hunting. Nothing!

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Chris Smolinski W3HFU @hfunderground.com · 17/09/2026

Box 463 of my quest/personal challenge to build complete Liberty and Buffalo nickel collections just from circulation via coin roll hunting. I found a 1911 Liberty nickel and a 1943-S silver war nickel...

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Chris Smolinski W3HFU @hfunderground.com · 16/09/2026

Box 462 of my quest/personal challenge to build complete Liberty and Buffalo nickel collections just from circulation via coin roll hunting. You never know what you'll find in customer wrapped rolls. I found a 1969-S proof nickel, a Swiss 20 rappen, a Bermuda nickel, a dime...