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Ryan (he/him) | ✶✶✶✶ | Engineer, musician, CW radioamateur Nerd things enjoyer | Krynn Teluin @ Balmung

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K1TLN @k1tln.com · 3h
My first CW contact was in January of this year, and I quietly set the goal for myself to aim for a hundred contacts in year one - no FT8, no voice, only the code. Today, I actually hit that goal. This is 114 CW contacts in 2026 (+Hawai'i). TU ES 72 DE K1TLN.
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K1TLN @k1tln.com · 9h
I shot a couple calls your way but didn't try too long - I was out there QRP 5W and it looked like the California QSO party was mad busy so I just went back to hunting POTA and out of the way of the contest beepers. One of these days though, we gotta work!
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tams! @maezanilla.bsky.social · 10h
Happy fma day! 🦾✨
An illustration of some of the main cast of Fullmetal Alchemist (Edward Elric, Alphonse Elric, Riza Hawkeye, Roy Mustang, Maes Hughes, Louis Armstrong) walking through the train station of Central City, in Amestris.
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K1TLN @k1tln.com · 13h
Just heard a wild @donvision.bsky.social tearing it up on 20M totally by chance, ha 🔥
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Radical Graffiti @radicalgraffiti.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
"Protect Trans Kids, Scare Local Fascists" Sign spotted in Waterloo, Ontario

"Protect Trans Kids, Scare Local Fascists"
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K1TLN @k1tln.com · 03/10/2026
Repurposed some rechargeable 9 volts to use with the MTR3B and honestly I can't believe it worked as well as it did. First real spin with the capacitive trigger pads, too. Here's a contact into South Carolina from earlier this evening.
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Tom Aznable @tomaznable.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Now that I have a Superstation I've been plunging into all these great arcade games I've never even heard of. Case in point, I PROMISE you won't be prepared for this shmup's title reveal
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K1TLN @k1tln.com · 29/09/2026
I wake up Not a single bean or granule of coffee is in my apartment
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K1TLN @k1tln.com · 28/09/2026
I am not immune to DAISO Gunpla display accessory propaganda. These parts are pretty slick and cost next to nothing.
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K1TLN @k1tln.com · 24/09/2026
Thanks! This little dude helps make my low power radios and antennas play together a little more nicely.
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K1TLN @k1tln.com · 24/09/2026
It's alive! Variable capacitor knobs are a touch flimsy, might replace those later, but it'll get the job done. The X6100 really has no need for this, but I plan to pair it with the (tr)uSDX or my Mountain Topper since they don't have built-in ATUs.
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K1TLN @k1tln.com · 24/09/2026
👀
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Jerry Chen @jcsalterego.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
me: no worries (galadriel voice) but they were all of them deceived, for another worry was made
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K1TLN @k1tln.com · 24/09/2026
The future is now. Most of the internals are done up. Rotary switch and inductor core will get dropped in and wired up later, then it’s just wrapping up and testing. Working on this no-name instructionless kit has been a lot of fun (and frustration) for like ten bucks worth of parts. Grinding exp.
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K1TLN @k1tln.com · 24/09/2026
I copied today's #Morsle at 40 WPM on hard mode! morsle.fun
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Morsle - the daily Morse code challenge
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K1TLN @k1tln.com · 23/09/2026
Bits of progress on the tuner build between things. LED and leads are on the board and the tapped inductor is fully soldered on to the rotary switch. The casing, capacitors, and BNC connectors are next up. Probably tomorrow or something.
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K1TLN @k1tln.com · 23/09/2026
No complaints about the first day of fall, other than wanting more hours in the day.
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K1TLN @k1tln.com · 21/09/2026
Tapped inductor, all wired up. Still need to clean the enamel and pre-tin the taps but mostly there. I followed corrections from Carol KP4MD to the inductor wiring schematic. Knitters, crocheters, etc. - so much (more) respect for you. Counting and turning and twisting without losing track is HARD.
A T-106-2 toroid, wound with enamel wire, tapped at various points for connecting to a rotary switch.
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K1TLN @k1tln.com · 21/09/2026
Didn't know that! Correction: Welcome (back) to (our) town
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K1TLN @k1tln.com · 21/09/2026
Welcome to my town, don't get baja blasted in these mean Chicago streets 🌮
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Chicago Reader @chicagoreader.com · 21/09/2026
Rocket From the Crypt emerged in the early 90s with a fiery, maximalist, horn-infused sound and a stage presence that took inspiration from 50s rock 'n' roll, 60s soul and garage, and decades of punk rock. bit.ly/4rjXaah
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Rocket From the Crypt resurrect their full-throttle punk with Scream, Frankenstein, Scream! - Chicago Reader
Rocket From the Crypt emerged in the early 90s with a fiery, maximalist, horn-infused sound and a stage presence that took inspiration from 50s rock 'n' roll, 60s soul and garage, and decades of punk rock.
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K1TLN @k1tln.com · 21/09/2026
Board for a cheap QRP manual antenna tuner kit. My X6100 has an ATU built-in that's great but none of my other radios do, so building something inexpensive like this and potentially learning something in the process seemed like a better bet.
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K1TLN @k1tln.com · 21/09/2026
Little headway on (yet) another project this evening
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K1TLN @k1tln.com · 20/09/2026
I copied today's #Morsle at 40 WPM on hard mode! morsle.fun
morsle.fun
Morsle - the daily Morse code challenge
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The Price of Reason @priceofreason.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
OKAY FINE YOU CAN HAVE A CHURU
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yaoi gagarin @mel.bzky.team · 18/09/2026
man he cant equip that shit hes a cleric not a wizard. this DM sucks
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K1TLN @k1tln.com · 14/09/2026
My CD copy of Frame and Canvas came in today - and Polyvinyl slipped in something extra for free 👀 buying physical media has excellent perks sometimes (And yes, they did slip in an Airhead also, it’s green)
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K1TLN @k1tln.com · 14/09/2026
Chicago Indie Games Showcase was rad. Extremely cool to talk with game devs in the local scene and play some super fascinating games.
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K1TLN @k1tln.com · 12/09/2026
Late morning trail walk in the woods before setting up shop. Raced the sun to make 18 contacts before my shade was gone. #CW #QRP
A photo of a trail in the forest preserves near the Des Plaines River.An image of a map depicting Morse code communications today from K1TLN across the United States.
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K1TLN @k1tln.com · 09/09/2026
New card arrived in the inbox today #13Colonies #CW
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Amanda Wong @amandawtwong.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
No, babe, I NEED the $200 Le Creuset Star Trek shuttlecraft casserole dish for my banana bread.
Le Creuset Star Trek shuttlecraft casserole dish
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K1TLN @k1tln.com · 09/09/2026
Gang posted up at Cali Blue, criminal activities smh
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K1TLN @k1tln.com · 09/09/2026
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Michael Scott: Oh My God, It's Happening!
ALT: Michael Scott: Oh My God, It's Happening!
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K1TLN @k1tln.com · 09/09/2026
I copied today's #Morsle at 35 WPM on hard mode! morsle.fun
morsle.fun
Morsle - the daily Morse code challenge
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Alex Winter @alexwinter.com · 08/09/2026
RT if you've never had a tab of ChatGPT open, period.
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Retro Blast 👻 @retroblastpod.com · 08/09/2026
"You know, I'm something of a Final Fantasy XIII fan myself."
An image of actor Willem Dafoe sitting in a chair with a large painting behind him with an image of Lost Odyssey in it. You know, the actual Final Fantasy XIII. Don't @ me. I love you all.
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K1TLN @k1tln.com · 08/09/2026
Love the paper QSL cards. I really need to get to designing and printing up mine...
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K1TLN @k1tln.com · 06/09/2026
1.2 SWR in the CW portion of 20, no tuning needed. Always impressed at the reach of this thing, for a collection of parts I kinda slapped and soldered together.
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K1TLN @k1tln.com · 06/09/2026
First day back at it in a couple weeks, serving beeps for breakfast. Good QRP morning in the midwest.
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K1TLN @k1tln.com · 05/09/2026
Bars tbh
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K1TLN @k1tln.com · 04/09/2026
September 2026: Frame and Canvas - Braid braid.bandcamp.com (A physical copy of this in my collection was long overdue, shoutout Bandcamp Fridays)
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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 04/09/2026
Bandcamp Friday!
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K1TLN @k1tln.com · 03/09/2026
I copied today's #Morsle at 35 WPM on hard mode! morsle.fun
morsle.fun
Morsle - the daily Morse code challenge
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K1TLN @k1tln.com · 03/09/2026
Spent the last two days under the weather and I think I might have actually slept for 30 of the last 48 or so hours 😴
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Toscha 🍂 @poemless.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Car chase scene from The Blues Brothers
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Dave Byrnes @djbyrnes1.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
ICE continues to be active in Chicago. Community members in Little Village recorded ICE in the area of 26th & Drake this morning, and photos shared online show a masked fed chasing someone down an alley off Leland and Ashland in Ravenswood. Reports of activity in Bronzeville, Bridgeport, Hermosa.
ICE agent walking down Drake toward 26th Street in Chicago's Little Village neighborhood. Source: Baltazar Enriquez SanchezPhoto shared online anonymously of a masked fed chasing someone down an alley off Leland and Ashland in Ravenswood. 8/31 post by rapid response group Hijos De Migrantes showing agents active in Bridgeport, Ravenswood, Hermosa, Bronzeville and Little Village this morning
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K1TLN @k1tln.com · 01/09/2026
I KNEW I should have gone to this!
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K1TLN @k1tln.com · 01/09/2026
It is genuinely rad to see how many agricultural things are going on in the city - and how much of it is educational and volunteer-driven
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This Belmont Cragin Farm Has Been Helping People Grow For More Than A Decade
Located next to three Belmont Cragin schools, the Chicago Farm Lab is a place where students learn to grow and neighbors get free access to produce.
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K1TLN @k1tln.com · 31/08/2026
I copied today's #Morsle at 35 WPM on hard mode! morsle.fun
morsle.fun
Morsle - the daily Morse code challenge
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K1TLN @k1tln.com · 30/08/2026
My thoughts to you and yours, pal. Sorry to hear it.
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