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Michael K Johnson @mcdanlj.social.makerforums.info.ap.brid.gy · 15/10/2026

Yesterday, @qrper "jumped" me into the Brass Knuckle Gang of 2 meter #HamRadio CW enthusiasts, by giving me my first ever 2m CW QSO. Now I have a membership number, BGK#741 — and I can "jump" others into the club by completing a 2 meter CW QSO with […] [Original post on social.makerforums.info]

FreeCAD screen shot of key and retention bracket for doing Morse code on a Quansheng UV-K5 radio.

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Michael K Johnson @mcdanlj.social.makerforums.info.ap.brid.gy · 10/10/2026

Well apparently I'm following up on this on actual #FreeCADFriday this time, unlike last week's post. Last week's custom typecase tray was _almost_ right! * The cells weren't quite wide/tall enough; I had more of some characters than I realized […] [Original post on social.makerforums.info]

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Michael K Johnson @mcdanlj.social.makerforums.info.ap.brid.gy · 09/10/2026

INB4 the CME is forecast to hit tomorrow and give us a G1 or G2 storm. 5 Watts CW #POTA Many, _many_ thanks to MM0TWX for his patience — he kept coming back to me. I kept hearing part of his call through the QSB, and then finally I got the whole […] [Original post on social.makerforums.info]

Map showing contacts made by ham radio on the 20 meter band using morse code. From North Carolina, several contacts in Canada, many states in the US East, and as far West as Colorado, and four in Europe.

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Michael K Johnson @mcdanlj.social.makerforums.info.ap.brid.gy · 05/10/2026

I don't actually get to do a lot of FreeCAD on Fridays, so #FreeCADFriday isn't much my thing. But we have a hot foil embosser and a type set for it, and the type came jumbled in a few small ziplock bags without any clear organization, so it's a right […] [Original post on social.makerforums.info]

FreeCAD screenshot of typecase with lid. The lid is transparent, showing the typecase underneath. At the front is a space for pulling the lid off. At the back is a larger recess for holding tools.

Bottom view of typecase with transparent view of lid. At the front is a large cutout to pull the lid off. At the back is a small fingernail slot to hold the case while pulling off the lid.

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Michael K Johnson @mcdanlj.social.makerforums.info.ap.brid.gy · 06/09/2026

I discovered that park US-6916 Jordan State Game Land is extensive. I also discovered that most the the entrances I was looking for were closed, with no obvious information on open hours. Eventually found one entrance that looks like it hasn't closed […] [Original post on social.makerforums.info]

A map of a 5W (mostly) POTA activation in North Carolina, with contacts throughout the eastern US, Alaska, into Canada, Puerto Rico, Sweden, and Russia.

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Michael K Johnson @mcdanlj.social.makerforums.info.ap.brid.gy · 02/09/2026

RE: hachyderm.io/@simontatham/117203035… OK, went straight to "More → 16x16, 60 mines, Hats." It's a little bit mind-bending because touching corners at narrow angles somehow don't "feel" as connected to me as simple diagonals on the […] [Original post on social.makerforums.info]

Screen shot of a minesweeper-style map with einstein hats instead of squares. The puzzles has been solved; all the mines have been marked and all the rest of the tiles cleared.

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Michael K Johnson @mcdanlj.social.makerforums.info.ap.brid.gy · 31/08/2026

Anyone on Bluesky replying, please enable bridgy. Otherwise, this is what I see.

Screen shot of bridgy notifying me of activity when bridging is not allowed.

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Michael K Johnson @mcdanlj.social.makerforums.info.ap.brid.gy · 28/08/2026

I can't remember the last time that XKCD even loosely translated a passage from the bible into a comic strip. xkcd.com/3290

Stick figure holds hammer to raised knee and says:

Listen up, Leg.

I've been sending you rich, oxygenated blood for years, while you send me worthless used-up blood with no oxygen.

Time to teach you a lesson about not ripping me off!

Subtitle: Tariffs

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Michael K Johnson @mcdanlj.social.makerforums.info.ap.brid.gy · 21/08/2026

A coworker shared this in an internal channel. _IYKYK..._

Bridge offset not-quite-meet-in-middle meme.
At top, text "CLAUDE TOLD ME"
At bottom, text "THE MIDDLE WASN'T LOAD BEARING"

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Michael K Johnson @mcdanlj.social.makerforums.info.ap.brid.gy · 13/08/2026

Big news! I just released version 0.9 of my 3d-printed #MorseCode single-paddle key system. Changes: * **New grip that acts like a case.** @qrper reasonably expected the original hand grip I made to reverse to act as a protective case when the key […] [Original post on social.makerforums.info]

Photo of the underside of a magnet mount holding a Morse key, next to a jeweler's block

Photo of blue key in red grip/case, deployed in grip mode where the paddle sticks out.

Photo of blue key in red grip/case, deployed in case mode. The key is fully retraced into the case, and the cable is wrapped around the whole unit.

Screenshot of FreeCAD model of key and grip/case. The grip/case is transparent to show its internal structure, with stops for the side contact thumb screws such that with the key installed as shown, the paddle protrudes; if installed from the other side, the paddle is protected inside.

Helical crush ribs are partially visible in several holes.

The path for the wires from the inside to the outside are racetrack slots instead of round holes, so that the terminal tabs do not have to be soldered and de-soldered in place.

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Michael K Johnson @mcdanlj.social.makerforums.info.ap.brid.gy · 06/08/2026

At the beginning of this year, when three stations were responding to me in Morse Walker at the same time, it was all I could do to get enough characters to narrow it down to one caller, let alone pull a full call out of the pileup on the first […] [Original post on social.makerforums.info]

Screen shot of morse walker showing copying three call signs in a row on the first attempt with 8 or 9 simultaneous calling stations in a simulated pileup.

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Michael K Johnson @mcdanlj.social.makerforums.info.ap.brid.gy · 29/06/2026

Back from my first #HamRadio #FieldDay CW mode captain experience. We had about 10 Morse code operators, and several more folks listening along from time to time. We were set up with two rigs in two screened pop-up shelters right next to each other […] [Original post on social.makerforums.info]

Photo of a jumbled pile of chairs, bins, and a tarp-covered table that had shortly before been covered by a pop-up shelter. In the background is an RV with a damaged awning.

Photo showing one pop-up shelter plastered against trees and bushes, and another destroyed.

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Michael K Johnson @mcdanlj.social.makerforums.info.ap.brid.gy · 23/06/2026

I am not a big fan of the capacitive paddles on the Morserino M32 Pocket, or indeed capacitive paddles in general. I want mechanical keys, preferably of the single-paddle type. Many months ago, I re-modeled the official M32 Pocket case — which Hans […] [Original post on social.makerforums.info]

Screen shot of FreeCAD showing model of a single-lever key at the end of an M32 Pocket case.

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Michael K Johnson @mcdanlj.social.makerforums.info.ap.brid.gy · 20/06/2026

Your periodic reminder that if you are bluesky and haven't opted into bridgy, then when you respond to my post, as @flashoholic.bsky.social did here, all I get is this kind of opaque notification. If you are bluesky and want to interact with fedizens, turn on fediverse bridging.

Screen shot of Bridgy telling me that someone responded to me on Bluesky.

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Michael K Johnson @mcdanlj.social.makerforums.info.ap.brid.gy · 20/06/2026

I remember looking at the model and thinking, "wait, that pocket looks way too big, I should verify that dimension" and then I forgot. I'll make a captive insert and it will be fine. #3DPrinting

Photograph of an M5 nut sitting inside a much-too-big hole in which it was intended to be captive.

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Michael K Johnson @mcdanlj.social.makerforums.info.ap.brid.gy · 19/06/2026

The stand is designed in two pieces to accommodate strength in different directions, and possibly to be able to fold up flat. The shell will print on its back (away from this view), the U-bracket will print lying down on its side, and the base will […] [Original post on social.makerforums.info]

Screen shot of model of assembled fan stand. The parts are random colors.

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Michael K Johnson @mcdanlj.social.makerforums.info.ap.brid.gy · 19/06/2026

More #FreeCADFriday now in Friday in my own time zone. I have a fan that I want to make a table stand for to use outside while operating #HamRadio. First I modeled the fan in a silly amount of detail, including the grill, which took some learning, and […] [Original post on social.makerforums.info]

Screenshot of unreasonably accurate model of a fan with a grate.

Screen shot of fan in a box to be 3d-printed

Rear view showing grate to keep fingers out

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Michael K Johnson @mcdanlj.social.makerforums.info.ap.brid.gy · 19/06/2026

It's #FreeCADFriday UTC, even if it's still Thursday evening where I am. I am getting a screened pop-up gazebo/cabana for ham radio purposes (Field Day) and wanted to compare footprints of three different options. One has a 10' x 10' square footprint […] [Original post on social.makerforums.info]

Screen shot of FreeCAD sketcher as described in the text

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Michael K Johnson @mcdanlj.social.makerforums.info.ap.brid.gy · 15/06/2026

I was looking for an image of a tapped autotransformer for making an unun, instead of the more common bifilar windings for the primary, and a search turned this image up. Of course it's a Facebook post and I'm not on Facebook so I'm shocked that […] [Original post on social.makerforums.info]

Schematic image of a tapped 14:2 autotransformer as an unun

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Michael K Johnson @mcdanlj.social.makerforums.info.ap.brid.gy · 07/06/2026

My charger is capable of supplying 5A. My battery wants to be charged at max 1.5A. I moved the panel until in full sun, my charger is actually supplying 1.5A to the battery. I don't really need to charge right now, but it's an excuse to wait for […] [Original post on social.makerforums.info]

Image of small battery, charger controller, and solar panel. The solar panel is one third shaded.

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Michael K Johnson @mcdanlj.social.makerforums.info.ap.brid.gy · 02/06/2026

I cranked my version of Morse Walker up to 3–6 simultaneous callers for the first time this evening, and the first time that it gave me 6 stations at once, I pulled one station out of the pile-up on the first try, and got the Field Day exchange right […] [Original post on social.makerforums.info]

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Michael K Johnson @mcdanlj.social.makerforums.info.ap.brid.gy · 17/05/2026

Absent any better suggestions, my default for my official release of version 0.9 of my key system will include these configurations: * Four 15mm magnets * Six 10m magnets * A dozen 8mm magnets * Sixteen 1/4" magnets As you can see, 15mm is […] [Original post on social.makerforums.info]

FreeCAD screenshot of 15mm magnet arrangement.

FreeCAD screenshot of 8mm magnet arrangement.

FreeCAD screenshot of 10mm magnet arrangement.

FreeCAD screenshot of ¼" magnet arrangement.

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Michael K Johnson @mcdanlj.social.makerforums.info.ap.brid.gy · 17/05/2026

New part coming soon for my #HamRadio Single-paddle #MorseCode key system. This is a base that you can glue magnets into, for using the key on a steel block like the commonly-used jeweler's blocks. Like the rest of my system, it is parametric […] [Original post on social.makerforums.info]

Screen shot of FreeCAD model of morse code key base as described in text. It has twelve holes for installing magnets in. Each hole is highlighted in light blue.

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Michael K Johnson @mcdanlj.social.makerforums.info.ap.brid.gy · 10/05/2026

If you responded to this post on bluesky, it looks like you haven't made it possible for me to even see your post, let alone respond. If you block fediverse folks from seeing what you write, then perhaps you should block bridgy so that you don't accidentally have a one-sided conversation like this.

Screen shot of bridgy telling me that someone in the bluesky walled garden has responded to me.

What I get when I try to read their response.

"This author has chosen to make their posts visible only to people who are signed in."

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Michael K Johnson @mcdanlj.social.makerforums.info.ap.brid.gy · 04/05/2026

Wholesome, low sodium ham content on Reddit! Here's how to meet your neighbors on Reddit! 🙂 www.reddit.com/r/whatisit/s/dscwItA… #HamRadio

A reddit post asking what his neighbor installed on his roof, with an image of a house with a large Yagi-uda on a rotator.

Response from the owner of the house exactly describing the antenna, and offering a shack tour.

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Michael K Johnson @mcdanlj.social.makerforums.info.ap.brid.gy · 01/05/2026

Here's what I get. I am not on bsky so I don't know whether it also messages them to let them know that they are shouting into the void a little... I haven't asked it to stop because of morbid curiosity about how often this happens, I guess. Just […] [Original post on social.makerforums.info]

Screen shot of alert that some random person on bluesky has interacted with my bridged post without allowing themselves to be bridged.

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Michael K Johnson @mcdanlj.social.makerforums.info.ap.brid.gy · 27/04/2026

Thanks to prodding @KZ4LN and a suggestion from KR4BUA, I went from two failed experiments with different grades of memory foam to an even lighter solution using closed cell packing foam and highly visible electrical tape to secure it. It adds a […] [Original post on social.makerforums.info]

Orange electrical tape wrapped around a ball of foam. Gray fishing line is wrapped around the whole thing and trails off to one side. Inside is a tungsten weight.

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Michael K Johnson @mcdanlj.social.makerforums.info.ap.brid.gy · 04/04/2026

I keep seeing #HamRadio antennas using all sort of huge devices to create links between band segments. Alligator clips. Wago blocks. Mueller clips. Mostly with the antenna wire tied to something stiff that makes it hard to roll up neatly, rather than […] [Original post on social.makerforums.info]

Photo of an antenna link between 12 meter and 15 meter segments, shown above a metric scale. The entire link is between 17 and 18 cm long. Dacron cord carries the load between the two segments, which are connected by banana plugs insulated by more heat shrink.

The same link as in the first picture, this time disconnected.

Linked dipole form showing one leg of a dipole with many links in it wound up for storage. The wire is wound in a figure eight to avoid twists. Several of the links are partially visible in it.

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Michael K Johnson @mcdanlj.social.makerforums.info.ap.brid.gy · 03/04/2026

I have released version 0.8 of my single-paddle morse key with one new change: It now supports adding an M3x20 set / grub screw as a spreader to make it harder to accidentally key dits or dahs by squeezing the key while holding it in your hand […] [Original post on social.makerforums.info]

Photo of a red single-paddle morse code key with a screw installed. The screw holds the arms apart to make them more rigid.

The key has not been fully assembled; most of the hardware is still missing. This photo is from the assembly instructions.

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Michael K Johnson @mcdanlj.social.makerforums.info.ap.brid.gy · 27/03/2026

DX Engineering maybe should turn off their "upcoming" feed for... _certain times of year_ 🤣 #HamRadio

Screen shot of upcoming DX Engineering video premiering on April 1. Text says: "This changes everything! DX Engineering Introduces a High Performance Antenna Encabulator". The "antenna" is four coils connected to x-shaped cross bars.

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Michael K Johnson @mcdanlj.social.makerforums.info.ap.brid.gy · 20/03/2026

Thanks to @qrper I'm working on the next improvement to my Single-Paddle Morse code key. I thought that adding the stabilizer bar to the bottom had solved the problem of accidentally keying by squeezing the body of the key too firmly, but it turns out […] [Original post on social.makerforums.info]

FreeCAD screen shot showing a single-paddle key with a highlighted bar that represents a set screw (or grub screw) that holds the arms apart.

FreeCAD screen shot without the new grub screw present, showing that the hole for mounting it is on only one side, pressing against the other side.

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Michael K Johnson @mcdanlj.social.makerforums.info.ap.brid.gy · 07/03/2026

I finally got out and did a #POTA activation using only my QMX. Most of this was on a 20m EFHW, and then I did a few QSOs on a random wire through a tuner. It didn't start out well. I couldn't figure out why no one was responding to me. I finally […] [Original post on social.makerforums.info]

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Michael K Johnson @mcdanlj.social.makerforums.info.ap.brid.gy · 24/01/2026

Catching up on the Morserino group today, I went down a rabbit hole and ended up at www.fpqrp.org and thence www.fpqrp.org/pighist.htm where I discovered this image of the first flying pig, from 1909. Thence, of course to Wikipedia […] [Original post on social.makerforums.info]

The first pig to fly in an aeroplane was taken up for a joyride in a biplane by Lord Brabazon, holder of the first pilot license in Britain.
"The TIMES", London, (1909).

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Michael K Johnson @mcdanlj.social.makerforums.info.ap.brid.gy · 19/01/2026

Today I released version 0.7 of my print-in place single-paddle Morse code key. This will function as release notes: * The most important practical change is that **the slot in the lever for the stabilizer bar is taller,** so that it doesn't bind […] [Original post on social.makerforums.info]

Morse code key inserted into a handle for easier keying. The Morse code key is red, the hardware is brass, and the handle is blue.

The print-in-place morse code key connected to an M32 Pocket Morserino set in decoding mode. The Morserino has just decoded "cq" sent with this key.

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Michael K Johnson @mcdanlj.social.makerforums.info.ap.brid.gy · 13/01/2026

I bought a pair of 25' Intellitron stainless steel whip antennas from GigaParts while they were on sale ("two is one and one is none" and the second one tipped me me into "free shipping" making its marginal cost pretty low). On removing them from the […] [Original post on social.makerforums.info]

A view into the bottom end of a whip antenna, showing yellow metal tabs for better electrical connections between the concentric sleeves, stops preventing collapsing the antenna too far, and a set of holes. An out-of-focus roll pin is in the background.

close-up view of roll pin. Only one end is tapered, and the pin is not straight.

External view of base sleeve that fell off the whip. It has flat sides where the holes for the roll pin go, and is tapered from the base where a 3/8-24 threaded stud is visible towards the open end at the lower left.

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Michael K Johnson @mcdanlj.social.makerforums.info.ap.brid.gy · 10/01/2026

RE: social.makerforums.info/@mcdanlj/11… This morning, I heard the first report of someone passing their US ham radio exam by using Open Ham Prep to study! 🎉 Brad added two huge new features over the past week! A […] [Original post on social.makerforums.info]

Screenshot showing the first 6 of 16 lessons covering the US ham radio Technician class exam material, starting with "Welcome to Amateur Radio". Because I have passed all the quizzes associated with topic 2, "Your Identity on the Air", it is marked as completed. Two other topics are marked as partially complete because I have passed some but not all of the associated quizzes.

Screenshot showing the first six of 57 topics, starting with "The Transceiver - Your Voice to the World". Because I've taken the quiz for the first topic, it is marked as "Completed"

Screenshot showing the result of successfully answering all the questions in a quiz, and that you can always review questions for a topic by re-taking the quiz.

Screenshot of dashboard, showing that answering only a few questions does not demonstrate that I'm ready to take the test, even though I answered all of those few 100% correctly.

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Michael K Johnson @mcdanlj.social.makerforums.info.ap.brid.gy · 09/01/2026

Happy #FreeCADFriday! This week I've been working on re-modelling the case for the Morserino M32 Pocket. At least four different people had worked on the case. It was initially made in FreeCAD, but then was modified with other software, and the […] [Original post on social.makerforums.info]

Screen shot of a basic case with no integrated paddles at all. The case is rendered transparent in order to show the internal display frame and the base, as well as some of the internal structure. There is a knob placed where the actual physical knob sits on the assembled device. The internal components are not modeled.

Screen shot that is like the other image, except that the case is the version with the default integrated paddles as shipped by QRP Labs.

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Michael K Johnson @mcdanlj.social.makerforums.info.ap.brid.gy · 04/01/2026

Here's the latest announcement from Open Ham Prep. It's had keyboard controls since right near the beginning, about a month ago. Brad told me he was committed to accessibility the first day he mentioned his prototype, when I asked him pretty […] [Original post on social.makerforums.info]

Image of web site notification from the Open Ham Prep app:

Feature Announcement

Accessibility for everyone!

Our belief is ham radio is for everyone. So we've just added accessibility throughout the app enabling screen readers and keyboard navigation. So no matter who you are you can learn to become a ham!

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Button: [Okay, got it!]

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Michael K Johnson @mcdanlj.social.makerforums.info.ap.brid.gy · 04/01/2026

My friend Brad Bazemore KK4PWJ wanted a totally free — **zero cost, 100% open source** — comprehensive US Amateur Radio study app. His day job is in testing, and he _really knows his stuff_. So he built Open Ham Prep. I'm _super grateful_ for […] [Original post on social.makerforums.info]

Screenshot showing Open Ham Prep in light mode immediately after logging in as a new user.

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Michael K Johnson @mcdanlj.social.makerforums.info.ap.brid.gy · 28/12/2025

For my linked dipole, I came up with using high-shrink (I use 4:1) marine (lined with heat-activated glue) heat shrink tubing and dacron line for making neat links that wind nicely and avoid putting stress on the wire. Today I realized that I could […] [Original post on social.makerforums.info]

A piece of doubled dacron line partially inside a heat shrink tube

A piece of wire next to the tails of the doubled dacron line, ready to be inserted into the heat shrink

Heat shrink slid down over wire and almost to the ends of the doubled line

Shrunk tubing after heat applied, holding wire and loop together

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Michael K Johnson @mcdanlj.social.makerforums.info.ap.brid.gy · 27/12/2025

The case for my 28g QRP dual-ported (9:1 and 49:1) unun cracked from tightening one of the terminal screws too tight, and from having printed the box with too few perimeters, so it wasn't really strong enough. I had designed it so that the coax was […] [Original post on social.makerforums.info]

Damaged case with one side cracked off and pieces cut out for destructive disassembly to save the electrical parts for a new case.

Electrical components removed from broken box: a tapped autotransformer with three ring terminals at the connections, and a blue high-voltage capacitor. Two of the three ring terminals have brass M3x8 screws currently installed. 1/10" RG316 is visible at the bottom.

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Michael K Johnson @mcdanlj.social.makerforums.info.ap.brid.gy · 24/12/2025

OK, QRZ and HamQTH are now both updated with **"MKJ"**. The experiment has begun. They don't have absolutely equivalent settings with exactly the same schema. But these should be obvious enough, I hope.

Screen shot from QRZ with "MKJ" set as my nickname

Screen shot from HamQTH with Name: Michael "MKJ"

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Michael K Johnson @mcdanlj.social.makerforums.info.ap.brid.gy · 23/12/2025

My #HamRadio #POTA fun today was activating US-1904 Myakka River State Park on 20m and 17m, with 5W CW, on my new edition of my inverted-V linked dipole hoisted with a POTA33H mast strapped to a shelter with velcro. I hunted on 20m and 17m, then […] [Original post on social.makerforums.info]

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Michael K Johnson @mcdanlj.social.makerforums.info.ap.brid.gy · 14/12/2025

For my #HamRadio tunable elevated radial project, I want to isolate them from the earth and the mast, and I'm not finding an isolating mount that goes into a normal ½" "light stand". So I've come up with this design to build. (Yay, I can't just buy it […] [Original post on social.makerforums.info]

FreeCAD view making the stem transparent to show the insulating gasket inside it

FreeCAD screenshot with the stem invisible and the gasket transparent to show the top M10-threaded connector for the radials

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Michael K Johnson @mcdanlj.social.makerforums.info.ap.brid.gy · 14/12/2025

I'm finally trying printing with Spiderflex (77-82A shore) filament. The print speeds remind me of my first 3d printer. Two tiny parts totaling under 3g took about an hour, printing with a maximum speed of 10mm/s. But having really flexible TPE is […] [Original post on social.makerforums.info]

Photograph of two replacement KX3 feet, 3d printed in a very soft TPE

Photograph showing one of the 3d-printed feet installed on the radio it was made for, an Elecraft KX3

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Michael K Johnson @mcdanlj.social.makerforums.info.ap.brid.gy · 07/12/2025

I packed for #POTA before heading out to do the weekly grocery shopping, even though it was only 40°F / 4.5°C with low clouds. I decided it was too cold to sit in the helinox chair without insulation, so I drove past US-3867 and went to US-2755 […] [Original post on social.makerforums.info]

Map covering most of the continental United States, showing 33 QSOs across 18 US states, ON Canada, and PR, all using only 5W on the 20m band.

Picnic table set up for POTA with KX3, PA2, my own single-paddle key, and a tablet on a stand with a keyboard.

Pictures of trees with almost invisible mast, RG316 coax, and 26AWG black wire that I know is there but can't see even though I know where to look. the mast is leaning against a branch instead of being guyed.

Linked dipole stowed for transport. Black wire is wrapped in a figure eight on each side, with bright yellow thin elastic cord at the end of each wire. A coil of RG316 coax is underneath it, and some of the elastic cord is wrapped around the coil and winder to stow.

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Michael K Johnson @mcdanlj.social.makerforums.info.ap.brid.gy · 06/12/2025

Over the past couple weeks, I've been designing a spool with some particular features in #FreeCAD, encompassing 6 parts to 3d-print. I've been manually re-orienting them when I print them. Now that it's working, I realized that I could use the […] [Original post on social.makerforums.info]

FreeCAD screen shot showing the parts as they will be used. This is not an assembly; the parts are designed with parametric placement.

FreeCAD screen shot of top view of parts arranged to print, showing one fixed joint and five 0-valued distance joints between faces that should be coplanar for printing

FreeCAD screen shot showing edge view with printing surfaces aligned

Screen shot of sliced assembly, imported into the slicer and sliced without any further arrangement.

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Michael K Johnson @mcdanlj.social.makerforums.info.ap.brid.gy · 06/12/2025

Ten years later, it appears to me that the NYT still needs to hire better headline writers. These words aren't even exact homophones! * allude * elude

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Michael K Johnson @mcdanlj.social.makerforums.info.ap.brid.gy · 03/12/2025

Morsewalker has an **Attempts** column in the results table, but how many attempts it reasonably takes to copy a call sign depends in part on how big the pileup is. And copying a call sign on the first try is more satisfying if I do it out of a pileup […] [Original post on social.makerforums.info]

Screenshot of my fork of Morsewalker with an extra "Stations" column in the results table.

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