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Kelvin n0mql EN35ld @kelvin0mql.mastodon.hams.social.ap.brid.gy · 12/10/2026

It's been a few months, but I finally have a rudimentary #HamRadio #HF station back. RX-only for now, because the sole "antenna" is the garage rain gutter. But for what it's worth, I was 99.5% RX-only in the months before the house move, anyway. This […] [Original post on mastodon.hams.social]

Screenshot of pskreporter.info map showing that this station is once again receiving and decoding FT8 from a good bit of the globe.

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Kelvin n0mql EN35ld @kelvin0mql.mastodon.hams.social.ap.brid.gy · 13h

40 meters, 5 watts, 23' rain gutter, no ground rod, no counterpoise (aside from the coax shield coiled on the garage floor). SWR is anything from 3 to 8 depending on which band. That's why 100w radio is dialed all the way down to 5w. Quite frankly […] [Original post on mastodon.hams.social]

Screenshot includes pskreporter map on the left peppering New York to Alabama with blue pins (I'm SW MN now)... and on the right, a portion of the WSJT-x window, where I've almost completed a QSO with KJ5LMM near Waco, TX.

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n0mql.com @n0mql.com · 13h

Right? That face made me ache, back in the day.

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n0mql.com @n0mql.com · 09/09/2026

I mean... how is this not the best timeline bingo ever?

Screenshot of the OP, preceded immediately by a cartoon about United Healthcare.

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someGhost 👻 @sometoast.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Never won’t not repost

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n0mql.com @n0mql.com · 07/08/2026

Yrs ago I saw an article that explained/proved you did more for environment by keeping the “74 LTD” (et al), keeping it in excellent mechanical condition, & change your driving habits to be more efficient. If you sell it, chances are next owner won’t do all that.

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n0mql.com @n0mql.com · 30/07/2026

Dopey me. This is 15mi N of St. Paul, MN.

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Kimberley Johnson @kimberleyjohnson.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

It's not a disagreement about politics. Itr's a morality/decency thing.

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Luca @lucagalletti.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

Man pitches 'Shepherd Safety' to city council—a service that tracks politicians the exact same way Flock Safety tracks us. This shouldn't be satire...everyone should be watching “Authority” like a hawk. TT: @coachtd87

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n0mql.com @n0mql.com · 21/07/2026

But I should just "calm my tits" as it were. I'm almost certainly going to buy a Flex Aurora after we're done with this house move situation.

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n0mql.com @n0mql.com · 21/07/2026

I watched #DXCommander video about #QSODirector a while back. Impressed. Installed & tried it. Now I'm wishing I could connect Linux machine to both FTdx3000 & RSPDuo & then present like it's a single IP-remote-able modern rig. Like a FlexRadio. youtu.be/Sxgp5r8MXW4

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QSO Director - Is This the Future of Ham Radio Logging?

YouTube video by DXCommander

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n0mql.com @n0mql.com · 20/07/2026

That said, right now there's ZERO ham radios in this home office. We're preparing to sell & move, so most of my ham gear is disconnected, packed in boxes. It's awful.

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n0mql.com @n0mql.com · 20/07/2026

There's 2 more radios in the truck - sometimes 3, if I bring the HT with me.

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kelvind.com @kelvind.com · 12/07/2026

The #YouTube & other #SocialMedia pundits keep trying to convince me that #EV have fully "made it" & that I'm incredibly stupid for not buying one yet. Traitor to the #Environment & such. SO much cheaper, if I account for gas & maintenance. Shouldn't that mean rental EVs are cheaper or equal?

A 24h rental of an EV from Payless is $191.

Midsize SUV regular ol' gas from ACE is $109.

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Kelvin n0mql EN35ld @kelvin0mql.mastodon.hams.social.ap.brid.gy · 10/06/2026

Last night about 9, wife noted storm forecast 3am. “I‘ll go unplug antenna.” But by bathroom time 30min later, I’d forgot. Window-rattling thunder woke me @ 3:30. I wonder if I still have a working station out there, but I’m surely done sleeping.

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Plucky P @pluckypurcell.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

💯👇👇👇

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stabke @stabke.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Younger generations don’t know that drive-thrus used to have an additional menu board so that you could make your decisions in line before reaching the anxiety of the speaker. The world used to care about us and that’s the issue that gets my vote.

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FᎪᎢ ᏩᎪNᎠᎪᏞF @sofarrsogud.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

I finish my talk on the pompatus of love. 'Bravo, Space Cowboy' shouts one member of the audience. 'Simply superb, Gangster Of Love' shouts another. 'Well done, Maurice' shouts my Mom from the back row even though I told her not to come and now my street cred IS RUINED.

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It's Abby. Yep @itsabbyyep.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

It's almost like having shit tons of money doesn't make you more qualified to run everything?

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n0mql.com @n0mql.com · 29/05/2026

It's almost like the people who don't care about someone else's sexuality are those who are completely comfortable with their own sexuality. #ReligiousAbuse

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n0mql.com @n0mql.com · 12/05/2026

"...at least minimum wage." But - they do already. The problem is the law. The Federal Minimum Wage for tipped workers is $2.13. Yes, the restaurant owners that only pay that are shits, but the root cause is the assholes in congress not fixing this.

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

DEAR RESTAURANTS: Your servers are not volunteers. If you can't afford to pay them more than 2.13% of what you charge, you can't afford to run a business. Thank you!

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Celeste Ng @pronounced-ing.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

Had convos w/ multiple people in the past 4 days who DID NOT KNOW that 1. AI doesn't "think" or know anything; it's a probability machine 2. It was created using massive amounts of work stolen from actual people including me 3. The environmental costs are astronomical Spread the word, every time!

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n0mql.com @n0mql.com · 29/03/2026

It just dawned on me that the move we’re planning 90% likely means we won’t have enough land to safely/legally transmit more than 100W. Selling #Ameritron 811H with extra set of matched tubes. Today’s #HamRadio fun will be making #ProofOfLife vid of this beast heating clouds.

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n0mql.com @n0mql.com · 05/03/2026

Saw an AK stn CQing FT8. Clicked. QSO’d. Looked @ #GridTracker map. CQ MA NOMQL EN35 The immediate response? Yeah. A station in Louisiana. Of course, sun was up in MA, but not LA, so likely no shot anyway. And HI will be a challenge.

Screenshot from GridTracker2, of the map, centered on Utah/Wyoming corner, roughly. A chunk of Alaska is yellow in the NW corner. The SW corner shows Hawaii pink. Center East, Massachusetts is also pink.

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n0mql.com @n0mql.com · 27/02/2026

I could go for a frosty mug o’ Hamms right about now.

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Chris Alemany🇺🇦🇨🇦🇪🇸 @chris.mstdn.chrisalemany.ca.ap.brid.gy · 23/02/2026

❤️ The Coldest Night of the Year fundraising walk is on Saturday! If you would like to donate to my local gender-inclusive shelter for people fleeing domestic violence I would be eternally grateful! I will be walking the 2.5km route this year* My goal is $2000, I am at $1350. Every little bit […]

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The Onion @theonion.com · 17/02/2026

RFK Jr.: ‘Time In Hot Cars Helps Babies To Sweat Out Toxins’ theonion.com/rfk-jr-time-in-hot-car…

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n0mql.com @n0mql.com · 17/02/2026

So you missed infamy by a half metre or so?

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n0mql.com @n0mql.com · 17/02/2026

Am I weird in that I just felt a sharp twinge in my testicles upon reading that?

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Georgina Kent @georginadoodles.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

I’ve been a full time artist since December 2020, and apart from one month when I had a huge commission for a hotel, this has been the best month I’ve ever had, and that’s 100% down to all of you on here. So thank you, from the bottom of my heart ♥️ I can’t wait to post your orders tomorrow 🫶🏻 🪶

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Pear 🍐 @purelypear.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

The Epstein Administration is acting this way BECAUSE he is an active asset.

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n0mql.com @n0mql.com · 16/02/2026

youtu.be/0HlnDVjEd1I Does your computer clock have to be super well synchronized to UTC for #FT8 to work? NO! And I prove it. #HamRadio #AmateurRadio

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FT8 vs Computer Clock

YouTube video by Kelvin D. Olson

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 15/02/2026

Rep. Angie Craig: "The attacks on Black and brown people in Minnesota have been egregious. At the end of the day, what they wanted out of Minnesota was for us to riot. I think this will go down in American history as one of the greatest examples of peaceful resistance from an entire community."

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Andrew Plant G0MBL @plantfamily.net · 15/02/2026

This, absolutely, 100% correct. This really annoys me, it is (as you say) a weak signal mode, not a low power mode. And hey, if you're an introvert that doesn't like talking to people, there is nothing at all wrong with using FT8 for 100% of your QSOs!

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n0mql.com @n0mql.com · 15/02/2026

youtu.be/b8y4LSIcsrU In which I take (gentle, polite) issue with a thing I’ve heard #AskDave say a few times. #HamRadio #AmateurRadio #FT8 #WSJT #WeakSignal #Antenna #FCC #Part97

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Too Much Power On FT8?

YouTube video by Kelvin D. Olson

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n0mql.com @n0mql.com · 13/02/2026

It's bad enough that multiple stations are making me decode their transmissions on the exact same freq. But then one of them immediately after 73 they CQ DX on right on my spot!

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n0mql.com @n0mql.com · 13/02/2026

I've been impressed with the work being done on #OpenHamClock - and it's a very nice look, has good flexibility. But I can't help thinking it's intentionally built for a very different audience. #HamClock (of old) is for casual, general use. The openhamclock is very active-DXer-focused.

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n0mql.com @n0mql.com · 07/02/2026

So that Russia might say they won medals, & the rest of the world says, “TF you did.”

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n0mql.com @n0mql.com · 07/02/2026

Holy cats, this makes me ACHE, it's so lovely.

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n0mql.com @n0mql.com · 07/02/2026

It would require that I TALK to another ham, which I am loathe to do. Because: I'mma weirdo. #SocialAnxiety #NeuroSpicy

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n0mql.com @n0mql.com · 07/02/2026

Do I think these changes would make good #PullRequests? Yeah. But I'm disinclined to make PRs, & here's why: I would have to make my case that it's worth changing HIS thing to cater to hams who RX 99.9% of the time, & that's almost assuredly not him. So I don't think he'd ever merge my shit.

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n0mql.com @n0mql.com · 07/02/2026

And yes, I'm talking to myself. Nothing new. Doin' that for decades, since long before social media. But for SM purposes, it might drive more engagement on my 2 different #HamRadio specific SM platforms/accounts.

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