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I have a friend who’s all over that. Store the gear in electrostatic protective bags and rig some metal trash cans for storage. Essentially Faraday cages.

Silver salmon planked and hit with a little applewood smoke.

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It’s pretty surprising to me. The antenna sits about 4m above ground adjacent to some trees. The leaves are gone now, so there are fewer dropouts. During summer it’s bad.

We need a little beauty every day.

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Boom 💥Soooo happy to hear it!

Thanks, Bill. The bare trees really help with the reception using the turnstile.

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Leon N1TX @n1tx.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

I’ve been away much of the day, but automated weather satellite reception is working well on the Raspberry Pi 4B. Here’s a nice shot of the Bering Strait received from METEOR-M N2-3 at 2145Z. Processed as AVHRR 221 using Satdump 1.2.2. Antenna is a Wraase KX137 turnstile with preamp.

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Good evening from amateur radio station KL2R in Two Rivers, Alaska. KL1BE observes the two moose and tower. She considers antennas industrial art. I’m not sure which is more impressive, but Mother Nature is amazing! Aurora tonight?

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Leon N1TX @n1tx.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Manor man, that’s really crazy-sad. 😢

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Leon N1TX @n1tx.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

SAM2A (aka AF2) making its way up from Anchorage. The temporary flight restrictions just kicked in and is troublesome for several FAI operators. Some going to Nenana, some to Bradley Sky Ranch in North Pole. ADS-B rules.

There are redundant fiber links to Outside, one following the rail line and another following the Rich Hwy to Valdez. Sounds reliable, but I recall the day both failed. One due to digging along the RR and the other due to an avalanche in Thompson Pass. At FCDAS we had to fall back to slow domsat.

Agreed. We like to leave plenty of vegetation for them.

Good morning from Two Rivers, Alaska. It’s a double moose kind of day.

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I actually enjoyed warm lemonade as a kid.

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I tried 7 and 9 degree passes of ISS for SSTV, but the angles are just not good. I spent most of my day re-purposing a Raspberry Pi 4B to SDR stuff. More work to do there.

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Despite my breakfast of champions, DX proved elusive on HF. Kp was 5, which is bad up here at 65N. RS44 made a 20 degree pass just after 00z with good angles from North America to Central Europe. It got downright crowded on FT4, and I had to QSY a couple of times. ND and MD in the bag. Inch by inch.

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We have two Grass Stations in Fairbanks. Grass Station 49.

I see a visit to DRMO in my future. 😁

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Humans are not at the top of the food chain when bears are around.

Thank you for the Revna injection. ❤️

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Excellent! What about a train set update?

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As promised. The knife is entirely redundant, because a fork easily cuts the Wagyu steak. The trick to overcome any texture issues is to slice it thin and zap it on medium-high heat. High-protein, stick-to-your-ribs breakfast for a long day ahead. Now let’s go do some DX before afternoon chores.

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I’ve seen similar here in Fairbanks, but possibly a different species. Looks like a type of Armillaria.

Good evening from amateur radio station KL2R in Two Rivers, Alaska. I did a little satellite work today. RS44 turned up a few Qs on CW and FT4. SO50 was dead quiet to my CQs. ISS SSTV got borked with rotor issues.

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FWEEDUMB! No one knows there’s a B in FWEEDUMB!

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That’s a bunch! BTW I think Multipsk gets a bad rap, if only because of the crazy user interface. It’s extremely powerful software for data modes. Worth the time to learn.

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As an aviation enthusiast, I naturally listen to local ATC on VHF and UHF. There’s more to the story, though, as I occasionally monitor HF datalink transmissions (think ACARS on shortwave). Here’s a sampling of aircraft heard on 10060 kHz this morning. Thats the Seoul ground station frequency.

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He’s obviously never set a clock.

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I like .300 Win Mag for shootability. I added a muzzle brake to mine, and recoil is like my .243 Win (Parker Hale 1200). Lots of noise, though. The smoke and flame from the brake is impressive.

I have one cowboy hat purchased in 1976 at ML Leddy in Cowtown, Fort Worth. Chocolate brown felt with a feather band (added later).

I’ll make steak and eggs for breakfast tomorrow.

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I ask myself the same question. I think as she’s gotten older, she doesn’t like fattier meats. This is an annual indulgence. I cut it into four pieces and will treat myself now and then.

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This is exclusively for me. My wife doesn’t care for it.

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