Thomas Icom (Ticom) @ticom.bsky.social · 06/06/2026Been in the workshop all day, doing stuff and listening to comms. Sorry, world hasn't ended yet. Maybe tomorrow? Almost went portable, but it's nice and chill here, and I've got plenty of iced coffee. Put together a portable communications monitoring kit that fits in a small bag, pictures later… 010
Thomas Icom (Ticom) @ticom.bsky.social · 18/04/2026Here at the Duffle Bag #military show. #newyork #hudsonvalley maps.app.goo.gl/xREvQwdjZzGz... 000
Thomas Icom (Ticom) @ticom.bsky.social · 23/02/20263 hours. That's how long it took me to snowblow. Now I'm gonna just sit here, listen to the scanner, & figure out what else to add to the catalog. In the meantime please download Vol 1 of PTJ, & the complete collection of The Dystonaut; both gratis from LHP litchfieldhillspress.gumroad.com 000
Thomas Icom (Ticom) @ticom.bsky.social · 08/02/2026cybertekzine1990.substack.com/p/on-radio-f... The radio series continues. #hamradio #diy #survivalist #prepper #preparedness #cyberpunk #cybertek #dystonaut 031
Thomas Icom (Ticom) @ticom.bsky.social · 23/12/2025Recent book acquisition. #amreading #journalism #history #books 000
Thomas Icom (Ticom) @ticom.bsky.social · 23/11/2025Fuck that alpha/beta male bullshit. It's 9:30 on a Saturday nite; stable release males are having wine and charcuterie with their wife and cats while listening to New Wave. Later we get to pick who's the bear. 010
Thomas Icom (Ticom) @ticom.bsky.social · 16/11/2025Had to stop. #rt44 #roadside #us44 #hudsonvalley #ny 000
Thomas Icom (Ticom) @ticom.bsky.social · 06/10/2025WPTX on 1690 KHz. 300 miles away. Getting another AM BCB station in there too, but not well enough to ID. Happens when you use a longwire and not something directional. 000
Thomas Icom (Ticom) @ticom.bsky.social · 05/10/2025#swl #sigint #Shortwave station WBCQ 7490 KHz. on a VHF/UHF J-Pole antenna. Not optimal, but will work ok for the stronger stations until you get a better antenna. AR3000 does have an internal HF preamp for use with shorter antennas. Turned off because normally hooked up to a longwire. 000
Thomas Icom (Ticom) @ticom.bsky.social · 05/10/2025#Quonset huts on Winsted Road, just North of Torrington #Connecticut #roadside 010
Thomas Icom (Ticom) @ticom.bsky.social · 21/09/2025Prices on #writing implements are up. Just a couple weeks ago those composition books were on clearance for 35 cents each. Glad I stocked up. #amwriting #writerslife 000
Thomas Icom (Ticom) @ticom.bsky.social · 30/08/2025Good show if you are in the area. #survivalist #militaria #hudsonvalley #ny #preppertalk 000
Thomas Icom (Ticom) @ticom.bsky.social · 20/08/2025#electronics #diy #arrlhandbook The #oldschool #radio bible. I think I paid $5 for this one at a hamfest a few years ago. A must-have for the lab. You don't need the latest edition. Just find a recent one for a few bucks on an OM's table. 030
Thomas Icom (Ticom) @ticom.bsky.social · 17/08/2025Nice quiet summer evening just chilling out in the lab listening to shortwave pirates on HF and local VHF/UHF LMR comms. #swl #policescanner 010
Thomas Icom (Ticom) @ticom.bsky.social · 04/08/2025Had to deal with a pest in a chicken coop. This .22 cal air rifle is cheap to shoot, silent, and relatively safe in more developed areas if you know what you're doing. #notaprepper #suburbanhomestead 000
Thomas Icom (Ticom) @ticom.bsky.social · 02/08/2025RF survey equipment experimentation from last night. Laptop is running OpenBSD. 020
Thomas Icom (Ticom) @ticom.bsky.social · 27/07/2025A pretty good arrangement; AM/FM/SW receiver, police scanner, and 2m/440 ham HT. #hamradio #swl #monitor #vhf #uhf #shortwave 030
Thomas Icom (Ticom) @ticom.bsky.social · 27/07/2025One of the more useful items in my #electronics #hacking tool kit. 000
Thomas Icom (Ticom) @ticom.bsky.social · 27/07/2025Do they know their demographic or what? When a a " #woke " retailer such as #Target puts #prepper magazines next to #boomer magazines, you know your lifestyle has been commercialized. You've come a long way, baby! 010
Thomas Icom (Ticom) @ticom.bsky.social · 26/07/2025Just another Saturday night in the wilds of the Litchfield Hills. #policescanner #radio #monitor 000
Thomas Icom (Ticom) @ticom.bsky.social · 20/07/2025I lied; don't have Netflix. Tonight we're gonna listen to military #shortwave broadcasts. #swl 010
Thomas Icom (Ticom) @ticom.bsky.social · 19/07/2025WRMI coming in nice this evening. #swl #shortwave 011
Thomas Icom (Ticom) @ticom.bsky.social · 06/07/2025Transmitter side of a Part 15 33cm band (902-928 MHz.) Sony wireless headphone system. Headset was missing so only $5 at Goodwill. #electronics #junkhacking #hacking #rf #diy Don't ask. #iykyk 000
Thomas Icom (Ticom) @ticom.bsky.social · 05/07/2025Not a bad haul for a freebie. #hacking #junkhacking #electronics #diy #obtainium #dumpsterdive #cyberpunk #highvoltage 000
Thomas Icom (Ticom) @ticom.bsky.social · 05/07/2025Access! #hacking #junkhacking #electronics #diy #obtainium #dumpsterdive #cyberpunk #highvoltage 000
Thomas Icom (Ticom) @ticom.bsky.social · 04/07/2025Yeah, I got your number right here: TT20. #electronics #hardwarehacking #diy #hardware #obtainium #hacking 000
Thomas Icom (Ticom) @ticom.bsky.social · 04/07/2025About to render an old microwave oven into #electronics parts, and what do I find? Fucking tamper proof Torx screws! #hardware #junkhacking #hacking #diy #obtainium 000
Thomas Icom (Ticom) @ticom.bsky.social · 04/07/2025#policescanner #july4th #beer Today is one of the busiest days for emergency services thanks to the combo of booze, explosives, and stupid. Approaching 1600 EDT and the day did not disappoint. Murica! Entertainment provided by Whistler and Sapporo. 010
