Kees PC1I

It's a real shame that it's not possible to publish my QRZ page in that 1983 magazine...
They'd be shaking for weeks...
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In the event of a power outage, it mainly depends on what you want to do. I have a total of 4800 Wh available with power stations and backup batteries. With careful planning, my pellet stove, freezer, refrigerator, and judicious use of a kettle or coffee maker I might be able to run for 24 hours.

Fossibot F1200, 1024 Wh, 1200Watt, 11.5kg costs GBP 369 in the UK. Jackery 1000V2, 1070Wh, 1500W, 10kg in the UK shop 445. The AC70 (successor to the EB70 from Bluetti) 768Wh, 1000Watt, 10.2kg costs 379. Searching can certainly help, there are regular offers where you can save some money. 3/3

I used it in my DIY campervan, initially for conversion, later for the 12V compressor cooler.

Since we use more 230V equipment in the campervan, I've now bought a Fossibot F2400, but it weighs 22 kilos, not really portable. But it's a solid device with many features and possibilities. 2/3

Jackery certainly isn't bad, but I think the price is a bit high. Of course, it also depends on what you're going to use it for, especially when it comes to the 230V side and how many watts you'll draw on it.

I have a Bluetty EB70, 716 Wh, 1000 watts on the 230V side, weighing 9.7 kg. 1/3

My silly evening project last week turned out well! ❤️

Super cheap, ready assembled touch key for the KX2 and KX3.

Needs a bit of refining, but the first spin works well!

#elecraft #kx2 #kx3 #cw #portable #sota #pota #qrp

aprs.fi – live APRS map

To the left... ;-)

aprs.fi/#!z=8&call=a%2FDL6AP%2FMM&others=1&timerange=43200&tail=43200

Wat gebeurt er als je een lithiumbatterij in zout water legt? | Redway Tech Als u een lithiumbatterij in zout water legt, kan dit ernstige gevolgen hebben, zoals kortsluiting, corrosie en mogelijk brandgevaar. Het zoute water fungeert als een geleider, waardoor er stroom tussen de batterijpolen kan stromen, wat kan leiden tot oververhitting of zelfs een explosie. Het is van cruciaal belang om lithiumbatterijen met zorg te behandelen om dergelijke

The average lithium-ion battery manufacturer thinks very differently about this...

nl.redway-tech.com/what-happens...

Why would you do that? It increases the risk of short circuits, corrosion, and fire. Salt water is conductive and potentially aggravates chemical reactions.

Screenshot from the pskreporter website showing the positions of stations I received today in FT8 mode on the 12 meter amateur band

Good FT8 reception today on 12m. Mostly with WSJT-X Improved V3.0, but also partly with MSHV 2.76.4 and standard WSJT-X 2.7. The antenna is a TF2D, Diamond WD330S, and the receiver is the FTdx10.

Just because i can...
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Maybe just go back to how things used to be?
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A Bresser 7002580 here, a fine 5 in 1 weather station. Costs around €70,- . I use Energizer Ultimate Lithium battery's for the outdoor unit as those are very good for the wintertime. The indoor unit has a charger style power supply.

Wasn't the tube linear amplifier invented to fight the cold in the shack? 😉

On the other hand, oil radiators aren't the most effective electric heaters. I replaced mine with electric convection heaters, and they heat much better. They are also more comfortable than an electric heater with a fan.

Maybe. On the other hand, I see it mentioned on websites, so it might just be my lack of knowledge. I do remember seeing it before, but I didn't do anything with it. Probably because I gave up on the idea of ​​Linux solely for radio because of a few Windows-only programs I use. So not too important.

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Oh, wonderful! As a semi-elderly retiree, this immediately reminds me of what I don't miss! I've had these kinds of assignments for years. But not anymore! Happy me...

It is! It is! It is!

Screenshot with an overview of the MSHV decoding software. Mode is FT8 on the 12 meter band.

And here it is in Windows...

Latest version 10-6-2025. Also for Linux 64 bif... 😜

But further looking into it it seems not true... The groups.io page is fairly active and in the files section the last version is 2.58. But on LZ2HV's website the latest version is 2.76.4 . Do not see a date there. And, I seem to remember that you only could download via the io page in the past?

Latest release is from 2021, that is not keeping up indeed. 😉

Some improvement's from DG2YCB are also in the V3 beta of WSJT-X now.

[Little voice in my head] But why do I know that? It still is not my favorite mode...
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Totally new for me... 😜. Never had it on windows and not before on Linux either. Do not use Linux a lot for the radio but once in a while I do. Set up the PC with LMDE a few weeks ago and installed WSJT-X yesterday. This seems however the 1st time that it starts with a reduced waterfall.

Set it to 3000 again and over 30 decodes again.

Never before I had noticed this and as I am mostly in Windows where starting WSJT maximizes the waterfall I did not pay attention to it either...

Never to old to learn... 😜

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In Linux a noticed that the waterfall, hidden behind the main screen, was only about a 3th of the width of the screen. About 300 to 1200 Hz. When I pulled it wide, 3000 Hz I instantly had over 30 decodes. Back to windows, made the waterfall 300 to 1200Hz and got only 7 or 8 decodes.

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Nothing but good things... 😏

I found it, a piece of functionality I hadn't discovered in all these years... Because Ron asked for screenshots, I took them. But when I was done, I realized I hadn't included the waterfall. So I made one in Windows again. When I rebooted and wanted to do it

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Will make some when it happens. Now on 80m WSJT-X decodes equal, around 25 per run. Could be when really busy, yesterday over 40 decodes on 40m in Win11. No difference noticed in CPU or the like. Using LMDE at the moment.

As long as it's not red...
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Am I the only Windows and Linux user who sees huge differences in the number of FT8 decodes in Linux (LMDE) compared to Windows 11? Same PC, same set, same settings, and in a full waterfall, Linux decodes between 7 and 10 per pass, Windows between 35 and over 40...
#ft8

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Strange question... 😜

You can't eat soup without bread, can you?
And preferably from yesterday!

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