C140 Engine Dryer Aircraft engines need to be protected from moisture to prevent internal corrosion. As their overhaul intervals often exceed 10 years and it is not uncommon for an engine to not operate for months at a...

Aircraft engines need to be protected from moisture to prevent internal corrosion. As their overhaul intervals often exceed 10 years and it is not uncommon for an engine to not operate for months at a time, protecting them ...

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C140 Windy Day Brunch Saturday was a post-frontal weather day - very windy with active turbulence Sigmets. Fortunately, only areas west of Sacramento had high winds at the surface, while most other area airports had only m...

Saturday was a post-frontal weather day - very windy with active turbulence Sigmets. Fortunately, only areas west of Sacramento had high winds at the surface, while most other area airports had only moderate winds.

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C140 First Flight of 2026 I try to open the year with a January 1st flight, but this year I couldn’t make it due to maintenance. Once the airplane returned into service, I took it up for some pattern practice across three loca...

I try to open the year with a January 1st flight, but this year I couldn’t make it due to maintenance. Once the airplane returned into service, I took it up for ...

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CWMouse Project Changes I embarked on sharing my CWMouse Iambic Paddle with others a year ago. I finalized the design, manufactured 100 units and sold all of them during 2025. The reviews on ebay, eham and amazon are overwhe...

I embarked on sharing my CWMouse Iambic Paddle a year ago. I finalized the design, manufactured 100 units and sold all of them during 2025. The reviews on ebay, eham and amazon are overwhelmingly positive.

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Homebrew is great on Linux (Originally from October 2023, updated August 2025) I'm a strong believer in the next generation Linux desktop model - which splits what is typically one monolithic system into different layers. This...

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Recycling Starter Batteries Recently I found myself with three unused and slowly decaying lead acid starter batteries. Between these batteries and my fascination with “van-lifers” using solar and large battery banks, I wanted to...

Recently I found myself with three unused and slowly decaying lead acid starter batteries. Between these batteries and my fascination with “van-lifers” using solar and large battery banks, I wanted to do another baby project along those lines.

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The non-HD Spirit has only Off or Standard, neither option makes a difference. I already have Asmax Z1 arriving today to test against them (same price). It will be interesting to compare head to head. Either Cardo is doing this on purpose to upsell speakers or bad quality control - neither is good.

quiet room, much quieter than any helmet - tested with microphone directly in front of the speakers. Also, I tested the same speakers directly connected to my phone (vs cardo unit) and they performed AS EXPECTED. The card unit was corrupting the sound.

I did not make complaints about tinny sound which is expected and what you describe, I was documenting neutered heavily filtered sound.

the test was done by placing microphone on top of speakers. next.

None of your points explain the behavior documented. There is no reason for vocals to be gone from music under any circumstance. Maybe they are faulty, or intentionally neutered. In either case, bad customer experience from a "premium" brand.

Haha, im cw only user :) funny that we picked the same radio and should both be happy with it. Speaks well of the design.

Picture of qrp labs qcx mini and qmx with 3d printed magnetic protective covers.

I got mine this week too! I like that it is identical size to qcx mini :)

I did some PLA testing and the only failure mode is hot-car.

I've had a paddle in California sun on a cinder-block, 24/7 for a hot week. With free-air, I couldn't get it to reach temperatures leading to softening and deformation.

I also considered printing in white or wood-pla - no interest yet :)

As far as open sourcing - its on the table - I won't be making these forever, so eventually I'm thinking of open-sourcing :) [I already have a successor in the works...]

I'm happy to special print one in PETG if you order via cwmouse.com Stripe link and leave a note requesting PETG. I don't have CF, but structurally, the design is already pretty beefy and CF won't make any/much difference in heat resistance. I'm all setup for PETG, but am not offering it by default.

Hi Adam! I'm glad you like it. I have considered offering kits, but getting the assembly process (and design) optimized for time and outcome (even for myself) was a process. I'm worried people would force things, fail and be unhappy with the end-result leaving bad reviews. ...

Underside of power panel to be directly attached to a battery.

This was a one off, with APP pigtails glued into the custom design panel and everything wired internally inside a small center-void. I used off-the-shelf volt-meter PCB and USB-charger PCB. This is the only picture I snapped with unit fully wired before being attached to the battery.

Can one take an exam online now??? Where at? Please advise.

YouTube video by blancolirio Marana AZ Fatal Mid-Air Collision 19 Feb

does this look like a politician's fault, or bad human decision making? -> www.youtube.com/watch?v=tTq6...

To install ADSB-out (in US) it needs to be FAA certified and installed by an aircraft mechanic. This means that the VERY cheapest ADSB-out will cost $2500 installed.

That is 50x more expensive than your RTL SDR rx suggestion.

Adsb is only a tool, just as airband radio and good procedures.

How much does an ADSB out transceiver cost (including install)?

All the recent aviation accidents have causes years in the making. Please critique rationally instead of seeing what you want to see.

amazing style, looks like 3d voxels made of 256-color ascii - very unique!!

What bbs ansi telnet centric terminal do you recommend for linux?

I found gnome-terminal with ibm-vga9 font, TERM=ansi, 80x25 and ctrl-h on backspace working well for most BBS telnet connections and ansi intensive door games.

2o fOr beeRS | 8-Bit Boyz A fun wild BBS with lots of Mystic customization, super active sysOp, most of the FTNs you want to read, 100s of door games and personal touches like the AN ...

looks interesting, haven't played TW2002 in a while :)

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Szkoda że nie można śledzić postów bezpośrednio po tagach (jak w ActivityPub).

It is a ham radio (amateur radio) paddle (input device) for sending Morse Code (CW stands for continuous wave).

Old is New I returned back to Internet’s roots, to a personal web server. Back to the basics from the world of centralized, controlled and censored platforms. Decision Instead of running Mastodon, or any of alte...

I returned back to Internet’s roots, to a personal web server.

Back to the basics from the world of centralized, controlled and censored platforms.

#web

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