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Retired satellite rover; now active on HF digital & CW as a full time novice contester. ([email protected])

So Phisai (OK18sc), Thailand
Joined June 2016
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I try to avoid trite exclamations like OMG whenever possible, but that's exactly what came out of my mouth when I discovered Topps grocery store in Udon Thani sells Cheetos! The last time I enjoyed a bag of Cheetos would have been July 2018, just before moving here!
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Went back the next day to pick up two more bags. #roverfood
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Seems I'm the only ham on Twitter who ISN'T a space weather expert. 馃槖
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GGrrrr!! I hate it when developers write documentation thinking all of their users are programmers as well!What's even more galling is when the boast about "easy installation". Sure f%$*ing rub it in! Just completing Day 2 of trying to install @winboat_app on my Linux system.
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The latest batch of carbon fiber booms, ready to go!
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3 or 4 days of hot weather always ends with a severe thunderstorm. Last night was no exception. This morning it's cold (24掳C), windy and there's still thunder rumbling in the distance. I'm wearing a hat and fleece jacket to stay warm while I drink my morning coffee!
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Woo hoo! No work today! Pension came in, so we're off to The Big City (Buengkan, pop. 25,000) for lunch and a little shopping! 馃槃
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I finally put my LZ1AQ loop electronics in a cabinet and lashed together a loop of 1/4" copper tube. Hope to have it outside and running...if the rain ever stops, so I can see how it stacks up against my Wellbrook Loop!
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Life is full of challenges. This is day 3 of no internet service, and our ISP couldn't be less interested in fixing it. The software that runs my CNC machine barfed on me 4 days ago and the friend in the US who helps me with these things has been very busy.
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He's available now, but he can't help until I get my internet back! Damn!
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Things have taken a turn for the better. Our internet works again. Hope to get my CNC software running on Monday!
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The VE3HLS paint shop is running again. I start by giving the engraved side a few coats of clear lacquer for additional protection.
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I just read that Thailand Post has halted all mail parcel shipments to the U.S. "under duty-free de minimis entry (the waiving of duties on parcels containing items under a specified value), after the US administration has suspended the protocol".
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Translation: incoming parcels valued at less than $800 used to enter free of tariffs or other fees. However, the U.S. govt has just halted that practice. Presumably, shipments will resume in the future, and recipients will be required to pay a tariff.
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I won't be accepting orders for carbon fiber booms from American amateurs until this is resolved and the mail begins moving again. I regret it has to be this way. Thank your President.
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Just pulled a nice new one out;聽 Hiroshima FM on 78.2 MHz.聽2,300 watts. Could be a new eskip distance record at 3,300 km too!聽 Maybe it's double-hop?
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Almost finished! Just two Alaskan booms to go (I like to save the best for last).
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