N3VEM

He/Him
Ham radio op N3VEM. Into HF mostly, but also run a repeater, and dabble with rockets a little bit as a cross-over hobby.

#UnitarianUniversalist - Respecter of the living web & justice is for everyone.

Ask me why I don’t own a microwave.

I have a day job, but it's not what defines me - I'd rather talk about #HamRadio, #ModelRockets, #SocialJustice, #Electronics, #DIY, #Making or anything else you are passionate about.

Might swear a little when angry. Sorry.

N3VEM
N3VEM@mastodon.radio

Sometimes you do what you gotta do.

#HamRadio

N male to UHF female adapter to UHF jumper to UHF female to UHF female adapter to UHF male to BNC Female adapter to BNC jumper.
1 hour ago
N3VEM shared a status by nars
Narwhal Amateur Radio Society
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Greetings from the Narwhal Pincushion at NARS Field Day (Penrose Point SP, near Home, Washington USA)

#ARRLFD #FieldDay #AmateurRadio

Several ham radio operators under a pop up shelter with a folding table, operating a radio and chatting with one another. There is a banner with a cartoon narwhal that reads "No one is talking to aliens" as well as a progress pride flag and a Cascadia flag (blue, white, green stripes and a outline of a Douglas fir)
1 day ago
N3VEM
N3VEM@mastodon.radio
Swearing

Airplane announcements:
Stay in your seats, stay buckled. Dont stand up. Wait till we're at the gate to get out of your seats.

Amtrak announcement:
We're 5 minutes from x. Get your shit, queue up, get ready to jump - we're barely even gonna stop this motherfucker.

3 days ago
N3VEM
N3VEM@mastodon.radio

One more train stop, then I'm home 🥳

3 days ago
N3VEM
N3VEM@mastodon.radio

Mini-experiment when I was fiddling with my radio in the park. One of my portable antennas is a Buddipole, which is nice enough, but I have always found it fiddley to tune. (If you look at the charts for the whips and coils It's actually not 'balanced'- it's fed slightly off center for some bands)

Anyway, rather than fiddle, I just set it up at the 'starting' marks and hit it with the tuner instead of adjusting it more. It maybe wasn't as efficient, but it was less hassle, and worked fine.

3 days ago