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Ham Radio BT mic
March 5, 2025
Midland LMR followup
March 4, 2025
Revisiting radios from my past
February 26, 2025
Rare Apple stuff
January 28, 2025
TI 99/4A Diag hardware!
December 17, 2024
Some projects in for soldering practice!
December 17, 2024
Orlando Hamcation 2024 – Chierda D200
February 11, 2024
Something new showed up on the driveway today..
August 31, 2023
Visiting Free Play Florida
November 20, 2022
The Hayes Retromodem
November 4, 2022
Midget City
July 27, 2022
Plastic Repair Project
July 19, 2022
The Biscuits Charles loves to make
July 4, 2022
The School burns, AGAIN!
June 14, 2022
Apple II gs WOZ Limited Edition
May 22, 2022
What was KAB1341?  (a followup to a vague Facebook posting)
May 14, 2022
Welcome the Astra 1620 Dual Floppy Drive
May 14, 2022
YetAnotherSortingThing
May 8, 2022
The 99er Vol 3 Number 10 Oct 1985
May 7, 2022
The 99er Vol 3 Number 9 Sept 1985
May 7, 2022
The 99er Aug 1985
The 99er Vol 3 Number 8 August 1985
May 5, 2022
TI PHP1850C
TI 99/4A PHP1850C External Floppy Drive
May 1, 2022
Another step in my journey of battery testing
January 3, 2022
I’m offically a successful cord cutter (again)!
September 20, 2021
Late to the crypto mining game…
March 17, 2021
Its cold outside, so lets melt a few things…
January 10, 2021
Buy Stuff-Light Stuff-Melt Stuff-Repeat Stuff
April 22, 2020
Amdisk1 and Amdisk III
March 1, 2020
Juniper error “Host 0 Boot from backup root”
December 25, 2019
Expiring SSL Cert Self Signed Centos 7
November 29, 2019
Finally Adding some duplexers!
September 30, 2019
WILLETT POT STILL RESERVE
New Whiskey/Bourbon pickups.
August 18, 2019
Midland LMR Syn1, Syn2, XTR Radios…
December 26, 2018
Invalid Regional Code for this CPS version – Error
December 24, 2018
When your server cert key expires
December 17, 2018
Dell Poweredge R710 Identification
October 19, 2018
Batteries, feed, caring, and testing…
October 6, 2018
Securing the pipes with a good SSL/TLS solution
June 14, 2018
lost connection after AUTH log files
April 22, 2018
Star Wars Arcade control panel gear replacement
April 20, 2018
We’re puttin on the water wings!
March 16, 2018
Skateboard is getting close to done!
March 7, 2018
Purple Carrot Order for the week of 3/5
March 6, 2018
SharkRF openSPOT
March 3, 2018
Hytera drivers/CPS software
February 21, 2018
Another DMR radio from Hamcation 2018 – Hytera PD362UC
February 15, 2018
AT-D868UV-500x500
Another new DMR Radio to play with – AT-D868UV from Anytone
February 15, 2018
UMX Timber BNF Basic 700mm (27.6″) Wingspan from E-flite – (Bind-N-Fly) – BNF – EFLU3950
January 18, 2018
Certwatch errors resolved
January 6, 2018
Things I found during my inventory
December 25, 2017
Finally out flying again
November 26, 2017
Atari Jaguar inventory in prep for FreePlayFlorida
November 9, 2017
Arcade monitor Rejuvinator!
October 7, 2017
Postfix spam prevention by use of blacklists.
August 31, 2017
Trailer Tire Stud Spacing ID
August 7, 2017
Coins to look for, the latest version
June 18, 2017
Deezol Project
May 25, 2017
Leitz Icon printer – No Cartridge Loaded
May 19, 2017
VMWare host SMART error on usb
May 15, 2017
FREENAS and VMWARE storage troubles..
May 4, 2017
Electric trailer brake conversion project
December 29, 2016
Kohler Courage 19 Project.
October 14, 2016
My RC collection
April 2, 2016
Upgrading the Power Wheels Jeep
July 20, 2015
How not to fly your new RC plane
January 26, 2015
Subaru 360 Sales Flyer
January 26, 2014
Its running!
January 19, 2014
Finally, IN the car
January 19, 2014
Project Subaru has begun!
January 19, 2014
The giant camera post in the yard
October 5, 2013
N Scale Train set remodel.
January 2, 2013
Just up the trail from me….
January 2, 2013
Moved all my servers to ESXi
October 15, 2012
B-Squares have arrived!
October 29, 2011
Fantastic frugal quotes
September 12, 2011
Ruger 10/22 issues.
August 31, 2011
My first attempt at canning.
April 24, 2011
PC vs Mac infographic
April 24, 2011
Charles is goint to crap his pullup when he sees this.
April 24, 2011
Dad’s 1yr – What was KAB1341? (a followup to a vague Facebook posting)
April 22, 2011
Diamond K9000 Install and use
February 1, 2011
Icom H16 Radio Programming
September 19, 2010
Kitchen aid Mixer/Veg slicer vs potatoes
August 26, 2010
Propane tank information
May 14, 2010
Top ammo produced from Winchester
May 10, 2010
A Nissan in my future?
April 5, 2010
Changes to the solar.
March 18, 2010
http://www.familab.org/ Its a local hacker resource haven.
March 3, 2010
Getting started with Wattvision
November 28, 2009
So I’m walking through the yard
November 21, 2009
Voxeo
October 10, 2009
A post about guns
October 2, 2009
It was about time, Ohio
September 26, 2009
Two more, off the streets
August 19, 2009
Solar Power installs pretty much can’t be stopped by a HOA
July 20, 2009
1. Claim to have a gun, but don’t 2. Rob a store.
July 12, 2009
Another one for the good guys…
July 12, 2009
How to add a remote for a 2001 Ford Escape
July 12, 2009
Florida gun laws on the way?
July 10, 2009
Close the PostOffice?
July 5, 2009
Posted inHam Radio

Ham Radio BT mic

Saw this for sale cheap on amazon.com, figured I'd give it a shot. So far I've been fairly impressed, for 26$ https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D9QLQNDY That bind process was hit and miss (mostly…
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Posted by RobPatton March 5, 2025
Posted inHam Radio

Midland LMR followup

Followup to a post from a week ago, where I found and started documenting some of my old Midland LMR parts. Today I found my tote of Z-273 moldules, and…
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Posted by RobPatton March 4, 2025
Posted inHam Radio

Revisiting radios from my past

These were the readios in use many years ago, when sent out to pasture (surplus), these made great low cost high power amazing duty cycle radios for HAM use. Many…
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Posted by RobPatton February 26, 2025
Posted inApple II Retro

Rare Apple stuff

Had this one bouncing around in boxes for years, figgured Id get some pics and see if it at least powered on.
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Posted by RobPatton January 28, 2025
Posted inRetro TI99/4A Uncategorized

TI 99/4A Diag hardware!

Got one of these in from Shift838 (funny name, I wonder how many realize - The cheat code for MunchMan on the TI was to hold down shift and press…
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Posted by RobPatton December 17, 2024
Posted inAtari 8 Bit Retro

Some projects in for soldering practice!

A friend in the retro community offered these up for some fun during the Christmas break.. Rest of parts ordered! Colecovision Reprogrammable Card https://github.com/aotta/PiCOLECO Atari 8 bit Pico Cart https://github.com/robinhedwards/A8PicoCart…
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Posted by RobPatton December 17, 2024
Posted inHumor

2009 Digital TV converstion

Posted by RobPatton October 7, 2008
Posted inHouse Stuff Life Stuff

What is it that I’m always doing? Cleaning

You've wondered to yourself, why is he always cleaning, how much could he have to do? This is an example... I have boxes and boxes and boxes of "stuff"  This…
Posted by RobPatton October 6, 2008
Posted inSolar Power Tech Treehugger Stuff

A new record! and some stats.

Today, a new record.  12.5kwh produced today, with LOUSY weather. I've gathered the system stats for the past couple months, just as we've started changes. Hopefully I'll have better stats…
Posted by RobPatton October 1, 2008
Posted inLife Stuff

Carlos! Ver 2.0 now with more citizenship.

I've known Carlos a long time. Great guy.  I make fun of him, because that's what I do.  I am told I have less things to make fun about now,…
Posted by RobPatton September 30, 2008
Posted inTech

Time for some old skool electronics kit building

So I love electronics,  Everyone should know.  So I thought it would be a fun weekend project to bring Ty over and do some kit building.   This project is a…
Posted by RobPatton September 30, 2008
Posted inSolar Power Tech Treehugger Stuff

Tracker #1 is ALIVE! and Making Power!

Tracker #1 has been moved to its new home, and wired up to the system.  This baby really kicks out the power, all day long.  Sadly we've had terrible weather…
Posted by RobPatton September 30, 2008
Posted inRants Tech

HD-DVD – Still alive and doing well….

  HD DVD sales are currently strong in the States, reports the Financial Times. The doomed high-def disc format was effectively cancelled by backers Toshiba and co earlier in the…
Posted by RobPatton September 30, 2008
Posted inMoney Solar Power

Lots of news to report, but not now.

Just a note of interest.  Solar power purchases are exempt from Florida Sales Tax
Posted by RobPatton September 29, 2008
Posted inHouse Stuff Solar Power Tech

Yet another Record!

I've crossed another milestone, a new record has been set here. A new peak output, I've produced 16amps of 120v during the day on solar. Next step should get me…
Posted by RobPatton September 23, 2008
Posted inJust plain weird Money

Man Successfully Used a $200 bill

Man Sucessfully Used a $200 bill HALIFAX COUNTY:  North Carolina cops are searching for a guy who successfully passed a $200 bill bearing George W. Bush's portrait and a drawing…
Posted by RobPatton September 20, 2008

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