#Antenna

2026-02-26

No dejes que nunca te digan que instalar una antena es fácil, especialmente a los 70 años....

Don't let them ever tell you an antenna installation is easy, especially at 70 years of age....

#amateurradio #antenna

2026-02-26

Every antenna is a compromised antenna. Change my mind. #HamRadio #antenna

A man sits at a folding table holding a coffee cup. The sign reads "Every antenna is a compromised antenna. Change my mind."

Something I wanted to post about.

Me tv toons is doing what every boomerang/early 2000s fans wanted for so long.

Free #cartoons free with an over the air tv #antenna . I remember when I had to go to places they didn't have cable and I couldn't watch cartoons unless I had a DVD player or vhs player.

#Cartoons are more freely legally accessible then ever. Not just with free streaming platforms, but also with an over the air tv antenna. This was mostly unheard of in the 2000s. Except for a few exceptions over time that came and went

Unlike Boomerang, #Metvtoons is more like a Walmart, it sows a bit of everything. Not just from one or two studios. #Boomerang was more directly focused on Warner Bros content since it's owned by an actual major studio

For competition in #animation shows Metvtoons has the most potential at the moment, variety is likely to be much greater then #Cartoonnetwork and #nick

While it isn't opensource it is free and probably respects your privacy more than most free streaming apps.

me tv toons logo
Solarbird :flag_cascadia:moira@mastodon.murkworks.net
2026-02-25

yeah it's fucking s.a.e.

3/32nds

gotta be because 2mm is too small and 2.5mm is too big and 3/32nds is 2.38mm

[cascadian swearing noises]

#radio #antenna

Solarbird :flag_cascadia:moira@mastodon.murkworks.net
2026-02-25

is this thing fucking S.A.E.?

it’s fucking S.A.E. isn’t it

godsdammit

#radio #antenna

a hex retainer screw in a chrome pylon which is totally s a e isn’t it, fuck
2026-02-23

El proyecto de la antena está parado, no hay taladro de mampostería lo suficientemente largo para atravesar la pared. Haré uno mañana cuando lleven el coche al servicio técnico.

Antenna project at a standstill, no masonry drill long enough to go through the wall. I will get one tomorrow when the car is in for service.

#amateurradio #antenna

2026-02-23

La antena ya está ensamblada y el soporte está en el poste. Las antenas Diamond son sin duda un producto de calidad.

Antenna is now assembled and the mount is on the support pole. Diamond antennas certainly make a quality product

#amateurradio #antenna

Lucas, W6AERw6aer
2026-02-21

This is the end result of transmitting 600W into a receive only magnetic loop. Don't try this at home!

Blown circuit
2026-02-20

A week ago I got super happy about my new soldering station:

https://social.0x520.eu/@finn/statuses/01KHCJEAX64J4GZPBK0M8RC3PK

Still I am really excited to use it! Soldering small things like and ESP32 on a low temperature works really well. Also it goes to standby if not being in use which is great.

But today I wanted to make another Meshtastic Antenna which means I need to solder RG402 coax cable to a N-connector. My previous soldering iron (65W but cheap) could not do that so I used a small gas torch which was quite annoying.

The Aifen-A9 Plus has just 120 Watt but seems to be able to heat up quickly. I was able to solder this coax cable and connector in a short time!

#soldering #tinkering #meshtastic #antenna

A silver N-connector soldered to a non-shielded RG402 coax cable, it is held by a small metal clamp on top of a white desk.The same silver N-connector soldered to a non-shielded RG402 coax cable but places vertically on a white desk with a black keyboard in background.

Next to it is a white PETG 3D printed adapter, the N-connector will later be glued into to piece to act as a adapter to a PVC conduit which will house the whole antenna.A photo of a part of my desk. In the center is my soldering station which has a display, 4 buttons for 4 different temperatures and the handle is in some kind of parking space. 

Around it there are some boxes with small electronics and antenna parts, some 3D printed boxes and some other tinkering stuff.
InvisibleShoeInvisibleShoe
2026-02-20

experts, I need your advice!

I live in the middle of dense bushland and am dependent on for my . I am using a Cel-Fi GO G41 repeater with an 18dbi LDAP yagi . The nearest cell tower is roughly 30km away. On the wave app, it shows that cell tower receive quality is low/poor. I would like to improve this if possible. I'm not too knowledgeable about RF and antennas but my understanding is that a different antenna may help. Can someone advise?

Michael Zeevimaze@fosstodon.org
2026-02-18

A #cellular #antenna can be seen on the horizon nearby our house. Some evenings my toddler asks about it (when/if we look out the window)...

So one (weekend) evening we decided to drive for an #adventure before bedtime - and went to *find* it!

#positiveParenting #parenting #exploration

2026-02-16

Mirando el pronóstico del tiempo para la próxima semana, parece muy positivo instalar la nueva antena.

Looking at the weather forecast for the coming week, it's looking very positive to erect the new antenna

#amateurradio #antenna

nojaramanojarama
2026-02-16

Happy anniversary to The Church’s album, ‘Starfish’. Released this week in 1988.

2026-02-15

youtu.be/b8y4LSIcsrU In which I take (gentle, polite) issue with a thing I’ve heard #AskDave say a few times. #HamRadio #AmateurRadio #FT8 #WSJT #WeakSignal #Antenna #FCC #Part97

Too Much Power On FT8?

2026-02-15

youtu.be/b8y4LSIcsrU

In which I take (gentle, polite) issue with a thing I’ve heard #AskDave say a few times.
#HamRadio #AmateurRadio #FT8 #WSJT #WeakSignal #Antenna #FCC #Part97

2026-02-15

Sharkey-Users... Ich möchte mir gerne Antennas einrichten. Ist ja im Grunde recht einfach, allerdings werden keine Posts angezeigt, also offenbar doch nicht so einfach. :)

Ich habe mir zum Testen eine Antenna an gelegt, die alles zum Thema linux zusammensuchen soll. Mein Verständnis ist, dass ich Begriffe nicht mit Hashtags eingeben muss. Ist das richtig?


#sharkey #antenna

Leeres Resultset in der AntennaDefinition der Antenna.  Einfachstes Beispiel: Alles zum Thema Linux, inklusive Replies.
2026-02-13

I really enjoy #sunset #photography & sometimes the walk to the end of the driveway to retrieve the bins is perfect. At just this moment, the only part of my property still bathed in #GoldenHour glory is my #EdFong #APRS #HamRadio #antenna

I mean, just LOOK at that thing, standing tall & proud, thanklessly doing its service to the community.

Check out N0MQL-1 on aprs.fi to see how beautifully it performs.

Shot from low angle, the white PVC way at the top glows bright sunset orange.Here in the alt text is where a good bit of the humor is to be found. Like inside jokes… because they’re inside the alt text. Anyway, this is the view from the driveway, and as I was halfway back with the bins, the antenna lit brightly while nothing else was, caught my eye. Like a dog’s dink poking out from a grey, drab mutt.

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