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📣 New Podcast! "Bipartisan Peace and Clean Energy Triumphs" on @Spreaker #accounts #benefit #benefits #bipartisan #clean #conflict #energy #future #gig #involvement #iran #legislation #maine #military #portable #progressive #support #us #victories #worker

Bipartisan Peace and Clean Ene...

“I want to Knack You” – Portable Defies Laide Bakare’s Warning, Escalates Ongoing Feud: Controversial Nigerian street-pop singer Portable appears unfazed by Nollywood actress Laide Bakare’s recent warning to stop involving her in his online rants. Earlier, Creebhills reported that Portable accused Laide of inviting him to perform at her event but failing to pay for his services. In response, Laide publicly cautioned the singer to… http://dlvr.it/TLRWjn #Entertainment #LaideBakare #Portable

Drama Unfolds as Portable and Laide Bakare Clash in Social Media Showdown: The ongoing war of words between controversial street-hop singer Portable and Nollywood actress Laide Bakare has escalated into a full-blown social media spectacle, leaving fans divided over who crossed the line. Trouble started after Laide Bakare downplayed Portable’s relevance in an interview with Legit.ng, branding him as “a dirty boy from Sango” while… http://dlvr.it/TLR5XF #Entertainment #LaideBakare #Portable

Portable Zebra Daylight Tank Promises Easy Large-Format Film Processing https://petapixel.com/2025/06/18/portable-zebra-daylight-tank-promises-easy-large-format-film-processing/ #processingtank #kickstarter #processing #daylight #portable #Analog #analog #zebra #News #film

Successful lunch break PLOTA activation (Parking Lots on the Air) on 10 meter FT8! Tho I did have to take an extra half hour to reach ten QSOs 😉.

First outing with the QMX+ and a cable I made with an in-line buck converter to use a regular 13.8V battery.

Session included one QSO in Ontario, a new grid in Argentina, and two new states (CT, ME). From Raleigh with 4 watts and a whip!

#PLOTA #10meter #FT8 #portable #QMXplus #QRP #WB2AMU #HamRadio

A silver laptop, orange battery, notebook, purple water bottle and small black transceiver sit on a square metal table, along with a print out of some pages from the book "Six Meters: A Guide to the Magic Band" by Ken Neubeck, WB2AMU

Summer Gadgets and Travel Tips to Make Your Vacation Hassle-Free #gadgets #tech #travel #summer #vacation #summergadgets #technews #portable #beach #hotel #booking #roadtrip #vacay https://www.technews24h.com/2025/06/summer-gadgets-and-travel-tips-to-make.html

Le bon réflexe à avoir est évidemment de débrancher un chargeur lorsque l’on ne l’utilise plus. Si nous sommes...#PORTABLE #CHARGEUR #CONSOMMATION #GSM #SURCHAUFFE #PRISE #BRANCHER
Chargeurs de GSM, tablettes, portables : pourquoi il vaut mieux les débrancher quand on ne les utilise pas - RTBF Actus

The leaker eXtas1s (first time hearing him, but media say is reliable) got the price from two retailers.

October release date:
- $499 / €599 - #XboxAlly White - Zen2/RDNA2/16GB-6400/512GB
- $799 / €899 - #XboxAllyX Black - Zen5/RDNA3.5/24GB-8000/1TB

The $499 Xbox Ally looks like trash against the Steam Deck, tho.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4WPdijzg6Ug&t=1173s

#Videogames #Gaming #Games #Game #Microsoft #MicrosoftGaming #Xbox #Handled #Handleds #Portable #PortableGaming #PC #PCHardware #PCGaming #PCGames

Just noticed #Xbox first-party handled has been cancelled, which makes sense why the heavy push for the #XboxAlly.

https://thegamepost.com/microsoft-xbox-handheld-essentially-canceled-report/

My guess is that there is more money to be made licensing/subsidising Xbox-compatible handleds than investing on their own hardware.

"This is an Xbox" vibes.

#Microsoft #Videogames #Gaming #Games #MicrosoftGaming #Hardware #Handleds #Handled #PC #PCGames #PCGaming #Portable #PortablePC #Windows #Windows11 #MicrosoftWindows #XboxAllyX

Revisiting my trip across Canada got me pining for my old Psion 5mx. Remember PDAs, back in the days before smartphones? Well, as a writer, this one stood above the rest. But can I find a modern equivalent?

https://www.noahchinnbooks.com/2025/06/11/return-of-the-psion-5-sorta/

#retrotech #retro #psion #oldisnew #handheld #portable

This is a screen capture of KDE Connect on one of my Androids.

As you can clearly see my LAN has quite an amount of devices. All of these devices are being used by me.
They have specific purposes which makes my Android experience along with my Computing experience versatile and efficient.

I did not know how important KDE connect was for me. When I learned about it, I knew that it doesn't just enrich what I can do

KDE Connect is not a gimmick where I can control a Media Player, without any network connectivity by itself, from any of my KDE Connect devices. Many different functions can be handled smoothly without any problems, with the highest Speed that my wLAN can deliver from the point of my view of the LAN routers I have in my network.

Right now I'm using a wLAN router that is portable. This enables me to have the most efficient data transfer Speed between the devices I have on me without any snooping from any Big Company.

#KDE #Connect #KDEConnect #LAN #wLAN #network #Android #Linux #POSIX #OpenSource #portable

The image shows a mobile device screen displaying the "KDE Connect Devices" interface. The background is dark, and the text is white, providing a clear contrast. At the top, the time "03:07" is displayed, along with various status icons, including a Wi-Fi signal, battery level at 79%, and signal strength. The main title "KDE Connect Devices" is centered at the top, with a menu icon on the left and three vertical dots on the right.

Below the title, there is a message stating, "Other devices running KDE Connect in your same network should appear here." The screen is divided into two sections: "Connected devices" and "Remembered devices." Under "Connected devices," three devices are listed: "SM-A260G," "Xiaomi Redmi A2 Blakka," and "Galaxy A2 Core Lucāa," each accompanied by a smartphone icon. Under "Remembered devices," four devices are listed: "Devakprata," "Xiaomi Note 12S," "Polawiri," and "Krishna," each with a computer monitor icon.

Ovis2-8B

🌱 Energy used: 0.269 Wh

My radio is tiny. So why is my POTA backpack so heavy?

We have mountains in Ontario. We call them mountains, but they are really just small hills. So I have never had to actually hike for miles up steep slopes carrying a backpack with all my radio gear, plus anything else I might need for a mountaintop activation. To all those who operate in this fashion, you have my sincere admiration.

VA3KOT’s POTA kit packed and ready to go.

Get your kicks on fourteen zero six

At the other end of the scale we have what has been called PLOTA (Parking Lots On The Air) activators. These operators perform their activations while sitting in their vehicles. It is tempting to think they probably grab their morning coffee at the a drive-thru en route to the activation. I confess that I have done this too, but only when the temperature drops down to double digits with a minus sign in front. I imagine that, in southern states, when it gets hot enough to cook eggs on the sidewalk, operating in air-conditioned comfort is almost a necessity. If this style of operating works for you, or is necessary in your environment, then you are doing your part to keep outdoor radio operations alive and thriving.

Mr Blue Sky

In between hiking up an inhospitable mountain, exposed to the elements, and being welded to a car seat is another option. Maybe this is the true expression of operating outdoors – leaving your vehicle and carrying your station into the back country, or even a local park. This is my personal choice. It combines a love of the great outdoors with a love of radio – what I have dubbed operating in the Big Blue Sky Shack.

There are options even within that. Do you carry your gear from your vehicle to the nearest picnic table, or do you backpack everything you need (seat and table included) down a trail, blatting the bugs that are intent on drinking your blood, admiring the wildlife while avoiding large mammals intent on eating you, to find a clearing in the trees where you can set up.

Oh Yuck!

Let me tell you a story about picnic tables that may discourage you from regarding them as a comfortable, convenient place to operate. I used to be an RV camper; it was fun but for several reasons I eventually sold my trailer. During one camping trip a neighboring camper was packing up his giant fifth wheel. I watched as he laid his sewage hose out to dry on a picnic table. For those who have never owned an RV (or caravan as it is known in many parts of the world), a sewage hose is used for emptying the contents of the “black tank” at the “dump station” on the way out of the campground. But I am sure you always use a plastic table cloth, don’t you? Well consider this, your table cloth is going to pick up millions of bacteria from the picnic table surface and transfer them to your food. Yuck!

Little boxes

Going back to the supremely fit, energetic types who climb real mountains to operate. They tend to carry extremely lightweight radios; often the whole station packs away into a tough, rugged plastic case that slips into the pocket of a backpack. I have often thought of emulating this idea. But instead, not being quite as fit as I could be, and with age-related physical limitations, I have chosen a different approach. My backpack station is a little on the heavy side (not to be confused with the Heaviside which is a layer of the ionosphere that makes our hobby possible).

Say, friend, I got a heavy load

At the heart of it all is a QRP-Labs QMX transceiver. This tiny device is so light it almost defies gravity – but it is not a complete portable radio station. So I built a backpack frame that can carry everything I need – and it is surprising what that includes when you can’t pop back to your vehicle to grab something else. Here is a list of what I carry:

Transceiver – QRP-Labs QMX (low band version)
Talentcell 6500 mAh LiFePo4 battery
Drok buck converter to regulate the voltage fed to the transceiver
Putikeeg CW paddle key
Earbuds
Ham made line isolator (common mode current choke)
Selection of RG-316 coax cables
Rite in the Rain log book, pencils
UTC wristwatch
Reading glasses
Selection of wire antennas and radials
18.5ft telescoping stainless steel whip
Lightweight tripod for supporting the whip on rocky ground
Spiderbeam 7m telescoping fiberglass pole
Telescoping plastic seat
Multitool
Small tarp
Selection of cordage

Modified lighting tripod – a bargain purchase at a charity store. Shoulder strap was added later.

Of course there are even more things that must be carried such as water, bug spray, snacks etc. Those little hardened plastic boxes with a tiny radio, key and wire antenna are impressive to behold, but they are not a complete and independent station incorporating everything needed for personal comfort and survival far from shelter and the means of egress.

Experience has taught me not to rely on commercial backpacks to carry all my gear. Most are intended to carry the typical range of items needed by a hiker. I bought a rugged, military style, cotton canvas backpack from a local supplier and was disappointed when I tried to use it to carry my radio equipment. There was no padding, no frame; it was very uncomfortable to carry. Clearly it was made for lighter, softer loads than mine.

Another alternative is real backpacks made for the military. They are built tough but are also very tough on the budget. I just couldn’t justify spending many times more on a backpack than the radio equipment inside it.

Custom antenna bracket secured with a quarter inch nut and bolt – and Gorilla tape! Note the radial attachment point.

Just in case

The solution involved a little bit of work in my garage workshop using many items I had already hoarded ready for future project ideas. I had to purchase two 30-cal steel ammo cases, but they were very inexpensive. One was sold for storing hunting ammunition, but the other was a bona-fide military surplus case with markings indicating it was intended for storing 200 cartridges of 7.62mm rounds and other items. I plan to repaint it sometime before it gets me into trouble. Why steel ammo cases? They are built tough for protecting delicate equipment, they are cheap, and they provide sufficient heft to create a firm operating platform.

Vertically stacked cases are the right height for field operations while the operator is seated on a camping stool.

Both steel cases are stacked vertically on a modified aluminum backpack frame. The bottom case holds antennas, cables etc. The top case holds radio, battery, key etc. Everything is pre-assembled inside the radio case – just pop the lid, insert the earbuds, turn on, tune in and go.

Telescoping plastic stool from Amazon

My Putikeeg CW key has very strong magnets on its base and holds very securely to the steel case. I use it in vertical fashion, with the paddles peeking up above the rim of the steel case. The assembly sits at a very comfortable height for operating the radio without the need for a table. My seat is a lightweight, plastic, telescoping thing with a padded cushion on top. It is an ingenious design with many latches holding it up. I was very cautious about trusting my posterior atop this perch at first, but it supports my weight just fine. The pictures tell a lot more than many more words can convey.

Whatever style of outdoor operating you prefer you are helping keep amateur radio alive. This post describes the way I operate and is not meant to be judgemental about any other style. There is room enough in our hobby for whatever way you like to operate. In fact, I invite you to comment or send me a description of your outdoor radio equipment – even if it is mounted on a set of four wheels 😉

All tuned up on fourteen zero six. The antenna connects to the BNC on the right. The Putikeeg paddles are secured by strong magnets. Earbuds are on the right. Beneath the radio are the 6500 mAh LFP battery, Drok buck voltage regulator and a line isolator.

My POTA gear is constantly evolving so what you see and read here may not be what you see if we meet on a trail sometime. I like to experiment and try out different ideas. Some call me nuts; maybe they are right but I’m having fun.

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#CW #OutdoorOps #Portable #POTA #QMX

Design Milk : The Lodge Solar Speaker 4 Might Never Run Out of Juice https://design-milk.com/the-lodge-solar-speaker-4-might-never-run-out-of-juice/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-lodge-solar-speaker-4-might-never-run-out-of-juice #bluetoothspeakers #bluetoothspeaker #portablespeakers #portablespeaker #audioequipment #outdoorspeaker #audiospeakers #SolarSpeaker4 #audiospeaker #Technology #portable #speakers #speaker #audio #lodge #Main

I should freshen up on my golang language skills

https://go.dev/doc/tutorial/getting-started

#code #golang #programming #ModernComputing #portable #Markdown

The screencap shows a screenshot of a tutorial on how to write a "Hello, World" program in Go. The tutorial is displayed on a dark background with white text. At the top, there is a status bar showing the time as 11:13, Wi-Fi signal, full battery at 90%, and a notification icon. The tutorial instructs the user to use the command $ go mod init example/hello to create a new Go module. It then guides the user to create a file named hello.go in a text editor and paste the following code into it:

package main

import "fmt"

func main() {
fmt.Println("Hello, World")
}

The tutorial explains that this code declares a main package, which is a way to group functions, and it's made up of all the files in the same directory. The URL at the bottom of the screenshot is go.dev/doc/tutorial/, indicating the source of the tutorial.

Ovis2-8B

🌱 Energy used: 0.238 Wh

How much do you think the #XboxAlly is going to cost?

#Videogames #Gaming #Games #Xbox #Microsoft #Hardware #PortableGaming #Portable #ROGAlly #SteamDeck #ROGAllyX #ROGXboxAlly #XboxAllyX #MicrosoftGamesShowcase

“No be you them say you no fit pay house rent” – Portable Questions Angela Okorie Over Alleged Rent Scandal, Actress Responds: Controversial Nigerian singer Portable has stirred drama once again — this time by questioning Nollywood actress Angela Okorie over past allegations that she was evicted from her home due to unpaid rent. In 2023, reports surfaced claiming that Angela Okorie had been sent packing from her residence for… http://dlvr.it/TLC9xJ #Entertainment #AngelaOkorie #Portable

Hisense Unveils M2 Pro, Its Smallest, Lightest, Most Portable 4K Laser Mini Projector Ever #technews24h #gadgets #projectors #hisense #portable #entertainment #technews #tech https://www.technews24h.com/2025/06/hisense-unveils-m2-pro-its-smallest.html

Air Lab – A portable and open air quality measuring device

https://networkedartifacts.com/airlab/simulator

#HackerNews #AirLab #Portable #AirQuality #Measuring #Device #OpenSource #Innovation #TechForGood

New CX fork time. I'm quite pleased with how my eternally dusty Case Logic portable CD case (!) was left out of the picture to show off this even older Columbia portable record player 😍 Still works, built in speaker, but sounds horrible 😍

Funny that they're currently adjacent to my growing antique game/computer/entertainment area. Not for long.

#cx #cyclocross #recordplayer #antique #portable #cycling #bicycle #music

A cyclocross bicycle fork, off of the frame for measurements. In the background is a 300(?) CD Case Logic portable case, next to an even older portable Columbia record player case.

I created myself a band plan for my field binder.

https://codeberg.org/corvus-ch/freitag-inlay/releases/download/v5/bandplan.pdf

Two questions:

* Would you be interested in having this available in a more standard paper format (A5 or even A6)?
* What information would you add?

#hamradio #bandplan #portable #fieldguide #cheatsheet #ask #askfedi

#PORTABLE

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