2020 Ram 1500 Tailgate Upgrade
Background: I got rear-ended on the interstate on the way to work one day… a pretty significant hit – actually made the bed strike the cab. It didn’t BEND the…
Mobile install: The next generation
This would have been up months ago, maybe, had it not been for the accident. I decided to change up my install a bit because of new accessories. The accident…
MacOS, The X6100, and digital modes
Last time I discussed getting the X6100 working with logging software, and a computer-based display (Wfview). It worked with the 7300 and the Xeigu when plugged into my MacBook Pro…
Yet another new OS for radio things
Yeah, I’m drinking the Mac kool aid now. While I still have Linux doing some things and windows PCs around, I bought a Mac for school and because I like…
Char-Griller 980 Modifications… Part 2: Electrical
Last time, I detailed mechanical (functional) mods. This time electrical. There really isn’t too much to do, since the electronics are a big part of the allure of this particular…
Char-Griller 980 Modifications… Part 1
After quite a bit of planning and watching marketplace, I finally acquired a Char-Griller 980 gravity-fed charcoal smoker. For a smoker that normally sells for upwards of $700 ($799 at…
Ed’s hack: freezer health monitor
A hack from Ed’s Kitchen… Ever wonder if your freezer failed, and you didn’t know it? Or, you knew power went out, but don’t know how it affected the stuff…
Black stone from home propane
I just got a four burner Blackstone griddle. My house has propane (250 gallon tank) with a stub on the back porch, so it seems really silly to be using…
For lack of a service monitor…
Recently, I had reason to try and check performance on a radio I had acquired, but I had neither a service monitor, nor a second radio like it available (I’m…
The Venerable SB-22x Amplifier
A couple years back, I sold my amplifier at a hamfest… 3 years later, I got an email from the newest owner asking about it’s history… might as well post…