Well, the antenna is together and I tested it inside which gave me a reading within the 140 MHz range so I think I can tune this thing to hit 2m when mounted on the tower. I have a riser from an old dish tv mount that I am going ro use so I can aim the thing from the horizon to 70° vertical and then it will be on the rotator. This NanoVNA is pretty fucking cool now that I know what I am looking at. #hamradio #diy #antennadesign #stoked

While everyone else was out shopping yesterday we stayed on the farm all day. I got a bunch of prints done and have my antenna parts all ready and just need the boom today. I also have now caught the suds from the family and feel like pure dog shit this morning so today will be filled with a lot of suffering. #Hive #peakd #dailyblog

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Black Friday 3D Printing, YAGI Antenna Build, Kraken, Mouse Traps - Friday | PeakD

My normal is again waking at 3:30 to 4:00 am now for some reason and yesterday when I got up I had a full plate finished... by flemingfarm

All I need is the boom and I can get my #YAGI #antenna built. I wasn't going out today for anything so will hit the store tomorrow for it. The #3dprinter is so badass and it just took a bit drilling to make everything fit. My big question as of now is tuning... Do I go gamma, choke, tuner box? I'll get it together and see what my VNA says I guess. Soon my tower and antenna will be erected. #hamradio #diy

Good "post gorging" morning #Nostr First thing yesterday I was on the road to town for spent brewing grain which got spread around the main garden then the rest dumped to the sheep. They and the birds were ecstatic and dove right into it. I'm figuring out the #3Dprinter now and am correcting mistakes that I am inevitably making. Got my ski wax vises printed and just need the bolts and nuts to put them together. I also got the parts all printed for my #YAGI #antenna which I will put together today. Thanksgiving at our best family friend's house and the kids all had a blast playing. We ate a delicous meal then before heading for home I hooked up my wood chipper to the car to tow it home so I can get to work around the farm. #homesteading #farmstr #diystr #hamradio #hive #peakd #dailyblog

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Grain Run, Spreading, 3D Printer, Filament, Thanksgiving With Friends - Thursday | PeakD

I was on the road yesterday morning before 5am headed to town for a load of grain. The roads were quite empty and I was ... by flemingfarm

Found the problem with my #3dprinter, after pulling the head apart a few times I finally hacked the end of hte filament off and fouind that it had a thick section that wouldn't fit through the feeder holes. Cut it out and everything works like it's supposed to. I wonder how many people have this happen with filament?

It's Turkey day #Nostr Yesterday there was much learning and a few screwups as I pushed models through the #3Dprinter. In trying to print the ski vise I found out that I need to put supports in places and not just accept the model file is all correct. I did get cases done for a pair of my #Meshtastic devices and some parts for my #hamradio #antenna. This morning I have to troubleshoot the lack of filament feeding as it stopped mid print last night... #HIve #peakd #dailyblog

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Adventures and Misadventures Learning To 3D Print, Tower Test, Trailer, Fire, Grilling - Wednesday | PeakD

Sometimes timing works out perfectly in life. Tuesday I was listening to the 3d Printing Today podcast and they talked a... by flemingfarm

Just finished #3Dprinting the case for my #Meshtastic and have it together. I need to get the right sized bolts so just used cotter pins for now. Super slick and way nicer having a good case. The printer settings must not have been right as the underside of the screen side was loopy and needed trimming.

In trying to research possibile technologies for capturing #nanoplastics I came across this about Houston and their water supply... "Our interests in this topic arise from the mandate for the greater Houston area to completely convert to surface water by the year 2030 to combat ground subsidence while meeting the demands associated with the projected 45% growth in population over the same timeframe." Holy shit is that crazy! Mandated to stop using well water and only surface water... which is very likely to be contaminated with numerous compounds... It would seem that electroflotation microfiltration works well with non-salt water, but there has to be a tech that can work in salt water. Thinking about the vast #microplastic #pollution in the ocean and how to approach removal in a larger scale method.

Another rotation #Nostr It was not a good night with my severe pain levels which then lead to a day of minimal work. The chiro helped in the morning but then by afternoon the pain had returned. I managed to get the table built for the #3dprinter and have it in place. It is WAY stronger and doesn't move at all as the printer is working on fill-in. Made my first printing mistakes but now see that I DO need some adhesive on the build plate. #homesteading #diystr #hive #peakd #dailyblog

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Severe Pain, Awful Night, Chiro, 3d Printing, Deal, Printer Table, 1st Printing Mistake, Fire - Tuesday | PeakD

One shitty night. Went to bed at 9pm then was awake at 10pm with my jaw feeling like a red hot poker was being shoved in... by flemingfarm

Morning #Nostr Yesterday was wild, I managed to screw myself up pretty good mid day removing the old antenna mast from the chimney. Standing on the sloped surface 20 feet off the ground and having to lift a 23 foot piece of 4" pvc vertically and balanced was almost more than my body would allow. After I was able to rest a bit while I made the elements for my #YAGI #antenna. FINALLY my #3dprinter delivered! I got it setup and soon had my first ever print going. I chose the Tardis on purpose since this printer is a nice representation of it, bigger on the inside than the outside. 50 minutes later it was finished. I have SO MANY ideas to print out! #homesteading #hamradio #diy #hive #peakd #dailyblog

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6" Rain, The Mast, Chimney Insert, YAGI Antenna Elements, 3D Printer, 1st Print, Kraken - Monday | PeakD

A day without rain? Say it

Ahhhh shit! 3D printer in the HOUSE! 1st print went off like a champ and damn do I have a line of files to put through it!

Fot the love of all that is.... FEDEX DELIVER MY PACKAGES!!!! I can see the highway at all times, why route me to the END of the route? They all do this shit! Just put us at the beginning of the route and then send them off into the hills! Now all I can do is blame the shitty AI since all the humans have been removed from the process years ago.

Another wet morning #Nostr Seems to be the month of the drenchening and we are now in the wettest month in over 5+ years. Just wild how much it feels like a temperate rain forest. Between the rains I was able to get the old disc cone #antenna removed then found the old tent poles which will become the 6 elements for my 2m OWA #YAGI I am building and just need to come up with my boom. MY 3D PRINTER SHOULD ARRIVE TODAY! #homesteading #diystr #hamradio #hive #peakd #dailyblog

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The Rain, PDC, Old Antenna, Antenna Parts, NFL, Meshtastic, Design - Sunday | PeakD

Slow day yesterday as we were all super tired following the busy prior day. After the overnight deluge of rain I woke to... by flemingfarm

Morning #Nostr In what seems a miracle we managed a period of dry yesterday while our friends were over which allowed us the chance to wander the farm with them. We have outstanding conversations that range the entire spectrum and are antithetical to becoming heated in any fashion. The overnight storm has us now .05" away from the wettest month in 5+ years of my records and tied for the 2nd right now. One hell of a #lanina! #homesteading #diystr #hive #peakd #dailyblog

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STILL Storming, PDC, Driveway, Kraken, Friends Over, Antenna Tower, Bullseye Storm - Saturday | PeakD

I was up early yesterday morning despite our late time to bed and heard the patter of the rain on the pergola to which... by flemingfarm

Holy DRENCHED morning #Nostr Yesterday was a true sky flood and damn have we had a wet month. AS of this morning we have gotten 5.16" since the 1st and still a week left. This is 267% of our normal for the month and WAY more than prior years. The International Fly Fishing Film Fest was badass and wow were there some amazing films. Really lit the fire in me for this next year! Thankfully the rains are abating today so I may actually get to work outside again. #homesteading #LaNina #flyfishing #hive #peakd #dailyblog

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IT WAS A SKY FLOOD, PDC, Chores, Tunnel, Moss, Fly Fishing Film Fest - Friday | PeakD

We got trounced yesterday. The sky flood hit and hit with full force out of the southwest so it was warm and stupidly la... by flemingfarm

Morning #Nostr The rains just won't stop it seems which makes getting work done around the farm a bit more difficult. I managed a bit of time in the afternoon yesterday to get the tree limbed and half bucked but will need to do a better job sharpening the chain. That will ba a projecy for today while it is still super dumping rain. Tonight I'm going to Sandpoint Idaho for the Int Fly Fishing Film Fest at the Panida theatre which looks to be great. My 3d printer has shipped!!!! #homesteading #diystr #logging #hive #peakd #dailyblog

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Storm, Ubuntu, Solar, Limbing and Bucking Tree, Rain, Coco, Vit D, Film Fest - Thursday | PeakD

Some mornings are better than others but recently this waking before 4am bullshit is a bit annoying. I

OH HI #Nostr, didn't see you there. STUPID Stoked on the #hamradio #antenna tower I picked up yesterday and am now very anxious to build my YAGI to mount on it. If only the sky river would finish draining onto us I might get to work on it. I got my dead HDD back so now need to order the parts drive in hopes of swapping platters. We went out to eat for his 11th #birthday and once home he got to see his new laptop that I will be setting up today. Seriously FUCK microsoft and winBLOWS, he is getting Ubuntu as soon as I deal with the shitty Bitlocker. I ORDERED MY #3D PRINTER!!!!! HOLY BALLS am I excited! #homesteading #diystr #hive #peakd #dailyblog

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PUD, Deluge, Fence, Antenna Tower, J

The sky river is here and it is letting loose a torrent of rain on our region. The snow decided to stay well above us by... by flemingfarm

OH Happy DAY! I now finally have an #antenna #rotator and a Rohn 45 section to mount on hinges. Toivo has written articles for #QST about his antenna designs and has made contacts in over 200 countries!!! He is W8TJM if anyone works him. His current antenna is made of fishing poles! #hamradio #AmateurRadio

Morning #Nostr After running to the stores in the morning yesterday my day was largely taken by the trees. I got the base of the dead one dropped and a few rounds bucked off but got side tracked by some other tasks in the house. Later I put on a "sharp" chain, or so I thought, and went to take down a live tree. You can see things didn't work out exactly as I had planned... I found an antenna tower for my #hamradio on CL for super cheap WITH a rotator!!!! I am going to check it out this morning and likely bring it home. It will be PERFECT to replace my current mast setup! And hopefully I can pull the trigger on the K1C printer too... #homesteading #farmstr #diystr #countryliving #Logging #hive #peakd #dailyblog

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404 Error, Sled Shopping, Drop Tree 1, Dishwasher Repair, Drop Tree 2, Turkey Rehoming, Aim - Tuesday | PeakD

Another morning where I had the "404 Sleep Not Found" error yesterday. I

Okay #3d printing crowd I'm about to pull the trigger on a #Creality K1C for my first printer. While the K2 looks sick I've got the funds for this. Looking for anyone who can give me reasons not to go with this model or other brands/models that are comperable. From what I can find this thing looks pretty badass with little negatives, but what do I know I don't have one or 3d printing experience. #asknostr #3dprinting #Meshcases #tactical

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