K1TLN

You know what, impeach everybody actually

Torn between wanting more tattoo work done and not wanting to come up with the coin to do it, but it might be time to start looking around.

Successful #POTA activation with the group under the club callsign today at US-7839 - our first in the books. Had great chats on SSB, fought an FT8 pileup, and jumped in two people on 2m CW.

Let’s go, @donvision.bsky.social! 1800 miles 🔥 forgive the QSB/QRP but we made it happen 🤝🤝 #CW

@nylafoxphrey.bsky.social - we have the opportunity to do something so fucking ridiculous and no one can stop us...

The Windy City Amateur Radio Society will be activating #POTA site US-7839 tomorrow afternoon. Catch us operating under club callsign W9CRS. I'll also be working 2m CW for any local operators looking for contacts to join Brass Knuckle Gang.

Low river drone shot from tonight's after work decompression walk slash all-you-can-eat human buffet for mosquitos, apparently.

Why Trader Joe’s parking lots are the way they are: We ranked every one in Illinois

I hope tomorrow's ham radio operators aren't actually trying to learn anything from AI slop videos. Because some of them are laughably bad. These screenshots are from the same video, demonstrating how to make a choke balun with ferrite beads.

5:15PM to 6:15PM transition

#POTA Activation: US-7917 Pullman National Historical Park 12 contacts from here, including one in British Columbia, 2035 mi away. The Administration Clock Tower Building was the center of this site, built in 1880, restored after arson in 1998. Nearby ruins still stand, though stabilized. #QRP #CW

#POTA Activation: US-4107 Powers State Recreation Area This incredible weather weekend continued so I got back out. This was my morning workspace. 11 contacts, including Winnepeg and Vancouver. 5 watts and a dream. #CW #QRP

Beautiful, chilly morning along the Des Plaines River. Successful activation of US-7839. Also ran into another local operator that’s stopped by our club’s tech nets before - so we’ve chatted but never in-person. 15 CW QSOs (+1 FB eyeball QSO) before back to QTH.

“Glad they relaxed the code requirements, I love doing SSB, and FT8 is so easy! CW is too hard.” Me, almost entirely a CW-focused op, trying to understand wtf is going on when I boot up WSJT-X:

🐍 The ANACONDA MK2 is arriving next week on the 20th of October and we’ve had preview access to it! ✨ Here’s our full REVIEW and breakdown of its specs & performance as well as a look at its special surprise features! /w @cmdrrheeney.bsky.social #EliteDangerous o7

Tacos, two dollar beers, and the homies doing their thing. Good night!

Fall on the prairie - in Chicago! McCormick Bird Sanctuary, right on Lake Michigan and just south of the Loop.

Built two 50-ohm 20W dummy loads from QRP Labs - one for my own gear, one for a buddy that’s been 3D printing some radio accessories for me (including enclosures for these dudes). Fun little bits of kit to put together.

Falconer this, Falconer that. You want me to put down the Manderville Revolver and pick up a different phys ranged in XIV? Give me THIS class.

I copied today's #Morsle at 35 WPM on hard mode! morsle.fun

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Happy Indigenous Peoples’ Day! Navajo Nation New Mexico

This morning was so nice, it was unreal. Borderline perfect weather.

I copied today's #Morsle at 35 WPM on hard mode! morsle.fun

Seen in Wicker Park

14-day countdown illustration by Wang Yueren, background concept artist for Final Fantasy XIV (Endwalker, Dawntrail).

I copied today's #Morsle at 35 WPM on hard mode! morsle.fun

There's a brand new image from JWST and it's beautiful. Stars are being born here.

My first CW contact was in January of this year, and I quietly set the goal for myself to aim for a hundred contacts in year one - no FT8, no voice, only the code. Today, I actually hit that goal. This is 114 CW contacts in 2026 (+Hawai'i). TU ES 72 DE K1TLN.

Happy fma day! 🦾✨

Just heard a wild @donvision.bsky.social tearing it up on 20M totally by chance, ha 🔥

"Protect Trans Kids, Scare Local Fascists" Sign spotted in Waterloo, Ontario

Repurposed some rechargeable 9 volts to use with the MTR3B and honestly I can't believe it worked as well as it did. First real spin with the capacitive trigger pads, too. Here's a contact into South Carolina from earlier this evening.