"Murphy was an optimist!"
Coming to terms August 31, 2025 10:38 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily LifeAt some point you just have to come to grips with the fact that you will never matter to others as much as they matter to you
add a commentBeing the calm August 22, 2025 7:57 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily LifeAfter all the chaos, I am returning to chanting
add a commentTo those who want to help August 19, 2025 12:49 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily LifeThe outpouring of love and offers of assistance during Evan’s plight touches our hearts. The doctors are pleased with Evan’s progress but are having him stay another 24-48 hours. Evan is quite done with it all and would like to go home today.
A good friend has been counseling me on accepting offers of help. He has encouraged me to publish my Buy Me a Coffee link.
Our physical needs are met. I joked about needing a massage and someone has arranged that! Cathy wants our sidewalk finished so grab your shovels! 😉
Evan and I were supposed to be taking this past week and next week to make repairs on his car for his return trip. A beloved friend has offered to get the car to a mechanic to make it roadworthy and assist with some of the cost of repairs. If you would like to lighten his burden or help with our unplanned travel expenses, please see the Buy Me a Coffee link below. Thank you all! Each of you have already helped us through this trying time.
If you wish to help financially, this is my Buy Me a Coffee link: https://buymeacoffee.com/djuggler
add a commentProtected: Friendship August 19, 2025 5:41 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily LifeProtected: Abandoned August 16, 2025 1:18 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily Life, PoetryNew tombstone idea July 25, 2025 2:21 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily Life“Overcomplicated it”
add a commentBetter choices July 16, 2025 9:37 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily LifeThere are days that I cannot help but wonder if choosing sobriety wasn’t the biggest mistake of my life
add a commentThe rules are simple May 20, 2025 12:27 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily LifeYou must be perfect all the time. Anything less is unacceptable.
add a commentRadio heads…help me work the SO-50 satellite May 15, 2025 9:27 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Of Interest, radioContacting the ISS and working satellites is a personal goal. I read SO-50 is a good satellite to try first. I’m a little confused. “operating on 145.850 MHz uplink and 436.795 MHz downlink. The repeater is available to amateurs worldwide as power permits, using a 67.0 Hertz PL tone on the uplink, for on-demand activation. SO-50 also has a 10 minute timer that must be armed before use. Transmit a 2 second carrier with a PL tone of 74.4 to arm the timer.” Do I need to program my radio with 7 memories? 1. 145.850 with PL tone 74.4 for activation
2. 145.850 with PL tone 67 for transmitting
3. 435.785 (for doplar shift)
4. 435.790 (for doplar shift)
5. 436.795 for receive
6. 436.800 (for doplar shift)
7. 436.805 (for doplar shift) I’m using a Yaesu FTM-500DR. Is there another way to send the 2 second carrier? I have RT-Systems programmer and it shows Tone Mode options as None, Tone, T Sql, DCS, Rev CTCSS, User CTCSS, Pager, D Code, T DCS, and D Tone. I’m reading manuals but still don’t know what half these tones mean. Is my 1-7 correct? Or am I completely misunderstanding how to work sats? Thank you!
add a commentPremature hearing loss May 1, 2025 6:53 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily LifeI slept with earplugs in last night. Woke several times thinking I’d lost my hearing.
add a commentCelsius makes sense now April 30, 2025 6:38 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily LifeI looked at my watch this morning to see the temperature was 17°. I’m thrilled to say I didn’t even think about Fahrenheit. Without a conversion, no math, no thinking about the other temperature, I just knew what 17°C means for my comfort. Also without math I instinctively knew it to be 65°F…but I didn’t need to think about it that way because Celsius now has meaning to me like learning a new language eventually just becomes natural.
add a commentA little cleaning does a world of good April 18, 2025 9:32 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily LifeI cleaned my desk last night and not only do I feel more focused, I feel more relaxed.
add a commentAsk a ninja has returned! April 8, 2025 2:54 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily LifeAsk a ninja is back!
Basement archeology April 4, 2025 2:39 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily LifeWe interrupt this day to see if I can find a desk under all the stuff that has been accumulating upon it
add a commentAchievement unlocked! April 2, 2025 8:26 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily LifeCelsius to Fahrenheit conversion in head without math 92% accuracy
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