Turned on the Austin TX weather radio WXK27 just in time to hear an unusual message: Public Information StatementNational Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX117 PM CDT Thu Jun 5 2025…NOAA WEATHER RADIO OUTAGE DUE TO A SOFTWARE UPDATE NEXT WEEK…The Austin/San Antonio National Weather Service office will be conducting a required, scheduled update to their …
Category Archives: Amateur Radio
QRT and 6th
One of the better aspects of #SXSW is that I preemptively take my ham radios out of my car. This allows me better peace of mind in that I can park it almost anywhere downtown during the festival and I don’t have to worry about other people taking my radios out for me.
Aero Postale
As I renew my USPS PO Box for another year at $182, I have to wonder if it’s worth it to continue having a PO Box. I got it when I filed for my first FCC Amateur Radio license, because every license must have an address on file. Since it’s public record, I didn’t want …
Cycles
Ah yeah, there it is: the annual notice that my membership to the Austin Amateur Radio Club is up for renewal. And next comes the annual question of if I actually want to renew it and continue pretending that I enjoy doing Amateur Radio. I know it’s only $20, and that it supports the club, …
Pegged
Based on my YouTube suggested videos, Google thinks I’m a lefty urbanist who’s fascinated with trains, planes, bikes, walkable neighborhoods, civil infrastructure, and has a passing interest in science, psychology, sex ed, and questionable comedians. There’s some malignant threads of amateur radio and electronics tacked on for good measure. Damn, do they have me binned.