• I’m Officially a Licensed Ham Operator!

    I’m Officially a Licensed Ham Operator!

    I just got my Technician-class ham radio license! After diving into study sessions, practice exams, and learning the ropes of amateur radio, I finally passed the test and earned my call sign. I used hamradioprep.com and it made it super easy to study from my phone, or wherever I had internet and a few minutes…

  • BTech RPT50 GMRS Repeater

    BTech RPT50 GMRS Repeater

    This is the first time I’ve ever bought a radio the day it gets released! Expectations A buddy of mine and I were discussing how we wanted to set up a repeater for ourselves to have control over who we network it with and when. We also wanted to learn more about radio and see…

  • The Mini-Base | Data-Base Station

    The Mini-Base | Data-Base Station

    A Nerd’s Warehouse In this little package is a full home lab and GMRS radio repeater all-in-one! On the left you’ll see 4 mini-PCs that are all clustered together under ProxMox, hosting a variety of different things. Moving right, the upside-down thing is a Protectli Vault that hosts my firewall to the network. Speaking of…

  • GMRS Repeater – Haiku GMRS is now live!

    GMRS Repeater – Haiku GMRS is now live!

    I’ve been getting into GMRS recently and have finally committed to setting up my own repeater! What is GMRS? GMRS is basically Walkie-Talkies on steroids. It uses the same channels and frequencies as the walkie-talkies from Wal-Mart, but after you buy a $35 license that covers you and the whole immediate family for 10 years,…

  • I’m Quitting Social Media

    I’m Quitting Social Media

    I’m deleting most of my social media accounts. If you need me, find me on my website!

  • 3D Printer, Obtained!

    3D Printer, Obtained!

    I got an Ender 3v2 from a buddy of mine! He says it doesn’t work… But if I can fix it I can have it! First print. I see what he means… Lets get this thing level. Printing a whole sheet lets me adjust as it prints, and make sure adhesion is good. Lets replace…