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Ninety Days on Our Own: Fortress America and the Field Day Mindset
Oct 29, 2026 14 min

Ninety Days on Our Own: Fortress America and the Field Day Mindset

The Pentagon wants every major U.S. base able to run for 90 days without outside help. A friend asked if that should worry us. Here's why I think it's the most sensible idea to come out of Washington in years.

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NorCal Emergency Repeaters: Which Machines Stay Up When Things Go Sideways
Oct 29, 2026 4 min

NorCal Emergency Repeaters: Which Machines Stay Up When Things Go Sideways

75 repeaters across 8 Northern California regions, ranked by how likely they are to stay on the air in an emergency and who's behind them.

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SkipWatch: Should I Get on the Air Right Now?
Oct 27, 2026 3 min

SkipWatch: Should I Get on the Air Right Now?

A free iPhone and iPad app that tells you which band is open from your grid square, using real reception reports, solar data and local weather.

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JS8 Mobile: JS8 on Your iPhone, No Laptop Required
Oct 26, 2026 2 min

JS8 Mobile: JS8 on Your iPhone, No Laptop Required

A native iPhone app that runs JS8 keyboard-to-keyboard messaging right on your phone. Plug your radio in over USB-C and you're on the air.

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Scoutmaster Minute: Don't Be Afraid to Fail
Oct 22, 2026 3 min

Scoutmaster Minute: Don't Be Afraid to Fail

What do Lady Gaga, Thomas Edison, Tom Brady and Mr. Sal have in common? None of us are afraid to fail.

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Scoutmaster Minute: One Kick, 10,000 Times
Aug 27, 2026 2 min

Scoutmaster Minute: One Kick, 10,000 Times

Bruce Lee, Kung Fu Panda, and why the best teams are built from people who know one thing really well.

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Data Analysis with GPT Models
Aug 1, 2026 29 min

Data Analysis with GPT Models

Leveraging large language models for data analysis tasks

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Data Security Best Practices
Jun 8, 2026 6 min

Data Security Best Practices

Data Security Best Practices: A Comprehensive Framework for Enterprise and Personal Data Protection

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Business Intelligence and AI
Apr 15, 2026 6 min

Business Intelligence and AI

Exploring the intersection of business intelligence and artificial intelligence

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GPS on MeshCore: Solving the Timestamp Problem
Mar 23, 2026 4 min

GPS on MeshCore: Solving the Timestamp Problem

Why mesh repeaters need GPS modules and how to configure them for accurate timekeeping

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