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Yep, it is that time<\/strong> in the rotation of work\/off that I need<\/strong> to keep telling myself to Focus.  The first two weeks are usually total Chaos and the final two, are \u2013 well \u2013 you just don\u2019t care by then\u2026 So I have to work at staying in line<\/strong> to get the rest of my items done.<\/p>\n

On another line<\/strong> \u2013 the weather station<\/strong> and APRS digi<\/strong> seem to be working<\/strong> fine.  I do have a problem of being heard by any other stations and I am not sure that if I do put up a tower<\/strong> and get another 15 to 20 feet in height that it will be a much better but surely I can hit and hear OKC or Enid better and that would link<\/strong> me to the others.  It is working<\/strong> on the internet pretty well and shows up all the time<\/strong> so that is the main point and if the local club can get their digi<\/strong> back up and I can help with that by supplying hard-line<\/strong> or something<\/strong> else, then I won\u2019t need<\/strong> a great deal of height but I do need<\/strong> more to cover town a bit<\/strong> better\u2026 so I will look for a tower, or pipe mast, or something<\/strong> to get the antennas up where they can do some good.<\/p>\n

On the other end, still looking for a wireless camera to link<\/strong> to the weather station<\/strong>.  Haven\u2019t looked too hard but have seen a few that might work.  Not just real sure what I need<\/strong> for this and what will work out.  Guess I should do a bit<\/strong> more research on that.  Oh well no hurry I guess. Plenty of things to work on while I decide on that.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Yep, it is that time in the rotation of work\/off that I need to keep telling myself to Focus.  The first two weeks are usually total Chaos and the final two, are \u2013 well \u2013 you just don\u2019t care by then\u2026 So I have to work at staying in line to get the rest of my items done.<\/p>\n

On another line \u2013 the weather station and APRS digi seem to be working fine.  I do have a problem of being heard by any other stations and I am not sure that if I do put up a tower and get another 15 to 20 feet in height that it will be a much better but surely I can hit and hear OKC or Enid better <\/p>\n

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