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Mike Waters

SW Missouri

https://www.linkedin.com/in/comtechresearch

Use Linux, exclusively. Dumped M$ Winderz and never looked back.

Engineer/Technologist (multiple fields)

  • Retired, formerly self-employed
  • Amateur radio W0BTU
  • LinkedIn
  • Former Linux LAMP server admin (mostly RHEL, cPanel/Configserver)
  • EHam.net profile
  • Qrz.com profile

XYL is Katie, KD0LAJ. Happily married since June 14, 1975.

No relation (that I know of) to Roger Waters of Pink Floyd. ;-)

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What is the purpose of these “partially filled in” locomotive wheels?
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24
Should I solder stranded wires when connecting them to a plug?
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22
Rats biting off fuel line ( again and again and again )!
mechanics.stackexchange.com

19
How to convey to the people around me that I want to disengage myself from constant giving?
interpersonal.stackexchange.com

18
Are Baofeng radios illegal in the U.S?
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17
How did hams manage to tune their antennas before VSWR meters?
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16
How can I safely terminate my contract before its end date?
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13
Why would a device require at least 10m of wire between its outlet and the service panel?
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12
Why are the inside diameters of some pipe larger than the stated size?
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11
How to programmatically distinguish European from non European call sign?
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11
How to clean up profanity on airwaves
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9
How did the terms like QRZ, QTH, and other forms of ham shorthand evolve?
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9
In-house repeater?
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8
Can an SSB transmitter be used to transmit PSK?
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8
What do old unit abbreviations like "mfd" and "kc" mean, and where did they come from?
ham.stackexchange.com

8
Do dead weight 'components' exist?
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7
Why are germanium diodes specified in amateur radio designs?
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7
Why is this requirement in 60m in the US?
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7
Why are loopstick ferrite antennas commonly wound with Litz wire?
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7
Looking for a book that contained a circuit for receiving (literally) underground amateur radio transmissions
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6
Is free space path loss dependent on frequency?
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6
How to renew an expired US license as an expat?
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6
This is my doorbell transformer, right?
diy.stackexchange.com

6
How do VHF antennas compensate for change in frequency in Frequency Modulation?
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6
Will an iron chimney work well as an antenna?
ham.stackexchange.com

6
I was told to check the cluster. What does that mean and how do I do that?
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6
What does CI-V stand for?
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6
How do Field Day participants protect from lightning?
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6
Voltage sources in parallel?
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6
How can I secure this metal 1-gang electrical box without creating a bigger hole?
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