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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?
diy.stackexchange.com

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

19
Are Baofeng radios illegal in the U.S?
ham.stackexchange.com

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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14
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?
diy.stackexchange.com

11
How to programmatically distinguish European from non European call sign?
ham.stackexchange.com

11
How to clean up profanity on airwaves
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9
Do dead weight 'components' exist?
electronics.stackexchange.com

9
How did the terms like QRZ, QTH, and other forms of ham shorthand evolve?
ham.stackexchange.com

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

7
Why are germanium diodes specified in amateur radio designs?
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7
Why is this requirement in 60m in the US?
ham.stackexchange.com

7
Why are loopstick ferrite antennas commonly wound with Litz wire?
ham.stackexchange.com

7
Looking for a book that contained a circuit for receiving (literally) underground amateur radio transmissions
ham.stackexchange.com

6
This is my doorbell transformer, right?
diy.stackexchange.com

6
How can I secure this metal 1-gang electrical box without creating a bigger hole?
diy.stackexchange.com

6
How do VHF antennas compensate for change in frequency in Frequency Modulation?
ham.stackexchange.com

6
How do Field Day participants protect from lightning?
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6
Voltage sources in parallel?
electronics.stackexchange.com

6
What does CI-V stand for?
ham.stackexchange.com

6
Testing for 'Bad' Coax
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6
I was told to check the cluster. What does that mean and how do I do that?
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6
Will an iron chimney work well as an antenna?
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6
How to renew an expired US license as an expat?
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