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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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Top Questions
16 votes

What is the cause of this unusually long period of terrible HF band conditions?

hf propagation space-weather ionosphere sunspots asked Jul 23, 2017 at 22:58
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15 votes

WWV, WWVH, and WWVL may be shut down. Are there any alternatives?

transceiver equipment testing calibration wwv asked Sep 1, 2018 at 17:38
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11 votes

How did hams manage to tune their antennas before VSWR meters?

antenna-system impedance-matching swr-meter testing history asked Aug 14, 2018 at 23:18
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9 votes

What types of materials increase the inductance of a coil when inserted inside it?

antenna-tuner inductor asked May 21, 2019 at 20:35
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7 votes

Water cooling a GS-35B in lieu of air cooling?

diy electronics amplifier asked Dec 16, 2018 at 1:57
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7 votes

What are the official Baofeng websites in the USA?

united-states baofeng asked Mar 22, 2019 at 19:44
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5 votes

What could possibly cause a "melting" reaction between vinyl and plastic?

reaction-mechanism asked Aug 25, 2018 at 0:19
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5 votes

Is Field Day a contest?

united-states contest field-day asked Jun 24, 2019 at 22:08
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5 votes

Very odd and wide 30m signal. What is it?

software-defined-radio hf signal-identification asked Feb 14, 2017 at 1:34
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5 votes

How often are we required to send our callsign?

united-states legal callsign station-identification asked Aug 19, 2017 at 23:10
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Top Answers
52
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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21
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?
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17
How did hams manage to tune their antennas before VSWR meters?
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16
Are Baofeng radios illegal in the U.S?
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16
How can I safely terminate my contract before its end date?
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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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11
Why are the inside diameters of some pipe larger than the stated size?
diy.stackexchange.com

10
Why would a device require at least 10m of wire between its outlet and the service panel?
electronics.stackexchange.com

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
What do old unit abbreviations like "mfd" and "kc" mean, and where did they come from?
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8
Can an SSB transmitter be used to transmit PSK?
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8
Do dead weight 'components' exist?
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7
Why are loopstick ferrite antennas commonly wound with Litz wire?
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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
Looking for a book that contained a circuit for receiving (literally) underground amateur radio transmissions
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6
This is my doorbell transformer, right?
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6
How do VHF antennas compensate for change in frequency in Frequency Modulation?
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6
How can I secure this metal 1-gang electrical box without creating a bigger hole?
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6
Voltage sources in parallel?
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6
How do Field Day participants protect from lightning?
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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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6
Is free space path loss dependent on frequency?
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5
Multiband vertical antenna not working as expected
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5
How to keep the brain in an excited state?
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