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takeoff_power_set t1_jdfymz7 wrote
Reply to comment by AtlEngr in My Sears Craftsman Model 113.243311 Band Saw. I believe it's from 1987 (or thereabouts). Still runs like a champ and I use it every day. by KustomScattergunz
Thank Eddie lampert for that. Nobody will cry when that asshole croaks. Seriously the guy is just straight up a bad human
takeoff_power_set t1_jdahdhe wrote
Reply to comment by letsgoridingyall in Did a drop ceiling to replace old outdated and previously leaking ceiling. by Him251
do you really like the lamp? or are you just saying it because you saw it?
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Reply to comment by The_Northern_Light in Silicon Valley Bank posted 'financial crimes' senior manager job listing just before closure by carolinaindian02
Look at the source, it's fox. Not even worth a click. The whole thread should just be deleted
takeoff_power_set t1_ja6e6f9 wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in Been in every car I’ve had since 1986. by 710dabner
I've personally had better results than that transmitting on a handheld set to 5w. There are a lot of variables to range on low power, small antenna units like this. Frequency, obstacles, characteristics of the terrain, condition of the antenna and connector, height above ground, background interference etc.
The best thing you can do to help yourself if you need to use one of these in the wilderness is to get as high as safely possible above potential receivers with it before transmitting. I.e. climb a hill or mountain with it if you want to be heard.
A neat trick if you have two decent handhelds and some rope: set one radio up to retransmit what it receives, tie a rope to its lanyard and throw it up into a tree branch as high as you can. With the other unit you can now transmit with your impromptu repeater being (hopefully) significantly higher up and giving you waaay better range. A decade or so ago I set up a very crude pair of solar powered repeaters like this in the mountains, it worked well and I was able to talk to people dozens of miles away on the other side of the mountains so long as I had LOS with the first repeater. The repeaters in trees at mountain peaks had massive transmit range even at low wattage. Not bad for some cheap Quansheng radios
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Reply to comment by ireallyambadatnames in Mars rover digs up intriguing clues in the hunt for life beyond Earth by Maxcactus
oh man, where has this life pro tip been all these years. fucking amazing!!
there aren't enough upvotes in the world for this discovery
takeoff_power_set t1_iumoodx wrote
Olfa is a great BIFL brand. Have never had a problem with any of their tools, and they make a bunch - box cutters, rotary cutters (Looks like a pizza cutter), paper cutters, all kinds of stuff.
As long as it's made in Japan it's all good stuff and it's the same thing the JP domestic market consumes. Japan is notoriously fussy about quality stationery items so the bar is kept quite high.
takeoff_power_set t1_jdhsi3d wrote
Reply to I know it's a dumb ABC watch but it might be one of the most beloved along with some beloved Casio ABC watches. I've had this forever. It's got an amazing NATO-style band. by chrisabraham
I have a core I bought years ago but the barometer crapped out on me on year 2. I wonder if Suunto would fix it for me? Anyone have experience with their service department? Any good?
I did like the watch while it was working. The barometer was critical for me, it served as my main weather alert when hiking in the mountains.
I also have their mc-2 global compass which again, is amazing in design but a bubble developed in it again after 2 or 3 years, making it tough to use properly.
I feel like Suunto is great at design but in terms of longevity/BIFL either I have just been unlucky or the long term quality just isn't there.