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My projects

Amateur Radio, Astronomy, Astrophotography

On this blog you will find things that I am working on.

  1. Set up a home position (Parking Position) for my Advance VX Mount.

  2. Get PTZOptics movie camera working.  Got it going next step streaming.

  3. Get StarSense working

  4. Work on Amateur Radio portable operation. 

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Jul
26

Metal Detecting Vacant Lot

Featured image above: The purple flower was the only flower in the vacant lot as I went to start my metal detecting. The house on this lot had burnt down maybe in 2020. As I understand it use to be a doctor’s office.  The doctor charged $3.00 for an office visit.  Ever since it burnt…

Jul
17

My trip to the emergency room

By Mark Gibson (N4MQU) Sometimes things don’t  go well for humans medically.  This happened to me in mid July of 2021.  I enjoyed a nice dinner of left over Chinese take out order and just dished out some butter pecan ice cream. I started noticing a real bad dizziness and it didn’t get better when…

Jul
06

What treat do we get?

By:Mark Gibson (N4MQU) Recently I volunteered to be a K9 decoy at the airport.  They hid whatever it was they wanted the K9 to detect on me and had me walk thru the line like a normal passenger would going for a flight.  I did this several times and the handler hid a toy under…

May
25

W4CEC Amateur Radio Technician Class at Camp Durant

  By Mark Gibson(N4MQU) Alternative title are my camping days numbered due to allergies? Thanks to the Occoneechee Council of BSA. We had great weather for camping without any rain that is but at the same time the officials at the camp said no camp fires. Unfortunately my allergies really made me uncomfortable  and have…

May
17

My first night at the Johnny Horne observatory

By:Mark Gibson(N4MQU) Back in 2020 I had seen a post on Facebook from my friend Johnny Horne announcing they still had space available for his Digital Photography Fundamentals class at Fayetteville Tech In Fayetteville. I’ve known Johnny for several years thru our common interest in astronomy and we are both members of  Raleigh Astronomy Club. I was…

May
03

A visit from the section manager

By: Mark Gibson (N4MQU) We had a visit from the ARRL North Carolina Section Manager Marvin Hoffman (WA4NC) at the test session May 1.  He presented the FCVET with the SUGAR award.  Supporting Upgrading Growing Amateur Radio. The certificate reads in part “Recognizes The Five County Amateur Radio Enthusiasts for their superior efforts involved in…

Apr
18

Improving our curb appeal

Thanks to Kelvin Blackwell and Sons of Knightdale. I asked him to come and clean up our yard. I doubt I could have done this kind of job ever. I’ve been using Kelvin Blackwell and Sons for over 30 years. He cuts my grass and does all my yard work as I need it. Every…

Apr
11

Why Amateur Radio?

By: Mark Gibson (N4MQU) Stories where amateur radio works when everything else fails. That old standby, A ham radio saves the day in the backcountry Colorado US Ham radio aids rescue operations in Pettimudi India  Hiker Safe with help of ham radio Washington State US Interested in registering for the Preppernet class, click on the…

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