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One week with the ICOM IC-7100
After deciding on a ham radio to purchase, I bought an ICOM IC-7100 from GigaParts. I could have purchased it locally by going into Ham Radio Outlet, but I didn't want to leave the house and my first interaction with the store wasn't very helpful. In addition to purchasing the radio, I knew that I also had to purchase a power supply. I went with a TekPower TP30SWV
as it got decent reviews and looked like it would meet my needs.
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IPv6 on USG
Recently Ubiquiti released version 5.7.20 of its controller software. One of the features it added was GUI control of IPv6 for the UniFi Security Gateway
. IPv6 was already available if you were willing to muck with a JSON file and configure it; I already had it setup, but my goal is to keep removing my custom configurations and use the GUI for setup. This will give me a better view of the configuration.
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A layered approach to backups
[Update: 08 Mar 2018 - Style updates (thanks, Richard!) and added information about source code backups.]
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Thinking about emergency power
Recently someone sent me a link to a video about creating a relatively inexpensive battery pack that recharges using solar panels. While I'm not sure I'd trust the way that it was made, in theory it sounds like a great way to deliver emergency power to someone in need. With more and more large scale natural disasters, being able to rapidly deploy emergency power is vital to helping people get back on their feet. While governments and companies are building ways to help a large number of people at once, I think the concept of having personal portable power for any emergency is something worth considering.
as it got decent reviews and looked like it would meet my needs.
. IPv6 was already available if you were willing to muck with a JSON file and configure it; I already had it setup, but my goal is to keep removing my custom configurations and use the GUI for setup. This will give me a better view of the configuration.