Wayne Geiser
@geiserw.bsky.social
Amateur radio operator (KC1ONM), baseball fan, beer brewer, maker, motorcyclist
This year's Marblehead (Massachusetts) Halloween decorations.
October 29, 2025 at 11:27 PM
This year's Marblehead (Massachusetts) Halloween decorations.
Yesterday's "adventure" was touring the Nantucket Lightship in Boston harbor,
October 26, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Yesterday's "adventure" was touring the Nantucket Lightship in Boston harbor,
Tiffany Dome in the Chicago Cultural Center.
July 21, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Tiffany Dome in the Chicago Cultural Center.
A while ago, the #SolderSmoke podcast issued a challenge to build a direct conversion receiver.
The ham shack resource manager (KA1PQK) at #MakeItLabs organized a group project. Together, we each built our own copy of each module.
I decided to go further than mounting it on a simple board ...
The ham shack resource manager (KA1PQK) at #MakeItLabs organized a group project. Together, we each built our own copy of each module.
I decided to go further than mounting it on a simple board ...
April 19, 2025 at 12:49 PM
A while ago, the #SolderSmoke podcast issued a challenge to build a direct conversion receiver.
The ham shack resource manager (KA1PQK) at #MakeItLabs organized a group project. Together, we each built our own copy of each module.
I decided to go further than mounting it on a simple board ...
The ham shack resource manager (KA1PQK) at #MakeItLabs organized a group project. Together, we each built our own copy of each module.
I decided to go further than mounting it on a simple board ...
#Soldersmoke Direct Conversion Receiver challenge. Last night we assembled the boards and tested them out. Tuning is fussy, but it worked! Not for some woodworking and other "packaging" details!
March 26, 2025 at 1:56 PM
#Soldersmoke Direct Conversion Receiver challenge. Last night we assembled the boards and tested them out. Tuning is fussy, but it worked! Not for some woodworking and other "packaging" details!
Last night's build in the #SolderSmoke Challenge was the last module - the audio amplifier. Now to connect them all together in the cigar box I found to house the completed project.
March 19, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Last night's build in the #SolderSmoke Challenge was the last module - the audio amplifier. Now to connect them all together in the cigar box I found to house the completed project.
Last night's build was the band filter for the #SolderSmoke Direct Conversion Receiver Challenge. Three out of four boards complete!
March 12, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Last night's build was the band filter for the #SolderSmoke Direct Conversion Receiver Challenge. Three out of four boards complete!
This week's part of the #SolderSmoke Direct Conversion Receiver project was the mixer board. I don't know how my soldering skills could have gotten even worse! :-) As bad as it looks, it is "mixin."
March 5, 2025 at 1:52 PM
This week's part of the #SolderSmoke Direct Conversion Receiver project was the mixer board. I don't know how my soldering skills could have gotten even worse! :-) As bad as it looks, it is "mixin."
New England Golden Gloves Semifinals last night at the Lowell Memorial Auditorium.
February 28, 2025 at 2:45 PM
New England Golden Gloves Semifinals last night at the Lowell Memorial Auditorium.
Several of us at #MakeItLabs have begun constructing the #SolderSmoke challenge direct conversion receiver. Last night we built the oscillator. Please forgive my poor soldering skills. :-)
February 26, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Several of us at #MakeItLabs have begun constructing the #SolderSmoke challenge direct conversion receiver. Last night we built the oscillator. Please forgive my poor soldering skills. :-)
If you thought the cyber truck looked bad off the showroom floor, I submit the attached photo.
February 18, 2025 at 2:15 PM
If you thought the cyber truck looked bad off the showroom floor, I submit the attached photo.
Happy Truck Day! Spring is coming!
February 3, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Happy Truck Day! Spring is coming!
I finally got authorized on my makerspace's ( #MakeItLabs ) #3dprinter with a bed large enough to print end caps for my #telescope
January 17, 2025 at 3:00 PM
I finally got authorized on my makerspace's ( #MakeItLabs ) #3dprinter with a bed large enough to print end caps for my #telescope
Axe throwing in Worcester, Massachusetts.
January 7, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Axe throwing in Worcester, Massachusetts.
Our dishwasher's lights were blinking and not starting the cycle. Further tests showed downstream outlets only delivering 95v.
This is the outlet just before the dishwasher.
I don't know why this happened. Nothing was done to the outlet since we bought the house in 1983.
Replacement fixed it.
This is the outlet just before the dishwasher.
I don't know why this happened. Nothing was done to the outlet since we bought the house in 1983.
Replacement fixed it.
January 5, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Our dishwasher's lights were blinking and not starting the cycle. Further tests showed downstream outlets only delivering 95v.
This is the outlet just before the dishwasher.
I don't know why this happened. Nothing was done to the outlet since we bought the house in 1983.
Replacement fixed it.
This is the outlet just before the dishwasher.
I don't know why this happened. Nothing was done to the outlet since we bought the house in 1983.
Replacement fixed it.
Anyone else participate in the ARRL 10m contest this weekend? Not bad for 100W and an OCF dipole that is relatively low.
December 16, 2024 at 1:45 PM
Anyone else participate in the ARRL 10m contest this weekend? Not bad for 100W and an OCF dipole that is relatively low.
Last night's "The Pipes of Christmas" concert in the Old South Church, Boston, Massachusetts. This is their first time in Boston. It was wonderful music and amazing architecture!
#bagpipes #celtic #Christmas #music #ThePipesOfChristmas
#bagpipes #celtic #Christmas #music #ThePipesOfChristmas
December 13, 2024 at 5:15 PM
Last night's "The Pipes of Christmas" concert in the Old South Church, Boston, Massachusetts. This is their first time in Boston. It was wonderful music and amazing architecture!
#bagpipes #celtic #Christmas #music #ThePipesOfChristmas
#bagpipes #celtic #Christmas #music #ThePipesOfChristmas
My son-in-law thinks their cat is trying to kill him, so I made him "Murray the Murder Cat" out of acrylic on the laser cutter at MakeIt Labs last night as a Christmas gift.
#murdercat #MakeItLabs #makerspace #Christmasgift #laser
#murdercat #MakeItLabs #makerspace #Christmasgift #laser
December 12, 2024 at 1:52 PM
My son-in-law thinks their cat is trying to kill him, so I made him "Murray the Murder Cat" out of acrylic on the laser cutter at MakeIt Labs last night as a Christmas gift.
#murdercat #MakeItLabs #makerspace #Christmasgift #laser
#murdercat #MakeItLabs #makerspace #Christmasgift #laser
Amateur Telescope Makers of Boston at the Chelmsford (Massachusetts) Library readying some small telescopes that will find their way to local libraries (they can be checked out)! Check your local library, they may already have one!
#ATMoB #telescope #library
#ATMoB #telescope #library
November 30, 2024 at 8:58 PM
Amateur Telescope Makers of Boston at the Chelmsford (Massachusetts) Library readying some small telescopes that will find their way to local libraries (they can be checked out)! Check your local library, they may already have one!
#ATMoB #telescope #library
#ATMoB #telescope #library
I'm sorry for the poor quality photos ... I spent a little time on the embroidery machine at #MakeItLabs making a shirt to donate for the #NewEnglandRiders holiday party door prize table and a December bathroom towel.
#embroidery #makerspace #MadeThings
#embroidery #makerspace #MadeThings
November 27, 2024 at 10:02 PM
I'm sorry for the poor quality photos ... I spent a little time on the embroidery machine at #MakeItLabs making a shirt to donate for the #NewEnglandRiders holiday party door prize table and a December bathroom towel.
#embroidery #makerspace #MadeThings
#embroidery #makerspace #MadeThings
Makesgiving at MakeIt Labs, Nashua, NH following our annual meeting and board member elections.
#MakeItLabs #makerspace #turkey #makesgiving #Nashua
#MakeItLabs #makerspace #turkey #makesgiving #Nashua
November 23, 2024 at 11:37 PM
Makesgiving at MakeIt Labs, Nashua, NH following our annual meeting and board member elections.
#MakeItLabs #makerspace #turkey #makesgiving #Nashua
#MakeItLabs #makerspace #turkey #makesgiving #Nashua
Yesterday we toured the A. Everett "Chick" Austin House in Hartford, CT. It is 86 feet wide and only 18 feet deep. It is part of the Wadsworth Atheneum's collection.
#Hartford #WadsworthAtheneum #HistoricHomes #NationalHistoricRegister
#Hartford #WadsworthAtheneum #HistoricHomes #NationalHistoricRegister
November 22, 2024 at 2:43 PM
Yesterday we toured the A. Everett "Chick" Austin House in Hartford, CT. It is 86 feet wide and only 18 feet deep. It is part of the Wadsworth Atheneum's collection.
#Hartford #WadsworthAtheneum #HistoricHomes #NationalHistoricRegister
#Hartford #WadsworthAtheneum #HistoricHomes #NationalHistoricRegister
Work party day at the Amateur Telescope Makers of Boston clubhouse, Westford, Massachusetts.
#ATMoB #telescope #asttonomy
#ATMoB #telescope #asttonomy
November 16, 2024 at 8:41 PM
Work party day at the Amateur Telescope Makers of Boston clubhouse, Westford, Massachusetts.
#ATMoB #telescope #asttonomy
#ATMoB #telescope #asttonomy
Today's "adventure"...
The Ether Dome, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston.
It was the site of the first demonstrated use of inhaled ether as a surgical anesthetic.
#boston #etherdome #medicine #history
The Ether Dome, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston.
It was the site of the first demonstrated use of inhaled ether as a surgical anesthetic.
#boston #etherdome #medicine #history
November 16, 2024 at 1:16 AM
Today's "adventure"...
The Ether Dome, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston.
It was the site of the first demonstrated use of inhaled ether as a surgical anesthetic.
#boston #etherdome #medicine #history
The Ether Dome, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston.
It was the site of the first demonstrated use of inhaled ether as a surgical anesthetic.
#boston #etherdome #medicine #history