Monday Dec 22 will be the 700th consecutive Western PA D-Star net. This net started 2012. In Pittsburgh use W3EXW 146.82 D-Star repeater or REF063C. This net occurs every Mon. at 9 pm. You can use the repeater or if you have a hotspot, you can connect directly to the REF063C.

Ham Radio license testing sessions by the North Hills Amateur Radio Club are held on the second Saturday of the month. Our last testing session for 2025 will be December 13th. For more information, click on this link: www.nharc.org/ve-testing.h...

You know you are having a bad day when your new car needs to be towed back to the dealer for a repair. You know you are having a really bad day when your new car falls off the tow truck and smashes the back of the car. This is how my youngest son’s day is going and it isn’t over.

I watched the new Superman movie & liked it. I haven’t been a fan of the last DC movies but this one was definitely better. The political right asked people to stay away. It is good vs evil with good winning. Lois Lane just isn’t a women needing to be saved but has an important part in the movie.

I never wanted a chainsaw. Given the number of trees and tree limbs down from the storm it was time to buy a chainsaw. I added a new Ego electric saw. It quickly and more important quietly cuts through limbs and moderate sized trees.

If you were a fan of the Marvel Avengers movies, you should watch the new Thunderbolts* movie. I liked it a lot!

I would like to thank the developers of Skylight, the TicToc app replacement, for creating an app that works correctly on an Apple iPad. Hopefully, the developers of this app will do the same.

The North Hills Amateur Radio Club will hold its 1st VE test session this Saturday. Check www.nharc.org for more details including location. #pittsburgh #hamradio

One ornament is unlike the others.