There are plenty of “compromised antenna” options for you; there are loads of amateur operators who simply run their antenna around the largest room in their apartment and make long-range communications. It’s not optimal, but it works.

There’s a whole movement in amateur radio right now which relies on being light and portable. A 15 meter carbon fiber mast, some wire, 12v and 100W and you can work the world from a park.

Rule 1 of politics: Answer the question you want, not the question you’re asked.

I’m gonna run up my new wire and try and hunt on 10W!

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It’s been a while since I setup my system, but as I recall they are interconnected via the smart hub, and do not need internet at all. When I first configured our system, IOT was probably the topic of an exploratory whitepaper and not yet reliant on internet. But times have changed! Give it a bit more searching; we’ve been happy for quite a long time with the devices. They even have plugs which you can convert dumb devices to a smart HA device—but you’ll have to get them on eBay because they’ve been discontinued:/

Caseta switches can handle 3-pole switches in exactly the way you’ve described. You could even set them up with dimmers, pico remotes (and eliminate one of the switches). If you get the wireless bridge (now known as Smart Hub) you might be able to tie it into your HA depending on your ecosystem.

I need some vodka to deal with this

I went all-in on designing one myself, but used lots of examples to form mine.

Ultimately the things you need on your card are simple: callsigns, band, time, and signal report.

Doesn’t have to be fancy or elaborate. Even a minimalist card is unique in its own regard.

On the other hand, you can hire a graphic designer, give them some examples, and let them go at it.

Amateur HF radios typically transmit and receive from 1-50MHz, on various modulation modes (as OP mentioned). If you’d like to get a preview, check out the Utah WebSDR: http://websdr2.sdrutah.org:8902/index1a.html?tune=14290usb

I’ve linked you to the 20 meter band, which is pretty active 24/7. When it’s nighttime in the US, you can listen to Amateurs making international contacts. See some of my other posts in my history to get a visual on range.

On the whole, of course not. It helps, even if one has repeatedly to do it.

Two steps to solve this problem:

Step 1:

Step 2:

No. I would be incents.

I use the washer and then let it sit wet over night to bring out its natural paprika seasoning.

Earasers for me. They have a selective band pass to let vocal frequencies through. Airplanes, concerts, monster truck shows you name it, I’ve used mine and can practically have a normal conversation.

Taliban, August 2021: “We’ll be different this time, we swear!”

This is the same tool @Ghost.org is (was?) using to bring federation to publishers using the Ghost platform.

This is akin to keyword-stuffing blog posts, it’s a technique nearly as old as Google itself. They know about it.

Everything old becomes new again.

If you look at $350 as a substantial amount of money, I’d say pass.

On the other hand, if $350 is roughly equivalent to a dinner for two for you, then yolo and see what you get.

You might get something worth it and something you can flip if this isn’t the radio you ultimately want to end up with.

I usually try to find myself on 20m. I like it’s DX-ability at night and appreciate it’s reach during the day. Otherwise 10m is nice because there’s lots of new hams ready to answer CQ calls, or calling CQ themselves.

The person who answered my very first QSO made it extra special by sending me a first-contact certificate; went way above and beyond and I am incredibly thankful for it.