The ends of the antenna that connect to the terminals were rusted. I sanded them down with a dremel and that seems to have fixed the issue

I’m afraid I’m only good at designing these simple boxes. I also have a bunch of near identical ones used for storing pill bottles.

ADHD-fueled impulse purchases for the most part, though the 'Feng is my first ham radio (bought even before my license came through) and the Quansheng was a gift.

This seems to have worked thank you.

I’ve tried holding the RST button but it does the same as a quick press. The on/off switch can’t be held.

So IT guys are antennas.

Already do that via a custom domain and SimpleLogin/Proton.

Reject TV. Return to monitor. Yeah monitors don’t come in the same sizes as TVs, but if you just want something that shows you whatever you feed its video ports without any bloat than a monitor works great.

Nothing pops a vein quite like companies acting like a one-time expense should be a monthly fee. Paying monthly for heated seats in certain cars is where I first heard of this. They already put the hardware in the car. I guarantee they already charged you for the parts and labor to put in those heated seats when you bought the vehicle. No way they’re losing money on it in the hopes you start paying them.

But I’ll get off my owner’s rights soapbox now.

I’ll have to try that smart plug idea. I have some heavy duty Z-wave plugs I used for Christmas decorations last year and that would work great for the fridge.

For those who are saying I shouldn’t have bought these half-baked smart appliances, I agree. But I wasn’t always this aware of the privacy issues involved. The washer and dryer were purchased before I grasped how problematic cloud-connected always online IoT devices are, and as mentioned in the OP the ability to tell me when my laundry was done seemed like a genuinely useful feature. In the case of the fridge it was an emergency replacement and we took what fit the preexisting niche in our kitchen, and the complete lack of output on the fridge itself necessitated the app.

Washer dryer and fridge are TCP only

And some lore for the curious

Cat6 per the listing on Amazon, but I don’t trust it.

Background: I just got my first printer (Bambu Lab A1 mini) last year. I am also not an engineer and, like you, don’t want the printer itself to be the hobby.

Based on my experience, and what I’ve seen others say online, Bambu Lab is still the king of “it just works”. If you’re not as ideologically motivated by right to own as I am, I’d say go with Bambu.

While I have zero experience with the company, Prusa seems to be the most consumer friendly, though they have their own issues. If I buy a second printer, it’s likely going to be the Prusa Core One.

I bought a KX3 as a reward for completing a very difficult certification. I earned that $2500 radio, but dang if I’m not scared to actually take it anywhere because it feels so fragile for how expensive it is. I included the battery compartment when kitting it out, but ended up removing the batteries and relying on an external LiFPO battery because I didn’t like cracking the radio open like a clam every time I needed to change them.

Something like this would make a whole lot more sense for my QRP needs. It’s far, far cheaper and looks a bit more sturdy.

Thanks. Not sure if this is what you meant. The shape is distinct but the colors are similar. My avatar is from a worldbuilding project I work on as a hobby.

I forgot about dev mode. How does that compare to pre-enshittified firmware?