Onno (VK6FLAB)

Anything and everything Amateur Radio and beyond. Heavily into Open Source and SDR, working on a multi band monitor and transmitter.

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  • Interesting question. I suspect that it’s similar (but different) to asking, should you watch a movie made by someone who later was found to be a criminal at the time that movie was made.

    I suspect that the answer depends on your personal moral compass, the norms, values and standards you shape your life by.

    There’s a famous speech by Australian Lieutenant General David Lindsay Morrison AO, who said:

    “The standard you walk past, is the standard you accept.”

    Source: https://en.m.wikiquote.org/wiki/David_Morrison

    In other words, I think it’s up to each individual to decide how they feel about it and act accordingly.

    But you asked how I feel about it.

    In short, I think that we live in a civil society where the regime in that country is not representative of a world I want to be part of. As such, travelling there under the current regime is not something I’d contemplate.

    I’d also point out that I feel the same way about visiting the United States of America under its current regime.

    Finally, I suppose there’s an aspect of risk associated with visiting either country. I have no way to evaluate how that might compare with other extreme sports, but I suppose there’s a thrill that draws in some individuals, overriding any moral considerations.








  • The boundary of where to host what, is not fixed. You cannot host the internet at home. Where people sit on the spectrum varies depending on skill, resources and need.

    I highlighted several options that provide a solution for someone with limited skills and resources.

    You could host a CALDAV server or a next cloud at home and use the suggestions I provided, or you could use those hosted by someone else.

    My answer was to provide ideas, not a how-to guide, answering, in my opinion, exactly what OP was looking for.

    That it doesn’t match your idea about solving the problem tells you that there are many ways to solve software problems. My suggestions had a low barrier to entry.

    What’s your recommendation for OP?



  • None of the following questions will give you a specific answer, but they might give you some food for thought to help you figure it out for yourself.

    What would happen if the company was sold?

    What would happen if you were injured in an unrelated accident, like say during a holiday?

    What would happen if the company lost its largest customer?

    What does retirement look like for you?

    What do you want to achieve in your life?

    What does career progression look like?

    What happens if you got or lost a life partner?





  • I saw that chart too. When you click on the F-type link you learn it’s rated up to 4 GHz. The summary table is off for several connectors.

    You cannot argue that the mating is poor if it’s rated to 4 GHz.

    There is nothing wrong with using the centre pin of the coax, it’s one less join in the chain and it’s rated at over 500 matings. It’s not for lab equipment, but if you want to connect something and leave it there for the next decade, there’s nothing better.


  • What’s your beef with the F-type connector? The centre pin is the coax core, compression tool to terminate the coax, solid connection, rated to some absurd frequencies, all round easy connector, no soldering or extra pin required.

    Source: I installed two-way satellite dishes for a time and still use those connectors on my HF antennas as a radio amateur - yes, I know, 75 Ohm - can’t say it’s ever stopped my 10 mW beacon from being heard 13,945 km away.