Ham Radio Study Guides: Every Way to Prep for Your License

Jun 29, 2026 | HAM, Technology

Getting your amateur radio license comes down to one thing: learn the question pool for the class you want, then pass a multiple-choice exam. There is no shortage of tools to get you there, and most of the good ones are free. Below is a sorted list by type, with the...

“Dad’s Favorite Things” – Geocache with Ham Radio for FTF

Jun 27, 2026 | Geocaching, Technology

There are two types of people reading this post. The first is anyone who comes across my blog from knowing me, stumbling upon me, or maybe even some random SEO that had Google point you my direction. But the other type of person is most likely the FTF (First-To-Find),...

Why I Ignored Diib’s “Backlink Spam” Warning

Jun 11, 2026 | SEO

An SEO tool flagged a fake problem, then sold me the fix. Here is what Google actually does with spammy links. I got an email from Diib this week. Out of roughly 36,000 backlinks, only about 6,500 came from different domains, which works out to around five links per...

Claude Fable 5: The Most Capable Model You Can Actually Use, With a Catch

Jun 10, 2026 | AI, featured

Anthropic released a new model on June 9: Claude Fable 5. It is the most capable model they have made public, and it leads their earlier models on most of the hard tasks. If you are on Opus 4.8, you will notice the difference. The bigger reason to pay attention is how...

Indy 500 Frequencies!

May 22, 2026 | IndyCar

I’ve been scanning races at IMS for years, and every time I hand a scanner to someone new, it goes the same way. Three laps in they get it, and they want to know why they sat through so many races without one. From the grandstands, the 500 is a great show, but...