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| bio | website | kd7uiy.com |
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| location | Ashburn, VA | |
| age | 28 | |
| visits | member for | 1 year, 3 months |
| seen | Mar 20 at 18:19 | |
| stats | profile views | 4 |
I'm an engineer, with some focus on signal processing and a bit of control systems. I am also a hobby photographer, and fairly avid programmer. I am the programmer of the Android game Aardvark Joe's Evil Game, and the app Psychic Tester. I am also the author of the blog, The Making of a Ham, and the photographer on PearsonArtPhoto.com.
To see some of my photography, check out the following sites:
- Portrait Portfolio
- Landscape Portfolio (Hosted by Smugmug) (25% off using code Stack)
- Shutterstock
- Bigstockphoto
- Fotolia
- Dreamstime
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Feb 7 |
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Does hiking with a dog in bear country increase or decrease your risk of a bear encounter? @RussellSteen: I'll try and make it clearer, but I'm saying for a short outing, it might help, but for an extended stay, I would not recommend it. I've updated the conclusion to be better. |
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Feb 5 |
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Are there performance differences between lead and lead-free ammunition? I think this question should either be re-opened or migrated to firearms. As @Shog9 doesn't seem to want to migrate it, I guess the answer is to reopen it... |
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Feb 2 |
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If I'm caught in lightning above tree-line, what should I do? @mjrider: Fixed my answer. |
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Feb 1 |
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How much fuel to carry for melting snow? @HorusKol: Good call, got to remember those people who have a sane unit system in the world... |
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Feb 1 |
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What pattern for casual planes should a castaway create on a desert island? @Tomas: Added in source. |
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Jan 30 |
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How do you determine how long a hike will take? This is a good rule of thumb for a good hiker, but not a crazy one. Starting out, you will probably not be this fast. |
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Jan 28 |
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What pattern for casual planes should a castaway create on a desert island? Oh. The length of the part of the letter to the width of the letter. IE, for the X, you ideally would want something for each line in the X that is 6 feet long, 1 foot wide, roughly. Of course, bigger is better, so... |
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Jan 28 |
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What is the most important survival tool I should have when in the wilderness? This type of question doesn't have a right answer, and could lead to a lot of bickering... |
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Jan 28 |
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What pattern for casual planes should a castaway create on a desert island? @JackBazuzi: Easy visibility. A bit wider is okay, narrower not as well. |
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Jan 27 |
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Pain in the heel after a hike I read from this, get new socks. Guess I'll have to do that... |
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Jan 26 |
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What should you do if you see a rattle snake? @xpda: Killing them is prohibited in most of the areas I hike, like National Parks, so... |
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Jan 25 |
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What precautions should I take to protect myself and my camp from bears? @Dangeranger: Guess I'm not in quite as dangerous of a bear country. I'll make the appropriate edits. |
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Jan 25 |
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What equipment is recommended when camping with a baby? There is nothing wrong with posting a question that is on topic here, that is appropriate somewhere else. There is overlap between sites, and nothing really wrong with that. |
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Jan 25 |
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How much water should be carried while hiking in the desert? @Timothy: Wow, and the Grand Canyon isn't even the worst desert around... |
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Jan 25 |
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How much water should be carried while hiking in the desert? @LBell: I have run out before, but never more than a mile from the base area. And such times I've always been well hydrated beforehand. |
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Jan 25 |
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What do I need to look for in good, quality hiking boots? If you live in a very hot, but dry area, water resistant might not be as required, and might make the shoe too warm. |
