I’m Saahbs aka Mike Sabala. This here is my very own corner of the internet, free of external control, expressing my personal opinions and published without any warranty.
My Motto:
“Endorse your beliefs, not people or organizations which align (at the moment) with them, while remembering that ends do not justify the means”.
Quotes:
- “Less is more” – Mies van der Rohe
- “Keep it simple stupid” – Kelly Johnson
- “Measure trice, cut once” – proverb
- “shoveling bits in data mines in the dim light of burning midnight oil” – saahbs’ work
Most Recent Content:
Amateur Radio’s Field Day 1 is the last weekend of June. And this year it was my deadline to build and get my HF QRP station on the air. I’ve been working towards this goal on and off, slowly but surely for over two years. While SSB and digital modes are interesting, I found the basic low power CW and minimal equipment to be fascinating.
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Microsoft Windows 10 will be unsupported as of October 2025. The upgrade requirements will effectively obsolete a lot of older still performant machines OR expose their users to security vulnerabilities.
While the upgrade from Windows 10 to 11 is free, Microsoft is forcing unreasonable requirements. I go over the important ones and work around others to upgrade my living room SteamPowered gaming computer.
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CWMouse is a precise, lightweight, micro-switch based and affordable Iambic CW Paddle.
In previous posts Refining CWMouse and Coverage and E-Commerce Changes, I explored design changes to ease assembly, keeping costs down and noted efforts to diversity Sales.
Below I share what worked, what didn’t and provide project updates.
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