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hpr4243 :: Hand Warmer, long term product review

Wednesday, 2024-11-06. 00:15:24. Explicit. general.
Review, Gadget, Outdoors, Walking.

Long term product review of my electric hand warmer. Inspiration from Ken Fallon during OggCamp

Listen in ogg, spx, or mp3 format.

hpr4232 :: Replacing backup batteries in my Kenwood TS940S HF Radio Part 6

Tuesday, 2024-10-22. 00:22:13. Explicit. HAM radio.
Amateur, Radio, DIY, repair, electronics, soldering.

Part 6 is the final episode it deals with fitting the new replacement PLL backup battery.

Listen in ogg, spx, or mp3 format.

hpr4222 :: Replacing backup batteries in my Kenwood TS940S HF Radio Part 5

Tuesday, 2024-10-08. 00:16:09. Explicit. HAM radio.
Amateur, Radio, DIY, repair, electronics, soldering.

Part 5 deals with the removal of the original 40 year old PLL backup battery.

Listen in ogg, spx, or mp3 format.

hpr4212 :: Replacing backup batteries in my Kenwood TS940S HF Radio Part 4

Tuesday, 2024-09-24. 00:20:09. Explicit. HAM radio.
Amateur, Radio, DIY, repair, electronics, soldering.

Part 4 deals with getting access to the PLL backup battery.

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hpr4202 :: Replacing backup batteries in my Kenwood HF Radio Part 3

Tuesday, 2024-09-10. 00:18:30. Explicit. HAM radio.
Amateur, Radio, DIY, repair, electronics, soldering.

Part 3 deals with the replacement of the clock backup battery on my TS-940S

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hpr4192 :: Replacing backup batteries in my Kenwood HF Radio Part 2

Tuesday, 2024-08-27. 00:12:58. Explicit. HAM radio.
Amateur, Radio, DIY, repair, electronics, soldering.

Replacing batteries in my HF Amateur radio TS-940S. Covers replacement of the clock battery

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hpr4182 :: Replacing backup batteries in my Kenwood TS940S HF Radio Part 1

Tuesday, 2024-08-13. 00:26:11. Explicit. HAM radio.
repair, electrical, DIY.

This is part 1 recording my experience of replacing backup button batteries in my HF ham radio

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hpr4089 :: Modifying a Python script with some help from ChatGPT

Thursday, 2024-04-04. 00:23:13. Explicit. A Little Bit of Python.
Programming, Python, AI.

In this episode I describe my experience of fixing some Python code with some help from ChatGPT.

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hpr4068 :: Replacing a lightbulb in a microwave Oven

Wednesday, 2024-03-06. 00:20:48. Explicit. general.
repair, electrical, DIY.

In this episode I record myself replacing a blown lightbulb in a microwave Oven.

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hpr4016 :: Today I learnt

Monday, 2023-12-25. 00:07:01. Explicit. Today I Learnt.
cli, pdf.

Today I learnt how to remove a password from a pdf file

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hpr3915 :: Why the hell is my audio clipping?

Friday, 2023-08-04. 00:13:22. Explicit. general.
audio, podcasting, Audacity.

MrX has audio that is clipping but will he be able to fix it?

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hpr3863 :: HPR episode about ChatGPT produced by ChatGPT

Wednesday, 2023-05-24. 00:09:13. Explicit. general.
ChatGPT, AI, Artificial Inelegance.

In this article I gave ChatGPT a prompt and it produced an HPR episode about ChatGPT

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hpr3853 :: Creating a Prompt for ChatGPT to generate an HPR show

Wednesday, 2023-05-10. 00:10:13. Explicit. general.
ChatGPT, AI, Artificial Inelegance.

A rushed episode going over the steps I used to create a ChatGPT prompt to generate an HPR episode

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hpr3842 :: What’s in my bag series

Tuesday, 2023-04-25. 00:32:03. Explicit. What's in My Toolkit.
Bag, Work.

In this episode I go through the contents of the bag I take to work.

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hpr3717 :: Video editing with Shotcut on a low end PC

Tuesday, 2022-11-01. 00:11:35. Clean. general.
workflow, tips, video, editing, application.

In this episode I explain how I use the shotcut video editor to edit video on a low end PC.

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hpr3468 :: Distro upgrade intervals on my Raspberry Pi

Wednesday, 2021-11-17. 00:13:06. Explicit. general.
Linux, Distros, Raspberry Pi, Debian.

In this episode I discuss Debian distro upgrade intervals for my raspberry Pi

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hpr3382 :: How I fixed a fault on my car for free thanks to YouTube

Tuesday, 2021-07-20. 00:12:40. Explicit. general.
Car, Repair, Hack, DIY.

How I fixed a fault on my car for free and as an added bonus without injuring myself!

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hpr3285 :: Upgrading Lubuntu on my Samsung N150 Plus netbook

Friday, 2021-03-05. 00:17:59. Explicit. general.
Linux, Distros, Netbook, Lubuntu.

Lubuntu 16.04 LTS to 20.04.1 LTS upgrade on ageing Samsung N150 Plus netbook.

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hpr3266 :: Upgrading Debian on my raspberry pi

Monday, 2021-02-08. 00:33:21. Explicit. general.
Linux, Distros, Raspberry Pi, Debian.

In this episode I cover the process of upgrading Debian from Jessie 8 to Stretch 9 on my raspberrypi

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hpr3254 :: The Markdown editor Retext

Thursday, 2021-01-21. 00:24:54. Explicit. general.
Markdown, HPR, shownotes.

In this episode I cover the markdown editor ReText. I found this useful when creating show notes

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hpr3192 :: A light bulb moment, part 3

Tuesday, 2020-10-27. 00:12:57. Explicit. general.
Electrical, Hacks.

The LED revolution

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hpr3186 :: A light bulb moment, part 2

Monday, 2020-10-19. 00:07:30. Clean. general.
Hardware, electrical.

The history of lighting

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hpr3145 :: A light bulb moment, part 1

Friday, 2020-08-21. 00:10:49. Explicit. general.
Hardware, electrical.

Finding the working voltage of a bulb

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hpr3132 :: Keeping track of where I am

Tuesday, 2020-08-04. 00:22:42. Explicit. general.
Linux, bash, podcasts, audio, scripts.

How I keep track of where I am

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hpr3067 :: Getting my Python3 code working in Python2

Tuesday, 2020-05-05. 00:25:26. Explicit. A Little Bit of Python.
Python, Programming, Linux, Raspberry Pi.

What I had to do to get my raspberry Pi PifaceCAD board working after a Debian upgrade.

Listen in ogg, spx, or mp3 format.

hpr3044 :: mocp snooze tip

Thursday, 2020-04-02. 00:06:31. Explicit. general.
Linux, bash, podcasts, audio.

A quick snooze tip when using mocp

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hpr3030 :: My new Samsung tablet

Friday, 2020-03-13. 00:28:06. Explicit. general.
Android, Tablet.

A general discussion about my new 10.5 inch Samsung Galaxy tablet

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hpr3024 :: A funny thing happened the other day

Thursday, 2020-03-05. 00:04:19. Explicit. general.
story, audio, sound.

Describing a funny thing that happened the other day.

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hpr2976 :: A walk through my PifaceCAD Python code – Part 4

Monday, 2019-12-30. 00:06:31. Explicit. A Little Bit of Python.
Podcasts, Linux, Command Line, Python, Raspberry Pi.

This is the last show in the series and covers the main program section at the bottom of my script

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hpr2963 :: A walk through my PifaceCAD Python code – Part 3

Wednesday, 2019-12-11. 00:14:40. Explicit. A Little Bit of Python.
Audio, Podcasts, Linux, Command Line, Python, Raspberry Pi.

In this episode I cover functions activated when a button is pushed on the PiFaceCAD board

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hpr2951 :: A walk through my PifaceCAD Python code – Part 2

Monday, 2019-11-25. 00:14:48. Explicit. A Little Bit of Python.
Podcasts, Linux, Command Line, Python, Raspberry Pi.

In this episode I cover some generic functions at the top of the code.

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hpr2933 :: A walk through my PifaceCAD Python code – Part 1

Wednesday, 2019-10-30. 00:14:31. Explicit. A Little Bit of Python.
Podcasts, Linux, Command Line, Python, Raspberry Pi.

In this series a do whirl wind tour of the Python code I developed for my PifaceCAD board

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hpr2923 :: Describing how I listen to podcasts PART 5

Wednesday, 2019-10-16. 00:29:10. Explicit. general.
Audio, Podcasts, Linux, Command Line, Python, Raspberry Pi.

In this episode I cover how I use my 2nd add on board the PiFace Control and Display

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hpr2914 :: Describing how I listen to podcasts PART 4

Thursday, 2019-10-03. 00:08:46. Explicit. general.
Audio, Podcasts, Linux, Raspberry Pi, hardware, electronics, projects.

In this episode I cover my 2nd add on board for the raspberry pi

Listen in ogg, spx, or mp3 format.

hpr2901 :: Describing how I listen to podcasts PART 3

Monday, 2019-09-16. 00:13:55. Explicit. general.
Audio, Podcasts, Linux, Command Line, hardware, electronics, Raspberry Pi.

In this episode I cover the 1st add-on board I purchased for one of my raspberry pi's

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hpr2889 :: Describing how I listen to podcasts PART 2

Thursday, 2019-08-29. 00:17:32. Explicit. general.
Audio, Podcasts, Linux, Command Line, PDA, hardware.

In this episode I cover the hardware I've used over the years to listen to podcasts.

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hpr2879 :: Describing how I listen to podcasts PART 1

Thursday, 2019-08-15. 00:31:17. Explicit. general.
Audio, Podcasts, Linux, Ncurses.

This episode badly covers the console audio player moc.

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hpr2872 :: Shoe Lace Tips

Tuesday, 2019-08-06. 00:07:52. Explicit. general.
hacks, tips.

In this episode I give some shoe lace tips

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hpr2867 :: The Kenwood TS940S Automatic Tuning Unit

Tuesday, 2019-07-30. 00:13:04. Explicit. HAM radio.
Amateur, Radio, Ham.

I cover the Automatic Tuning unit on my Kenwood TS940S, re comment from HPR2668

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hpr2744 :: Yet Another Rambling Drive Into Work

Thursday, 2019-02-07. 00:33:42. Explicit. general.
Podcast, Cars.

Yet another rambling attempt at making a show on the way into work

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hpr2734 :: Mashpodder

Thursday, 2019-01-24. 00:18:59. Explicit. general.
Podcast, ncurses, command-line.

A poor rushed attempt at covering the excellent podcast client mashppoder

Listen in ogg, spx, or mp3 format.

hpr2688 :: Explaining the controls on my Amateur HF Radio Part 5

Wednesday, 2018-11-21. 00:17:19. Explicit. HAM radio.
HF, Ham, Amateur Radio.

In this episode I cover the remaining Receiver section controls of the TS940S.

Listen in ogg, spx, or mp3 format.

hpr2678 :: Explaining the controls on my Amateur HF Radio Part 4

Wednesday, 2018-11-07. 00:16:24. Explicit. HAM radio.
HF, Ham, Amateur Radio.

In this episode I cover the first four Receiver section controls of the TS940S

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hpr2668 :: Explaining the controls on my Amateur HF Radio Part 3

Wednesday, 2018-10-24. 00:18:10. Explicit. HAM radio.
HF, Ham, Amateur Radio.

In this episode I cover the Main / sub displays meter memory and band keys of the TS940S.

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hpr2656 :: Explaining the controls on my Amateur HF Radio Part 2

Monday, 2018-10-08. 00:14:04. Explicit. HAM radio.
Amateur, Radio, Ham.

In this episode I cover the mode and frequency selection controls of my Kenwood TS 940S

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hpr2648 :: Explaining the controls on my Amateur HF Radio Part 1

Wednesday, 2018-09-26. 00:27:26. Explicit. HAM radio.
Amateur, Radio, Ham.

I attempt to explain the controls on my Kenwood TS940S HF Amateur Radio.

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hpr2640 :: Another Rambling Drive Into Work

Friday, 2018-09-14. 00:13:55. Explicit. general.
recording, podcasting, audio, microphone, car, Audacity.

An second attempt at making a show on the way into work

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hpr2561 :: A reluctant dog walk

Monday, 2018-05-28. 00:24:32. Explicit. Sound Scapes.
dog, walking.

A reluctant dog walk after some hand stripping

Listen in ogg, spx, or mp3 format.

hpr2559 :: My Favourite Browser extension

Thursday, 2018-05-24. 00:18:37. Explicit. general.
Internet, Research, Browser, Firefox, Plug-in, Add-On.

In this episode I cover my favourite browser Add-on

Listen in ogg, spx, or mp3 format.

hpr2499 :: Tuning around the HF 40Mtr band

Thursday, 2018-03-01. 00:12:47. Explicit. HAM radio.
ham radio, amateur radio, radio, hf.

In this episode I give an example of what sort of things you can expect hear on the HF band

Listen in ogg, spx, or mp3 format.

hpr2486 :: Some stuff I bought at a recent amateur radio rally

Monday, 2018-02-12. 00:16:08. Explicit. HAM radio.
Amateur Radio, Ham Radio.

In this episode I talk about some stuff I bought at a recent amateur radio rally.

Listen in ogg, spx, or mp3 format.

hpr2418 :: What's in my ham shack, part 2

Wednesday, 2017-11-08. 00:24:16. Clean. HAM radio.
Amateur Radio, Ham Radio.

A description of what's in my amateur radio shack

Listen in ogg, spx, or mp3 format.

hpr2414 :: What's in my ham shack, part 1

Thursday, 2017-11-02. 00:22:11. Clean. HAM radio.
ham radio, amateur radio.

A description of what's in my amateur radio shack.

Listen in ogg, spx, or mp3 format.

hpr2377 :: A Rambling Drive Into Work

Tuesday, 2017-09-12. 00:22:41. Explicit. general.
car, drive, podcast, audio.

An attempt at making a show on the way into work

Listen in ogg, spx, or mp3 format.

hpr2367 :: How I create and post a show to HPR

Tuesday, 2017-08-29. 00:20:09. Clean. general.
HPR, recording, audacity.

In this episode I describe the process I use to create and post a show to HPR.

Listen in ogg, spx, or mp3 format.

hpr2344 :: Follow on to HPR2340 (Tracking the HPR queue in Python)

Thursday, 2017-07-27. 00:14:29. Explicit. Programming 101.
Python, Programming, Hardware, BlinkStick.

Improved version of script to capture the number of HPR shows in the queue using python.

Listen in ogg, spx, or mp3 format.

hpr2340 :: Tracking the HPR queue in Python

Friday, 2017-07-21. 00:21:32. Clean. general.
Python, Programming, Hardware, BlinkStick.

I explain how I capture the number of HPR shows in the queue using python

Listen in ogg, spx, or mp3 format.

hpr2335 :: Baofeng UV5R VHF/UHF Handset part 9

Friday, 2017-07-14. 00:15:12. Clean. HAM radio.
Amateur Radio.

An in depth series about the Baofeng UV5R VHF/UHF hand-held transceiver.

Listen in ogg, spx, or mp3 format.

hpr2328 :: Baofeng UV5R VHF/UHF Handset part 8

Wednesday, 2017-07-05. 00:13:50. Clean. HAM radio.
Amateur Radio.

An in depth series about the Baofeng UV5R VHF/UHF hand-held transceiver.

Listen in ogg, spx, or mp3 format.

hpr2321 :: Baofeng UV5R VHF/UHF Handset part 7

Monday, 2017-06-26. 00:18:27. Clean. HAM radio.
Amateur Radio.

An in depth series about the Baofeng UV5R VHF/UHF hand-held transceiver.

Listen in ogg, spx, or mp3 format.

hpr2316 :: Baofeng UV5R VHF/UHF Handset part 6

Monday, 2017-06-19. 00:15:41. Clean. HAM radio.
Amateur Radio.

An in depth series about the Baofeng UV5R VHF/UHF hand-held transceiver.

Listen in ogg, spx, or mp3 format.

hpr2311 :: Baofeng UV5R VHF/UHF Handset part 5

Monday, 2017-06-12. 00:19:26. Clean. HAM radio.
Amateur Radio.

An in depth series about the Baofeng UV5R VHF/UHF hand-held transceiver.

Listen in ogg, spx, or mp3 format.

hpr2307 :: Baofeng UV5R VHF/UHF Handset part 4

Tuesday, 2017-06-06. 00:15:42. Clean. HAM radio.
Amateur Radio.

An in depth series about the Baofeng UV5R VHF/UHF hand-held transceiver.

Listen in ogg, spx, or mp3 format.

hpr2301 :: Baofeng UV5R VHF/UHF Handset part 3

Monday, 2017-05-29. 00:13:24. Clean. HAM radio.
Amateur Radio.

An in depth series about the Baofeng UV5R VHF/UHF hand-held transceiver.

Listen in ogg, spx, or mp3 format.

hpr2296 :: Baofeng UV5R VHF/UHF Handset part 2

Monday, 2017-05-22. 00:12:04. Explicit. HAM radio.
Amateur Radio.

An in depth series about the Baofeng UV5R VHF/UHF hand-held transceiver.

Listen in ogg, spx, or mp3 format.

hpr2292 :: Baofeng UV5R VHF/UHF Handset part 1

Tuesday, 2017-05-16. 00:21:46. Clean. HAM radio.
Amateur Radio.

An in depth series about the Baofeng UV5R VHF/UHF hand-held transceiver.

Listen in ogg, spx, or mp3 format.

hpr2112 :: My old home server

Tuesday, 2016-09-06. 00:15:45. Clean. general.
linux, hardware, server.

A show about my old home server

Listen in ogg, spx, or mp3 format.

hpr2106 :: My Podcast Client

Monday, 2016-08-29. 00:19:51. Clean. general.
Linux, Software, Podcasts.

A show about my podcast client

Listen in ogg, spx, or mp3 format.

hpr2089 :: Solving a blinkstick python problem

Thursday, 2016-08-04. 00:20:20. Clean. general.
Hardware, Electronics, Programming, Raspberry pi, python, open source, BlinkStick.

How I solved a problem I found when trying to control my new blinkstick nano with Python

Listen in ogg, spx, or mp3 format.

hpr2071 :: Undocumented features of Baofeng UV-5R Radio

Monday, 2016-07-11. 00:08:51. Explicit. HAM radio.
Electronics, Amateur Radio, Open Source.

Follow on show about undocumented features I found on my Baofeng UV-5R radio

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hpr2062 :: Now The Chips Are Definitely Down

Tuesday, 2016-06-28. 00:40:46. Clean. general.
Hardware, Electronics, Amateur Radio, Open Source, Linux.

Show about an interesting documentary I recently came across and new piece of hardware

Listen in ogg, spx, or mp3 format.

hpr1980 :: Fixing An Audio Problem while having a rant

Friday, 2016-03-04. 00:09:53. Clean. general.
Audio, Hardware, Linux.

Describing how I solved an audio problem while having a rant about automation limiting control

Listen in ogg, spx, or mp3 format.

hpr1709 :: Hacking Your Teeth

Thursday, 2015-02-19. 00:20:50. Explicit. general.
gum disease, Periodontitis, Interdental tooth brush.

Advice on hacking your teeth

Listen in ogg, spx, or mp3 format.

hpr1563 :: Starting Programs at boot on the Raspberry Pi

Wednesday, 2014-07-30. 00:15:43. Clean. general.
raspberry pi, rc.local, bootstrap.

How I start programs at boot on my Raspberry Pi

Listen in ogg, spx, or mp3 format.

hpr1496 :: wiki on the raspberry pi

Monday, 2014-04-28. 00:18:48. Clean. general.
Raspberry Pi, Wikidot, DokuWiki, Apache, DidiWiki, sed.

My experience of playing with wiki software on the raspberry pi

Listen in ogg, spx, or mp3 format.

hpr1478 :: Batteries Part 2

Wednesday, 2014-04-02. 00:48:03. Clean. general.
battery, charger, trickle charger.

My early experience with batteries & memorable battery operated devices

Listen in ogg, spx, or mp3 format.

hpr1398 :: Batteries Part 1

Wednesday, 2013-12-11. 00:20:22. Clean. general.
battery, alkaline cells, rechargeable battery, NiMH, NiCd, Lithium-Ion, Li-Ion.

A show about batteries - Part 1

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hpr1348 :: Fuse

Wednesday, 2013-10-02. 00:15:35. Clean. general.
World War 2, bomb fuse.

MrX speaks about a bomb fuse that belonged to his grandfather

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hpr1047 :: Soldering Part 2: An audio demonstration of soldering

Tuesday, 2012-08-07. 00:27:18. Explicit. general.
multicore solder, flux, perf board, strip board, bread board.

More about the process of soldering

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hpr1037 :: Soldering Part 1

Tuesday, 2012-07-24. 00:27:45. Explicit. general.
solder, soldering, soldering iron, soldering sponge, dry joint.

A show about the tools needed for soldering

Listen in ogg, spx, or mp3 format.

hpr911 :: Hobbies

Friday, 2012-01-27. 00:34:26. Explicit. general.
playing music, electronics, amateur radio, computing.

Mr X talks about hobbies he's had over the years

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