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Hi, I have 2 of these and would like to mount them at 90-deg like this to point to a distant (15+miles) tower. We want to get T-Mo Home Internet but the closest tower still only has 3G. Country living has it's moments. :)

Can I join the output leads as the LTE modem we have has only a single external input. Or, do I need to get a new LTE modem with 2-inputs?

Also, both have short cables so if possible, joining at the mast would mean a single cable to the modem.

That brings me to the next question. If I can join them, one has an old TV-F-type and the other has a big round one like the old CB-radio. Can I cut th

Hi, out in the boonies and terrible DSL and promises for 10-years of "better coming soon." We have been looking at Starlink but they will not take our money and, no CS to talk to until after signing up -- Catch-22. DUH

It suddenly occurred to me that the Starlink buy-in is $697 (plus $120/m) what can I get for that kind of money to stretch a T-Mo Home Internet signal from about 25 miles away.

Anyone actually done this?

We can get a 1-bar AT&T signal in the house but no T-Mo or Verizon. If I get up on the roof there are 2-bars from AT&T and 1-bar from T-Mo and Verizon, so I know it is out there. :)

I bought one of the booster things for $200 and mounted antenna on a 20' pole but i

5.3.0 Hi, not sure what I have done, but at every layer change it pauses for about 1-second and oozes a blob. It does not appear to be related to Seam, but ... :)

What can I do to stop this?

Thanks

Just looked on Amazon and the Black USB-A is $25 and shows

USB-A + NFC    ASIN B0BVNPWPCN
Security Key NFC is FIDO only and does not work with Yubico Authenticaor.

Ignoring their spelling error, do I need the "Yubico Authenticaor"?

The Blue USB-C $29 and shows

USB-C + NFC  ASIN  B09HJBL6F3

and doesn't mention the "Yubico Authenticaor."

I that included or not? Is that important or not?

With the blue, can I use a USB-C to USB-A adapter?

Out in the boonies with no cell towers so we the only use we have for cell phones is as coasters under our beer.

Thanks

Hi, in a recent thread a person mentioned their monthly fee had dropped to $90. We are thinking of signing up so I searched the SL website and cannot find any form of Contact to talk/email to someone there about getting $90.

I do not want to have to order a system just to converse with SL customer service.

Their site mentions Resellers, do Resellers have the power to set $90 for a new sign-up? How do I find a Reseller in our area?

Lotsa SL stuff on Amazon, but could not find if Amazon is a Reseller. Are they?

Thanks

Hi, out in the boonies (USA) with really crappy (2-3M) DSL. Our only affordable option until just recently (6-weeks or so) when SL became available out here.

Have they joined the ACP (Affordable Connectivity Program)? I checked online but the ACP-list may not be up to to date. If they have not joined, then the whole thing for us is moot. It will more than triple our DSL cost and the $600 installation will be a drag on finances for about 6-months. But, it would be sheer luxury to not have to stare at the Amazon-Video circle for a minutes or more, 30+ times per evening. :)

OK, assuming they have joined: When mounting the dish does, it have to be really solidly mounted? As-in, concret

Our old faithful B&D bread machine sprung a leak with the paddle-seal. No replacement pans available, so bought the A-Basics. Looks OK, but loaf cycle times are quite different.

I have searched but cannot find anything on the cycle times for this machine or one it may be cloned/re-badged from.

I'd like to know when the final knock-down of various loaf styles happens so I can remove the paddle.

Can anyone help with times?

Thanks.

Hi, I'd like to get 2-yubikey but saw FIDO2 ones on Amazon for 1/4 of the price. Other than price, I'll probably spring for Yubi as the company has been around for a while.

But, seeing that under 20-bucks option begs the question. How much involvement does the key-company have with the security? Not on the topic of programming skills and encryption levels. yeah, I know that's important but ...

Does the key-company get to see anything that goes on with the key when in use? I mean does it call home while plugged into phone or PC?

OR.

Once the key is purchased and I assume, activated, is that the last the key-company has access to it or any data?

Trusting the key working is one thing but

Just bought two new toys for the 1.5AH batteries. Both came sealed in Ryobi boxes and with a standard charger. Both are flashing red+green.

After 3-hours of flashing, pressing the battery buttons shows only the left-most LED on the batteries. Neither appear to be charging at all.

Is there a trick to charging new batteries? Nothing mentioned in the manuals.

I searched here on "travel," "travel moves," "show travel moves" etc and nothing that helps.

Thanks

This furnace has a 50-A circuit breaker. I want to add in a contactor so I can power it on off with a remote switch.

I have a box of surplus 2-Pole x 30-A contactors and wondering if 30-A means per Pole or total. Is that 30-A per Pole or 15-A per Pole?

If it is 30-total, is there a down side to using 2 contactors and parallel each one with coils in series?

If there is a better sub/r to ask in, please let me know.

Thanks

Hi, in the pic Cura is not continuing the wall after the top of the hole. Prusa on the right **only** to show it is not the .stl, but both Cura and Prusa settings are the same.

What can I do to fix this?

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Mint+MATE-21. GIMP 2.10.30

Read the docs and watched videos, but have not found how to complete an action.

I create a text box, write some text then need to draw an line to indicate a point.

After the text, when I select the Pencil tool to draw a line, it leaves an orange dotted line around the text. When I try to draw the line I get nothing, I assume because the text is somehow still active.

Clearly my searching has been hindered by not knowing what question to ask. How do I "complete" an action before moving to another action?

Is there a universal "Enter" key I need to know about?

Thanks.

Hi, I have built a freezer Node for our IoT stuff and it is sending data as it should, but ...

After placing a BMP180 inside, the door has not been opened in several hours and the temp fluctuates all over the place between +3 and +12 (averaged over 10-second read) every 30-seconds. The freezer has only run once during all that time so it is unlikely the actual temp is fluctuating.

The food inside has been at zero for weeks and daily checks of the bulb-type freezer thermometer inside it has always been between 0 and -3.

I tried swapping in and re-coding with DHT22 and DHT11 (all I have here for Temp) and similar results.

Is there a better sensor that I should be using for the freezer?

Hi, I have a 20x4 LCD display and the back-light is way too bright when monitored by IP-camera. I have been reading datasheets and none of them seem to have a "dim" option.

Does anyone know of a small LCD display that I can dim as this current one just looks like a big white blob on the camera.

I tried one of the TFT displays but they too are too bright.