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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Feb 2026 02:20:38 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve started doing some projects involving creating maps and applications to help with historic preservation in my new home town of Saint Joseph, MO. Since the free WordPress site is limited (not a criticism, I&#8217;m just cheap) I&#8217;m using WordPress to host static maps and GitHub to host the Map Annex itself. Feel free to... <a class="more-link" href="https://walteis.wordpress.com/2026/02/20/the-nerdy-things-map-annex/#more-866">Continue Reading &#8594;</a>]]></description>
		
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		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2020 19:29:08 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ll be honest &#8211; I&#8217;ve not had the best of luck making contacts with my radio setup.  And being pretty new to radio I don&#8217;t have a lot of skills in troubleshooting.  This year, because of some sort of pandemic, Field Day 2020 was spent at home. Overall I&#8217;d call it a success. Some early... <a class="more-link" href="https://walteis.wordpress.com/2020/06/28/2020-arrl-field-day/#more-846">Continue Reading &#8594;</a>]]></description>
		
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Walt Eis]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jan 2020 18:30:09 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve renamed the blog to &#8220;Nerdy Things&#8221;, dropping &#8220;Lord King Squirrel&#8221; completely.  I gave up the Lord King Squirrel domain years ago and no longer have control over the name. As a result I decided to update the blog so that there won&#8217;t be any confusion or association with whomever &#8220;owns&#8221; that name now. Also... <a class="more-link" href="https://walteis.wordpress.com/2020/01/30/blog-changes/#more-835">Continue Reading &#8594;</a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>An Arduino Test Bench</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Walt Eis]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Jul 2019 16:01:59 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A while back I was reading a book on Arduino projects for Ham radio. In the first chapter the author had a picture of his test bench for Arduino projects. It looked fairly simple &#8211; just a board with breadboards and a Uno attached, so I set out to build one myself. I&#8217;ve kept adding... <a class="more-link" href="https://walteis.wordpress.com/2019/07/21/an-arduino-test-bench/#more-828">Continue Reading &#8594;</a>]]></description>
		
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Walt Eis]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Sep 2018 23:45:24 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve been working on our preparedness blog (mobileprepperscommunity.com) the past few days and decided to add some home-grown functional goodness instead of using a off-the-shelf plugin. The reasons aren&#8217;t complicated &#8211; we needed stuff done that in the end would be easier to use than going through the gyrations needed to fit someone else&#8217;s workflow... <a class="more-link" href="https://walteis.wordpress.com/2018/09/26/extending-wordpress/#more-826">Continue Reading &#8594;</a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Amateur Radio Updates</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jul 2018 21:00:51 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A couple items to discuss about Amateur (Ham) Radio. First, I upgraded my license from Technician to General class.  As part of that I requested (and received) a vanity call sign.  There&#8217;s a little story that goes with that&#8230; My Dad was a Ham operator.  When I was little I remember see his old QSL cards... <a class="more-link" href="https://walteis.wordpress.com/2018/07/31/amateur-radio-updates/#more-819">Continue Reading &#8594;</a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>DSO138 Quick Update</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jul 2018 21:30:06 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Just a quick update on my earlier post &#8211; first let me say that I am an absolute novice when it comes to oscilloscopes, but thanks to the Internet I am learning. I hooked up the oscilloscope to a spare wall-wart power supply and took some readings.  First with DC coupling turned on, I saw this:... <a class="more-link" href="https://walteis.wordpress.com/2018/07/30/dso138-quick-update/#more-815">Continue Reading &#8594;</a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Latest Gadget</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Walt Eis]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Jul 2018 02:42:58 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[I just received a DSO138 Oscilloscope a couple days ago.  Today I finally opened the box to check it out.  Typically this is sold as a kit (all assembly required), but Amazon had the preassembled version and it came up during one of their Lighting Deals. I&#8217;m doing the geo-bachelor thing for the next week... <a class="more-link" href="https://walteis.wordpress.com/2018/07/27/latest-gadget/#more-812">Continue Reading &#8594;</a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>A couple posts on radio communications</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Walt Eis]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Feb 2018 23:15:25 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[I wrote a couple posts for another site (full disclosure, it&#8217;s one run by my wife and me) on radio communications in emergency preparedness (aka &#8220;Prepping&#8221;).  Being prepared for, and being part of, the response to disasters that happen within the US is one part of my day job.  So it just made sense to... <a class="more-link" href="https://walteis.wordpress.com/2018/02/13/a-couple-posts-on-radio-communications/#more-810">Continue Reading &#8594;</a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Thoughts on the Falcon Heavy Launch</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Feb 2018 01:41:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Something amazing happened today &#8211; the SpaceX Falcon Heavy successfully launched from Cape Canaveral. I have to say that I haven&#8217;t been as excited about a launch since I was a kid watching the Apollo launches.  From the live stream I watched it was clear that the folks at SpaceX love what they do &#8211; the excitement... <a class="more-link" href="https://walteis.wordpress.com/2018/02/06/thoughts-on-the-falcon-heavy-launch/#more-805">Continue Reading &#8594;</a>]]></description>
		
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