Daniel Wietchy

Rural life in the Hills of Fairbanks, Geologist, Amateur Extra (KL1JP), 2nd Gen Polish Heritage, USAF Vietnam Veteran, Homesteader, Dog owner at 65 N Latitude.

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@NWSFairbanks Absolutely Gorgeous and Thank you.

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@rock_taster @wckoeppen I wonder how many ordinary people are using AI (grok/ChatGPT/Gemini..) to filter their choice (R or D) (college degree in science/economics) home residence state and how long. Prior govt jobs. Military or veteran. Etc. AI queries can dig pretty deep.

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@rock_taster Love the poppies. I remember when the roadsides were fully of poppies after they finished building the Oil Line.

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@rock_taster There’s a seed swap? Is this a community thing? I’m interested so please save them. Thank you.

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@OH8STN Loving the competition. Will the price be below $1K in US?

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@LoganARobison Click bait…. Nothing wrong with tire and Nowhere near the sidewall. Go to Walmart and purchase a small tire inflator ($20) and tire patch kit ($12). This is a < 10 minute job while drinking coffee.

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@NiallHarbison Standing at the entrance before the rainbow bridge - They say every dog is judged by how wet their faces are. Yours was completely soaked by our tears. The guardian saw you and loudly proclaims: ENTER….

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@rock_taster It was similiar in the early-mid 90’s. Just haven’t seen it for years they usually come in out of the north / hit Cleary and get pushed to Pleasant Valley - then roll into North Pole / Town then head west.

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@rock_taster Super nice greenhouse. I’m jealous.

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@K3TripleR Arrow duplexer works well on the single 890UV because it provides bandpass filtering. Add inline bandpass filters (e.g., a 70cm filter on the receive radio if transmitting on 2m, or vice versa). You need more than 2 feet with your setup.

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@Justa_Guy907 Normal - even in 1985 when I lived in Anchorage.

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@Johnsontechword @rock_taster 24 hours of sun in Interior Alaska so Gardens are really - really popular here. Local farmers markets and neighbors trading fresh vegetables are common. Just need to keep the Moose away.

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Field Day 2026 (Solo) from Fairbanks AK. The west coast KPH CW signal on 17MHz was absolutely awesome this Sunday morning.
Beautiful to copy (for a change)

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ARRL Field Day. I’m going solo this year….. just me and Mr. Potato Head. Operating 1E - full solar. Need AK ? I’ll be on most of the day + satellites (SO-50 & AO-7) seem to be best from BP64.

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One of the coolest video I’ve ever taken. Mommy Grouse was protecting her newly hatched 6 chicks when I was ditching my driveway. I immediately stopped and left the area. (Sound up to hear her hiss)

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@NWSFairbanks I bet Aligun Pass is gorgeous.

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@NWSFairbanks I’ve lived here for 50+ years yet I’m still amazed at how fast “green-up” occures. 48 hours ago we had no grass… zero… nada yet in those 48 hours we’ve got 5 inches of green growth. Wahoo…

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@NWSFairbanks My wild raspberries have tiny green buds and the bees are buzzing around. That’s all I care about right now. Go raspberries… go…