Hobbies

[jtelles3993]

KE4+?# here (tech+ 5wpm), but expired a long time ago..

[bobbie56]

Ham (Amateur radio) as well (VE6CWG)
Astronomy
Aviation
Computers (okay, that's work too!)
Camping (I should think so!)
Photography

The rest, well those are as he says, just stuff you need for life.

[whoofit]

[p]Just edited my post above for security reasons. I listed my Ham license against my better judgment. Now, if I go on a trip, if some evil-doer comes by to read here, they will know my intended duration away, the location of my home address and when it will be safer to rob me. And now with tools like the Wayback Machine I can no longer speak freely in the future about my trip planning. At least not when.

Hams are at a disadvantage as their license and home location is public knowledge pasted all over the web.

OpSec in the internet age, it's not a trivial thing anymore.[/p][p]
[/p][p]Please don't take this the wrong way as I do believe there are nothing but fine upstanding folks I have seen here so far. An awesome bunch really.[/p]

[whoofit]

[quote source="/post/7529/thread" timestamp="1425836035" author="@tinkeringtechie"]
That center bay will be my Camplite's new home as well. Right next to my shop for easy modding.[/quote]That looks fantastic!

[charliem]

[quote source="/post/7552/thread" timestamp="1425907975" author="@whoofit"][p]Just edited my post above for security reasons. I listed my Ham license against my better judgment. Now, if I go on a trip, if some evil-doer comes by to read here, they will know my intended duration away, the location of my home address and when it will be safer to rob me. And now with tools like the Wayback Machine I can no longer speak freely in the future about my trip planning. At least not when.

Hams are at a disadvantage as their license and home location is public knowledge pasted all over the web.

OpSec in the internet age, it's not a trivial thing anymore.[/p][p]
[/p][p]Please don't take this the wrong way as I do believe there are nothing but fine upstanding folks I have seen here so far. An awesome bunch really.[/p][/quote][font size="3"]Unfortunately these are the times we live in. The same cautions apply to local repeaters and anything that can link you to a specific address. Think OpSec!
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[whoofit]

I knew it before I did it too. Shame on me, by me, directed at me alone not towards others. Some may not know. Some may not care. Whatever the reason is fine with me. This was a public service announcement. Now, on with the regularly scheduled broadcast... lol.

And to any future evil-doers that might get some bright ideas. I keep trolls, goblins and other nefarious beasts behind for the purpose of defeating you.

[admin]

I have more hobbies than I have time for so most fade in and out but never really go away. I...
am a backyard mechanic / welder,
woodworker,
backpacker (some of this has morphed into bushcraft type skills),
kayaker,
caver/spelunker,
rock climber,
farmer...kind of (this is new as we recently started with a couple chickens and a half decent garden),
Off-roader (ATV and Jeep),
Fisherman (more like drinking beer and drowning worms but I still count it),
Hunter (Recurve, Rifle, Shotgun),
Computer geek,

I could probably go on...and this doesnt include the list of things I want to try like aviation, motor cycles, ham radio, etc.

[leslie]

[p]Just edited my post above for security reasons. I listed my Ham license against my better judgment. Now, if I go on a trip, if some evil-doer comes by to read here, they will know my intended duration away, the location of my home address and when it will be safer to rob me. And now with tools like the Wayback Machine I can no longer speak freely in the future about my trip planning. At least not when.

Hams are at a disadvantage as their license and home location is public knowledge pasted all over the web.

OpSec in the internet age, it's not a trivial thing anymore.[/p][p]
[/p][p]Please don't take this the wrong way as I do believe there are nothing but fine upstanding folks I have seen here so far. An awesome bunch really.[/p]

Posting on the board about where and when I will be camping in the future gives me pause as well. However, how else can we plan a get-together/campout as a group without posting it here? And we have to tell everybody about it so everybody has a chance to join in.

[whoofit]

[p]Yes any info should be treated with caution. But it's far worse from a security standpoint when various and sundry anonymous bad guys may make a habit of lurking about travel forums with evil intentions in mind. This when they can simply look-up your exact home address, age and gender by keying in your call sign as can be done with Amateur Radio Operators.

For instance all I know about you is that you chose the name Leslie as your avatar name on this forum. You could go to a get together and no one knows what you may be leaving vacant, if vacant, or where and when and for how long. For a Ham you can Google the call sign and get a satellite image of  their backyard and all that is contained on the web.[/p][p]
[/p][p]Sorry to Shovelhead. I did not intend a hijacking of this thread. This is pretty important though. I will cease any further remarks.[/p][p]
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[charliem]

[quote timestamp="1425913507" source="/post/7569/thread" author="@whoofit"][p]Yes any info should be treated with caution. But it's far worse from a security standpoint when various and sundry anonymous bad guys may make a habit of lurking about travel forums with evil intentions in mind. This when they can simply look-up your exact home address, age and gender by keying in your call sign as can be done with Amateur Radio Operators.

For instance all I know about you is that you chose the name Leslie as your avatar name on this forum. You could go to a get together and no one knows what you may be leaving vacant, if vacant, or where and when and for how long. For a Ham you can Google the call sign and get a satellite image of  their backyard and all that is contained on the web.[/p][p]
[/p][p]Sorry to Shovelhead. I did not intend a hijacking of this thread. This is pretty important though. I will cease any further remarks.[/p][p]
[/p][/quote][font size="3"]Ditto to all above. Leslie, you can plan meet-ups with place and dates, but you're not reveling the addresses you are leaving unattended.

For all you hams out there, and I'm just celebrating my 60th licensed year, it's unfortunate we can not revel our calls. I encourage members to use some general geo-location in our signatures (NW Florida, PAC NW, MI, etc.), but nothing more specific. It helps to know a bit about the poster when discussing weather, winterizing, distances, etc. And the same OpSec rules apply to local repeaters. No specific dates of travel on the air.
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[admin]

The truth is there are bad people in this world. I agree that its not the best idea to post to the world that you will be gone for several days while having your exact address published. However there is also the law of probability. We are saying that first, someone has to have found this board and searched to find out when someone will be away. Then said bad person would have to find the address and be in proximity to the address to allow for any action (I guess they could sell the information to someone but again what are the realistic chances). Third this bad person would then have to actually be able to pull of any sort of burglary. With just these factors alone the odds are really rather low in my opinion. I think most people are more likely to be broken into by a random act of burglary vs someone who scouted a forum. I think its probably a lot easier to cruise through a neighborhood in a generic work vehicle looking for a house that looks vulnerable.

I've gone to both sides of the argument on this and personally I've adopted a middle of the road stance. Essentially its impossible to hide in todays world if you are going to be online. So I try to limit my information posted publicly. I have good relationships with my neighbors so I know my home is always looked after. I also accept that I have to take on a little risk if I'm going to reach out and meet new people. In my case I've accepted that my chances of getting broken into are actually probably higher from the random break in than someone finding me online.

Just keep your eyes open and trust but verify

[spot1]

One motorcycle group I rode with with, would let the public see all of the forum threads except for trips in the planning stages. Those threads would only be seen by forum members, this was done for security reasons. Trip reports after the trip were available to the public.

[jtelles3993]

Smart idea..

[bobbie56]

[p]Just edited my post above for security reasons. I listed my Ham license against my better judgment. Now, if I go on a trip, if some evil-doer comes by to read here, they will know my intended duration away, the location of my home address and when it will be safer to rob me. And now with tools like the Wayback Machine I can no longer speak freely in the future about my trip planning. At least not when.

Hams are at a disadvantage as their license and home location is public knowledge pasted all over the web.

OpSec in the internet age, it's not a trivial thing anymore.[/p][p]
[/p][p]Please don't take this the wrong way as I do believe there are nothing but fine upstanding folks I have seen here so far. An awesome bunch really.[/p]

Well, so much for sending out APRS packets then.

[admin]

One motorcycle group I rode with with, would let the public see all of the forum threads except for trips in the planning stages. Those threads would only be seen by forum members, this was done for security reasons. Trip reports after the trip were available to the public.

I like that idea and its a easy change to make. Only problem is its also just as easy to make a throwaway account...

Just looked...I may just add this to the trip planning area and set a minimum membership ranking so you cant just create an account to gain instant access