Excellent points, Rick. And thanks for the reminder that this is a “semi-public” forum. I tend to think of you guys (and this list) more like extended family; guard down to an extent.
As it happens, my surveillance situation is hardly any secret - cameras quite visible; I tend to be the go-to guy on my street when my neighbors want something checked out: “Can you pull video from last night....” Your points are even more well-taken when we remember that once it’s on the internet, it’s out there forever. Stay safe and 73, all. Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 10, 2020, at 10:21 AM, Rick Hiller <rickhille...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Ya know, what I find interesting in all of this discussion/thread is that > for a person seeking privacy there is an incredible amount of information > exposed about y’alls location and property and security. This is a > semi-public forum. Easy to get into. > > Same for the repeater, but even more so. A few years back a new ham > expounded on his family, QTH, etc. with details on kids names and schools and > medical situations, etc. Waaay to much info to be broadcasting to the local > ham and, more importantly, scanner crowd. > > Just please be careful in your postings and QSO’s. I.....we certainly don’t > want any situations to arise, driven by such personal info. > Be careful out there......Rick. W5RH > >> On Dec 10, 2020, at 10:07 AM, Ravi Ratnala via BVARC <bvarc@bvarc.org> wrote: >> >> +1 on the surveillance. I have the entire perimeter of the exterior of my >> house covered, with kickers here and there. ;-) >> >> And, I can flood the entire exterior of my house and yard with intensely >> bright light with the touch of a button from just about anywhere in my >> house. Same system controls lighting throughout the house. >> >> But are fun hobbies too, happy to discuss / help anyone who’s interested. >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >>>> On Dec 10, 2020, at 9:26 AM, KJ Anderson via BVARC <bvarc@bvarc.org> wrote: >>>> >>> >>> Lots of responses, I’ll try to address all the points. I’ve got my email >>> forward with ARRL set up, and I use that for more official radio nerd >>> business, and my new fake QTH is both in my actual QTH city/state and >>> forwards to my actual QTH. So DX cards will still make it. Email doesn’t >>> bother me though, Outlook keeps the riff raff out well enough. >>> >>> I like the 5-step plan, I would add “Get a female German Shepherd puppy and >>> train her well.” And as Chris alludes, I’m well beyond these steps. I >>> just don’t want to make it easier for idiots on the internet to make my >>> life hard. Not to pigeonhole my own thread, but if anyone needs help >>> building/installing a surveillance system, I am your guy (but start a new >>> thread, lol). I have more guns than I can count (all locked up/in safes >>> responsibly), and I maintain both a high level of proficiency/physical >>> fitness and a certain moral flexibility when it comes to defending my >>> family. As the adage goes- “I woke up and found a burglar in my house, he >>> asked me if I was going to call the police. I told him no, it wouldn’t >>> make sense to call the police when no one else knew he was here…” >>> >>> Here’s a screen shot of the common areas and exterior under surveillance in >>> my house (well-trained security dog to the right of the dishwasher. I >>> actually have additional cameras, and a Ring doorbell too): >>> >>> <image001.png> >>> >>> I just really want to maintain as much privacy as possible, because once >>> it’s gone, it’s really hard to get it back. Which is where I’m at, trying >>> to claw my privacy back. I am not a lawyer, your mileage may vary. >>> >>> ------------------------------------------------- >>> KJ Anderson >>> 253-380-2636 >>> www.linkedin.com/in/scrumnerd >>> >>> From: BVARC <bvarc-boun...@bvarc.org> On Behalf Of D. Howard Bingham via >>> BVARC >>> Sent: Thursday, December 10, 2020 3:21 AM >>> To: KJ Anderson via BVARC <bvarc@bvarc.org> >>> Cc: D. Howard Bingham <ke5...@earthlink.net> >>> Subject: Re: [BVARC] Mail forwarding services? >>> >>> If your am AARL Member, they have a one way email forwarding through ARRL >>> that copies e-mail to your real e-mail address, no exposure of street >>> address, phone number, etc. >>> >>> But if you want to reply, that's another issue. My ARRL address is: >>> <mailto:ke5...@arrl.net> (Ironically it was originally through Eartlink, >>> but has since changed to another ISP mail server & I had already had >>> Earthlink address before I got my ARRL address.) >>> >>> 73 >>> >>> D. Howard Bingham >>> >>> ke5apj >>> >>> --- >>> >>> On 12/9/2020 9:27 AM, KJ Anderson via BVARC wrote: >>> I really want to be able to use my callsign in public forums, etc., but I’m >>> not keen on anyone being able to therefore look up my home address. I know >>> it’s available fairly easily through fairly conventional methods, but I >>> just don’t want to add another route. I want to be able to have something >>> like a Po Box registered with the FCC on my license, that forwards all mail >>> sent to the PO Box to my actual mailing (physical) address. >>> >>> Has anyone else solved this problem? A cursory search of the internet >>> shows RV forwarding services and stuff, but wouldn’t this also be an easy, >>> paid subscription I should be able to sign up for with ARRL, like my >>> arrl.net email address? >>> >>> I appreciate you all. >>> >>> 73 de KJ5EMP >>> >>> ------------------------------------------------- >>> KJ Anderson >>> 253-380-2636 >>> www.linkedin.com/in/scrumnerd >>> >>> >>> ________________________________________________ >>> Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club >>> >>> BVARC mailing list >>> BVARC@bvarc.org >>> http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org >> ________________________________________________ >> Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club >> >> BVARC mailing list >> BVARC@bvarc.org >> http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org
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