That’s what DNS is for.

You would have to specifically open a port in your firewall before anyone could access a device over IPv6 on your network from the internet. Just like you would have to forward a port on IPv4.

Enable file versioning in Syncthing. Then you will have a backup copy of every change for however long you set it to keep them.

That seems like a massive waste of money to move it.

I usually use butyl tape to seal my coax connections. It’s a bit of a pain to remove, but mineral spirits cleans off the residue fairly well.

Water will find it’s way in even if you try to seal it. Just put some anti seize on the threads.

I’m not a fan of proprietary protocols. It would be great if someone could create an open source modem that’s compatible with VARA though.

SMA is too fragile and PL-259 is a pain to weatherproof. I prefer BNC for portable use and N connectors for just about everything else.

SpaceX also has the ability to launch from the west coast. ULA lost a couple of launches this year because their west coast pad is not ready yet.

HTTP works fine in Firefox unless you set it to HTTPS only. Even then, you only have to click off a warning to open an HTTP site.

Put a multi port NIC in your router PC and use a separate unmanaged switch for each network then.

I would just get a basic layer 2 managed switch and use VLANs. The 5 port and 8 port switches are super cheap these days.

It gets rid of most of the login attempts for me. I don’t use a popular port though. Pick a 5 digit port so they have to put in some effort to find it.

The SSH and VPN traffic is encrypted. Unless your private keys have been compromised, nobody can see what is going over the tunnel. They can log things like the IP addresses that are connecting to it and how much data is being transferred though.

There’s always the option of using computer monitors or projectors.

Just install a VPN server on your computer or router. That’s all you need unless you’re stuck on CGNAT.

Unless the filament ships in a foil lined bag that’s vacuum sealed with desiccant and an indicator card, you should assume it’s wet.

You can get a free VPN from Proton.

Get rid of the baud rate limits on VHF and 70cm.

The mechanical ones are really cool. There’s no way I would pay that much for the electronic ones though.