Mark Mutti

Los Angeles

Amateur/ham radio operator (FCC callsign "K3MGM") enjoying a General class license in and around the Western U.S. DevOps Engineer by day, documentary filmmaker for non-profit causes by night and weekend

03 Jan 2026 Gear Notes

Gear Note: NEBO Torchy is a Tiny, Epic Flashlight

This little flashlight is super cool and you should get one.

02 Jan 2026 General Knowledge

Ham Radio Lingo

Here's a list of ham radio lingo/nomenclature/slang/terminology/jargon I'll do my best to keep adding to!

31 Dec 2025 Builds Programming HomeLab Weather

A Weather Station for Christmas: What Can We Make This Baby Do?!

Let's use this weather station's unprotected API to scrape data and do fun things with it in Grafana!

16 Dec 2025 Builds Toughbook

Winlink (Email over Ham Radio) is Really, Really Cool!

The perfect balance between decentralized and organized, Winlink is what emergency communications teams use- and it's really cool

08 Dec 2025 SOTA (Summits on the Air) Toughbook

W6/CT-018: Strawberry Peak, a Humbling Hike

A high-effort hike to an excellent RF vantage point with a great view, that I'll never hike again!