Millhousen Tech Blog

Kenny Stier

DIY Portable Power Station

This past summer, thunderstorms interrupted our rural electric service several times for several hours at a time. If we are out of electric for only a few hours, it can be an enjoyable recess from the distractions of lif

The Year for Rural Internet

It's 2021, and excellent rural internet is not as hard to come by as it was just a few months ago.

Building an ADS-B Flight Tracker on a Budget

We are going to create our own antenna out of an extra coax cable and a pop can that is built specifically for ADS-B. You could purchase an ordinary RTL-SDR receiver and antenna, but you will not be able to see near as many planes.