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Retired. POTA, CW (if I can relearn it), QRP, nature, outdoors, weather, science, geology, natural history, public and rural health et al. <insert old man yelling at clouds meme here>
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‘My First Morse Key’ #HamRadio

submitted 49 days ago • 1 comment

“Ham radio was basically Twitter with microphones.” #SonofaCritch

submitted 49 days ago • 1 comment

Just getting started.

submitted 48 days ago • 0 comments

soldersmoke.blogspot.com/2024/12/ke5h... #Amateur/HamRadio

submitted 68 days ago • 0 comments

I don’t care how you season it, ham radios definitely taste more like radio than they do ham

submitted 72 days ago • 4 comments

I think I'd like to get into shortwave radio, ham radio or whatever but it seems so expensive to get the equipment and basically impossible to set up in an apartment setting, maaaaybe there's a flexible antenna that I could run atop the crown molding? but it just seems so expensive

submitted 72 days ago • 6 comments

Working on a simple app for seeing #SOTA spots map at a glance while activating... Now thinking in the best way to show them filtered at weekends, by now only mode filters. More info when "polished" #hamradio

submitted 74 days ago • 0 comments

Electronics folks: Is a usb-C soldering iron (pine64) workable? I can’t decide between that and a Harbor Freight starter kit to start building amateur radio antennas (so not super detail work).

submitted 77 days ago • 3 comments

That's my Christmas present sorted out. #hamradio #hamr #amateurradio #christmas #radio

submitted 77 days ago • 0 comments

<deep breath> Restarting Long Island #CW Club tonight. #MorseCode #AmateurRadio

submitted 78 days ago • 0 comments

The Battleship IOWA Amateur Radio Association (BIARA) and the IOWA’s Innovation, Engineering and Technology Team (IET) will activate the ship’s original NEPM Navy call sign on December 7 and 8, 2024. Hours of operation both days are expected to be from 0700 PST (1500 UTC) to 1700 PST (0100 UTC).

submitted 83 days ago • 1 comment

My DW got me a new shirt. It is really comfortable, but I wonder if she is trying to tell me something?

submitted 83 days ago • 1 comment

Where are my amateur radio folks? #hamradio #amateurradio

submitted 84 days ago • 2 comments

So as I take another run at learning #morsecode, a big problem for me is my ability to focus/concentrate for any length of time. After too short of awhile, my mind starts to wander and my copy goes, “pffft”. I know, I know: practice, practice, practice. #hamradio #cw

submitted 84 days ago • 10 comments

LongChat for Ham Radio

submitted 85 days ago • 0 comments

"Tis The Season". Not The Holiday Season but for #AmateurRadio #Hamradio enthusiasts, its Kit Building Season as explained by Red / Charlie #NJ7V Homebrew Your Own Radio #qrpradio youtube.com/shorts/Mj-pT... via @YouTube

submitted 86 days ago • 1 comment

Helene made me decide to get my Ham radio license and damn if the manual isn't intimidating af any of y'all have your license? is the test not as difficult as I'm worried it is? 😬

submitted 86 days ago • 10 comments

I can't believe we martial law'd, meteor'd, alien'd, rage baited'd, wintered'd before 3PM.

submitted 86 days ago • 6 comments

What an amazing front cover. I am going to start wearing a jacket and tie in the shack!

submitted 86 days ago • 10 comments

As a beginner when I am chasing #SOTA / #POTA it is not always clear to me where a summit or park is located. Since I had some spare time this weekend I made this tool here: spotmap.lb1dk.no Feel free to play around and if you notice that something is broken or like it let me know!

submitted 86 days ago • 2 comments

Amateur Radio is alive and still kicking.. 🌿🙏

submitted 87 days ago • 1 comment