I stumbled across a Linux net and began to wonder if ham radio is just the audiobook of Mastodon.

Hat jemand Lust mit mir an diesem Projekt weiterzuarbeiten? Https://github.com/do9re/midi2hamlib #amateurfunk #ham #blinde #blind #accessibility #midi #hamlib

Première transmission réussie en SSTV d’une photo… de chat, comme promis @ewen

La synchro horizontale est à peu près stable (j’aurai pas mieux avec l’#Arduino), le résultat est splendide

Plus qu’à faire quelques optimisations et ajouter la couleur, et ce sera prêt !

Question: my NET (Portland for "CERT") team uses FRS radios for communication. Now that I'm a ham, can I simply use my Yaesu FT-65 to communicate on the same frequency but with better range?

The existence of this frequency table suggests yes:

https://wiki.radioreference.com/index.php/FRS/GMRS_combined_channel_chart

Mildly interesting: most physical devices that have handedness assume you'll be using them with your right hand. Handheld radios and walkie-talkies assume the opposite.

Today my #GMRS group participated in a #LarimerCounty emergency communications drill.

We ran a net on our repeater with simulated road updates and a medical emergency. Our #ham operators passed traffic to the EOC and back.

There were several neighborhood groups participating but I believe we were the only GMRS. Our weekly practice net really helps it go smoothly.

Ok for real I’m going to go through more boxes and find my old HT so I can practice both sides.
#AmateurRadio

Just hooked up an oscilloscope to my HF antenna feed line and it looks like I'm getting a large ~1 MHz signal from the antenna before being filtered in the transceiver to receive 14.074 MHz.

Someone said that #pota #ParksOnTheAir activations on 160m won’t work. Someone said that no one does that. I guess they were wrong. :)

This was a couple of weeks ago with @DK4HAA @dc1tc an other operator and one trainee. We’ve had a full length dipole approx 7m up in the trees. Loads of p2p since other #draussenfunker were also activating.

Great activation, will do again! #ham #hamradio #HRCC #pota

Lesestoff für das Wochenende ist gekommen. #ham #hamr #gqrp #DARC #qrp

The manual for my Yaesu FT-65 says, "Avoid recharging Li-Ion batteries before the <low battery> indicator is observed, as this can degrade the charge capacity of your Li-Ion battery pack."

This seems in conflict with keeping the radio charged for emergencies (specifically the Cascadia Subduction Zone Earthquake).

Thoughts?

Three new ham questions:

1) ARRL: Worth it?

2) If I got one introductory/reference book beyond the technician manual, what would you recommend?

3) Where do I find a list of local nets? I found a lot listed at https://www.arrl.org/arrl-net-directory-search, but surprisingly not the one I stumbled across!

Successfully made my first contact with a net on a local repeater.

Got my "rig", which seems like an excessive word for this handheld device. First up: let's scan some frequencies and see if I can hear anything. #ham #radio #AmateurRadio

@MatthewTitus88 Well, so far we have #TAM #MAM #BAM #HAM all or some of which may be theorbos (at least the BAM AND HAM?) We might run out of letters on #BaroqueSun? next?...

@Snowman
I'm a first-time listener. Do you happen to be a #Ham? I ask because I heard you talking to someone about microphone frequencies.

So I should re #introduce myself; used to host my own instance at artemai when that was a thing; decided to get back on Mastodon again because the rest of social is a dumpsterfire.

I'm a #UNIX sysadm originally (from the late 90s) but started using #Linux in 91, bringing early dialup internet to #Newcastle with community group hunter #apana.

I'm a #coder, #python is the go-to language these days, some #js but plenty of #C and some #golang too.

Ten years ago I landed in #liveevents and #visionswitch / #camera #direct #sports presentation in major #stadiums along with building software for data-driven #content for use in those environments.

I'm a #ham radio operator. Callsign VK2WAY. I'm mostly interested in signals processing and digital communications.

I used to officiate #RollerDerby but have streamed it since 2014 as Downunder Derby TV. I still manage socials for and help co-ordinate Queer Roller Derby - @queerderby.

I'm #queer #pansexual #poly #nonbinary and use they/them pronouns.

I finally have a video that perfectly captures how ridiculous I am with my retro game collection and weird tech.