Abraxas3d W5NYV

I really like @mastodon.radio

This is a great server with lovely people and wonderful content.

Thank you to everyone here that's made it not just possible to exist in #hamradio but genuinely thrive.

This wasn't looking likely after ugly and inexplicable behavior towards me personally and the work I do as a volunteer from #ARDC and #AMSAT over the past 2 years.

AMSAT-NA in particular - the other AMSATs have been fantastic to work with.

Thank you especially to @N3VEM, #JAMSAT, and #amsatdl.

Jun 1, 2023 at 3:46pmWeb
Show threadDiane Bruce VA3DBJun 1, 2023
@abraxas3d @N3VEM Japanese amateurs have always made NA look bad with all their experimenter bias. AMSAT-NA has gone to the dark side as other NA orgs have done (RAC, ARRL) and gone for DX/Contesting/Ragchew with a de-emphasis of experimenters/buliders...
Show threadAbraxas3d W5NYVJun 1, 2023

@va3db @N3VEM how did it get to be like this in North America? It felt like AMSAT-NA shifted right out from underneath what me and all my network were doing. To get the work attacked and excluded from the organization we volunteered so much time for and put so many different fun things in space for - well, that sucked. I did SuitSat and Fox DUV and Eagle and helped solve some power problems. I pulled together a big pile of people for "Five and Dime". Suddenly, it was all garbage.

Why?

Show threadGiovanni - ZL2GXJun 1, 2023
@va3db @abraxas3d @N3VEM If you like experimenting and building stuff, you'll probably enjoy the SolderSmoke podcast from Bill Meara and Pete Juliano https://soldersmoke.blogspot.com
The lastest episode is about coherent CW. If you like homebrewing, there's lots for you
SolderSmoke Daily News -- Ham Radio Blog

ham radio blog, electronics, Homebrew, soldersmoke, QRP, boatanchors, wireless, radio history, radio construction, Dominican Republic, podcast

Show threadN3VEMJun 1, 2023
@gmoretti @va3db @abraxas3d I do love me some solder smoke - just because of being busy, I don’t get to listen to many podcasts, but #HamRadioWorkbench, #SolderSmoke, and #LinuxInTheHamShack are the ones on my short list when I can.
Show threadN3VEMJun 1, 2023
@abraxas3d I just hope to be able to show appreciation for all the things you’ve done already, and continue to do for the hobby!
Show threadAbraxas3d W5NYVJun 1, 2023

@N3VEM thank you, that means a lot.

What you're working on is essential for long-term success. We have to be able to include people. Inclusion is a skill that has to be learned and practiced. It's not an instinct. Tribalism is an instinct. Tribalism is only a "good start". We have it so we can survive attacks by lions and enemy tribes. To get the most out of civilized life, I think we need to practice a slightly higher performance in thinking and behavior, which is called inclusivity.

Show threadN3VEMJun 1, 2023
@abraxas3d to be honest this made me chuckle a little bit - to think in some areas we haven’t really evolved much beyond ‘survive lion attacks’ is so true, that it’s a little scary.