Check Lam Mah, 1939-2026
December 20, 1939 - March 15, 2026
| Blog | https://v16.imablog.net/ |
| Other blog | https://blog.ab4ug.net/ |
| Github | https://github.com/imabug |
| Call sign | AB4UG/VA6BUG |
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Diagnostic medical physicist, physics geek, Canadian-American. Geek of many trades, master of a few. PhD. Amateur radio guy (AB4UG, VA6BUG)
Back Yard Field Day Guidance Changes
W4BXC has done ARRL Field Day in the back yard for a few years now. While I was trying to figure out what class we'd be operating at a while back, I came across this in the ARRL Field Day FAQ. The 2023 (and earlier) Field Day Packet the question/answer says: Q: We don't have an area club, but we do have a small group of area hams (generally two or three of us get together for operating events).
https://blog.ab4ug.net/2026/03/back-yard-field-day-guidance-changes/
KDEA quick anti-FUD FAQ to debunk "the KDE is forcing systemd!" hoax—a thread 🧵
Q: Does the Plasma Login Manager require systemd to work?
A: Yes.
Q: So you ARE forcing Plasma users to use systemd!!?!?!
A: No. The Plasma Login Manager is one of probably half a dozen Login Managers (or more) that can boot Plasma. We made PLM because it will give distro creators a cool piece of kit that can (not "must", not "should": *can*) be tacked onto a system to boot into Plasma.
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ARRL Auction time! A few interesting looking items in this year's batch
FAT BEAR WEEK!!! FAT BEAR WEEK!!!
Audubon's Rowe Sanctuary's Crane Camera
The Crane Cam is located on Audubon's Rowe Sanctuary and is a great way to see the Sandhill Cranes on their river roost during the spring migration and other wildlife all year. Since the cranes leave the river to feed during the day, the best times to view are near sunrise and sunset.
Li Chen
G4SKM Maltby & DARSJoin the 52-week Ham Radio Challenge 2025! Find out how the Maltby and District Amateur Radio Society is tackling the weekly challenges to expand knowledge in amateur radio, even if they're starting late. Share your progress on Mastodon using #hamchallenge. #hamr #hamradio #maltby #G4SKM
https://maltbyradio.org.uk/2025/08/05/do-you-like-a-challenge-even-if-youre-a-bit-late/
DLARC ham radio libraryThe DLARC library has located and scanned 130+ "Packet Radio Temporary Notes", seminal documents in the invention of packet radio. They'r e at https://archive.org/details/packet-radio-temporary-notes
A detailed article about these additions is in the new Zero Retries newsletter https://www.zeroretries.org/i/167281178/whats-new-at-digital-library-of-amateur-radio-and-communications-packet-radio-history