K3LOE Mike

@K3LOE@mastodon.radio
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Factist anti-fascist. Recovering librarian. USA Technician license Dec. 2024. Current project: get worldwide on 10 meters with $300 or less. Short-term goals also include: be active in public service, health and welfare checks during emergencies, support the NC State student radio station, and do mobile activations like Parks/Summits on the Air.

#HamRadio #GMRS #CommunityEngagedScholarship #WCPSS #NCed #Sloyd #PTA #NCAE #UE150 #1U #socialist #SHTF #NoBot

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Looking for:a better power fist/walky talky graphic lol
My ADIF Map tool is more-or-less done! It now has QRZ.com lookups if your ADIF files don't have grid squares in them already. Let me know if you run into any issues or would like extra features!
https://adifmap.m0trt.radio/
MØTRT ADIF Map Tool

A tool to plot the contents of ADIF files on a map

@M0YNG @vk6flab @K3LOE Contrasting example: by page 3, @OpenResearchIns were listing specific clauses to delete from 47 CFR § 97.303 to remove obstacles to amateur use of the 219MHz band. https://www.fcc.gov/ecfs/document/10329271641887/1
ECFS

Federal Communication Commission Electronic Comment Filing System

US #AmateurRadio folks: have any of our domestic dealers openly supported the diverse radio community? Asking for a friend who's thinking about spending a bit of a tax return.
ECFS

Federal Communication Commission Electronic Comment Filing System

One last reminder — today is the last day for us #AmateurRadio operators to file comments with the FCC about potential deregulation.

Write your own text. Reference the regulations. See the instructions here for things to include in your comments. Be reasonable. Inflammatory comments won't help.

https://hamadvocate.org

Ham Advocate

From the beginning, #Fram2Ham seemed like an insidious way to normalize extravagant and science-lite billionaire space tourism by coming up with a fun way to engage students and generate buzz, e.g., just wait for those of us raised on public space programs to die and be replaced by Elon's Kids® who have never known anything else.

This news about the NASA budget seems to underscore that strategy.

https://arstechnica.com/space/2025/04/trump-white-house-budget-proposal-eviscerates-science-funding-at-nasa

#NASA #Fram2 #Billionaires #space #science

Trump White House budget proposal eviscerates science funding at NASA

“This would decimate American leadership in space.”…

Ars Technica
Today W7O will be on FT8 20m-10m throughout the day, while W7L will be on 40m SSB starting in 10 minutes (1pm EDT), and W7P will be on CW and W0O on Allstar this evening! Everyone come celebrate the Polio #vaccine with us on the air! For our full schedule, check out https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1j4dfEn0OxO-zF5iqvqDSTUyL4sCq_QhEj6YnvT2afiA/ . #sciencerules
Polio on the Air Operating Schedule

Google Docs

Reminder, the is a webinar tonight for US educators! Learn about the ARISS-USA proposal process and how to submit a successful entry!

It starts at 8 PM ET / 5 PT on Zoom. Register at: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/1D7POUr_SDac-GyN1ZBXRA#/registration

Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: 2025 2nd Quarter ARISS Informational Webinar. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.

Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: 2025 2nd Quarter ARISS Informational Webinar. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.

Zoom
Radio Communications for Autonomy: 2025 Guide to Radios

By the Javelina Network and the IAF-FAI Intro It’s been a few years since we last explored the importance of amateur radio for communications autonomy independent of corporate and state-controlled …

Indigenous Anarchist Federation
April 11 is your LAST day to file comments for the FCC's "Delete Delete Delete". This webpage shows you how to do it https://hamadvocate.org/
Ham Advocate