Ben AI6YR
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My ham radio account. Check @ai6yr for a lot of other posts. Interests: Amateur radio, but a lot more. Active during disasters. Yes, I am the guy who found that lost hiker using only his blurry photo.
@theorangebird @nwsmilwaukee_bot I'll go do that...
bbdd333Me, but with computer cables
Taking radios on adventures sure does bring on the curse of the failing coax... Any marginally crimped coax WILL FAIL. Soldered connectors, maybe... High heat combined with very cold wet conditions = stress. #hamradio
ARISS - Amateur Radio on ISSSpotted on the International Space Station: crew member Suni Williams, KD5PLB, takes the ARISS mic on the Columbus Module ham radio.
Best video ever, contact made via a satellite (SO-50) with @wd9ewk when I was on a remote island doing a POTA activation! (US-0014) -- Channel Islands National Park - Santa Rosa Island. Also IOTA NA-144. #hamradio #POTA #IOTA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tPJcV34vMB0&t=251s
Working SO-50 in Arizona - 7 August 2024 @ 1545-1553 UTC
@BakerRL75 @cadair @bud_t I suggest you look at the "local" feed of mastodon.radio (https://mastodon.radio/public/local) and mastodon.hams.social (https://mastodon.hams.social/public/local) -- to get an idea of some of the more ham radio related discussions. One advantage of the Fediverse is you can gather folks on a server who have similar interests...
StuartI am trying to persuade my new radio club to get a fediverse account, which apparently involves teaching some more "cautious" members of the club what the fediverse is.
Does anyone have suggestions for existing explanation of what the fediverse is aimed at "regular people"?
Also, anyone got examples of fun #hamradio things which happen or are talked about on fedi? I know there's a winlink net or something? Maybe other things like that?
Does anyone have suggestions for existing explanation of what the fediverse is aimed at "regular people"?
Also, anyone got examples of fun #hamradio things which happen or are talked about on fedi? I know there's a winlink net or something? Maybe other things like that?
@OH3CUF These antennas (EFHW) are great... it would make it so much easier for new hams to get on the air if we just handed these out with a random length of wire. Sure, they're not optimal, but they are near foolproof for at least getting on the air.