Mark K2EXE Scrano

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Extra class amateur (ham) radio operator, ARRL member, Skywarn spotter, Bear Bait Radio Club, podxs070 club #2516, GMRS WRQF539, Information Security Manager :radio_base:
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@SecureOwl I knew Doofenshmirtz had something to do with this.
Couple of photos of my #ARRLFD station this year. From Long Lake New York in the Adirondack park.
@dpogue all you need is a couple zip ties and a desk and you'de have a proper setup. Looks like a great start. The radio that works and gets you on the air is better than one in a box 😉

Some weekend events/contests going on this weekend include:

West VA QSO Party - https://www.qsl.net/wvsarc/2022-west-virginia-qso.html

ARRL Kids day - http://www.arrl.org/kids-day

SMIRK 6 meters contest - http://smirk.info/contest.html

Feld Hell club summer soltice sprint - https://sites.google.com/site/feldhellclub/Home/contests/sprints/Summer-Solstice-Sprint

Anyone planning anything this weekend?

2023 West Virginia QSO Party | West Virginia StateAmateur Radio Council

Tomorrow is another #FediFridayWinlinkNet! I will be your NCS this week.

To check in, send your #Winlink message on Friday 16 June between 0000Z-2359Z

To: W0RMT
Subject: FFWN
Message body line1: [callsign], [firstname], [city], [state/province/locale], [country], [mastodon username] [VHF/HF/APRS/Telnet]
Message body line2: tell us what operating system you are using for your Winlink station

#FFWN is great practice! Please encourage others to participate, and pls boost!

#hamradio

I made a POTA happen today in K-5063 Hoxie Gorge park. Very cool and beautiful area.
Apple previewed its next iPhone operating system this week, which is a nice reminder to dig into your phone settings and disable ad tracking if you haven’t already. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2022/05/how-disable-ad-id-tracking-ios-and-android-and-why-you-should-do-it-now
How to Disable Ad ID Tracking on iOS and Android, and Why You Should Do It Now

The ad identifier - aka “IDFA” on iOS, or “AAID” on Android - is the key that enables most third-party tracking on mobile devices. Disabling it will make it substantially harder for advertisers and data brokers to track and profile you, and will limit the amount of your personal information up for...

Electronic Frontier Foundation
@tomxcd my first Linux install was red hat 4.0 on a CD Rom I purchased with a book at compUSA.
@ai6yr I'm going to have to try it out this year, last year I brought a laptop for Windows to get my logs from the raspberry pi.
Any #hamradio folks looking to install the #N3FJP #FieldDay2023 software, it runs fine in WINE on #Linux, but you have to install dotnet452 using #winetricks.