Nick M5NCW

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Radio: licensed 2021 - having fun learning CW and using digital modes.

Home: I enjoy learning new things, making new software and fiddling about with hardware.

Work: I'm the open source maintainer of the rclone project and I do that and related software contracts.

Dog: Pepper - lovely ball obsessed cocker spaniel.

QRZhttps://www.qrz.com/db/m5ncw
GitHubhttps://github.com/ncw
Homehttps://www.craig-wood.com/nick/
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Show threadNick M5NCWJan 19

@shen I played your Simple Snake game - very nice polished game. It works on my very shonky GB emulator (which only plays 32K ROMs) which is fantastic!

How is it licensed? Would you give me permission to bundle your ROM with my open source, just for fun emulator?

Show threadNick M5NCWJun 14, 2024
@mikix great news 😀 Hope it goes smoothly.
Show threadNick M5NCWMar 20, 2023
@ei7ijb I did the whole course at 20/8 then gradually went 18/10 16/11 until I got to 12/12 then I went up 13/13 14/14 etc. I found 20/10 (the default) just too fast. I started like that but after lesson 20ish I just couldn't progress so has to drop to 20/8 to complete the course.
Show threadNick M5NCWMar 16, 2023

@eamoEI7LC @taekehf thanks for your explanation. I didn't understand the multiple RSTs and different callsigns when I first started listening - I thought I must have missed an over but it made sense after a while and your explanation has clarified it further!

I've joined the signal group now too.

My abilities are very nervous novice. I can copy ok until I get nervous and likewise my sending skills deteriorate with nerves too.

Great idea!

Show threadNick M5NCWMar 15, 2023
@eamoEI7LC I managed to copy most of your net this evening which was exciting for me. I've never joined a net though in CW or otherwise - do you have a guide as to what to do?
Nick M5NCWMar 13, 2023
@ejo60 very nice! I built a keyer out of a raspberry pi pico 2040 - I keep meaning to put the code for it on GitHub. I haven't put that in a box yet - I find that the hardest bit of projects for some reason.
Nick M5NCWMar 12, 2023
@ejo60 lovely, nicely boxed! Is it your design?
Show threadNick M5NCWMar 8, 2023
@KD2WLL this is a very interesting bit of tech. I'd love to read a proper tech write up of how it works.
Show threadNick M5NCWMar 8, 2023
@km8v he he! I use SK. I often wish you could use SK in real life to end conversations you are bored with 😃
Nick M5NCWMar 6, 2023
BirdSite quite broken - this is what I get going to the home page in a browser, even in incognito mode.