Ham is back, it’s in the sack
It’s been too long, I'm glad that it’s back
Yes, I got two, none for you
Sliced thin don’t give me no flack

Ham connect meeting open to the public tomorrow in Seattle, 4/12, ACS mtg: 9a-1030,
Ham Connect mtg 10:30 am to?

Next meeting will be hosted by Seattle ACS at the north Seattle College, and can also be attended via zoom link.

Ham radio nerds at my work posted about it.

Details can be found at https://www.hamconnect.org

Cc: @ai6yr , @moira
To help boost

Just got myself an inexpensive HAM for the car when mobile, an Anytone AT-778UVII, and I just figured out how to program it over CHIRP! Now to program all the stations in that I use on my HT #AmateurRadio #HAM

Baofengs, TID Radio, and other budget HAM radios may not be perfect, but they get people started. Yes, some have issues like spurious emissions, but not everyone can drop big money day one. Educate, don’t gatekeep—be kind, we all started somewhere in radio and other tech. #AmateurRadio #HAM #radio

I stumbled across a Linux net and began to wonder if ham radio is just the audiobook of Mastodon.

Today my #GMRS group participated in a #LarimerCounty emergency communications drill.

We ran a net on our repeater with simulated road updates and a medical emergency. Our #ham operators passed traffic to the EOC and back.

There were several neighborhood groups participating but I believe we were the only GMRS. Our weekly practice net really helps it go smoothly.

Ok for real I’m going to go through more boxes and find my old HT so I can practice both sides.
#AmateurRadio

Just hooked up an oscilloscope to my HF antenna feed line and it looks like I'm getting a large ~1 MHz signal from the antenna before being filtered in the transceiver to receive 14.074 MHz.

Someone said that #pota #ParksOnTheAir activations on 160m won’t work. Someone said that no one does that. I guess they were wrong. :)

This was a couple of weeks ago with @DK4HAA @dc1tc an other operator and one trainee. We’ve had a full length dipole approx 7m up in the trees. Loads of p2p since other #draussenfunker were also activating.

Great activation, will do again! #ham #hamradio #HRCC #pota

Got my "rig", which seems like an excessive word for this handheld device. First up: let's scan some frequencies and see if I can hear anything. #ham #radio #AmateurRadio

#HAM, the #GOAT of #F1, grazing grass at the #ChineseGP.

https://youtu.be/7N5D0UFGRIY?si=VaIgFB-3JcA9VdN5

So I should re #introduce myself; used to host my own instance at artemai when that was a thing; decided to get back on Mastodon again because the rest of social is a dumpsterfire.

I'm a #UNIX sysadm originally (from the late 90s) but started using #Linux in 91, bringing early dialup internet to #Newcastle with community group hunter #apana.

I'm a #coder, #python is the go-to language these days, some #js but plenty of #C and some #golang too.

Ten years ago I landed in #liveevents and #visionswitch / #camera #direct #sports presentation in major #stadiums along with building software for data-driven #content for use in those environments.

I'm a #ham radio operator. Callsign VK2WAY. I'm mostly interested in signals processing and digital communications.

I used to officiate #RollerDerby but have streamed it since 2014 as Downunder Derby TV. I still manage socials for and help co-ordinate Queer Roller Derby - @queerderby.

I'm #queer #pansexual #poly #nonbinary and use they/them pronouns.

I finally have a video that perfectly captures how ridiculous I am with my retro game collection and weird tech.

Hey Electronics + Radio Nerds, is there a way to use an attenuator as a switch?

Someone gave me a 12 position rotary attenuator hoping we could use it as a multi-position switch in a microcontroller project but I've yet to figure out if it's possible.

Time to get my first radio. Reddit seems to like the Yaesu FT-65R. What say you, Mastodon?

My main interest is emergency preparedness, including communicating following the Cascadia Subduction Zone earthquake.

Just casually playing with old #ham #msdos #packetradio software #GraphicPacket, my favorite in the 90's, in a #DosBoxX window.

I'm thrown 30 years back and thrilled to have managed to make it work with a #KISS modem and #TFKISS resident driver (a NordLink TNC2 "TheFirmware" emulator for MSDOS).

Btw, I am preaparing some real hardware (Pentium 233) to make that work on, with a legendary 1200 bauds packet-radio #BayCom modem...

Passed my Technician exam!

Got 34/35 on my first practice test for the Technician license, so I guess it's time to schedule that exam.