Got in a #Morsecode#pota#parksontheair activation early this morning before T-Storms. I get so EXCITED when I have a QSO with someone from Social Media, like this Park-to-Park with Scott #KW4NJA @medic1027 from GA to KY #AmateurRadio#Hamradio
@tony@qrper Is anyone planning a #Mastodon@Hamvention gathering? The /r/amateurradio folks are talking about meeting at noon on Saturday. How does that sound to people?
May the 4th was with me. The FORCE was strong with this one as the bands were awful again as expected with approaching storms. Hot, muggy and steamy weather on Kentucky Derby Day in Louisville, KY. #amateurradio#Hamradio#pota#parksontheair
@N4JAW The bands were weird today. Some strong signals and good RBN spots, but a lot of 1 dB and 3 dB spots, too. Took me two hours to make 20 #POTA contacts. I saw you spotted on 40m, and was going to QSY and try to work you, but the “last seen” time was 20 minutes or so, and you had probably quit by then.
@ai6yr I've often felt--although I have no data to back this up--that we're never going to solve our most serious problems if we don't address population growth. It seems as if this is a real no-no to say anymore, though.
I'm in a pickle! I am writing what is supposed to be a short segment for the podcast this week to round out a longer-than-usual segment, but my "short" piece is now 1,000 words, and it's not even finished.
I guess I now have next week's meaty segment. 😜
Time to switch and try to come up with something I can keep short (which is hard for me because I always find so many interesting things to share)!
@RickiTarr My aunt was a nun, and was always ticked off that she couldn't be a priest. After a few glasses of wine one time, she called Pope John Paul II an "old Pol**."
I recently bought a water bottle made from pure copper. It makes the water taste better (I drink tap water), and should last a very, very long time. Much better than plastic.
I feel like I should have a Python hobby project to do in my time off, but lately I cannot come up with anything that would be interesting for me to write. Instead I've been going more into the hardware side, I prefer soldering from coding in my free time. And exploring ham radio stuff.
I can’t shake the feeling that trying to prove / demonstrate ham radio’s relevance is counterproductive re: bringing people in. It feels fake/contrived/desperate.
This feeling became especially strong after hearing a question after a talk by someone talking about how their local emergency services weren’t interested in collaborating with hams.
Radio can be fun in so many ways, and I think there’s a stronger narrative there, perhaps more relevant to folks.
@smitty@NO5IG Part 97.1 refers to 5 purposes for #hamradio. It's not just about emcomm. I'll paraphrase:
(a) Emergency and public service communication.
(b) Contributing to the advancement of the radio art.
(c) Personal improvement in both the communication and technical phases of the art.
(d) Expanding the number of trained operators, technicians, and electronics experts.
And my favorite:
(e) Enhancing international goodwill.
Just turned the radio on. See two pileups on 30m CW. Look them up on dxsummit.fi. See that CB0ZA (Juan Fernandez Island), off the coast of Chile (see below) is calling CQ on 10115 kHz. I listen for a bit to see who he's calling, set my transmit frequency, and work them on the first call! That's my kind of DX. :) #hamradio#DX