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Nonya Bidniss :CIAverified:<p>I had to look up a lot of the practice question answers. A couple mistakes were finger jerks on the mouse button 😂 I need to run through them again until I don't have to look any up. <br><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/HamRadio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HamRadio</span></a></p>
David Croyle<p>Working on a slight happy buzz this morning because last night I made my most distant ham contact ever - FT8 of course - with Malawi, which is 10,081 miles from me. :) (That's 16,106km in new money.)</p><p><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/hamradio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hamradio</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/ft8" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ft8</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/Africa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Africa</span></a></p>
Gary @N8DMT<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@mntmn" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>mntmn</span></a></span> Free 3D EM modeling and simulation software recommendations are CST (non-commercial-use version) and ELMER. Unfortunately neither are easy to use for newer folks. </p><p>There are a few much easier to use tools for lower frequencies. I plan to learn and use MMANA-GAL (free version) for an upcoming <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/HamChallenge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HamChallenge</span></a> antenna simulation activity. This tool also has helper-apps for matching and other needs.</p><p>Have fun in your learning journey. <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/HamRadio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HamRadio</span></a></p>
Luke MacNeil<p>Any <a href="https://mastodon.macneilmediagroup.com/tags/hamradio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hamradio</span></a> nerds out here?</p>
Tim N7KOM<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mstdn.social/@peterdrake" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>peterdrake</span></a></span> that is a decent option. Personally I prefer the analog FT-60R. <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/HamRadio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HamRadio</span></a></p><p>You already get points for not picking a Baofeng 😉</p>
Potato ENTHUSIAST<p>yo -- anyone know how to turn on a 5MHz split on these things?<br><a href="https://cloudisland.nz/tags/HamRadio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HamRadio</span></a></p>
Dustin [BusySignal-KE2EFX]<p>Finalizing the "Wall of SDR" ...</p><p>P25 in to Trunk Recorder</p><p>Multiple SDR into Kismet Wireless for 315/433/915/1090 and also a BT TIC for BTLE monitoring</p><p>Multiple SDR into SDR++ Server for local Amateur Radio Repeaters monitoring</p><p>Dedicated line to another machine for just specific testing. </p><p>And then finally documented. </p><p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/SDR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SDR</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/SoftwareDefinedRadio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SoftwareDefinedRadio</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/AmateurRadio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AmateurRadio</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/HAMRadio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HAMRadio</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/RTLSDR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RTLSDR</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/BladeRF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BladeRF</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/KismetWireless" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KismetWireless</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Kismet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Kismet</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/WiFi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WiFi</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/BTLE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BTLE</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Diagram" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Diagram</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Documentation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Documentation</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/WiresWiresWires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WiresWiresWires</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Antennas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Antennas</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/ADSB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ADSB</span></a> #1090</p>
N3VEM<p>If anyone is looking for an "Alternative" shirt design that still plays off of this year's upcoming <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/HamRadio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HamRadio</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/FieldDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FieldDay</span></a> theme, but doesn't want to send money to those other folx, I have a new design put up. I also threw in a quantity discount in case anyone wants to get several of these for their club.</p><p><a href="https://hagfish.us/clothing/79-1630-unisex-classic-tee.html#/2-size-s/49-color-charcoal" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">hagfish.us/clothing/79-1630-un</span><span class="invisible">isex-classic-tee.html#/2-size-s/49-color-charcoal</span></a></p>
Sir Rochard 'Dock' Bunson<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://infosec.exchange/@Lightfighter" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Lightfighter</span></a></span> I bet someone smarter than me could figure this out, though. </p><p>Any <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/physicist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>physicist</span></a> on here want to give it a go? <br>:blobcatthink:</p><p>Alsoc sounds like something <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/HamRadio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HamRadio</span></a> and <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/synth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>synth</span></a> nerds could team up on. 😅</p>
Allstar 56001 N3VEM Repeater<p>I'm now connecting to the <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.radio/@PrideRadioGroup" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>PrideRadioGroup</span></a></span> Allstar Hub (2105) join me at 444.200+ pl 100, Allstar 56001, or Echolink 994842 <a href="https://qth.social/tags/HamRadio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HamRadio</span></a> <a href="https://prideradionetwork.weebly.com/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">prideradionetwork.weebly.com/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Chris (W1YTQ)<p>Last week, two Scouts and amateur radio operators from Troop 119 Lexington were recognized by the US Islands Awards program for qualifying Peddocks Island in Boston Harbor.</p><p>USI is an amateur radio award program centered around chasing and activating river, lake, and ocean shore islands within the 50 United States and its Territories and Protectorates.</p><p><a href="https://journal.seefar.dev/sections/US_Islands_Awards_Program_FirstQ/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">journal.seefar.dev/sections/US</span><span class="invisible">_Islands_Awards_Program_FirstQ/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.roundpond.net/tags/hamradio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hamradio</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.roundpond.net/tags/amateurradio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>amateurradio</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.roundpond.net/tags/scouting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scouting</span></a></p>
David Croyle<p>Good day of ham radio progress! I just got my first FT8 QSO confirmation on QRZ (of 8), and also picked up MS on SSB towards QRZ WAS, leaving just 2 states for that goal... And hopefully I'll have my first POTA FT8 contact confirmed as well. </p><p>I'm having more fun with FT8 than I thought I would too, so big bonus points there.</p><p><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/hamradio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hamradio</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/ft8" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ft8</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/POTA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>POTA</span></a></p>
David Croyle<p>I tried my first go at getting on the air with FT8. I think the experience can be neatly summarized by saying "I think I made three QSOs?" 😂 </p><p>After this experience, I will definitely break down and try to watch some basic How To videos on YouTube, since the written material all seems to be somewhat wanting in regards to basic operations.</p><p><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/ft8" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ft8</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/hamradio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hamradio</span></a></p>
Alex KR1ST (he/him)<p>There is some TransEquatorial Propagation (TEP) to South America right now on <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/6m" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>6m</span></a> (FT8).</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/hamradio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hamradio</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/AmateurRadio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AmateurRadio</span></a></p>
Bud Talbot<p>I have Hamshack Hotline, Hams Over IP, and one other <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/hamradio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hamradio</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/PBX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PBX</span></a> service configured on the Groundwire app on my phone, which is great. Every now and then I'll get a call from some random ham but when I answer they hang up. Is this the ham radio version of the crank calling we did as kids?</p>
Kimberly Chase (she/her) 🏳️‍⚧<p>I'm having a hard time throwing an antenna up the tree... I made multiple attempts to toss some fishing line up the tree using a fishing pole, but I would hit a snag each time and lose the weight and large sections of the fishing line in the process. The idea was to use the fishing line to help me get a wire up the tree. Anyone have any alternate ideas on how I can get a long wire up a tree?</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/hamradio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hamradio</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/amateurradio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>amateurradio</span></a></p>
Alexander Knochel<p>Haha doing something funny with the TinySA python interface, can't wait to show you</p><p><a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/hamradio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hamradio</span></a></p>
Diane Bruce VA3DB<p>Someone is very very confused (As spotted on Kijiji)</p><p>For the non technical, a Fluorescent needs a starter a LED bulb does not. A LED bulb may or may not require a LED driver depending on *hand waving* (Some bulbs that plug directly into our mains include such)</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/Ottawa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ottawa</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/Electronics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Electronics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/AmateurRadio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AmateurRadio</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/HamRadio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HamRadio</span></a></p>
Bud Talbot<p>It's been a while, but I finally wrote a new <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/hamradio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hamradio</span></a> blog post on my blog. This one is about <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/LoRa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LoRa</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/APRS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>APRS</span></a> logging and talks about a new site where you can learn about LoRa APRS activity!</p><p><a href="https://w0rmt.net/2025/03/15/lora-aprs-logging/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">w0rmt.net/2025/03/15/lora-aprs</span><span class="invisible">-logging/</span></a></p>
Bud Talbot<p>I recently acquired a used Kenwood TH-D75A. <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/APRS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>APRS</span></a> reception and decode on this radio is way, way better than on my Yaesu FT-5DR. I expected this based on my past comparisons between Yaesu and Kenwood APRS capable radios. The difference is night and day. </p><p>I really do believe that the Kenwood APRS HTs have always been the best in terms of performance and features. And they have real, externally accessible TNCs, which is great for packet and <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/Winlink" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Winlink</span></a>! </p><p>The Kenwood radios really are nice, but $$$</p><p><a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/hamradio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hamradio</span></a></p>
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