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peoples! we did a big, exciting thing today! @rose-alibi.bsky.social and I strung up a full wave antenna in my backyard and sent/rec'd a little CW / morse code today over 20 meter band! next step: set it up off a 35 ft mountain drop to see if we can connect w/our pal in Berlin #amateurradio #cw #othernetworks

20 meter band silve radio stacked on top of a SWR meter sits on green grass in front of a flower bed. a long yellow wire antenna stretches across the yard beside it. a pair of black headphones are also lying on the ground.

woman in black overalls and a sleeveless top sits atop a ladder leaning against a large tree. she is stringing antenna wire on a branch.

macbook pro laptop is open showing live audio translation of morse code into the latin alphabet.

selfie of two women. the woman on the left wears a sleeveless top and black overalls. she's holding the antenna for a SDR SWR meter attached to her cell phone. she is also holding an audio cable and her thumb is paused above the connector as she's in the middle of transmitting morse code. a 20 meter band radio sits on the grassy ground directly behind them. the second woman leans into the camera on the right.

Dane Henson boosted

Kimberly Chase (she/her) 🏳️‍⚧

@KJ7OMO@mastodon.radio · 7 days ago

Attention Pride Radio Network Users: With huge thanks to @brainofdane Wires-X support is now back online! Woo hoo!

#hamradio #amateurradio

Kimberly Chase (she/her) 🏳️‍⚧

@KJ7OMO@mastodon.radio · 7 days ago

Attention Pride Radio Network Users: With huge thanks to @brainofdane Wires-X support is now back online! Woo hoo!

#hamradio #amateurradio

Lori Emerson

@loriemerson@post.lurk.org · last week

Dane Henson

@brainofdane@hachyderm.io · 2 weeks ago

The Kenwood TS-530S is alive! I did a “voltage soak” through a current-limiting circuit and managed to receive a few signals from folks participating in the Texas QSO party this weekend. Now it’s time for some transmission testing. 😬

#HamRadio #AmateurRadio

A workbench populated with various equipment. From left to right: a bright orange cylindrical variable AC transformer with a large black knob on top, a voltmeter reading “120.8 volts AC,” a lightbulb socket with a dimly glowing lightbulb mounted to a pine board, and a large amateur radio Kenwood TS-530S transceiver with various knobs and lit LEDs on the front.

Kimberly Chase (she/her) 🏳️‍⚧

@KJ7OMO@mastodon.radio · last month

Attention Pride Radio Network users: Sorry this update took so long, life is busy. Anyhow, the PC that handles the Wires-X node is toast. Wires-X will remain offline until further notice, pending hardware replacement. I can't afford a replacement PC for it at this time. If anyone would like to help replace the PC, please let me know.

#hamradio #amateurradio

Dave Disser

@disser@hachyderm.io · last month

I was able to catch a pass of the #ISS and listen to people calling in on the #hamradio repeater. I know it’s old hat to lots of folks but so cool to me doing it for the first time. #amateurradio

Old Tom boosted

Hollie

@hollie@social.coop · last month

I found my Grandpa's #HamRadio call sign in a call book from 1931. 😊

(on Archive.org)

#AmateurRadio

W7GB Claude F. Butler 811 N. Anderson St. Tacoma, Wash.

Hollie

@hollie@social.coop · last month

I found my Grandpa's #HamRadio call sign in a call book from 1931. 😊

(on Archive.org)

#AmateurRadio

Karl Matthias 🇺🇦

@relistan@mstdn.social · last month

@n8dmt here’s the amplifier hooked to my 2m J-pole and RTL-SDR. Bowick text on impedance matching behind. 😀

RF amplifier with antenna and SDR attached.

Gary @N8DMT

@n8dmt@mastodon.radio replied · last month

@relistan This turned out very well! “Build a RF Amplifier” Achievement Unlocked!

Thoughts on RF DIY:
1. The first one is always the hardest (generally true, but sometimes following attempts fail spectacularly). Maybe the first 10 are the hardest? Gets easier from there…
2. Perfect is the enemy of good.
3. You can’t have enough RF amplifiers, test equipment, adapter, cables, probes, or test-doo-dads.

Thanks for sharing your project and journey with us!
#AmateurRadio #RFDesign

Dane Henson

@brainofdane@hachyderm.io · last month

I picked up a family heirloom today from my wife’s uncle. This Kenwood TS-530S has been sitting in a farm shed for years after the SK (lovingly referred to as “pops”) passed. It was covered in dirt dobber nests and supposedly not exposed to moisture, but it’s looking a little crusty.

I’m doubtful that I’ll be able to bring it back to life, but I think I’m going to try.

#hamradio #amateurradio

maco boosted

marz

@marz@caw.corbode.com · 2 months ago

Are you a queer, trans, or disabled person who is interested in ham radio but would struggle to pay the upfront fees of getting a license in the US?

I'm looking to pay for 3 people with one or more of these identities to get their ham radio licenses. More info at the link below.

https://hillbillyoracle.tumblr.com/post/792690477141032960/queer-trans-andor-disabled-folks-im

As long as this post is up, the offer is good. If there's more than 3 people who reach out, I'll see about scrounging more up.

#hamradio #amateurradio

marz

@marz@caw.corbode.com · 2 months ago

Are you a queer, trans, or disabled person who is interested in ham radio but would struggle to pay the upfront fees of getting a license in the US?

I'm looking to pay for 3 people with one or more of these identities to get their ham radio licenses. More info at the link below.

https://hillbillyoracle.tumblr.com/post/792690477141032960/queer-trans-andor-disabled-folks-im

As long as this post is up, the offer is good. If there's more than 3 people who reach out, I'll see about scrounging more up.

#hamradio #amateurradio

flpvsk

@flpvsk@mastodon.social · 2 months ago

Would anyone in or around Berlin be open to do a short presentation / demo of the Amateur Radio scene and different activities to a group of musicians?

#amateurfunk #amateurradio #sota #pota #cwmorse #morsecode #ft8

Todd

@KE2AEQ@mastodon.radio · 2 months ago

The time to #TOTA is nearly here! Less than a week to @hopeconf. Don't forget to bring your HTs and other radio gadgetry!

https://hope-16.totawatch.de/

#AmateurRadio #HamRadio #NYC #HOPE_16

Ham Radio Village

@HamRadioVillage@defcon.social · 2 months ago

The K0HRV repeater is live! Tune in if you're on site for
@defcon 33, or at home with Echolink!
#defcon33 #HamRadio #AmateurRadio

A promotional image announcing that the Ham Radio Village repeater is live. The graphic has a retro green-on-black computer terminal aesthetic, with "ConHam" written in large, white, dashed-line ASCII art at the top.

The main announcement reads: "HAM RADIO VILLAGE REPEATER IS LIVE!"

It provides details for connecting both locally and remotely:

JOIN ONSITE (FM):
Freq: 446.250MHz
CTCSS: 136.5Hz
Offset: -5 Mhz

JOIN ANYWHERE:
ECHOLINK: K0HRV-L

The image also notes that "DIGITAL MODES COMING SOON..."

A footer at the bottom provides other communication info: "Simplex: 146.580 MHz | conham.radio | SSTV: 447.800 MHz". — A promotional image announcing that the Ham Radio Village repeater is live. The graphic has a retro green-on-black computer terminal aesthetic, with "ConHam" written in large, white, dashed-line ASCII art at the top. The main announcement reads: "HAM RADIO VILLAGE REPEATER IS LIVE!" It provides details for connecting both locally and remotely: JOIN ONSITE (FM): Freq: 446.250MHz CTCSS: 136.5Hz Offset: -5 Mhz JOIN ANYWHERE: ECHOLINK: K0HRV-L The image also notes that "DIGITAL MODES COMING SOON..." A footer at the bottom provides other communication info: "Simplex: 146.580 MHz | conham.radio | SSTV: 447.800 MHz".

Howard Rheingold

@hrheingold@mastodon.social · 2 months ago

Here lies a nearly-complete archive of Whole Earth publications, a series of journals and magazines descended from the Whole Earth Catalog, published by Stewart Brand and the POINT Foundation between 1968 and 2002. They are made available here for scholarship, education, and research purposes.

https://www.wholeearth.info

Mike K3LOE

@K3LOE@mastodon.radio replied · 2 months ago

I wonder how much #HamRadio there was in these. I just spot checked a couple…found pirate, shortwave, and plain old but not #AmateurRadio

#DigitalCollections #DigitalArchives

Dingo

@electric_gumball@mastodon.social · 2 months ago

Ok, so I've got a crap old mini desktop PC that still runs ok. (core2, 2Gb ram)
Best use case I can think of for it, is to load it up with a lightweight Linux distro & run it solely as an SDR.

Anyone have any suggestions as to what distro(s) I should have a play with?
(Reasonably experienced *nix user)

#HamRadio #AmateurRadio #Linux

Michael 😎

@mihobu@social.lol · 2 months ago

Although I’d thought about applying for a new vanity call sign before, I’d always dismissed the idea as frivolous.

But lately I’ve been embracing some new things and decided it was time for a change. I didn’t want to go completely unhinged so I set some guidelines and (mostly) stuck to them.

#AmateurRadio #HamRadio

https://ai5.mx/blog/how-i-chose-my-new-call-sign/

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Kilroy_Was_Here

@kilroy_was_here@dobbs.town · 2 months ago

SECRET RADIO AERIALS

The Electrical Experimenter magazine, September 1917

#amateurradio #hamradio

A number of "secret radio aerials" described via lifelike drawings in a 3x4 grid. From the top left:

Using a flagpole
Using a rain gutter
Using house wiring
Using a gas pipe disconnected from the meter
Using an old rotary clothesline, with cable buried
Putting one inside a chimney vertically
Wrapping wires around a tree and painting them
Using telephone lines
Using the metal grill of an old elevator
Putting one inside the hull of a ship
Putting a "spiral aerial" on a wall and concealing it as part of the wall — A number of "secret radio aerials" described via lifelike drawings in a 3x4 grid. From the top left: Using a flagpole Using a rain gutter Using house wiring Using a gas pipe disconnected from the meter Using an old rotary clothesline, with cable buried Putting one inside a chimney vertically Wrapping wires around a tree and painting them Using telephone lines Using the metal grill of an old elevator Putting one inside the hull of a ship Putting a "spiral aerial" on a wall and concealing it as part of the wall