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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 days 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 days 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 · 4 days 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 · last week

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/

mkb boosted

Kilroy_Was_Here

@kilroy_was_here@dobbs.town · last week

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

Kilroy_Was_Here

@kilroy_was_here@dobbs.town · last week

SECRET RADIO AERIALS

The Electrical Experimenter magazine, September 1917

#amateurradio #hamradio

Mike [SEC=OFFICIAL] boosted

Emily

@emily@hackaday.social · last week

Managed to get a Commodore 64 AEA User port to TNC cable.
* Trying to find the manual or details
* Looking for an image of the original PackRatt Software for the Commodore 64 if possible?

Anyone in the Fediverse able to help? 😊 Thanks!

#vintagecomputing #retrocomputing #Commodore64 #c64 #HamRadio #AmateurRadio

Original AEA Commodore 64 to TNC cable, being held to show the user port connector, DB25 and centronics connectors

Emily

@emily@hackaday.social · last week

Managed to get a Commodore 64 AEA User port to TNC cable.
* Trying to find the manual or details
* Looking for an image of the original PackRatt Software for the Commodore 64 if possible?

Anyone in the Fediverse able to help? 😊 Thanks!

#vintagecomputing #retrocomputing #Commodore64 #c64 #HamRadio #AmateurRadio

Jim "Ham on a Bike"

@N4JAW@mastodon.radio · 2 weeks ago

#amateurradio #hamradio #pota #parksontheair activation on the #lewisandclarknationalhistorictrail along the Ohio River at Louisville,Ky started great with #buddipole #dipole then with downhill quickly. Didn't help switching to #vertical but managed 12 CW #morsecode #QSOs

Karl Matthias 🇺🇦

@relistan@mstdn.social · last month

I forgot to post last weekend’s project. I made a nicer common mode choke. The one I had worked but was not tidy. This one is in a box and has fixed connectors. Very happy with how that came out. That’s RG-316 coax. #HamRadio # AmateurRadio.

Giovanni - ZL2GX

@gmoretti@mastodon.social replied · last month

@relistan Very tidy construction. I too ordered some RG316 but it's very stiff and I'm hesitant to bend it tightly around the (I guessing) FT240-43 core. I also have some RG174 which is much easier to bend.

Is there any particular reason for using RG316 instead of RG174 as the losses in the short length used will be very small, and the breakdown voltage (at least with 100W) shouldn't be a problem?

#hamradio #amateurradio

Victoria (K8VSY) (she/her)

@k8vsy@mastodon.radio · 7 months ago

I found an extra copy of this book laying around while cleaning, if anyone in the U.S. would like it, I'm happy to ship it to you for free (basic USPS shipping)

the only two things I ask:

you actually use it to study for your Tech Exam, AND, please pass it along to someone else for free

I've already asked in some smaller circles, but most people already have their licenses, heh

first come, first serve

EDIT: The book has been claimed!

#AmateurRadio #HamRadio #hamr #HamRadioCommunity

Ham Radio Technician Class study guide 2022-2026 by Ria Jairam (N2RJ)

back cover with summary — Ham Radio Technician Class study guide 2022-2026 by Ria Jairam (N2RJ) back cover with summary

Ham Radio Technician Class study guide 2022-2026 by Ria Jairam (N2RJ)

front cover with a pic of an HF rig — Ham Radio Technician Class study guide 2022-2026 by Ria Jairam (N2RJ) front cover with a pic of an HF rig