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FediThing :progress_pride:
FediThing :progress_pride:
@FediThing@social.chinwag.org  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

This is going to sound a bit weird, but it might be a good idea to purchase a shortwave radio if you haven't got one already. They're quite cheap and small, you can buy one and store it long term just in case.

Shortwave is the only way to receive news and information internationally without relying on the internet or satellite. It might be a useful fallback to receive news from the outside world if your country's media and internet are ever restricted or closed down.

If you've never used one, it's like a normal radio but the frequencies reach around the world. Every country used to have its own station.

#Radio #ShortwaveRadio

diana 🏳️‍⚧️🦋🌱
diana 🏳️‍⚧️🦋🌱
@dianea@lgbtqia.space replied  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

@FediThing

I grew up listening to shortwave radio. I learned how to make antennas too. The proper length of antenna and electrically shortening or lengthening it with a capacitor or inductor. I would also learn how to take a #balun and make covert directional and #yagi antennas, something that might be very important if signals are jammed during a total fascist takeover. Cable, connectors, and makeshift insulators and RF iron cores, stocking up on these DIY antenna parts might be quite useful during the dark days ahead. Also, learning #MorseCode never goes out of style.

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AI6YR Ben
AI6YR Ben
@ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org  ·  activity timestamp 2 months ago

(tap tap tap tap)...( tap). ...(tap tap tap tap)....( tap)..... (tap tap tap tap.... tap...)

Morse code? Someone tapping on the top of the house?!?! What are they saying?!?!

"HE... HE... HE!"

(walk outside, look at the Black Phoebe bird tapping on the house... Bird looks at me, I look at the bird...)

#hamradio #morsecode

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AI6YR Ben
AI6YR Ben
@ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org  ·  activity timestamp 3 months ago

😂 These Bumblebees Learned to Read “Dots” and “Dashes” Like Morse Code

https://scitechdaily.com/these-bumblebees-learned-to-read-dots-and-dashes-like-morse-code/

#morsecode #hamradio

SciTechDaily

These Bumblebees Learned to Read “Dots” and “Dashes” Like Morse Code

A study shows that bumblebees can be trained to tell the difference between long and short light flashes. Researchers at Queen Mary University of London have discovered, for the first time, that an insect can choose where to search for food by evaluating how long a light cue lasts. The study focuse
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AI6YR Ben
AI6YR Ben
@ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org  ·  activity timestamp 3 months ago

😂 These Bumblebees Learned to Read “Dots” and “Dashes” Like Morse Code

https://scitechdaily.com/these-bumblebees-learned-to-read-dots-and-dashes-like-morse-code/

#morsecode #hamradio

SciTechDaily

These Bumblebees Learned to Read “Dots” and “Dashes” Like Morse Code

A study shows that bumblebees can be trained to tell the difference between long and short light flashes. Researchers at Queen Mary University of London have discovered, for the first time, that an insect can choose where to search for food by evaluating how long a light cue lasts. The study focuse
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Dane Henson
Dane Henson
@brainofdane@hachyderm.io  ·  activity timestamp 3 months ago

@rl_dane yessss! Come back to us!!! We will welcome you with open arms.

R.L. Dane :Debian: :OpenBSD: 🍵
R.L. Dane :Debian: :OpenBSD: 🍵
@rl_dane@polymaths.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 3 months ago

@brainofdane

Thank you!

I'm trying to get my RTL- #SDR set up to monitor #WSPR, just for starters.

Then I'll try raising some local repeaters, see if I can get on a net.

I really wish I had a friend who lived in a high-rise apartment in #Dallas or something. Imagine chilling out there and yakkin' at folks on the 2m calling frequency all day, ha!

I think #HF will be out of my price range, and #MorseCode will be beyond my skill set for some time.

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flpvsk
flpvsk
@flpvsk@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 6 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

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Jim "Ham on a Bike"
Jim "Ham on a Bike"
@N4JAW@mastodon.radio  ·  activity timestamp 7 months 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
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Buddipole Dipole Antenna
Buddipole Dipole Antenna
Buddipole Dipole Antenna
Ham on a Bike  N4JAW
Ham on a Bike N4JAW
Ham on a Bike N4JAW
Buddipole Vertical Antenna
Buddipole Vertical Antenna
Buddipole Vertical Antenna
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Ben Brunzel
Ben Brunzel
@asciijungle@norden.social  ·  activity timestamp 7 months ago

I finally finished my #QMX build! Took ages to take the time and finish it but here it is. After some debugging and reworking some solder joints it seems to work!
I just tested it on a dummy load because I don't have a BNC to PL plug adapter. So no QSO for now.

#amateurRadio#hamRadio #electronics #morsecode

A picture of a desktop with the QMX QRP transceiver sitting in the middle. There are also batteries, a dummy load, morse keys and other tools on it
A picture of a desktop with the QMX QRP transceiver sitting in the middle. There are also batteries, a dummy load, morse keys and other tools on it
A picture of a desktop with the QMX QRP transceiver sitting in the middle. There are also batteries, a dummy load, morse keys and other tools on it
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xinqu
xinqu
@xinqu@mastodon.bsd.cafe  ·  activity timestamp 8 months ago

Recently started learning #morsecode , although it's completely useless to me. Sometimes it helps to understand why things developed like they did when you go back in time, when remote communication started. And I love having a #lowtech fallbacks.

It's like learning #ed in order to understand concepts of #vim.

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