BenDoubleU

joined 2 years ago
[–] BenDoubleU@lemmy.radio 4 points 9 months ago

It's both. SK, Stop Keying, is used in CW (morse) whenever a station is done transmitting. SK is also Silent Key, but you'll rarely hear the abbreviation over voice or CW.

[–] BenDoubleU@lemmy.radio 1 points 10 months ago

Could be that ARRL was down then. All links work for me.

[–] BenDoubleU@lemmy.radio 1 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Yea in a community you only see the community info. The “official” sidebar is only on the main feed

[–] BenDoubleU@lemmy.radio 1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (4 children)

What do you see and what link are you using? On my Mac in safari at lemmy.radio I can see it. Not in a community

[–] BenDoubleU@lemmy.radio 1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (6 children)

The general sidebar on the right has some links for how to get into amateur radio.

Not a lemmy dev so I’m not the go to on issues. I had that issue on Firefox though.

[–] BenDoubleU@lemmy.radio 5 points 10 months ago (9 children)

I feel like every year since I’ve been licensed and an ARRL member, I’ve become less enthused by the ARRL. To the point where this may be my last year as a member.

Also a thought: I use a few ARRL links in our side bar I wouldn’t mind changing to non-ARRL links. Open to suggestions.

[–] BenDoubleU@lemmy.radio 8 points 10 months ago

It's a blast to play. Took about 6 tries to finish the game. The difficulty spike at the end is kinda crazy. Definitely recommend getting it before/if Nintendo takes it down.

[–] BenDoubleU@lemmy.radio 3 points 10 months ago

I do enjoy my morserino-32. It was an educational experience to build and it has definitely helped my cw comprehension

[–] BenDoubleU@lemmy.radio 4 points 1 year ago

I bought a pretty basic safety razor from maggard about 10 years ago and still love it. The biggest thing to learn and invest in is what blades and lather you like. I started off buying a blade sampler pack from them and settled on astra blades. i'll change up my lather/soap sometimes. Also a nice brush is good to have.

[–] BenDoubleU@lemmy.radio 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)
[–] BenDoubleU@lemmy.radio -3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

If you say you have no use for this, it’s because you don’t get out much.

[–] BenDoubleU@lemmy.radio 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Nice and open minded. I got a pretty decent response from my Senator after I wrote them last week.

 

Before there was an Internet, before there were Cellphones, before there was Zoom or WebEx or Skype or anyone of a number of Voice over the Internet (VOIP); there was Ham Radio. The promise of talking to people not just in our own community but all over the world made the idea of Ham Radio exciting.

 

I have a few different variations depending one what mode or antenna I want to try.

Usually though:

  • IC-705
  • Endfedz 10/20/40 Trail Friendly
  • paddle or mic
  • 20' collapsible mast
  • log book (rite in the rain)
  • in-ear headphones

Of course a water dish and treats if my dog, Nora, is traveling with me.

I'll keep all of that in a Maxpedition 12-Inch X 5-Inch Bottle Holder Backpack if I'm able to really minimize is the Nathan Trail 12-liter

There's a few extras in the pic that I may bring, like a coffee thermos for short hikes on cold days, YAKTRAX spikes in case it's icey, and a headlamp.

What do you SOTA with?

 

The MRHS in cooperation with our good friends at the Cipher History Museum will send a coded message in 5-letter groups via the facilities of coast stations KPH on Saturday July 22, 2023 Pacific time. The message will be encrypted using the famous Enigma code machine and is an authentic message sent by a U-boat in the North Atlantic in 1942.

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