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@ BenDoubleU @lemmy.radio

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  • What Can We Do to Get Youth into Ham Radio?

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  • If you're in the US, you can test online! https://hamstudy.org/sessions/remote

    I do agree that the test itself could be tuned down a bit, especially for the tech license. hamstudy.org also has all of the test questions available online to help you study.

  • Amateur needs to regain access to their Google account without access to their recovery mobile phone

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  • After ordering the tech and general exam guides on Kindle, this is what Amazon thought I would like to read.

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  • It would be nice if your ticket came with a subscription to Scientific America and some whiskey tho

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    Permanently Deleted

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  • Don’t let nestle find this out

  • Amateur Radio @lemmy.radio
    BenDoubleU @lemmy.radio

    What’s Wrong With This Antenna Tuner?

    hackaday.com /2025/03/10/whats-wrong-with-this-antenna-tuner/

  • Hashtags do not replace groups.

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  • As an instance owner and moderator: that’s a horrible way to look at things. Just throwing the onus onto someone else is irresponsible.

  • Hashtags do not replace groups.

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  • I’m all for it as long as people know that posting on something like mastodon and tagging a lemmy community will then make a post in that community. Could make for great discussions, but could also lead to a lot of posts/spam in the communities.

  • Antenna Recommendations

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  • Those are all great options for sure. And while not an exact answer to your question, you could maybe go a bit simpler (and cheaper) for just 2, 10, & 20m like an end fed half wave.

    Thoughts on how you’ll run it to your second floor?

  • Retrotectacular: Ham Radio As It Was

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  • It’s not a slogan, just the title of the article 😊 it does go on to state that the spirit isn’t much different and how it’s used differently today. Glad you like lemmy.radio!

  • Amateur Radio @lemmy.radio
    BenDoubleU @lemmy.radio

    Retrotectacular: Ham Radio As It Was

    hackaday.com /2025/02/21/retrotectacular-ham-radio-as-it-was/
  • Amateur Radio @lemmy.radio
    BenDoubleU @lemmy.radio

    Important message for Brandmeister USA hams using a Radio ID starting with 1 – BrandMeister DMR News

    news.brandmeister.network /important-message-for-brandmeister-usa-hams-using-a-radio-id-starting-with-1/

  • Spotting with the Fediverse?

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  • For lemmy: it's mostly link sharing, so I'd mostly see posting about *OTA experiences, pics, questions here in the POTA/SOTA communities.

    Mastodon, on the other hand, would just be one way to show something like that since it's more time related and ephemeral. Bot was my first stab at something like you mean, but I do think there could be something to auto-post with all that data.

    And while not on the fediverse: I use hamspot for something like this. It flips the onus of posting a spot to actually listening FOR a spot from people you know around the fediverse.

    BUT if we want to let our ideas get REALLY wild with it: I could totally see a federated service for spotting or any *OTA related activity. Different instances handing different kinds of spots. Parks or summits or islands being different items that people can subscribe to, spot from, and activate. Just spit ballin'.

  • Spotting with the Fediverse?

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  • I could see a community used for spotting. Not sure how the browser extension part would work.

    I see people post a sorta self-spot on mastodon all the time. Something that might be nice is a mastodon bot that could read a certain hashtag or if it was @ed so everyone could follow the bot to see who is activating.

  • Amateur Radio @lemmy.radio
    BenDoubleU @lemmy.radio

    RigExpert’s Administrative Office Destroyed in Missile Attack – Production Remains Intact - RigExpert

    rigexpert.com /news/rigexperts-administrative-office-destroyed-in-missile-attack-production-remains-intact/
  • Proton @lemmy.world
    BenDoubleU @lemmy.radio

    Proton Wallet brings safe Bitcoin self-custody to everyone | Proton

    proton.me /blog/wallet-launch

  • Apple ordered to open encrypted user accounts globally to UK spying

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  • Is there an article/source for this, or is it just a pic of a phone with a lock on it?

  • Google removes pledge to not use AI for weapons from website | TechCrunch

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  • Yea, it’s just the title and no link. To the top with you for the source!

  • Amateur Radio @lemmy.radio
    BenDoubleU @lemmy.radio

    Communicating With Satellites Like It’s 1957

    hackaday.com /2025/02/03/communicating-with-satellites-like-its-1957/
  • Amateur Radio @lemmy.radio
    BenDoubleU @lemmy.radio

    Making The Longest-Distance Radio Contact Possible

    hackaday.com /2025/01/25/making-the-longest-distance-radio-contact-possible/

  • First two-way contact via geostationary satellite bounce

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  • Amateur Radio @lemmy.radio
    BenDoubleU @lemmy.radio

    First two-way contact via geostationary satellite bounce

    www.camras.nl /en/blog/2025/first-two-way-contact-via-geostationary-satellite-bounce/
  • Amateur Radio @lemmy.radio
    BenDoubleU @lemmy.radio

    The link between The Exorcist, Amateur Radio and Alan Turing.

    madpsy.uk /link-between-the-soundtrack-of-the-exorcist-and-amateur-radio/

  • What happened to blogs.radio?

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  • I'm not sure I've ever seen that website. What was/is it?

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    oh was that the rss feed site? I'm not sure what happened.

  • Amateur Radio @lemmy.radio
    BenDoubleU @lemmy.radio

    Winter Field Day is this weekend

    winterfieldday.org

  • Support Your Parks - POTA Event This Weekend

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  • Supposed to be freezing and rainy here. Not sure I'll make it out to a park, but I'll try my best to hunt for y'all!

  • Amateur Radio @lemmy.radio
    BenDoubleU @lemmy.radio

    Support Your Parks - POTA Event This Weekend

    docs.pota.app /docs/events.html

  • No Ham License? Listen Anyway In Your Browser

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  • tracking is mostly done via software. the airplane, satellite, boat, etc will have some way of transmitting data (lat/long, speed, weather data...) and a receiving station (for instance, a computer a ham operator controls) will pick up that transmission and usually post it somewhere. An example would be something like APRS

    Ham operators themselves can track in a way. When you are communicating with another ham, you will usually give your callsign, location, other pertinent info, and then you can log/record that you talked to someone from a certain area.

  • No Ham License? Listen Anyway In Your Browser

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  • GREAT answer. It's funny how I got into ham radio because I thought it seemed a cool way to talk to people... and now I almost never use voice and mostly do what you listed above.

  • Privacy @lemmy.ml
    BenDoubleU @lemmy.radio

    On Politics and Proton - a message from Andy

    www.reddit.com /r/ProtonMail/comments/1i2nz9v/on_politics_and_proton_a_message_from_andy/

  • Proton CEO embraces Trump for "standing up for the little guys"

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  • Wow they really need to get in check. I do have the screenshots

  • Proton CEO embraces Trump for "standing up for the little guys"

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  • Amateur Radio @lemmy.radio
    BenDoubleU @lemmy.radio

    Ham Operator Must Pay in First-Responder Interference Case

    www.radioworld.com /news-and-business/headlines/ham-operator-must-pay-in-first-responder-interference-case
  • Amateur Radio @lemmy.radio
    BenDoubleU @lemmy.radio

    The 52 Week Ham Radio Challenge 2025

    hamchallenge.org
  • Amateur Radio @lemmy.radio
    BenDoubleU @lemmy.radio

    ARRL 10-Meter Contest, December 14-15, Great Opportunity for Technicians.

    www.arrl.org /news/view/arrl-10-meter-contest-december-14-15-great-opportunity-for-technicians