I was in the shack and was notified that @N4JAW was on, but regrettably couldn't hear him. I did hear some peeps sending "CQ MST" — had to look that up, but it's what I would have thought it was. (I do SST regularly.)
Cranked-up the keyer WPM to 20, and logged one right at the end of the hour. But yeah, 20 WPM is a stretch for me.
Over 40% of the QSOs I've logged since returning to #hamradio in September have been with Japanese 
stations. (Last time I looked, it was about 33%.)
I really haven't been aiming for that, which makes it all the more strange...
I'm now connecting to the @PrideRadioGroup Allstar Hub (2105) join me at 444.200+ pl 100, Allstar 56001, or Echolink 994842 #HamRadio https://prideradionetwork.weebly.com/
I'm Connecting to the Phillippine Allstarlink Net in 1 Hour! (13:00utc) 444.200+ pl 100, Allstar 56001, Echolink 994842 or directly to Allstar node 57575 https://www.philippineallstarlink.net
#HamRadio
DL8MIK and me launched a balloon with two radiosondes on Saturday. Report (de and en) and pictures:
More #hamradio SSTV from @ARISS_Intl
The thing I really like about the #SolderSmoke #podcast is that it's just some guys sitting around BSing about #HamRadio. No particular topic or anything else. Relaxed and informal. They remind me a lot of the guys I hang out with locally.
And for the #AmateurRadio #HamRadio afficienatos, here's the cluster of antennas at the #ChewsRidgeLookout in the #SantaLuciaRange. The trailer appears to be a repeater maybe for the Sea Otter Classic bicycle ride that went through Carmel Valley yesterday? It didn't have any exposed solar panels so either under the opaque plastic roof there was a panel or it's a temporary setup that's only powered by batteries.
Highlights from #hamradio field ops at the shoreside park today included a 5 year old girl asking her mother excitedly about the radio with lots of TOTALE MUNDO! exclaimed back and forth (“can it reach to Milano? Istanbul? YES?! YES!")
You know what would be super cool? Going to the VLA open house in Socorro NM two weeks from now and making some #hamradio #satellite contacts from there! It's not going to happen for me this year but I'll keep that in mind for the future.
More on my recent #HamRadio rant. I got banned from a forum thread because I challenged what the #ARRL is doing to bring in the next diverse generation of licensees. I was told that the league has great resources available.
The great resources? Example: There is an upcoming event in which old guys will be asking young Girl Scouts for their name, address, and phone number so that they can send NTS messages (with that information shared on-air by each handler in the path) to the girls parents as a demonstration of how interesting #HamRadio might be to young girls.
First, this is creepy. Second, NTS messages? RLY?
If you have been waiting for an easygoing post about #HamRadio that you can read, listen to, enjoy and hopefully share... here it is. ;-) https://open.substack.com/pub/g5doc/p/radio-silence-068 #amateirradio #SWL #QRP #GB3OV
Completed config & initial testing for a single freq dual-slot DMR mobile repeater system for use in my vehicle at special events. This system uses AnyTone AT-D578 and AT-D878 radios (only) with one mobile repeater and multiple user portables. Had some difficulty in getting all the settings correct, so put together a quick write up at: https://qsl.net/n8dmt/amateur-radio/single-frequency-two-time-slot-dmr-repeater/index.html
#HamRadio
I had a QSO with K8L the #NationalLibraryWeek special events station. Yep. I'm getting a QSL card! #hamradio is a natural in #libraries
https://www.qrz.com/db/K8L
Pure excitement over this ambitious 6 degree #SSTV reception from #ISS over EM78 Louisville, KY. USA on 4/13/25 1553 UTC @ARISS_Intl #iss #ariss #AmateurRadio #HamRadio
Hmmm, I've discovered Echolink and am intrigued. Reading the documentation. Don't even need a radio! #hamradio
