kb9ens

N4JAW, 8 days ago to amateurradio

1st time I've gotten kisses & love 🐕 during a #POTA #parksontheair activation. If only Cainan #N9FZ knew what was going on during our #MorseCode QSO this morning. #AmateurRadio #Hamradio

Amateur Radio Morse Code QSO

N4JAW, 1 month ago to amateurradio

Always pushing that envelope. Trying something different using Porta Paddle key during this morning's #parksontheair #pota activation. Thanks Alan #w2aew @alanattek for the #morsecode #qrp #P2P this morning #amateurradio #hamradio

kb6nu, 1 month ago to hamradio

Just worked a guy on 30m whose QRZ page says:

"The picture at the top right of my QRZ page is of an ancient Greek vase. It depicts Zeus throwing a thunderbolt. Depictions of Zeus often show him throwing thunderbolts. Certainly our understanding of radio waves and radio propagation has changed remarkably from ancient times. However, I like to think that in some way we hams are like "thunderbolt throwers" sending signals into the air."

So, should we make Zeus the god of #hamradio?

kb9ens, 1 year ago to hamradio

#introduction for non #hams

Look... my main hobby is #hamradio which is all about making magic radio pixies fling off of wires and catching the pixies others fling around. It's a big #hobby with all kinds of #fun things to learn and explore.

I also do other stuff like read #history and #scifi, #hike up mountains, use #oxfordcommas, and ride my #bicycle to work. I'm also a #dad of a 10yo human and a #husband. Life's hard and too short... I try to be #nice and #learn while I'm here.

ai6yr, 3 months ago to DigitalNomadHub

😂 "A former Gizmodo writer changed his name to ‘Slackbot’ and stayed undetected for months" #work #slack #slackbot

ai6yr, 3 months ago to space

MARS SIMULATION APPLICATIONS OPEN

"NASA is seeking applicants to participate in its next simulated one-year Mars surface mission to help inform the agency’s plans for human exploration of the Red Planet. The second of three planned ground-based missions called CHAPEA (Crew Health and Performance Exploration Analog) is scheduled to kick off in spring 2025.

Each CHAPEA mission involves a four-person volunteer crew living and working inside a 1,700-square-foot, 3D-printed habitat based at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. The habitat, called the Mars Dune Alpha, simulates the challenges of a mission on Mars..."

https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/martians-wanted-nasa-opens-call-for-simulated-yearlong-mars-mission/

#Mars #Mission #Space #Science

RickiTarr, 5 months ago to random

What is your favorite breakfast? What is the actual breakfast you usually eat?

_L1vY_, 4 months ago to random

My rice wine vinegar has developed a...pellicle! Or scoby! Or mother! Whatever live vinegar develops. Some kind of body.
What can I do with it?

kb9ens, 5 months ago to random

Remembering that SSTV exists I decided to harness some AI powers over on 20m.

ArtBear, 1 year ago (edited 5 months ago) to fediverse

Chpt.1
Where am I? Is this the Fediverse? What is the Mastodon? How do I Firefish? Am I Pixelfed? Do I Lemmy?

👇Click post. Help Thread cont below.

Hi there👋 What I've learnt in a year so far about #Fediverse. Condensed to help others.

1st understanding.
We make friends across multiple Fedi platforms at once.

Imagine if instagram, tiktok, facebook, twitter, youtube all connected & run by users to help users, not wall us apart & annoy us, for ad profits.

#FediTips #Help #New #Welcome #Newbie

kb9ens, 6 months ago to hamradio

My 7th year anniversary doing the amateur radio activity called Summits On The Air. Celebrated by activating my 123rd summit today. Then it was San Gabriel Peak with a giant Buddipole and tripod and I only managed a few contacts with a borrowed radio. Today had a much lighter set of gear. Since that day 7 years ago I've made 1,906 contacts of which 1,563 were done using morse! Which was a thing I didn't even know how to do 7 years ago. 73!
#HamRadio #AmateurRadio #SOTA #SoCalSOTA #MorseCode

A bearded man in a green had sitting on the ground playing radio

garius, 7 months ago to random

Most historians agree that it's important to ensure your books are well covered.

There is, however, a lot of debate about the best way to do this.

Personally, I recommend a strong skirmish line.

ai6yr, 8 months ago to random

I really need to learn how to weld. However, if I did weld, I'd be that strange guy with all kinds of random metal object sculptures in the front yard. 🤪 Really, just need to find some second hand equipment (based entirely on YouTube videos, not much different than soldering... except on a much larger scale) #welding

Free_Press, 7 months ago to news

7 DEAD IN LA SUPERFOG!

At least seven people were killed after a “superfog” of smoke from south Louisiana marsh fires and dense fog caused multiple massive car crashes Monday morning involving a total of 158 vehicles, authorities said.
#AureFreePress #News #Louisiana

https://news.yahoo.com/superfog-made-fog-marsh-fire-170416915.html

heidilifeldman, 8 months ago to random

I’m not a Californian so I just learned that in 2010 California adopted a top-two primary format. Candidates from all parties are on the same primary ballot. The top two vote getters advance to the general election, regardless of partisan affiliation. Given who is already running and the prospect that Butler might enter the race, I wonder how likely it is that the general election for the U.S. Senate seat from California will pit two Democrats against each other.

ai6yr, 8 months ago to nyc

#GFS for 9/23/2023 (towards the end of the run, which is often fantasyland) throwing up this #hurricane hitting #NYC. NOT RELIABLE this far out, but worth watching. #NYwx

w7voa, 8 months ago to Hawaii

#Kīlauea #volcano is erupting. #Hawaii