Marc<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://infosec.exchange/@Megawatt" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>Megawatt</span></a></span> Yikes. Periodic inspection of all your lithium batteries is a must. Don’t want ‘em turning into little firebombs. <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/hamradio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hamradio</span></a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/amateurradio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>amateurradio</span></a></p>
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ARIP<p>Blind Hams Digital Net in 1 Hour! (14:00utc) Allstar nodes 506310 through 506315 or Echolink Node 38020 <a href="https://blindhams.wordpress.com/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">blindhams.wordpress.com/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.hams.social/tags/HamRadio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HamRadio</span></a></p>
Allstar 56001 N3VEM Repeater<p>I'm Connecting to the Blind Hams Digital Net in 1 Hour! (14:00utc) 444.200+ pl 100, Allstar 56001, Echolink 994842 or directly to Allstar nodes 506310 through 506315 or Echolink Node 38020 <a href="https://blindhams.wordpress.com/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">blindhams.wordpress.com/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br><a href="https://qth.social/tags/HamRadio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HamRadio</span></a></p>
ResearchBuzz: Firehose<p>The Register: </p><p>Radio geeks reveal how to access crucial hurricane data after US Department of Defense cut it off. “With the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) set to shut down a key satellite data stream used in US hurricane forecasting, a group of amateur radio enthusiasts has stepped in with a decoder they say could fill the gap.”</p><p><a href="https://rbfirehose.com/2025/07/26/the-register-radio-geeks-reveal-how-to-access-crucial-hurricane-data-after-us-department-of-defense-cut-it-off/" class="" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://rbfirehose.com/2025/07/26/the-register-radio-geeks-reveal-how-to-access-crucial-hurricane-data-after-us-department-of-defense-cut-it-off/</a></p>
es0mhi<p><a href="https://tilde.zone/tags/hamradio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hamradio</span></a> <a href="https://tilde.zone/tags/amateurradioi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>amateurradioi</span></a> <a href="https://tilde.zone/tags/IOTAcontest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IOTAcontest</span></a></p><p>Lot's of hassle to get the SWR on my antennas right. Old antennas but new mast, new hight, new location. But I think, I'm ready to go.</p><p>EU-034 - mainly 20m and 40m. See you in the contest!</p>
EA1CS - DX Info<p>𝗙𝗧𝟰𝗬𝗠, 𝗔𝗻𝘁á𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗱𝗮 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱/𝟮𝟲 <a href="https://buff.ly/gspDG92" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">buff.ly/gspDG92</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/hamradio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hamradio</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/dx" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dx</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/hamr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hamr</span></a></p>
Shinra<p>Sur le chemin du retour, pause et écoute. Peut-être lancer quelques appels, à voir</p><p>Qth locator JN14JW</p><p><a href="https://masto.krashboyz.org/tags/radio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>radio</span></a> <a href="https://masto.krashboyz.org/tags/hamRadio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hamRadio</span></a> <a href="https://masto.krashboyz.org/tags/27mhz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>27mhz</span></a> <a href="https://masto.krashboyz.org/tags/446mhz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>446mhz</span></a> <a href="https://masto.krashboyz.org/tags/868mhz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>868mhz</span></a> <a href="https://masto.krashboyz.org/tags/Cantal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Cantal</span></a></p>
EA1CS - DX Info<p>( 𝗔𝗖𝗧𝗨𝗔𝗟𝗜𝗭𝗔𝗖𝗜Ó𝗡 ) 𝟯𝗚𝟭𝗣, 𝗜𝘀𝗹𝗼𝘁𝗲 𝗣𝗮𝗷𝗮𝗿𝗼𝘀/ 𝗦𝗔-𝟭𝟬𝟬𝗡𝗘𝗪 <a href="https://buff.ly/N8uANIv" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">buff.ly/N8uANIv</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/hamradio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hamradio</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/dx" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dx</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/hamr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hamr</span></a></p>
Funker Tom ⚡<p>The "Spitzbunker" (spiky bunker) in <a href="https://social.anoxinon.de/tags/Neunkirchen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Neunkirchen</span></a> is a historical WW2 bunker. Built between 1937 and 1939 it was used as shelter for the steel mill workers who were a target more than once during the war. Inside the bunker there were 8 platforms for about 400 people.<br>Nowadays the bunker contains a small exhibition regarding Neunkirchen during WW2.</p><p>And of course it's part of <a href="https://social.anoxinon.de/tags/DLBOTA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DLBOTA</span></a> program.<br><a href="https://dlbota.de/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">dlbota.de/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://social.anoxinon.de/tags/hamradio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hamradio</span></a> <a href="https://social.anoxinon.de/tags/amateurradio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>amateurradio</span></a></p>
EA1CS - DX Info<p>𝗗𝗫𝟳𝗘𝗩𝗠/𝟰, 𝗠𝗮𝘀𝗯𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗜𝘀. / 𝗢𝗖-𝟮𝟰𝟰 <a href="https://buff.ly/dR0hwpj" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">buff.ly/dR0hwpj</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/hamradio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hamradio</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/dx" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dx</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/hamr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hamr</span></a></p>
Allstar 56001 N3VEM Repeater<p>I'm now connecting to the <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.radio/@PrideRadioGroup" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>PrideRadioGroup</span></a></span> Allstar Hub (2105) join me at 444.200+ pl 100, Allstar 56001, or Echolink 994842 <a href="https://qth.social/tags/HamRadio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HamRadio</span></a> <a href="https://prideradionetwork.weebly.com/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">prideradionetwork.weebly.com/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Nick (Alatar the Blue)<p><a href="https://polymaths.social/tags/hamradio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HamRadio</span></a> people that do <a href="https://polymaths.social/tags/cw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cw</span></a> - is anyone aware of a Morse practice tool that will go to 100/120/150 WPM? The ones I’ve found top out at 50, and I want to try learning at natural language speed.</p>
FurballsNHairballs<p>It's hard to believe, but I just realized that over 10,000 contacts now have been made on amateur radio since I got my ticket in 2017 !!!<br>I never thought I would make that many with my minimal station.<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/amateurradio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>amateurradio</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/hamradio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hamradio</span></a></p>
Michael K Johnson<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@FreeCAD" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>FreeCAD</span></a></span> Finally printing at least the first iteration of my solar charge control and battery power distribution box for <a href="https://social.makerforums.info/tags/HamRadio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HamRadio</span></a> POTA that I shared early versions of last week and have been tweaking in FreeCAD on and off in the meantime.</p><ul><li>Two battery busses, each with both an XT60M and PowerPole connection. Each bus is intended for only one battery, though.</li><li>One XT60M connector for a solar panel connected to a charger, which can be connected to either battery bus or disconnected. The solar charger has a USB-A output as well. A relay (internal, not visible in this model) protects the solar charger from being connected to the solar panel unless it is connected to one of the battery busses.</li><li>Two device buses, each with three fuses protecting five device power ports, for a total of eight XT60F and two PowerPole connections.</li><li>One 65W USB-C PD converter with a USB-A socket that can charge a laptop.</li><li>Each device bus and the USB-C converter can be independently switched between the two battery busses or disconnected entirely.</li><li>Not part of this box, but the solar panel also has USB-A and USB-C power supplies built in.</li></ul><p>The design was exploratory and is not the cleanest or more parsimonious or highest-performing modeling, but such as it is, it is available at <a href="https://gitlab.com/mcdanlj/SolarPowerBox" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">gitlab.com/mcdanlj/SolarPowerB</span><span class="invisible">ox</span></a></p><p>I can't imagine anyone else wants to make this, and the planned schematic is not drawn let alone shared, but some of the parts might be useful. I did make them in a dev build of FreeCAD, so they are untested in the stable 1.0.1 release.</p>
BET IT ALL ON DOSKEL<p>curious for <a href="https://masto.doskel.net/tags/hamradio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hamradio</span></a> 's takes on this</p>
Bob the Traveler<p>The first commercial use of an electrical telegraph was successfully demonstrated OTD in 1837 in London by William Cooke and Charles Wheatstone <a href="https://cromwell-intl.com/radio/morse-code.html?s=mb" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">cromwell-intl.com/radio/morse-</span><span class="invisible">code.html?s=mb</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/hamradio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hamradio</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>history</span></a></p>
KFO̸UNK<p>Got 8 parks hunted before utc midnight then activated and got a really big pileup immediately that died out after 11 or 12 callers. Whew! I’m really doing it! 😅</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.hams.social/tags/pota" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pota</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hams.social/tags/HamRadio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HamRadio</span></a></p>
SapphicSelene :priconne_uzuki:<p>I haven't messed with my ham radio much lately, so I was pleased that a little radio experiment I just did worked lol my workplace is big enough that we use work radios, and I just successfully found that, when configured right, my Baofeng can work as a work radio >:3c<br><a href="https://sakurajima.moe/tags/HamRadio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HamRadio</span></a></p>
Allstar 56001 N3VEM Repeater<p>I'm Connecting to the Lake Washington Round Robin Net in 1 Hour! (02:00utc) 444.200+ pl 100, Allstar 56001, Echolink 994842 or directly to Allstar node 51860 or Echolink Node 4441 <a href="https://lakewashingtonhamclub.org/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">lakewashingtonhamclub.org/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br><a href="https://qth.social/tags/HamRadio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HamRadio</span></a></p>
Neil E. Hodges<p>Been busy today. 👀</p><p><a href="https://f.kawa-kun.com/search?tag=AmateurRadio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AmateurRadio</span></a> <a href="https://f.kawa-kun.com/search?tag=HamRadio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HamRadio</span></a></p>
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