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Jay Barcelo NP3N<p>NP3N DX Cluster now with (Reverse Beacon Network) RBN Spots</p><p><a href="https://np3n.com/cluster/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">np3n.com/cluster/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>To enable RBN spots:<br>set/skimmer Receive ALL RBN Spots (CW, RTTY, PSK, FT4, FT8)<br>set/skimmer cw Receive CW only RBN Spots<br>set/skimmer ft8 Receive FT4/FT8 only RBN Spots<br>unset/skimmer Turn off all RBN Spots</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/DX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DX</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/AmateurRadio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AmateurRadio</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/HamRadio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HamRadio</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/DXing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DXing</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a></p>
Michael K Johnson<p>New ham adventures...</p><p>Today, I was at a park (but not a <a href="https://social.makerforums.info/tags/POTA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>POTA</span></a>) site, so I hunted POTA with my new-to-me KX3 as a way of learning in the field a bit of how to use it. I had 4 40m CW QSOs using the diminutive AX1 + AXE1 combo antenna with both the supplied radials attached directly to the radio, and 2 20m QSOs (one CW, one SSB) with a 5.6m whip vertical on a JPC-12 base. I used 15W because I am new to <a href="https://social.makerforums.info/tags/AmateurRadio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AmateurRadio</span></a> and have enough trouble, without making more trouble for myself by going truly QRP.</p><p>The QSB was heavy. I had one failed QSO in particular that started with me getting a great 599 signal, but then repeated "KZ4?" responses from the activator even when I dialed down my keyer to send my repeats more slowly, and just as their response <em>may</em> have included my full call sign, they faded away completely and I never pulled them back in. (But I didn't write down the call sign, so I don't remember who it was...)</p><p>My Morse code recognition sure needs more work. I suspect that when I'm better at it, it will be easier to pull signals out of the noise. I did receive a very faint signal from Europe (Germany IIRC) but I couldn't quite copy the whole call sign so I didn't attempt to reach across the pond with my meager 15 watts this time. ☺</p>
Darrell Hilliker 👨‍🦯♾️📡<p>When I used to listen to <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/QST" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>QST</span></a> in the 1980s, I remember an article about Gravity Gradient Modulation and another about an extremely powerful antenna made from a superconductor. I particularly remember being easily able to figure out the GGM article was bunk due to the references about using antimatter and describing how easy it was to obtain. <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/AmateurRadio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AmateurRadio</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/HamRadio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HamRadio</span></a></p>
Walt Mankowski<p>Update: I've figure out how to copy my certificate to my new box. You've got to save your callsign certificate on the old box, then load the file you saved on the new box. </p><p>This could really be better documented. You shouldn’t have to be an expert on X.509 public key certificates just to be able to upload your POTA logs from a new box!<br> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/LOTW" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LOTW</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/hamradio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hamradio</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/amateurradio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>amateurradio</span></a></p>
FurballsNHairballs<p>A little treat for a pain filled Ssturday<br>Made a 2m FT8 contact from here in Northern Maryland to the Virginia/North Carolina state line.<br>262 miles on 70 watts with the homemade loop and the Kenwood TR751<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/hamradio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hamradio</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/amateurradio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>amateurradio</span></a></p>
Darrell Hilliker 👨‍🦯♾️📡<p>If it's real, has anyone actually built such an antenna and what were your real-world results? Article seems short on some details, which also makes me wonder... <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/AmateurRadio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AmateurRadio</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/HamRadio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HamRadio</span></a> (2/2)</p>
Walt Mankowski<p>I’ve been setting up a new laptop today, and I'm once again blown away to realize that the security measures for my ARRL <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/LOTW" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LOTW</span></a> certificate are far stricter than for any of my financial institutions, workplace VPNs, or secure messaging platforms. I respect it, but it's really feels like overkill for what's supposed to be a fun hobby. Case in point: having to wait up to four business days for staff to personally review my request just so I can upload my logs from a new computer.</p><p><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/hamradio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hamradio</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/amateurradio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>amateurradio</span></a></p>
Jim "Ham on a Bike"<p>Hard to get any better than this. 1955 UTC 4/12/2025 68 degree pass over EWM76 Louisville, KY. USA @ARISS_Intl <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/SSTV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SSTV</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/AmateurRadio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AmateurRadio</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/HamRadio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HamRadio</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/humansinspace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>humansinspace</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/ariss" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ariss</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/iss" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>iss</span></a></p>
Stu Gott<p>RideTheLowcountry was pretty intense today. The usual array of scraped knees and flat tires. Sadly there were a couple of more serious injuries.</p><p>I teamed up with a mechanic, but most of the hams rode solo. That's a bit odd to me. The guys who can hear can't fix bikes. The guys that can fix bikes don't have cell coverage. Since I was in a SAG van with both we ended up in the thick of things.</p><p><a href="https://gott.social/tags/HamRadio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HamRadio</span></a> <a href="https://gott.social/tags/AmateurRadio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AmateurRadio</span></a></p>
QuietRadioOperator☕🍵📻🖥️<p>Signal report 📶 📻 <br>12 April 2025<br>~18h36 UTC</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/IBP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IBP</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/amateurradio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>amateurradio</span></a> <br>International Beacon project (IBP)<br><a href="https://www.ncdxf.org/beacon/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">ncdxf.org/beacon/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>Yeasu FT-710<br>135' doublet @ 40' 🧭 N-S<br>Lat: ~ 45°30' north<br>Long: ~ 73°30' west</p><p>Freq.:<br>24.930 MHZ (12 meters)</p><p>🔘 Stations:</p><p>CS3B ~S1 Madeira Island<br>ZS6DN ~S1 🇿🇦 South Africa +QSB<br>4X6TU ~S1 🇮🇱 Israel</p><p>🟡 G1 Predicted<br><a href="https://www.swpc.noaa.gov/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">swpc.noaa.gov/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>⬆️ ⬇️ M.U.F. (World map)<br><a href="https://www.qsl.net/4x4xm/Propagation/HF-Propagation-Condition-Map.htm#Current" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">qsl.net/4x4xm/Propagation/HF-P</span><span class="invisible">ropagation-Condition-Map.htm#Current</span></a></p><p>💹 Propquest: 🇬🇧 <br><a href="https://www.propquest.co.uk/graphs.php" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">propquest.co.uk/graphs.php</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Funker Tom ⚡<p>Springs Starts in my nature shack. <br><a href="https://social.anoxinon.de/tags/hamradio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hamradio</span></a> <a href="https://social.anoxinon.de/tags/amateurradio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>amateurradio</span></a></p>
Alex KR1ST<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.hams.social/@ARISS_Intl" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>ARISS_Intl</span></a></span> I just now received these two images on the 13:30 UTC (4/12/2025 09:30 EDT) pass. Looks like it's working just fine.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/ARISS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ARISS</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/ARISS_SSTV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ARISS_SSTV</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/Hamradio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hamradio</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/AmateurRadio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AmateurRadio</span></a></p>
Jouni OH3CUF<p>My first time ARDF (Amateur radio direction finding). Very fun! I found all five checkpoints! </p><p>80m was nice but 2m awful :). I was surprised that it was this way. 80m works very "directional" and 2m is all around and the direction is affected by environment a lot.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/ardf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ardf</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/amateurradio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>amateurradio</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/radioamateur" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>radioamateur</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/radiosport" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>radiosport</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/hamradio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hamradio</span></a></p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amateur_radio_direction_finding" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amateur_</span><span class="invisible">radio_direction_finding</span></a></p>
QuietRadioOperator☕🍵📻🖥️<p>Signal report 📶 📻 <br>12 April 2025<br>~06h49 UTC</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/IBP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IBP</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/amateurradio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>amateurradio</span></a> <br>International Beacon project (IBP)<br><a href="https://www.ncdxf.org/beacon/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">ncdxf.org/beacon/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>Yeasu FT-710<br>135' doublet @ 40' 🧭 N-S<br>Lat: ~ 45°30' north<br>Long: ~ 73°30' west</p><p>Freq.:<br>14.100 MHZ (20 meters)</p><p>🔘 Station:</p><p>ZL6B ~S1 🇳🇿 New Zealand</p><p>🟡 G1 Predicted<br><a href="https://www.swpc.noaa.gov/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">swpc.noaa.gov/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>⬆️ ⬇️ M.U.F. (World map)<br><a href="https://www.qsl.net/4x4xm/Propagation/HF-Propagation-Condition-Map.htm#Current" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">qsl.net/4x4xm/Propagation/HF-P</span><span class="invisible">ropagation-Condition-Map.htm#Current</span></a></p><p>💹 Propquest: 🇬🇧 <br><a href="https://www.propquest.co.uk/graphs.php" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">propquest.co.uk/graphs.php</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Lars Lehtonen<p>Friday, <a href="https://lsngl.us/tags/losangeles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>losangeles</span></a>. <a href="https://lsngl.us/tags/cycling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cycling</span></a>, <a href="https://lsngl.us/tags/amateurradio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>amateurradio</span></a>, <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://c.im/@WFMU" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>WFMU</span></a></span></p>
David Patton<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.radio/@AF0AJ" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>AF0AJ</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.scot/@SholtoFisher" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>SholtoFisher</span></a></span> Wow! Even more impressive that we completed our QSO. <a href="https://dmv.community/tags/AmateurRadio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AmateurRadio</span></a> is so much fun!</p>
Chris (W1YTQ)<p>Earlier today I activated POTA site US-0321, Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge, with Radio Oddity's HF-008 antenna. I was surprised at how well it performed.</p><p><a href="https://journal.seefar.dev/sections/New_Antenna_HF-008/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">journal.seefar.dev/sections/Ne</span><span class="invisible">w_Antenna_HF-008/</span></a> </p><p>What are your experiences with this style of antenna? Was I just lucky?</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.roundpond.net/tags/POTA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>POTA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.roundpond.net/tags/hamradio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hamradio</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.roundpond.net/tags/amateurradio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>amateurradio</span></a></p>
Michael K Johnson<p>One last reminder — today is the last day for us <a href="https://social.makerforums.info/tags/AmateurRadio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AmateurRadio</span></a> operators to file comments with the FCC about potential deregulation. </p><p>Write your own text. Reference the regulations. See the instructions here for things to include in your comments. Be reasonable. Inflammatory comments won't help.</p><p><a href="https://hamadvocate.org" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">hamadvocate.org</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
QuietRadioOperator☕🍵📻🖥️<p>Signal report 📶 📻 <br>11 April 2025<br>~22h44 UTC</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/IBP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IBP</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/amateurradio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>amateurradio</span></a> <br>International Beacon project (IBP)<br><a href="https://www.ncdxf.org/beacon/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">ncdxf.org/beacon/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>Yeasu FT-710<br>135' doublet @ 40' 🧭 N-S<br>Lat: ~ 45°30' north<br>Long: ~ 73°30' west</p><p>Freq.:<br>14.100 MHZ (20 meters)</p><p>🔘 Stations:</p><p>CS3B ~S4 Madeira Island<br>LU4AA ~S1 🇦🇷 Argentina<br>W6WX ~S1 🇺🇸 California, US +QSB<br>ZS6DN ~S1 🇿🇦 South Africa +QSB<br>5Z4B ~S1 🇰🇪 Kenya<br>4X6TU ~S1 🇮🇱 Israel</p><p>⬆️ ⬇️ M.U.F. (World map)<br><a href="https://www.qsl.net/4x4xm/Propagation/HF-Propagation-Condition-Map.htm#Current" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">qsl.net/4x4xm/Propagation/HF-P</span><span class="invisible">ropagation-Condition-Map.htm#Current</span></a></p><p>💹 Propquest: 🇬🇧 <br><a href="https://www.propquest.co.uk/graphs.php" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">propquest.co.uk/graphs.php</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Lionel <p><a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23HamNation" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HamNation</a> Ep. 596: Dry Tortugas Parks on the Air <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bX15zk3qD8E&amp;list=PL1KAjn5rGhiz78lmXZa1ds10jxAwAd3Aq&amp;index=2" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.youtube.com/watch?v=bX15...</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23POTA" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#POTA</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23IOTA" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#IOTA</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23HamRadio" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HamRadio</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23AmateurRadio" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AmateurRadio</a><br><br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bX15zk3qD8E&amp;list=PL1KAjn5rGhiz78lmXZa1ds10jxAwAd3Aq&amp;index=2" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ham Nation: Dry Tortugas Park...</a></p>
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