BenDoubleU

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Through Hurricanes Helene and Milton, Amateur Radio Triumphs When All Else Fails (www.wired.com)
 

While some residents in hurricane-impacted areas can’t send texts or make calls, amateur radio enthusiasts are helping communicate requests for help and messages between loved ones.

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Ham radio operators trying to help connect families after Helene (www.youtube.com)
 

With communication still limited after Helene devastated western North Carolina, ham radio operators in the Triangle and other areas are trying to help people connect with loved ones unable to make calls or evacuate.

The ARRL elections this year are a sham in c/amateur_radio@lemmy.radio
[–] BenDoubleU@lemmy.radio 1 points 1 week ago

Could be that ARRL was down then. All links work for me.

The ARRL elections this year are a sham in c/amateur_radio@lemmy.radio
[–] BenDoubleU@lemmy.radio 1 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Yea in a community you only see the community info. The “official” sidebar is only on the main feed

The ARRL elections this year are a sham in c/amateur_radio@lemmy.radio
[–] BenDoubleU@lemmy.radio 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (4 children)

What do you see and what link are you using? On my Mac in safari at lemmy.radio I can see it. Not in a community

The ARRL elections this year are a sham in c/amateur_radio@lemmy.radio
[–] BenDoubleU@lemmy.radio 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (6 children)

The general sidebar on the right has some links for how to get into amateur radio.

Not a lemmy dev so I’m not the go to on issues. I had that issue on Firefox though.

The ARRL elections this year are a sham in c/amateur_radio@lemmy.radio
[–] BenDoubleU@lemmy.radio 5 points 1 week ago (9 children)

I feel like every year since I’ve been licensed and an ARRL member, I’ve become less enthused by the ARRL. To the point where this may be my last year as a member.

Also a thought: I use a few ARRL links in our side bar I wouldn’t mind changing to non-ARRL links. Open to suggestions.

Random Zelda Fan Project Turns 'A Link To The Past' Into Roguelike Dungeon Crawler | Time Extension in c/retrogaming@lemmy.world
[–] BenDoubleU@lemmy.radio 7 points 3 weeks ago

It's a blast to play. Took about 6 tries to finish the game. The difficulty spike at the end is kinda crazy. Definitely recommend getting it before/if Nintendo takes it down.

ISO: Morse Code trainer in c/amateur_radio@lemmy.radio
[–] BenDoubleU@lemmy.radio 3 points 1 month ago

I do enjoy my morserino-32. It was an educational experience to build and it has definitely helped my cw comprehension

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ARRL paid $1M ransom to hackers (arrl.org)
Safety Razor, what do I need to think about? in c/buyitforlife@slrpnk.net
[–] BenDoubleU@lemmy.radio 4 points 4 months ago

I bought a pretty basic safety razor from maggard about 10 years ago and still love it. The biggest thing to learn and invest in is what blades and lather you like. I started off buying a blade sampler pack from them and settled on astra blades. i'll change up my lather/soap sometimes. Also a nice brush is good to have.

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MFJ is ceasing its on-site production (mailchi.mp)
 

Production line stops on May 17th. This also means its other brands will be gone soon too:

  • Ameritron
  • Hy-Gain
  • Cushcraft
  • Mirage
  • Vectronics
  • MDS-HAM
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Harnessing the 2024 Eclipse for Ionospheric Discovery with HamSCI (science.nasa.gov)
 

As the total solar eclipse on April 8, 2024, draws closer, a vibrant community of enthusiastic amateur radio operators, known as “hams,” is gearing up for an exciting project

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Devastating Hawaii Wildfires Prompt Response from Amateur Radio Emergency Service (www.arrl.org)
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Break Free From Proprietary Digital Radio (hackaday.com)
The rice purity test game popular among college students. in c/games@lemmy.world
[–] BenDoubleU@lemmy.radio 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Oh no

Anyone using Flipper? in c/hardware@infosec.pub
[–] BenDoubleU@lemmy.radio -3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

If you say you have no use for this, it’s because you don’t get out much.

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Amateur Radio: From a Hobby to a Career (tryengineering.org)
 

Before there was an Internet, before there were Cellphones, before there was Zoom or WebEx or Skype or anyone of a number of Voice over the Internet (VOIP); there was Ham Radio. The promise of talking to people not just in our own community but all over the world made the idea of Ham Radio exciting.

Some sort of bottle opener maybe? in c/whatisthisthing@lemmy.world
[–] BenDoubleU@lemmy.radio 4 points 1 year ago

No, this is patrick

Cross Post from Mastodon in c/digitalmodes@lemmy.radio
[–] BenDoubleU@lemmy.radio 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Nice setup but the big question is what kind of dip did you use on them chips?

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Enigma Crypto Transmission from KPH - July 22 (www.radiomarine.org)
 

The MRHS in cooperation with our good friends at the Cipher History Museum will send a coded message in 5-letter groups via the facilities of coast stations KPH on Saturday July 22, 2023 Pacific time. The message will be encrypted using the famous Enigma code machine and is an authentic message sent by a U-boat in the North Atlantic in 1942.

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Please please please encourage new operators (www.kb6nu.com)
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