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Jim "Ham on a Bike"<p>A chilly August 1,2025 <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/AmateurRadio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AmateurRadio</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/HamRadio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HamRadio</span></a> "Early Bird" CW <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/MorseCode" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MorseCode</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/POTA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>POTA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/parksontheair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>parksontheair</span></a> activation but 40 meters was "Blazin Hot" </p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/Es9A9qKzp64?si=Xq-P6UY11WBJDl8X" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">youtu.be/Es9A9qKzp64?si=Xq-P6U</span><span class="invisible">Y11WBJDl8X</span></a> via <br>@YouTube</p>
Tim N7KOM<p>KD7DTS rocking the straight key on W7O/CS-195: <a href="https://youtube.com/shorts/7I9KLu6S0LI" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtube.com/shorts/7I9KLu6S0LI</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/MorseCode" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MorseCode</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/StraightKey" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StraightKey</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/HamRadio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HamRadio</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/SummitsOnTheAir" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SummitsOnTheAir</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/SOTA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SOTA</span></a></p>
Jim "Ham on a Bike"<p>Logged my First <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.radio/@wwff" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>wwff</span></a></span> <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/WorldWideFloraFauna" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WorldWideFloraFauna</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/WWFF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WWFF</span></a> activation today at KFF-2255 Falls of the Ohio in addition to a <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/POTA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>POTA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/parksontheair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>parksontheair</span></a> 2-fer US-2255 &amp; US-4572 <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/LewisandClarkNationalHistoricalTrial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LewisandClarkNationalHistoricalTrial</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/AmateurRadio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AmateurRadio</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/HamRadio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HamRadio</span></a> CW <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/MorseCode" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MorseCode</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/CWMOUSE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CWMOUSE</span></a> Paddle <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/FT817" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FT817</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/BuddipoleVertical" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BuddipoleVertical</span></a></p>
Philipp DK3IP<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.darc.de/@DO3BN" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>DO3BN</span></a></span> and I made a joint activation of <a href="https://social.darc.de/tags/SOTA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SOTA</span></a> DM/SX-029 Großer Zschirnstein (<a href="https://social.darc.de/tags/WWFF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WWFF</span></a> DLFF-1068, <a href="https://social.darc.de/tags/POTA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>POTA</span></a> DE-0875, DE-0785) today on <a href="https://social.darc.de/tags/40m" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>40m</span></a> in <a href="https://social.darc.de/tags/morsecode" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>morsecode</span></a>, <a href="https://social.darc.de/tags/15m" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>15m</span></a> in <a href="https://social.darc.de/tags/FT8" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FT8</span></a> as well as <a href="https://social.darc.de/tags/2m" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>2m</span></a> and <a href="https://social.darc.de/tags/70cm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>70cm</span></a> in <a href="https://social.darc.de/tags/FM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FM</span></a>. The pileups were nice - the weather after the activation not so much, but we were adequately clothed. <a href="https://social.darc.de/tags/HamRadio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HamRadio</span></a> <a href="https://social.darc.de/tags/SummitsOnTheAir" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SummitsOnTheAir</span></a> <a href="https://social.darc.de/tags/ParksOnTheAir" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ParksOnTheAir</span></a> <a href="https://social.darc.de/tags/Amateurfunk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Amateurfunk</span></a> <a href="https://social.darc.de/tags/qrp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>qrp</span></a> <a href="https://social.darc.de/tags/elecraftkx2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>elecraftkx2</span></a> <a href="https://social.darc.de/tags/qmx" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>qmx</span></a> <a href="https://social.darc.de/tags/hiking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hiking</span></a> <a href="https://social.darc.de/tags/mountains" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mountains</span></a> <a href="https://social.darc.de/tags/Saxony" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Saxony</span></a></p>
saahbs<p>I’m still producing CWMouse Iambic Keys based on mouse micro-switches and pivots supported by four ball bearing for exceptional precision and smoothness.</p><p>The process of on-boarding Amazon took much more time and patience than anticipated, and almost two months!!</p><p>... more on:</p><p><a href="https://saahbs.net/post/20250726-cwmouse-on-amazon/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">saahbs.net/post/20250726-cwmou</span><span class="invisible">se-on-amazon/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cwmouse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cwmouse</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cw</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/morsecode" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>morsecode</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/hamradio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hamradio</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/amateurradio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>amateurradio</span></a></p>
Sholto Fisher<p>Does anyone know of a good Morse Code Android app which can send audibly a largish text buffer (eg 1kb) or a .txt file? Bonus if app is free and doesn't contain ads<br><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/morsecode" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>morsecode</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/morse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>morse</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/ham" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ham</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/hamradio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hamradio</span></a></p>
Jim "Ham on a Bike"<p>Always great to have <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/AmateurRadio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AmateurRadio</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/HamRadio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HamRadio</span></a> CW <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/MorseCode" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MorseCode</span></a> operators that you know bail you out of a <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/POTA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>POTA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/parksontheair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>parksontheair</span></a> activation. Thanks Howie <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/AC4FS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AC4FS</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://bird.makeup/users/howiepepper" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>howiepepper</span></a></span> &amp; Wes <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.radio/@AF0AJ" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>AF0AJ</span></a></span> for coming to my rescue.</p>
Jim "Ham on a Bike"<p><a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/amateurradio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>amateurradio</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/pota" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pota</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/parksontheair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>parksontheair</span></a> activation on the <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/lewisandclarknationalhistorictrail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>lewisandclarknationalhistorictrail</span></a> along the Ohio River at Louisville,Ky started great with <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/buddipole" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>buddipole</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/dipole" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dipole</span></a> then with downhill quickly. Didn't help switching to <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/vertical" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vertical</span></a> but managed 12 CW <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/morsecode" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>morsecode</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/QSOs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>QSOs</span></a></p>
Jim "Ham on a Bike"<p>Severe WX &amp; Flash Flood Watch forces me to hunt <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/MorseCode" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MorseCode</span></a> CW activators near QTH today for <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/parksontheair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>parksontheair</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/POTA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>POTA</span></a> "Support Your Parks" Weekend July 20 2025 <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/AmateurRadio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AmateurRadio</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/HamRadio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HamRadio</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/McnO9wTCAJY?si=iqXYpV8DmdAKTJAN" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">youtu.be/McnO9wTCAJY?si=iqXYpV</span><span class="invisible">8DmdAKTJAN</span></a> via <br>@YouTube</p>
Tom - KB9ENS<p>Passing by Carson City on vacay this week and stopped into the Capitol building. Fun hands on <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/MorseCode" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MorseCode</span></a> display talking about how Nevada transmitted their constitution East by telegraph to help get Lincoln re-elected. [just a nit but the Morse displayed is International not the American Morse sent via telegraph, beeps are more fun than sounder clicks for hands on for sure]</p>
IT News<p>Punch card controlled Cyberdeck Lives In 80s Toy - Have you ever seen a toy and said “That wants to be a deck”? [Attoparsec] did, whe... - <a href="https://hackaday.com/2025/07/19/punch-card-controlled-cyberdeck-lives-in-80s-toy/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">hackaday.com/2025/07/19/punch-</span><span class="invisible">card-controlled-cyberdeck-lives-in-80s-toy/</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/cyberdecks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cyberdecks</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/cyberdeck" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cyberdeck</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/morsecode" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>morsecode</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/punchcard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>punchcard</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/pizerow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pizerow</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/vtech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vtech</span></a></p>
AI6YR Ben<p>Treadle powered Morse Code oscillator <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/hamradio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hamradio</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/humanpower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>humanpower</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/solarpunk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>solarpunk</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/morsecode" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>morsecode</span></a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?si=7fSXGatq4VvP6HA_&amp;v=M8aMUqeVpvY&amp;feature=youtu.be" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?si=7fSXGatq4</span><span class="invisible">VvP6HA_&amp;v=M8aMUqeVpvY&amp;feature=youtu.be</span></a></p>
Jim "Ham on a Bike"<p>Windy billowy clouds after early morning storms. Had to guy <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/buddipoledipole" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>buddipoledipole</span></a>. I had a nice CW <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/Morsecode" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Morsecode</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/QSO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>QSO</span></a> with Dan <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.radio/@kb6nu" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>kb6nu</span></a></span> while he did a <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/POTA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>POTA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/parksontheair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>parksontheair</span></a> activation at US-1545 Tawas Point State Park on Lake Huron <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/AmateurRadio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AmateurRadio</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/Hamradio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Hamradio</span></a></p>
Jim "Ham on a Bike"<p>This Sunday's "Cup of Joe Patio" was at sunrise, tackling some <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/QRP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>QRP</span></a> @Youkits <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/HB1B" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HB1B</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/putikeeg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>putikeeg</span></a> Mini <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/Straightkey" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Straightkey</span></a> @SKCCgroup <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/SKCCgroup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SKCCgroup</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/SKCC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SKCC</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/WES" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WES</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/AmateurRadio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AmateurRadio</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/HamRado" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HamRado</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/MorseCode" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MorseCode</span></a> CW</p>
Jim "Ham on a Bike"<p>Another tough Early Bird <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/POTA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>POTA</span></a>. <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/radiolackout" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>radiolackout</span></a> just as I started <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/MorseCode" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MorseCode</span></a> CW <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/QSOs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>QSOs</span></a>. Nothing from <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/FT8" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FT8</span></a>. all not lost as it was a Pappy (Dog) <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/parksontheair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>parksontheair</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/AmateurRadio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AmateurRadio</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/HamRadio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HamRadio</span></a> day.</p>
Philipp DK3IP<p>Waiting for my wife to come back from an appointment, I thought I could squeeze in a small activation in <a href="https://social.darc.de/tags/POTA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>POTA</span></a> DE-0168 Grosser Garten. The necessary 10 QSOs took me almost an hour. Don’t bring a monobander on days with bad propagation! <a href="https://social.darc.de/tags/HamRadio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HamRadio</span></a> <a href="https://social.darc.de/tags/ParksOnTheAir" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ParksOnTheAir</span></a> <a href="https://social.darc.de/tags/Amateurfunk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Amateurfunk</span></a> <a href="https://social.darc.de/tags/qrp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>qrp</span></a> <a href="https://social.darc.de/tags/qcxmini" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>qcxmini</span></a> <a href="https://social.darc.de/tags/morsecode" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>morsecode</span></a> <a href="https://social.darc.de/tags/20m" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>20m</span></a> <a href="https://social.darc.de/tags/Dresden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Dresden</span></a> <a href="https://social.darc.de/tags/Saxony" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Saxony</span></a></p>
Jim "Ham on a Bike"<p>Another tough <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/QRP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>QRP</span></a> early morning at the <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/pota" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pota</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/parksontheair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>parksontheair</span></a> office. But these two waiting for me made it all worth zero CW <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/MorseCode" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MorseCode</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/QSOs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>QSOs</span></a>. <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/AmateurRadio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AmateurRadio</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/HamRadio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HamRadio</span></a></p>
Ben Brunzel<p>I finally finished my <a href="https://norden.social/tags/QMX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>QMX</span></a> build! Took ages to take the time and finish it but here it is. After some debugging and reworking some solder joints it seems to work!<br>I just tested it on a dummy load because I don't have a BNC to PL plug adapter. So no QSO for now.</p><p><a href="https://norden.social/tags/amateurRadio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>amateurRadio</span></a> <a href="https://norden.social/tags/hamRadio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hamRadio</span></a> <a href="https://norden.social/tags/electronics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>electronics</span></a> <a href="https://norden.social/tags/morsecode" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>morsecode</span></a></p>
AI6YR Ben<p>For the non-hams, if you send "HIHI" .... .. .... .. in Morse code, it's shorthand for "LOL" or "laugh" or 😂 </p><p><a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/MorseCode" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MorseCode</span></a></p>
Jim "Ham on a Bike"<p>It was a 40M <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://bird.makeup/users/qrplabs" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>qrplabs</span></a></span> <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/QCXmini" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>QCXmini</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/CW" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CW</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/MorseCode" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MorseCode</span></a> &amp; 40m/30m <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/QDX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>QDX</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/FT8" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FT8</span></a> Early Bird 4th of July <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/POTA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>POTA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/parksontheair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>parksontheair</span></a> activation Almost had some early fireworks display if I only could have completed a FT8 <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/QSO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>QSO</span></a> with Bob <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.hams.social/@KF0UNK" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>KF0UNK</span></a></span> My <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/QRP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>QRP</span></a> signal just didn't have enough oomph to break through the traffic <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/AmateurRadio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AmateurRadio</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/HamRadio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HamRadio</span></a></p>