I have jumped on the Balatro train hard. In 4 days I've put in 16 hours (which is a lot for me).

It's such a great game for me because not only is it super fun and addicting, but it's something I can play while listening to a podcast/audiobook, plus I can start and stop whenever.

I'm one of those weird guys that enjoys listening to Hams talk with my shortwave radio.

Sometimes the conversations are mundane (though still interesting), but every once in a while you'll hear something that just really catches you off guard.

As I've been learning more about amateur radio it kinda looks like I'll mostly have to stick with CW if I want to make long distance contacts, at least at first.

My first setup probably won't be a super powerful radio with an amazing antenna, but I'm hoping that CW can still get me out pretty far.

Hello to all the Ham/amateur radio who've started following me even though I don't have a callsign in my name yet!

I promise I'm not a bot 😭 I'll hopefully have my license in early 2025!

Unfortunately, I haven't been able to do much studying the last couple days because life has been so busy, but I did have a chance to pick up some extra study material that's going to help me out a lot!

Ham radio requires a lot of info thats way outside my wheelhouse, but I'm getting there!

Me learning about power, voltage, current and resistance while memorizing all the formulas

So, in learning about ham radio and starting to study, I've found that Canada deals with amateur radio quite a bit differently than USA, so I've been scouring the internet trying to find resources to help me study for the Canadian test specifically.

Any Canadian Hams on here that have some tips?

I feel like I've been playing in amateur radio long enough now that I think I should try to get my Technicians license and fully dive in.

I have a lot to learn though. I've been looking at HamStudy and I really don't know hardly anything. I've got a lot of studying ahead of me!

Y'all got any tips?

Hello BlueSky!

Since we're all still in a process of figuring out who to follow and trying to build communities, heres a list of my interests/hobbies that'll be my main focus here:

- Amature radio/SWLing
- Driving/Roadtripping
- Cycling
- Fighting Games

If you enjoy any of these give me a follow!

"I'll do 30 minutes of listening to Ham radio before I go to bed" turned into:

- Figuring out how to decode FT8
- Figuring out how to recieve SSTV
- Creating a logbook for callsigns I come across

Now I've gone from 8 hours of sleep tonight to 6.

The good news is I was successful at each task!

Got the night off tonight so I'm taking the opportunity to do some SWLing and watch hockey. Good times 👌

My drive to work this morning took me an hour and 20 minutes when it usually takes 35 minutes.

A tiny bit of snow and people suddenly forget how to drive. Every route option I could use had an accident on it 😔

The Penguin was such a great series! I love the direction they're going with this new Batman stuff.

This dark, grimy mood really fits well.

First real snowfall of the year and my city is already a mess 😂

It'd be a great day to stay inside as I actually have the day off work, but I foolishly packed my day with stuff to do 😭

At least my winter tires are on... Gonna be a slow one today ❄️🚙

Every once in a while I get the urge to drive to some random small town in the province that I've never been to and explore it.

I can only do that in the summer though as my car camping setup cannot handle a Canadian winter 😔