W8TAU (Mike English) EN73
@w8tau.bsky.social
[New alt for radio-specific posting since I usually keep my callsign separate from other identities]
Radio enthusiast (Amateur Extra)
QRV mostly QRP on FT8 right now
operating "home office portable"
FT-817 + MFJ-1899T (inside)
https://qrz.com/db/W8TAU
Radio enthusiast (Amateur Extra)
QRV mostly QRP on FT8 right now
operating "home office portable"
FT-817 + MFJ-1899T (inside)
https://qrz.com/db/W8TAU
Dipping my toes into LoRa / meshtastic with some very inexpensive hardware, but I'm not really sure what to do with it yet..
November 25, 2024 at 5:03 PM
Dipping my toes into LoRa / meshtastic with some very inexpensive hardware, but I'm not really sure what to do with it yet..
I wonder what kind of ham-specific services we could build on atproto?
October 25, 2024 at 12:56 PM
I wonder what kind of ham-specific services we could build on atproto?
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@w8tau.bsky.social I did end up testing this setup at US-6810 earlier. Forgot about the 10 QSO minimum for a "successful" #pota activation or I might have stayed a bit longer. Also either I forgot or the app got stuck, but I accidentally logged everything as 20m instead of 30m at first, oops! […]
Original post on mastodon.radio
mastodon.radio
August 5, 2024 at 4:13 AM
@w8tau.bsky.social I did end up testing this setup at US-6810 earlier. Forgot about the 10 QSO minimum for a "successful" #pota activation or I might have stayed a bit longer. Also either I forgot or the app got stuck, but I accidentally logged everything as 20m instead of 30m at first, oops! […]
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August 4, 2024 at 8:32 PM
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@w8tau.bsky.social I wasn't sure whether the #Digirig could be used like this from iOS and I'm happily surprised that it seems to work! This opens up all kinds of #sota / #pota possibilities!
August 4, 2024 at 6:23 PM
@w8tau.bsky.social I wasn't sure whether the #Digirig could be used like this from iOS and I'm happily surprised that it seems to work! This opens up all kinds of #sota / #pota possibilities!
Realized today that I have all the cables and adapters necessary to connect my radio directly to my phone for digimodes… 🤔
August 4, 2024 at 6:19 PM
Realized today that I have all the cables and adapters necessary to connect my radio directly to my phone for digimodes… 🤔
Surprisingly, K3VN is not named Kevin.
However, he does have this excellent picture on his QRZ page.
Thx for the QSO, Al!
However, he does have this excellent picture on his QRZ page.
Thx for the QSO, Al!
August 1, 2024 at 12:34 AM
Surprisingly, K3VN is not named Kevin.
However, he does have this excellent picture on his QRZ page.
Thx for the QSO, Al!
However, he does have this excellent picture on his QRZ page.
Thx for the QSO, Al!
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In a little over one hour New York will make contact with the ISS!
Kopernik Observatory, Vestal, New York will talk with Matthew Dominick, via Ham Radio on the ISS.
Scheduled today at 18:17 UTC | 2:17 PM ET direct via K2ZRO. Listen on 145.800 MHz or watch live: youtube.com/live/Tv3x3D0...
Kopernik Observatory, Vestal, New York will talk with Matthew Dominick, via Ham Radio on the ISS.
Scheduled today at 18:17 UTC | 2:17 PM ET direct via K2ZRO. Listen on 145.800 MHz or watch live: youtube.com/live/Tv3x3D0...
July 31, 2024 at 4:59 PM
In a little over one hour New York will make contact with the ISS!
Kopernik Observatory, Vestal, New York will talk with Matthew Dominick, via Ham Radio on the ISS.
Scheduled today at 18:17 UTC | 2:17 PM ET direct via K2ZRO. Listen on 145.800 MHz or watch live: youtube.com/live/Tv3x3D0...
Kopernik Observatory, Vestal, New York will talk with Matthew Dominick, via Ham Radio on the ISS.
Scheduled today at 18:17 UTC | 2:17 PM ET direct via K2ZRO. Listen on 145.800 MHz or watch live: youtube.com/live/Tv3x3D0...
Aaaand gone again. Fun to leave the speaker on while I work and just listen for the static to turn back to FT8 deedles and jump on the radio to make some QSOs.
It's like listening to the aurora I can't see.
It's like listening to the aurora I can't see.
July 31, 2024 at 4:32 PM
Aaaand gone again. Fun to leave the speaker on while I work and just listen for the static to turn back to FT8 deedles and jump on the radio to make some QSOs.
It's like listening to the aurora I can't see.
It's like listening to the aurora I can't see.
oh hey, this is kinda fun
July 30, 2024 at 3:51 PM
oh hey, this is kinda fun
@beverages.hellthread.pro got any more of that ham water?
July 24, 2024 at 3:47 AM
@beverages.hellthread.pro got any more of that ham water?
Welp. Just saw a QRZ profile with that bloody ear / raised fist photo at the top. No thank you.
July 17, 2024 at 1:03 AM
Welp. Just saw a QRZ profile with that bloody ear / raised fist photo at the top. No thank you.
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Happy anniversary to the iconic NASA logo from your friends at ARISS!
July 15, 2024 at 3:55 PM
Happy anniversary to the iconic NASA logo from your friends at ARISS!
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when you wanna to hit the local repeater on tau ceti
July 15, 2024 at 3:58 AM
when you wanna to hit the local repeater on tau ceti
Ha! this is pretty great! 😆
The “Worked Everything, Everywhere, All at Once” Award
The website of Ian Renton, a software engineer and builder of robots
ianrenton.com
July 12, 2024 at 8:11 PM
Ha! this is pretty great! 😆
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