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Posts mostly about amateur radio, technology, and weather.

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New class added.

11.02.2026 23:31 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Monitor-3 (RS58S)
02:43 UTC pass EM88bu Georgetown Ohio
4 element tape measure yagi into a FT2DR

01.02.2026 03:03 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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North American QSO Party The North American QSO Parties are favorites of beginners and seasoned operators alike. The NAQPs are low-power only (no amplifiers allowed) which makes for a lot more breathing room on the bands. Sma...

There's no party like a QSO Party!

North American QSO Party milfordhamradio.org/contest-corn... via @MilfordARC

23.12.2025 20:33 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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ArcticSat-1 RS74S. My first SSTV reception off of this satellite. I love this stuff. Not bad for an HT with a standard antenna.

12.12.2025 04:05 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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A classified network of SpaceX satellites is emitting a mysterious signal An amateur satellite tracker stumbled across the signal, which is coming from Starshield satellites in a "hidden" part of the radio spectrum.

www.npr.org/2025/10/17/n...

18.10.2025 03:08 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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30.09.2025 00:54 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Happy Pythagorean Triple day. 9/16/25. Enjoy! It only happens once a century!

16.09.2025 13:51 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

A free, weekly, live, Amateur Radio Technician Class Licensing course on Zoom will begin on Thursday, Sept 4, and will run through Thursday, October 16 (7 sessions). The three-hour sessions will start at 6:30 PM Eastern Time. To sign up, email roland.anders@comcast.net.

31.08.2025 22:58 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Captured on the 13:24 UTC pass at EM88bu. Literally pictures from space πŸ‘½ It never gets old...

12.04.2025 14:54 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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24.03.2025 02:39 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

You can scrub it from websites, but the truth exists independently of your acknowledgment of it.

11.02.2025 19:47 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Keeling Curve The Keeling Curve is a daily record of global atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration maintained by Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego.

426.56 parts per million (ppm) CO2 in air 09-Feb-2025 keelingcurve.ucsd.edu

10.02.2025 18:32 πŸ‘ 19 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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The Keeling Curve The Keeling Curve is a daily record of global atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration maintained by Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego.

Baseline reading not available, data too variable
08-Feb-2025 keelingcurve.ucsd.edu

09.02.2025 18:25 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Keeling Curve The Keeling Curve is a daily record of global atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration maintained by Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego.

427.34 parts per million (ppm) CO2 in air 07-Feb-2025 keelingcurve.ucsd.edu

08.02.2025 18:01 πŸ‘ 28 πŸ” 14 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Keeling Curve The Keeling Curve is a daily record of global atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration maintained by Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego.

427.67 parts per million (ppm) CO2 in air 06-Feb-2025 keelingcurve.ucsd.edu

07.02.2025 18:07 πŸ‘ 26 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 2
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The Keeling Curve The Keeling Curve is a daily record of global atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration maintained by Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego.

428.16 parts per million (ppm) CO2 in air 05-Feb-2025
keelingcurve.ucsd.edu

06.02.2025 17:17 πŸ‘ 30 πŸ” 15 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 5

427.30 parts per million (ppm) CO2 in air 04-Feb-2025
keelingcurve.ucsd.edu

05.02.2025 17:52 πŸ‘ 25 πŸ” 15 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 4
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Captured a partial SSTV image from UmKA-1 (RS40S). All kinds of cool stuff floating in the ether if you know where to look.

20.12.2024 15:22 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
SSTV event is scheduled from December 25, 2024, to January 5, 2025. It will use the Service Module Radio, a call sign of RSØISS, a frequency of 145.800 MHz, and PD120 mode. The theme is ARISS 2024, with a start time of 14:55 UTC and an end time of 14:20 UTC. Send decoded images to ARISS for awards.

SSTV event is scheduled from December 25, 2024, to January 5, 2025. It will use the Service Module Radio, a call sign of RSØISS, a frequency of 145.800 MHz, and PD120 mode. The theme is ARISS 2024, with a start time of 14:55 UTC and an end time of 14:20 UTC. Send decoded images to ARISS for awards.

SSTV Event Upcoming!

Just in time for the holidays and New Year, we're planning an SSTV event from December 25 to January 5. Celebrate with us with some great memories of ARISS 2024 in this series.

It all starts 1 week from today. Watch for updates as the start time gets close.

18.12.2024 20:18 πŸ‘ 25 πŸ” 14 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 4
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Iowa State Club Launching Experimental Repeater This Saturday | Minnesota Ham Radio CARC at Iowa State University (W0ISU) will be launching an experimental amateur radio payload on a high altitude balloon this Saturday, December 7th, 2024.

Here is a chance to play radio in a little different fashion. The Iowa State University radio club is launching a high altitude repeater on a balloon this Saturday (12/7). Support young hams in their effort. Details in the link

minnesotahamradio.com/iowa-state-c...

05.12.2024 17:40 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Skywarn Recognition Day is December 7, 2024. Follow this link for more info www.weather.gov/crh/SKYWARNR...

#SKYWARN2024

27.11.2024 23:57 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Here is my current working setup. FT2900 running as an APRS igate/digipeater. My HF rig is a Xiegu X6100.

21.11.2024 04:17 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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No matter how often I do it, there is still something incredible about sending and receiving signals to and from an object that is 257 miles above me moving at 17,147 mph. I love amateur radio! #ARISS

19.11.2024 05:39 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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My latest capture of an SSTV image from the ISS. 17 Nov. 2024 00:37 UTC pass in Winchester Ohio. EM88ew

17.11.2024 00:44 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0