bmitch2112

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by bmitch2112 1y ago
Walking, hiking, audiobooks, reading, amateur radio.
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by bmitch2112 1y ago
If you don't read the newspapers, you are uniformed. If you do read them, you are misinformed.
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by bmitch2112 2y ago
Not from US so I'm not sure but I think you can access the 10 metre band with technician? If so, doing Parks on the Air or Summits on the Air could possibly be something you might like. Even with Technician you may be able to do POTA o
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by bmitch2112 3y ago
Yep I love it for FT8. Fun little radio to play around with. If you want any more info my email is in my bio, feel free to email me.
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by bmitch2112 3y ago
For me (relatively young, definitely in the ham radio circles) I like two activities: Summits on the Air and Parks on the Air. Summits on the Air - take your gear to a mountain summit and attempt to make at least 4 contacts. Parks on the Ai
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by bmitch2112 3y ago
I've setup quite a light mobile FT-8 setup in case you are interested. I'm using the FT8CN Android app and a truSDX radio. USB cable from the radio into my phone powers the radio as well as sends/receives the audio. For anten
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by bmitch2112 3y ago
https://www.wikitree.com/ I believe is what you are describing. It's great. If you have any interest in building your family tree this is where I would start.
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by bmitch2112 3y ago
You can get it pre assembled. Here's a link to it on AliExpress: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005003908457475.html The AliExpress link is one of the official suppliers listed on the site: https://dl
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by bmitch2112 3y ago
You basically just need any sort of wire to receive. FT8 is a very weak signal mode so I wouldn't be surprised if you string up some speaker wire inside and still hear signals.
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by bmitch2112 3y ago
Do you have another radio to try it with? Another cheap option is the truSDX https://dl2man.de/ I have it working with my Android Phone using https://github.com/N0BOY/FT8CN It makes for a super lightwe
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by bmitch2112 3y ago
FT8 is lots of fun. Even more fun when you go to a park or up a summit and see how far you can get out and how far you can hear. You don't need very expensive radio equipment to transmit FT8 so if you do get your licence back it is wor
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by bmitch2112 3y ago
This is great! Reminds me of Fire & Ice and Solomon's Key 2 on the NES.
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by bmitch2112 3y ago
https://www.wikitree.com/ is essentially this but free and community driven.
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by bmitch2112 3y ago
Amateur Radio. Check out Parks on the Air and Summits on the Air. Essentially you take your radio to a park or mountain summit. Setup your gear and try to make radio contacts with others. Good communities behind both and likely some people
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by bmitch2112 4y ago
73
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by bmitch2112 5y ago
Wayne Green (W2NSD) on Coast to Coast AM with Art Bell from 1995: https://podcastaddict.com/episode/57657880
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by bmitch2112 5y ago
I use onthegomap almost daily. Such a great tool. Thank you for it.
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by bmitch2112 5y ago
I don't know anything about trading options but wanted to say with a 9-5 job and 2 kids, getting any kind of MVP out is a great accomplishment. Well done.
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by bmitch2112 6y ago
Check out https://play.battlesnake.com/ Can quickly spin up a Snake using an AWS lambda. It can be a lot of fun.
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by bmitch2112 6y ago
Good to hear about the Flexispot desk. How long have you had it? Looking to get a standing desk and these look decent.
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by bmitch2112 6y ago
Thanks so much, this looks very cool!
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by bmitch2112 6y ago
I made the exact same thing haha. I use it all the time now. Would love to compare notes. How did you make the text readable from the links?
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by bmitch2112 6y ago
What do you use to play?
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by bmitch2112 6y ago
I believe K is for west of the Mississippi River and W is for the east. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Call_signs_in_North_America In Canada they all start with C.
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by bmitch2112 6y ago
Very cool! You did quite well in the video too, was that one take or multiple? :)
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by bmitch2112 8y ago
This book might help you: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4866.How_to_Stop_Worryin... It's by Dale Carnegie who also wrote "How to Win Friends and Influence People".
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by bmitch2112 8y ago
Very cool. Curious what esgy stands for or means?