BenDoubleU

I know this sort of article has been posted to death since yesterday, but I find it helpful when bigger media outlets covers it :)

That urge for a new radio for me looks like comparison hypnosis or rabbit holing.

I’ll see someone post on here/mastodon about a new radio or technology. Then I start checking out the specs. Then I start checking the specs of similar items. On to deciding if I need the newest model though because it has a few more features that I “need”. Oh wait, the other thing has a better this or that.

4 hours later, I have my credit card out and about to check out and then it dawns on me:

Oh wait, do I actually need this?

…yes. Of course. SWIPE

Also the 7300 is great. Congrats and nice find in Japan.

In total, it’s not something I’m having an issue paying. I’m not a fan of talking about my personal life, but I did get laid off about 6 months ago so it is an expense for me, but I think something is just around the corner. Moving to a new place soon and have a job lined up that should help.

BUT… since you asked, and I don’t have any plans to put up a KoFi or whatever to ask for donations, our instance currently:

• linode server: $144/month
• .radio TLD: $30/year
• email $10/month

So not too bad, not great either. After I’ve moved and things settle down, my goal is to try to migrate our photos to AWS and downgrade us to a server that’s back at ~$75.

I appreciate the ask, but we’re good for now! I enjoy running this instance and seeing everyone use it.

~w0odl

It’s a blast to play. Took about 6 tries to finish the game. The difficulty spike at the end is kinda crazy. Definitely recommend getting it before/if Nintendo takes it down.

Ha I have almost the same story. Grandfather talking to people on his radio all day, missing dinner, and my grandma getting mad at him. He’s one of the reasons I got into ham radio! Thanks for sharing your story!

Yes, they were under oath. Link to the video and timestamped of the oath: https://www.youtube.com/live/KQ7Dw-739VY?feature=share&t=2506

He did actually bring up that his knowledge of events went back to the 1930s… which I’m assuming is that theory.

Yeah, you should also watch some of his News Nation interview from a few weeks ago. He’s tried really hard not to use terms like “aliens” or “extraterrestrial” but always says things like non-human entity.

https://www.newsnationnow.com/space/ufo/we-are-not-alone-the-ufo-whistleblower-speaks/

I believe he said he would volunteer names and government entities who were behind the spending and coverups. He also mentioned an actual answer to what “non-human biological” meant and where certain UAPs were being housed.

If the talking isn’t what you’re interested in:

There’s also digital modes that let your computer do all of the talking through your radio.

Morse code(cw) where you’re not talking so-to-speak, but dit’in and dah’in at someone else.

APRS for geolocation and also a few other messaging services.

Also the fun of building new things.