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Written by Alex H :firefox: VA7XF CN89 on 2025-02-02 at 00:05

Neighbour kid knocks on the door. "We'd like to shovel your driveway for free, but we want to take the snow."

Deal!

(Actually I'm going to find some toonies for them)

[#]BCStorm

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Written by Alex H :firefox: VA7XF CN89 on 2025-01-28 at 16:58

https://apc-cap.ic.gc.ca/pls/apc_anon/query_amat_cs$callsign.QueryViewByKey?P_CALLSIGN=VA7XF&Z_CHK=25003

Awww yisss!!!

VA7XF is the new callsign.

Kinda works with my name... aleX harFord

Ok, maybe a bit of a stretch.

-..- ..-.

[#]AmateurRadio

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Written by Alex H :firefox: VA7XF CN89 on 2025-01-26 at 03:31

What would a valid contact over APRS look like for #POTA? Is it possible? I know nothing about APRS.

Edit: via the ISS is what I was thinking

[#]amateurradio

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Written by Alex H :firefox: VA7XF CN89 on 2025-01-26 at 00:38

If you're in #Vancouver, look up at 6:15pm. The ISS is making an almost directly overhead pass, going West to East.

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Written by Alex H :firefox: VA7XF CN89 on 2025-01-25 at 18:09

I haven't done this math on this but I don't think the ISS elevation is correct.

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Written by Alex H :firefox: VA7XF CN89 on 2025-01-23 at 00:03

TIL the difference between the 'proto' values in #Linux routing tables, and why my route was mysteriously disappearing! All fixed now, but that was a weird one to debug.

[#]programming

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Written by Alex H :firefox: VA7XF CN89 on 2025-01-21 at 23:24

https://www.outsideonline.com/outdoor-adventure/hiking-and-backpacking/india-garmin-inreach/

TIL Satellite communicators require a license in India.

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Written by Alex H :firefox: VA7XF CN89 on 2025-01-14 at 00:50

The teenager, who has a history of mild asthma and an elevated body mass index, was the first human case of H5N1 in Canada.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/avian-flue-discharge-1.7427391

While I guess that statement is medically relevant, I don't think it's really necessary to put in a news article. It's going to be pretty obvious who that kid is to their peers.

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Written by Alex H :firefox: VA7XF CN89 on 2025-01-11 at 19:13

What is this little artifact in the north of Utah on qrz.com?

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Written by Alex H :firefox: VA7XF CN89 on 2025-01-11 at 16:26

Check out this S9 signal coming from a New Zealand AM radio station. I received it on 7.39MHz but it must be a harmonic of some lower frequency.

11,000 km away and coming through clear as a bell.

I didn't have time to get a station ID. Anyone in #NewZealand know what it would be?

[#]AmateurRadio

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Written by Alex H :firefox: VA7XF CN89 on 2025-01-08 at 22:17

Looking for a support group for any parents who've had their kid go through the viral sea shanties to IRA protest song pipeline.

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Written by Alex H :firefox: VA7XF CN89 on 2025-01-04 at 17:05

For my friends outside of #Canada if you're wondering why Canadians seem a little on edge in the next few months, our likely next Prime Minister will be someone who gives interviews to Jordan Peterson 😐

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/poilievre-jordan-peterson-interview-1.7423197?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

[#]cdnpoli

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Written by Alex H :firefox: VA7XF CN89 on 2025-01-04 at 01:10

Huh, does pskreporter.info do RTTY? I can select it as a mode, but it didn't detect me trying it on a few bands today.

[#]AmateurRadio

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Written by Alex H :firefox: VA7XF CN89 on 2025-01-02 at 19:06

Wow, BeautifulSoup has the most amazing readable error messages:

AttributeError: ResultSet object has no attribute 'find_all'. You're probably treating a list of elements like a single element. Did you call find_all() when you meant to call find()?

Yes, that's exactly what I did wrong!

[#]python

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Written by Alex H :firefox: VA7XF CN89 on 2024-12-31 at 22:12

My New Year's Resolution is to make an #amateurRadio contact with someone in Africa. I'm assuming it's going to be CW or FT8, but I think I might need to make a 1/4 wave 10m with a reflector. So far I don't think I've ever seen anyone in Africa get my signal even on PSK Reporter.

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Written by Alex H :firefox: VA7XF CN89 on 2024-12-08 at 23:26

Any #amateurRadio #hamradio operators in #germany near the Frankfurt area? I'm thinking of doing a #POTA activation but it would have to be early in the morning. Would there be any suitable parks nearby the Frankfurt airport?

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Written by Alex H :firefox: VA7XF CN89 on 2024-12-07 at 18:46

Charlie is helping with the laundry for #Caturday. Doesn't matter if the clothes have been sitting in the dryer since last night, he's still going to sit on them

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Written by Alex H :firefox: VA7XF CN89 on 2024-12-04 at 05:41

I've got all of the letters that my grandparents wrote to each other during WWII. I just found one that my grandfather wrote shortly after he finished his tour in May, 1945. He was reminding my grandma to get a diaphragm fitted before he got home. Ew. TMI

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Written by Alex H :firefox: VA7XF CN89 on 2024-12-01 at 22:00

Note to myself for next year - leave a slight depression in the middle so as it rises it will flatten out. Also, arrange for suet ahead of time so I don't have to substitute shortening. Pretty sure there was no Crisco in 1890's Saskatchewan.

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Written by Alex H :firefox: VA7XF CN89 on 2024-12-01 at 21:50

[#]Christmas pudding is ready! My great grandmother Ethel's recipe.

It has directions like 'add enough eggs', but my grandma helped translate to modern expectations.

[#]baking

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