W6KME

Ham Radio and emcomms, musician, tinkerer. CVARC, VCARC, VCARS, Instructor, ARRL VE and ARES/ACS. Ventura County BORED Net and µField Day Administrator. Dedicated to helping hams (including me!) get on the air as often as possible.

Also Peertube @w6kme
And Diode.zone @w6kme@diode.zone

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2024-10-27 03:22:03

Yeah, not surprised. Angry, but not surprised.
https://www.newsweek.com/russia-starlink-ukraine-war-elon-musk-1868125
#Ukraine #Russia #Musk

2024-09-12 03:15:19

Those with ham radio HF gear and shortwave listeners should remember to monitor 14.325 MHz and 7.268 MHz for the hurricane nets. 911 service has already been disrupted in some areas.
#Francine #Louisiana #hamradio #amateurradio

2024-07-30 07:11:43

I have a little tray on my desk for lemon eucalyptus essential oil, which is supposed to repel these new mosquitos that have been eating me alive.
I'm watching one crawl around on the lip of the tray at the moment. I can't say what it is feeling, but repelled is certainly not it.

2024-07-27 21:54:55

Nice to see some good fire news...5 acre fire in the Ormond Beach area nearby has been held to 5 acres and units are being released. Pretty stinky in Newbury Park however.

2024-07-26 20:33:27

Incredibly lucky webcam shot from Platte Mountain Camera 1 on the #ParkFire.
For cameras all over California, bookmark https:\\alertcalifornia.org.
https://mastodon.radio/system/media_attachments/files/112/854/688/753/989/899/original/96d3d1356373b16f.png

2024-06-04 19:19:32

Yes, they are now admitting it WAS a ransomware attack on the ARRL, and yes, that IS the sort of thing you're more exposed to when you don't have an IT director, and yes, that IS the responsibility of the CEO.
If a store is robbed, it's the fault of the robbers, not the store manager-this is not about blaming the victim. But if the store manager decides to stop locking the door at night, he's also going to be fired for it.
I hope the remaining ARRL members out there are paying attention.

2024-05-18 00:08:53

"ARRL Systems Service Disruption
05/17/2024
Some members have asked whether their personal information has been compromised in some way. ARRL does not store credit card information anywhere on our systems, and we do not collect social security numbers. Our member database only contains publicly available information like name, address, and call sign along with ARRL specific data like email preferences and membership dates."
So, in other words, the information they do have HAS been compromised?

2024-05-16 00:44:32

I've been unable to load Logbook of the World all day today. Fairly sure it's not a problem on my end. Anyone else having issues?
#ARRL #LOTW

2024-05-15 05:36:39

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@npub1vql…ds3z Sounds like 80m is leaking.

2024-02-15 03:30:04

A Long Covid story
I've met so many people since I had covid, most of my ham radio friends in fact. And most of them don't see me as disabled or sick or struggling. I recovered enough to do some wonderful things.
What they don't know is what I was before. That guy is gone. I was a world-class jazz trombonist. Now I'm maybe average, and the phone no longer rings. Now I carry piles of notebooks to record every thought in hopes of retrieving it later. The mental fight is all day.

2024-02-04 21:36:49

Hearing from my mother in San Luis Obispo that the rain is only moderately heavy, but extremely high winds, flickering power, trees down all around.
#cawx

2024-01-22 04:31:31

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@npub1vqm…ccpx If God told me to spend 300k on a remodel, I'd tell God he was full of shit.

2024-01-01 05:19:44

2 weeks with extra new breathing issues (already plenty of long covid issues, but looking likely I have RSV now too), so no SOTA activation for the Zulu new year Rollover. But 28 points chasing, and a ton of CW practice. I'll call it a win.
#SOTA

2023-12-31 18:37:59

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@npub16ju…y8u7 Ooh, look at Mr. Rockefeller over here.

2023-12-06 17:00:32

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@npub1esh…5fqz @npub1typ…c8hh @npub17l5…za2f
For over 20 years I've been using the same pickup. It's hauled countless hay bales down countless miles of farm tracks and dirt roads. Many trips full of rock, way beyond the stated load limit. It's been beat, ridden hard, and treated like a work truck. It's got 2wd and a V6. It was cheap. It's not a daily driver. It's not a car. You can't buy an equivalent truck any longer. The Blue Book says it's worthless. I spend what I have to to preserve it.

2023-09-04 19:01:40

Sometimes, after kayaking I leave my boat on top of my car for an extra day so people will think I'm one of those "exciting outdoorsy Subaru" sort of people instead of an "old man with a Subaru" sort of people.

2023-09-02 23:42:57

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@npub1rp8…5fqa To those who say we should not be so judgy of those who can't find a way to leave that Xitter, I have a question. How long are we supposed to believe that you AREN'T sympathetic to shit like this?
Like it or not, that's the message you are transmitting. It's your choice to stay, and with it comes criticism. It's your choice how you want the world to see you.

2023-08-13 23:27:51

Great day for ham radio...today's VE session with CVARC produced two new hams (one with a General license), 8 new Generals and two new Extras. Good work, folks!
#VE #AmateurRadio #HamRadio

2023-04-12 17:05:04

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#[0] I recall at the time that the BIOS could be flashed with a different serial number for the battery, but I was never able to find a serial number in the battery and gave up. If the computer is heading to the recycle bin anyway, could be worth seeing if you can hack the bios to bits.

2023-04-12 16:55:20

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#[0] FWIW, I put new cells in an HP lappy pack and IT REJECTED THE PACK as fake. Looks like the people running the printer division took over the whole company.

2023-04-11 03:04:29

Al Jaffee shaped the lives of many people in my generation, if not most. Bye for now, Al.
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/al-jaffe-dead-mad-magazine-1235370593/amp/