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I don’t doubt they would be able to figure it out, but we must at least acknowledge it’s not plug-and-play. If one doesn’t know their way around, paper maps take some planning. The paper map won’t announce the next upcoming turn in 2 miles. It definitely takes some learning to use.

I was curious to see if someone has ever documented this experience and I was rewarded with this video: https://youtu.be/sr9hQ_tDLP0

*General Delivery in the US.

[Name]
GENERAL DELIVERY
[City, State ZIP]

Be certain the post office you select provides general delivery services.

I use this a lot.

https://faq.usps.com/s/article/What-is-General-Delivery

There are valid arguments for knowing how to use a paper map. We’re fortunate that GPS was opened up to the world, and we’ve flourished for it, but one very bad solar storm and it’s possible we’ll be back to paper for regional and farther navigation.

Put a daylight sensor in line with one of the leads with a cutoff some percentage higher than the cutoff of the device.

And 10m Amateur Techs!

Mesmerizing. There was more than a few hilarious on-screen text which made me chuckle. Thank you for this.

I browse in the restroom before returning to the cockpit.

The article glosses over the outrage of the frivolous DMCA takedown in 2021 and the subsequent restart of the stream, a “new” one technically, a few days later but still officially LoFi Girl on the same channel.

Soviet Russia

No no, in Soviet Russia, beans count you.

They have these in Bolinao, Pangasinan:

All my homies use a circular one:

This is a neat use case I hadn’t considered, and now one more thing to add to my ever-growing list of neat tech things I want to do.

Awesome friend! Message me when you get your Tech :)

Grow avocados!? In this economy!?

Awesome! Easiest way: https://www.arrl.org/find-a-club

Having a shack is enviable! I travel full time, and having the portable setup I’ve got fits my missions. It sounds like you’ll be able to enjoy a dedicated space.

Get out to your local clubs. See a few so you find one with whom you get along the best. Someone’s always got gear they’re looking for a reason to let go—really good gear that’s been treated well but just doesn’t fit their use cases anymore.

Start with what you’ve got and you’ll pretty quickly find what you like to do. Personally, I’m a huge fan of dx (distance) contacts on low power. Bonus points if I’m at a park or on a boat.

Assuming you’re in the US, use HamStudy and memorize the answers to the questions (it’s legal). You can schedule an in-person test, or take them online.

Only preppers really care about shortwave radio these days.

I’d like to welcome you to the modern era of amateur (ham) radio, and encourage you to learn about the plethora of activities, equipment, and options available in the hobby now.

The miniaturization of electronics means operators are no longer bound to ham shacks. You can make contacts with as little as 1mW (Morse code), 1,500 miles with 10W SSB, (personal experience, from a park in North Dakota and a wire sent up over a tree branch), over 8,000 miles on 100W (also personal experience, with an antenna I built myself), with both home-made antennas or commercially procured antennas.

There are xOTA programs, POTA, SOTA, Scouts, BOTA—literally dozens of flavors of “On The Air” to suit all manner of individual interests.

And don’t even get me started on digital modes: RTTY, FT8, FT4, JS8, JS8Call to name a few, even old school Hellschreiber or SSTV (send fresh digital photos over the air).

There is a persistent old stereotype of amateur radio; it’s not like that anymore.

There are amateur radio operators aboard the ISS, they beam down SSTV images regularly, and if you’re particularly lucky and appropriately equipped, you can even talk with them and request a QSL card.

There’s quite a lot.

Remember, the medium is the message.

Lenticular cloud: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lenticular_cloud

https://archive.ph/https://www.theverge.com/cs/features/717322/wikipedia-attacks-neutrality-history-jimmy-wales