Erica
@radiowitch.dev
Dev Ops Engineer, Vintage Computer Collector, Ham Radio Enthusiast, FFXIV WoL, and I love watching the night sky. 🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️
I know, the timing is weird. Victor Franco ported my published sources for Glider 4.0 to the modern MacOS and, yes, we have another Glider game for the Mac. It's faithful to the original Glider 4.0 that came out in 1990. (And it's free.) apps.apple.com/us/app/glide...
Glider Retro App - App Store
Download Glider Retro by Victor Franco on the App Store. See screenshots, ratings and reviews, user tips, and more apps like Glider Retro.
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Random SyQuest disk find of the day: AOL for Macintosh source code from 1993!? Whaaatttt?! 😳 Look at those original icons with the Apple logo in them! #ArchiveEverything
I almost forgot that Halloween night is pretty big for pirate radio stations, I did some listening before bed and caught the sign off of a station on 6950khz sending a SSTV signal at 02:55UTC.
Fashion enjoyers, this one is for you! From Patch 7.4 onward, you'll be able to equip any glamours regardless of your class/job! ✨ Mix and match your favorite outfits and slay on the battlefield! 💅
After six days of fundraising, I am now 91% to my goal of supporting the website through 2028. Thanks to the 376 amazing people who have made a donation. If you too would like to support my work, please visit the link. Thanks for your support. solarham.com/donate.htm
I hope this timeline cleanse works for you.
Mura, thanks so much for this awesome artwork of my Warrior of Light! It came out amazing!!!
Mura@muraillustart.bsky.social · 12mo agoWrapped up my first larger commission! I’m thankful for the opportunity and everything I learned from this piece. Onward to the next one — growing bit by bit. Huge thanks again to @radiowitch.dev for trusting me with this! Process video in comments. #ffxiv #ffxivart #digitalart #commissionsopen
If you’ve ever felt like asking for help would cost too much, this one’s for you.
Ashley Willis
Don't Come Inside Until the Streetlights Are On I grew up in the '80s, where parenting often sounded like, "Don't come home until the sun goes down," or "Go dri...
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Well this is freakin' AWESOME! (Don't forget to hit the button to unmute the audio) weatherstar.netbymatt.com
WeatherStar 4000+
Web based WeatherStar 4000 simulator that reports current and forecast weather conditions plus a few extras!
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HamSCI, Ham Radio Science Citizen Investigation, is preparing now for a series of meteor scatter (MS) experiments later this year and needs amateur radio operators to help. For more information about HamSCI and to join our mailing list, please visit our website www.hamsci.org #AmateurRadio #HamRadio
HamSCI
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Expect Fram2Ham SSTV transmissions to start later today, so be ready to monitor your passes. Please remember you’re listening in on a STEM contest for students. Share your images to the ARISS image gallery, but please don’t share them on social media until after the event!
Join Skywarn Youth ham radio operators as we operate Special Event Station: N0A (November Zero Alpha) and encourage hams in the U.S. and abroad to learn about Severe Weather Awareness. SSB and FT8 on: 80m, 40m, 20m, 17m, 15m, 12m, and 10m (FT8 on: 160m and 30m if possible. www.skywarnyouth.net
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Minor (G1) geomagnetic storming observed thanks to an enhanced solar wind stream containing a prolonged sector of southward Bz. Visible aurora will remain likely at higher latitudes tonight.
🌐 Love HAM radio? Explore the fascinating world of amateur radio & emergency communications with this talk by Kay Savetz (K6KJN, @savetz.bsky.social), on the Digital Library of Amateur Radio & Communications, a project of the Internet Archive. 📻 Watch now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=egjd...
DLARC—The Free Online Ham Radio Library
YouTube video by RATPAC Amateur Radio
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Highly recommend this great article by @vincentledvina.bsky.social on the October storm if you have a few minutes; it's a deep dive but well worth your time!! theauroraguy.com/blogs/blog/t...
The Severe Geomagnetic Storm of October 2024
The G4 SEVERE geomagnetic storm of October 2024 created stunning auroral displays. Find out why it was unique and how you can predict the aurora next time!
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It's a small victory but I just got the last confirmed contact I needed for the Worked All States CW award! I started learning morse code almost 2 years ago and never thought I would hit this milestone, but it's such a fun mode. Dit Dit!
Most of the good ISS passes have been very late at night for me, but I was able to catch this image in the morning. These SSTV events have been a great benchmark on what I need to improve with my antenna system for future satellite attempts. #hamradio
NASA's Parker Solar Probe will make history during a flight around the Sun on Christmas Eve. "No human-made object has ever passed this close to a star, so Parker will truly be returning data from uncharted territory."
NASA probe to reach "unchartered territory" on mission to "touch" the Sun
"No human-made object has ever passed this close to a star," probe official said.
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The What's New in DLARC column in the Zero Retries newsletter talks about archiving the Japanese language "Ham's Radio" podcast, newly digitized material from the estate of satellite television pioneer Bob Cooper, and many new newsletter scans www.zeroretries.org/i/152685395/... #hamradio
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2024-12-13 — What's New at DLARC — 2024-12, Explaining the Use Case for Data Over Repeater - Part 3 - SuperPeater!, Recs for Portable / Mobile 70cm / 23cm DVB-T [Video] Station, Raspberry Pi 500
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SSTV Event Upcoming! Just in time for the holidays and New Year, we're planning an SSTV event from December 25 to January 5. Celebrate with us with some great memories of ARISS 2024 in this series. It all starts 1 week from today. Watch for updates as the start time gets close.
Kevin Bunch wrote a great article for @gamehistoryorg.bsky.social about discovering a completed but never-released Tarzan game for the Atari 2600. The article is amazing, and when you get to the end... you get to play it at Internet Archive! gamehistory.org/atari-2600-t...
The Long-Lost Tarzan Atari Game, Preserved | Video Game History Foundation
After 40 years, the Atari 2600 masterpiece Tarzan has been unearthed.
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Two very photogenic eruptions of plasma from the eastern edge of the Sun this morning! Neither are Earth-directed. (Observations from the GOES/SUVI instrument). #spaceweather
Red Sprites and Andromeda over Missouri lining up perfectly with a lone tree. Chaos in our atmosphere paired with cosmic chaos. Nature is awesome. Single image
New site to practice #CW (tnx LX1NO for sharing): fritzsche.github.io/WebMorseRunn... Operators familiar with MorseRunner will like it. No pileup yet but I'm sure it'll come... #MorseCode #hamradio
Web Morse Runner by DJ1TF - Thomas Fritzsche
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Ham Radio folks in the Midwest, keep an ear out for this balloon on the air this weekend. minnesotahamradio.com/iowa-state-c...
Iowa State Club Launching Experimental Repeater This Saturday | Minnesota Ham Radio
CARC at Iowa State University (W0ISU) will be launching an experimental amateur radio payload on a high altitude balloon this Saturday, December 7th, 2024.
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