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Wimdy Ham 🇨🇦📻🌬️🦊

@wimdyham.bsky.social

🇨🇦 New to amateur radio. Learning to wield the dits and dahs. Something bright, & clever, & endearing/funny will be added here when I come up with it. She/her. 73! No to gen/ai. Yes to human creativity. (FYI - The Wimdy Fox photo is by Igor Shpilenok.😁)

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Wimdy Ham 🇨🇦📻🌬️🦊@wimdyham.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Had someone say there was nothing special about ham radio, since could just use a phone, or text message, or Facebook messenger to talk to people on the other side of the country, and the spirit of Bea Arthur was with me in that moment, good lord man FIND YOUR WHIMSY.

Bea Arthur

Alt: Bea Arthur from the Golden Girls holds a coffee mug in one hand while giving a scathing ‘are you fucking serious’ look to someone off to the side

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Wimdy Ham 🇨🇦📻🌬️🦊@wimdyham.bsky.social · 3mo ago

There’s something almost magical about flipping on the radio and catching the end of a net where folks are checking in from almost across the other side of the country. When you think of all the things that signal had to go through for us to receive it on the coast - just awesome!

Peter Vogel@petervogel.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Get ready for a superb pass of the ISS over Metro Vancouver (OK, BC/WA too) tonight, starting at 10:01 PM in the W, overhead at the handle of the Big Dipper at 10:06 PM, and contining to the E horizon at 10:10 PM. Very bright! Please RT.

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Wimdy Ham 🇨🇦📻🌬️🦊@wimdyham.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Following on from my post from yesterday on Canada discontinuing their public weather radio in favor of an app that requires internet access. (Is it reasonable that now I’m wondering what that frequency is going to be used for, instead?)

Kim Andrew Elliott@kaedotcom.bsky.social · 3mo ago

"the Korea Meteorological Administration’s weather communication center ... transmits and receives information through shortwave frequencies, 3–30 MHz. ... 'Even if the internet is cut off due to war, information can still be delivered'" www.chosun.com/english/nati...

Nerfd.net - Ham Radio News and Information@nerfd.net · 3mo ago

Morse Code Day 2026 Happy Morse Code Day, a day that honors Samuel F. B. Morse. Born on this day in 1791, Morse is recognized as the inventor of the code which bears his name. So, in honor of Mr. Morse, get on the air today and make some dots and dashes! 73, Craig WB3GCK Go to Source

Morse Code Day 2026

Happy Morse Code Day, a day that honors Samuel F. B. Morse. Born on this day in 1791, Morse is recognized as the inventor of the code which bears his name. So, in honor of Mr. Morse, get on the air today and make some dots and dashes! 73, Craig WB3GCK Go to Source

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Wimdy Ham 🇨🇦📻🌬️🦊@wimdyham.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Well, I didn’t expect to see a fellow ham posting themselves from look-at-my-undies height beside their radio this morning. Never can be sure what the tabs will pull up on this site. Just gonna do a lil’ blocky block so I don’t have that sort of thing pop up like a tidy whitey jump scare again…

Wimdy Ham 🇨🇦📻🌬️🦊@wimdyham.bsky.social · 4mo ago

I’m gonna need the lonely experienced CW folks flinging dits and dashes into the ether to SLOW DOWN, just a smidge, so newbies can catch your greeting and hopefully respond in a less panicked fashion. 😭

a man says calm down a bit in front of a pile of leaves

Alt: The actor who played Dr Watson across from Benedict Cumberbottombatchwhateverhisdamnnameis, opens his hands, lowers his palms and says calm down a bit

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Wimdy Ham 🇨🇦📻🌬️🦊@wimdyham.bsky.social · 4mo ago

I feel like this needs to be said: if you’re trying for your ham radio license, and you’re struggling, ESPECIALLY if you have zero engineering or radio experience going into the hobby, I’m going to need you to close the ‘getting your license is SO EASY’ YouTube tabs, and give yourself some grace.

Wimdy Ham 🇨🇦📻🌬️🦊@wimdyham.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Finally listening in on a nice clear net, and I’m begging our more experienced hams to say their call signs a tiny bit slower and clearer, especially those last two letters, which folks tend to rush or swallow. Us newbies are trying our best to quietly get to know who you are! 😅

Wimdy Ham 🇨🇦📻🌬️🦊@wimdyham.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Damn crackles. Just caught the tail end of a convo between two hams, and I missed one whole call sign, and the last letter of the other call sign, thanks to static. Made whatever the letter was sound like ‘monitor’. 😭 Anyway, hope the new appliances and car waxing go well for you, gents! 😁

Wimdy Ham 🇨🇦📻🌬️🦊@wimdyham.bsky.social · 5mo ago

I can’t transmit yet bcs I’m still studying for my license, but I find just listening in so amazing - what do you mean Fred’s in Bellingham, and he’s QSOing w/Ben on the other side Canada? The little kid in me that never got to play w/walkie-talkies (bcs they were for boys) is constantly in awe. 😁

a man in a tuxedo and suspenders is holding a baton and says science

Alt: Bill Nye in a tuxedo and suspenders flings his arms to either side as a bright light flashes. Text below says SCIENCE!!!

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Mark Carney@mark-carney.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Could not be more proud of you, Team Canada.   You’re coming home with 21 hard-fought Olympic medals. Though what Canadians will remember most is how you wore the Maple Leaf: with pride, with grit, and with determination.

Prime Minister Carney is presented a jersey by the national women’s hockey team.Prime Minister Carney watches the Winter Olympics.Prime Minister Carney poses for a photo, wearing a hockey jersey.Prime Minister Carney watches the Winter Olympics.
Wimdy Ham 🇨🇦📻🌬️🦊@wimdyham.bsky.social · 6mo ago

First in person class today for our amateur radio license course, and we spent the morning building a ladder line roll-up J pole. Everyone was so enthusiastic, and kind, and I learnt so much bcs I had the most issues w/my project (I had a masterclass in soldering, let me tell you 😆). So much fun!!