I will be forward I do swear a lot on this site.
Anywho, I bounce around between hobbies. My latest is ham radio. I’ve got my Canadian Basic(+) since 2025. Currently I am working with a UV-5RM/UV-5R and recently picked up an IC-735. I have an interest in SSTV and am learning about other digital modes available.
Something I have been working on lately is just collecting and listening to local SSTV traffic. CLICK HERE to see what I have collected so far!
(These are links you can click them)
I intend to make this a gallery that feeds automatically but for now its just me doing it.
(except the text that explains that these are links, you cannot click this text. Well. You can, but it will do nothing.)
Meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow
Currently I am working with a 20m halfwave dipole made of some copper wire and held up with a painters pole that is pretty comprimised, so if we’ve made contact – yay hello!
I look forward to meeting you. Please tell your cat I said pspspspssppspsps.
WIND BROK MY ANTENNAR >:(
OKAY, I GUESS. THANKS. WIND.
I gotta get me a new soldering gun and fix them joints that might also be at fault but it’s cold out and I don’t want to fiddle so it’s back to listening locally. Where? Real ones know.
So i’ve got this local setup here, an rtl-sdr listening right now for local traffic on a repeater. That’s feeding into a local whisper ai that is transcribing the audio. That log file is moved over to my web server and permissions applied (mine! no log file 4 u).
The transcription is ~not good~ lmao but enjoy
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beep boop file output brrrrrrrrrr output is truncated as to preserve privacy or whaterver
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[2026-03-06 13:36:35] PC, I'm not going to fool around with a Mac. [2026-03-06 13:36:43] Okay, that's what I got just before Christmas in the fall, I'd say, an M4. [2026-03-06 13:36:51] Anyway, I hope you're happy with it and it does what you want to. [2026-03-06 13:37:00] Yeah, so far so good this time it's the first day I really played with it. I got it yesterday, but we had [2026-03-06 13:37:07] People were over yesterday, so I didn't have a chance to really test drive it. [2026-03-06 13:37:17] So that's when you get the other people, hey, see what they got, come on, let's play games or whatever. [2026-03-06 13:37:17] I, I, anyways, gotta hope you're happy with it and... [2026-03-06 13:37:23] it gives you enjoyment and it does what you want it to do. [2026-03-06 13:37:31] So do you have any hand-pulled rims on it? [2026-03-06 13:37:31] Well, I just put Windlink on there and I'm just kind of... [2026-03-06 13:37:40] through the process of trying to get it to go. [2026-03-06 13:37:40] Roger, roger. I saw the message you sent me last time. [2026-03-06 13:37:47] I was in between going from peer to peer to... [2026-03-06 13:37:55] I didn't mean to pack it, because I was sending stuff back east to... [2026-03-06 13:38:03] West Virginia by HF and then by VHF, but I saw you on there sending me... [2026-03-06 13:38:12] messages at least you got it to one place I tried to call you back but I [2026-03-06 13:38:12] guess you'd shifted away from packet at that time [2026-03-06 13:38:19] Is that today? [2026-03-06 13:38:19] Another one you may want to look at is called open ham clock. [2026-03-06 13:38:28] open program that you might find interesting. [2026-03-06 13:38:28] That message you got, was that from today? [2026-03-06 13:38:35] No, I got one on, I think it was Tuesday or Wednesday. [2026-03-06 13:38:44] Oh, okay, that was probably from the radio room. [2026-03-06 13:38:44] Well, that was from the radio roo- [2026-03-06 13:38:52] But I got one with your call sign on it, so it must have been on Tuesday. [2026-03-06 13:38:52] Okay, yeah, I... [2026-03-06 13:39:00] I haven't been doing too much packing, so I was trying to send you one today, but I didn't have it set up properly. [2026-03-06 13:39:08] Maybe I'll try it again as soon as I feel that I'm ready to go. [2026-03-06 13:39:17] Okay, no paddles. Both my stations are still up. [2026-03-06 13:39:17] Um, 10-R-O and Alpha Lima. [2026-03-06 13:39:24] Okay. Well, I'll let you go here. I'm still messing around with this thing. [2026-03-06 13:39:24] So you have a great day and drive safe. [2026-03-06 13:39:32] Victor, Echo 7, Alpha Lima, this is Victor, Echo 7. [2026-03-06 13:39:32] Juliet, Charlie, Zulu. [2026-03-06 13:39:41] Go ahead and find business on that. Maybe I'll see you Saturday at breakfast, or if you're interested on Monday, we're having coffee at 10 o'clock. [2026-03-06 13:39:49] And you'll find more of the island, eh, just guys? [2026-03-06 13:39:49] Yeah, I'll probably see you for breakfast tomorrow. [2026-03-06 13:39:58] Okay, roger that, take care and have a good afternoon, all the best to Mrs. Tope. [2026-03-06 13:40:06] 73V, Sun Alpha Lima Mobile, clear and listening. [2026-03-06 13:44:45] VE-7, VJI, listening. I think I'm on 2R-2. [2026-03-06 13:45:09] 8-7, DJI, looking for a signal report. I'm just running... [2026-03-06 13:45:17] an old radio with no battery in it, just running on the South River power pack plugged into the wall. [2026-03-06 13:45:26] Hopefully coming through. [2026-03-06 13:45:26] This is the 17th, you said? [2026-03-06 13:45:26] Yeah, I've got your signal. You're a bit scratched. [2026-03-06 13:45:33] but very real good a little bit scratchy but uh oh thank you so much [2026-03-06 13:45:41] Good to know. I'll consider getting a battery for this radio. [2026-03-06 13:46:43] Couldn't copy that one, but this is a Kenwood... [2026-03-06 13:46:51] F6. Quite a good radio that I haven't used in many years, and I think I'll get it out of the car. [2026-03-06 13:47:11] OK. [2026-03-06 13:47:24] All the best, with your radio it's working good. Be still now for Lehman Mobile. [2026-03-06 13:47:31] Well, thank you so much. [2026-03-06 14:19:17] This is B-E-7-Z-I-T-N-Z-A-7-Z-I [2026-03-06 14:19:24] That's on Monday and Wednesday at 7 p.m. [2026-03-06 14:27:43] VE7HPD, VE7HPD, VE7MH9 [2026-03-06 14:28:47] B7HCD, B7MHN [2026-03-06 14:29:04] Thank you. [2026-03-06 15:09:15] That is B-E, that is B-I-C-N-D-A, that is B-I-C-N-D-A, that is B-I-C-N-D-A. [2026-03-06 15:09:21] That on Monday and Wednesday at 7 p.m. [2026-03-06 15:21:40] The 7RV, the 7RV, the 7RV, the 7RV, the 7RV. [2026-03-06 15:21:48] Victor, Alpha 7, Romeo, Victor. This is Victor, Echo 7, Hotel, Victor, Delta. [2026-03-06 15:40:12] Is that a pilot thing? [2026-03-06 15:48:33] This is B-E-7-B-I-D. [2026-03-06 15:48:42] B-A-7-B-I-C repeaters. [2026-03-06 16:38:06] This is D-E-S-T-E-S-T-E-I- [2026-03-06 16:38:28] B-I-T-N-B-A-7-B-I-T. That's on Monday and... [2026-03-06 16:38:34] Wednesday, Pat, 7 p.m. [2026-03-06 17:27:47] This is V-E-7, V-I-C-N-V-A-7. [2026-03-06 17:27:56] I.C. Net on Monday and Wednesday at 7 p.m. [2026-03-06 17:44:07] You [2026-03-06 17:44:14] you [2026-03-06 18:17:21] you [2026-03-06 18:17:28] B-A-7-B-I-C-N-C-A-7-B-I-C [2026-03-06 18:17:36] on Monday and Wednesday at 7 p.m. [2026-03-06 18:47:19] This is B-E-7-D-I-C-N-D-A-7-D-I-D. [2026-03-06 18:47:26] Next on Monday and Wednesday at 7 p.m. [2026-03-06 19:07:07] This is B.C. [2026-03-06 19:07:17] V-I-C-N-D-A-7-V-I-C, repeat it. [2026-03-06 19:22:16] You [2026-03-06 20:39:23] This is B-E-7-B-I-C-N-D. [2026-03-06 20:39:30] on Monday and Wednesday at 7 p.m. [2026-03-06 21:09:14] This is V-E-7-D-I-T-N... [2026-03-06 21:09:21] VA-7VIB, net on Monday and Wednesday at 7. [2026-03-06 21:09:30] That's the end. [2026-03-06 21:39:05] This is B-E-7-D-I- [2026-03-06 21:39:13] B-I-C-7-B-I-C, net on Monday and Wednesday. [2026-03-06 21:39:21] at 7 p.m. [2026-03-06 22:28:46] This is B-E-7-D-I-C-N-D. [2026-03-06 22:28:53] 8-7-B-I-C. Net on Monday and Wednesday at 7 p.m.
I bid you well traveller. We will meet again.
what else?
there is a whole lot out there if you listen
Have you been checking out some of the work being put into LoRa and Mesh networking? I will report back when I have more information but I think you should take a peek.
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i'm going to unshid your'ts, bucko
monika wins