Those are the worst el reg comments I've ever seen.

Alright Datahoarders...get on it!

It's mostly just 2 or 3 MAGA zealots trying to pretend to be a, "disinterested third-party denizen that doesn't believe the mainstream, so they can't make a solid judgment on Trump or his actions until they have a dinner conversation with him in private."

I'm so very tired of shills and cultists.

As usual, ham radio operators are saving the world.

They prefer the term Hams and love to remind people (in morris code of course) that not all heroes wear capes.

Hams are responsible for helping out in just about every natural disaster, war, power outage and anything else where a cellphone signal cannot be had.

In truth though, hams are just a bunch of likeminded nerds with a love of the airwaves.

Fun fact! I'm studying for my amateur radio technician license and learned that ham came from calling amateur telegraph operators' sloppy work 'ham-fisted'. The amateur radio community decided to lean into it, and thus the ham radio operator was born

Fun fact! I'm studying for my amateur radio technician license and learned that ham came from calling amateur telegraph operators' sloppy work 'ham-fisted'. The amateur radio community decided to lean into it, and thus the ham radio operator was born

I'll assume FCC Technician license; it's a fun hobby. I have had a General license since the 1990s when the FCC still required a proficiency in morris code. At a cost of $35 to renew and the ability to have a cellphone alternative while traveling long distance by car, it's worth keeping.

Have fun, find your Ham niche and enjoy it for the rest of your life!

That's the one, and thanks! My son and I got into Meshtastic as a hobby, and I guess ham radio was the next logical direction for our interest. It's fun learning the science behind how it works.