Comment on New Objective: Convince an astronaut to use the Fediverse from space

• ageedizzle@piefed.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Hi there. Can you talk to the astronauts for us lol? 

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  • deranger@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    You’d be better served learning how to do it yourself. It’s not hard and it’s a pretty cool skill to have (amateur radio).

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    • ageedizzle@piefed.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      It does sound interesting. Where do I start? 

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      • deranger@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        You can buy a cheap Chinese HT like a Quansheng UV-K6 for like $40. These have open firmware and there’s a bunch of custom options radio nerds have whipped up. Get the USB programming cable even if you’re not doing custom FW, makes programming frequencies and tweaking options much easier. You’ll also need a license and in the US, HamStudy.org has the exact questions from the test. There’s a ton of YouTube channels you can watch and books you can read for general purpose radio knowledge. Then it’s just a matter of getting a good antenna and pointing it in the right place at the right time; there’s free resources online, paid apps, all that is out there and it’s just a matter of wanting to learn it. The actual hardware you need to get started is really cheap these days.

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    • sauerkrautsaul@lemmus.org ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      not everything is an opportunity to teach- this is your chance to be a hero… punch the clock!!! you are “our” radio guys

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      • deranger@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Radio is the OG fediverse and I want to promote decentralization and self-sufficiency. Amateur radio is a lot easier and more accessible than you might think.

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