Ed W8EMV Ann Arbor MI has moved to @w8emv@radiosocial.org:

Ed W8EMV Ann Arbor MI @w8emv@mstdn.io

My favorite part about software is when it doesn't work.

Thinking of a Mastodon instance that would be dedicated to ham radio operations.

github.com/vielmetti/mastodon-

is a stab at issues.

On telegraph cable networks "KK" was often used at the end of a reply to a Q Code to mean "OK" or "Acknowledged". This practice predates amateur radio as telegraph operators in the late 19th Century are known to have used it.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Q_code

CQ DX CQ DX CQ DX
Calling all radio amateurs
Hola amigos radioaficionados

Lightning arriving. Hearing it over R Havana Cuba 6000 Khz. QSY 145.15 Mhz N8DUY repeater.

Map de lightningmaps.org

mstdn.io/media/07yEoCbwGLHMzFO

These storms will be near...
Hudson, Morenci and Hudson around 1105 PM EDT.
Clayton around 1115 PM EDT.
Adrian around 1130 PM EDT.
Tecumseh around 1140 PM EDT.
Britton around 1145 PM EDT.

Occasional cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.

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wunderground.com/US/MI/075.htm