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W8TAU 📻 Mike 🏡 EN73

@W8TAU

New(ish) ham! (Tech: April ‘18, General: July ‘18, Extra: September ‘19). Interested in learning: All The Things! Mostly FT8 and FM sats🛰. he/him or they/them

 EN73 (Sparta, Michigan, USA)
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Joined April 2018
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My mastodon account is now @[email protected] I'm also on Bluesky: @w8tau.bsky.social
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Replying to @sophaskins
@sophaskins Switching accounts.. The window during which I might try to give a demo is between 5p-6:30p ET (21:00 - 22:30 UTC)
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Trying various bands in the background with WSPR. On 30M right now.
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wspr.live/gui is super fun to poke at, btw
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Hey folks, even if you're not planning on using Mastodon instantly, you should take some time this week to create an account and set up your follows. Twitter is starting to charge for API access to the migration tools in 5 days, meaning the migration tools will probably break.
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W8TAU 📻 Mike 🏡 EN73@W8TAU18 Nov 2022
I'm on mastodon at @W8TAU@mhz.social
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I'm on mastodon at @W8TAU@mhz.social
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10m #FT8 is good today
Screenshot of GridTracker map showing DXCC progress (Worked 53, Confirmed 47) and the fact that W8TAU is being heard in EU on 10 meters today.

ALT Screenshot of GridTracker map showing DXCC progress (Worked 53, Confirmed 47) and the fact that W8TAU is being heard in EU on 10 meters today.

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Wowzers. teapaw.org/_SpaceWeather_/status/…
SpaceWeatherLive (@_SpaceWeather_) profile pictureSpaceWeatherLive
@_SpaceWeather_17 Sep 2022
Minor R1 radio blackout in progress (≥M1 - current: M2.15) Follow live on spaceweather.live/l/flare
Image from SpaceWeatherLive (@_SpaceWeather_)
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My favorite offset. I get a little bit sad when someone else is in this slot and I need to move elsewhere.
Screenshot of input box reading Tx 2600 Hz

ALT Screenshot of input box reading Tx 2600 Hz

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I try to be a considerate operator so of course I'll move if I see someone else is there already! We can share this small joy. :)
W8TAU 📻 Mike 🏡 EN73 retweeted
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Dr. Tamitha Skov
@TamithaSkov2 Sep 2022
The new #SpaceWeatherWoman forecast is up! Learn the details of the coming #solarstorm & #aurora, watch region 3088 rotate out of view with a bang, & see why the radio-quiet conditions will not last for long with new regions about to rotate into view. youtu.be/zggTNrpa8Pg
Image from Dr. Tamitha Skov (@TamithaSkov)
Image from Dr. Tamitha Skov (@TamithaSkov)
Image from Dr. Tamitha Skov (@TamithaSkov)
Image from Dr. Tamitha Skov (@TamithaSkov)
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W8TAU 📻 Mike 🏡 EN73 retweeted
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Jim "Ham on a Bike"@N4JAW2 Sep 2022
The Dr. has Spoken. The #spaceweatherwoman Dr. @TamithaSkov suggest you hold onto your hats this Labor Day holiday. G1-2 #geomagneticstorm watches in place for 04-05 Sep. Fast Wind Comes Before Flares Return | Space Weather News 09.02.2022 youtu.be/zggTNrpa8Pg via @YouTube

Fast Wind Comes Before Flares Return | Space Weather News 09.02.2022

This Space Weather News forecast sponsored in part by Millersville ...

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I've found a good number of general space weather folks and heliophysicists to follow recently, but I'd like to follow more scientists who focus less on the forecasting and more on the Earth-side ionospheric effects of these phenomena. Any recommendations?
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Looking to pick up (through osmosis) a better understanding of the current/latest ionospheric models and theories as they relate space weather to HF radio propagation conditions.
Presumably, over a longer period all of this solar activity is good for our HF propagation, right? SFI keeps rising?
The hits keep coming! #solarwx #hamradio
Screenshot of iOS push notification with text: 15:15 UTC - Solar flare Moderate M2.55 flare from sunspot region 13088

ALT Screenshot of iOS push notification with text: 15:15 UTC - Solar flare Moderate M2.55 flare from sunspot region 13088

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Copy of radio blackout map showing up to 20Mhz affected by absorption all around the Atlantic, including most of the Americas, much of Europe, and a good portion of Africa source: https://services.swpc.noaa.gov/images/animations/d-rap/global/d-rap/latest.png

ALT Copy of radio blackout map showing up to 20Mhz affected by absorption all around the Atlantic, including most of the Americas, much of Europe, and a good portion of Africa source: https://services.swpc.noaa.gov/images/animations/d-rap/global/d-rap/latest.png

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The cheap CW paddle I ordered should arrive today, too!
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If I put it in CW mode, leave the narrowing filter disabled, and don't turn on TX (BK), it seems I can leave the FT-817 listening to FT8 while I use the built in keyer's sidetone to practice sending CW. Then if I want to make an FT8 QSO, I just flip it back into DIGI mode.
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