I’m at one year into #hamradio and today was the most meaningful day by far. I got to help dozens of elementary school students make “contacts” on the local RARS repeater.
Note that these girls, most of a minority racial or ethnic group, are having a lot of fun using communication technology. Throughout the day, the girls were consistently excited, curious, on task, overcoming anxiety to get on the air and just generally AMAZING!
First time heard on a satellite transponder (SO-50)! Could not quite get the QSL. Then it seemed like I was locking in to HADES-ICM but could not hear any traffic after the first callsign I heard.
#AMSAT #SO50 #HADESICM #HamRadio #AmateurRadio #NewHam #Satellites
Four London boroughs among five most 'income-deprived' places in England – London Evening Standard
Four London boroughs among five most ‘income-deprived’ places in England London Evening StandardWhat is life like in one of…
#NewsBeep #News #Headlines #Hackney #Islington #Newham #Southwark #TowerHamlets #UK #UnitedKingdom
https://www.newsbeep.com/222016/
Found this nifty piece of kit at the local Value Village, tucked among piles of old Amazon Echos. There were two but my budget currently only allows for small purchases so I opted for this one. The model is a BF-R3, I know next to nothing about Ham stuff but I'd love to learn.
The Hackney and Newham History Social Club. Season 3: Same Streets Different Lives. #podcast #london #ldn #hackney #newham #history A podcast on the history of the two East London boroughs told by the people who lived it. https://immediate-theatre.com/work/heritage/hackney-newham-history-social-club/
In case any kind fediverse #QMX owners would like to help troubleshoot my dead QMX+, I'm trying to get some interest in it on the #QRPLabs forum: https://groups.io/g/QRPLabs/topic/114486506#msg150613
Yes, I WAS trying some new power cabling I had just made and NO I didn't have it fused, but the BS170s don't seem to have fried, at least on visual inspection. It gave me a yellow/green screen of death and then would not power back on.
Any help greatly appreciated!
This On the Air cover story for #NewHams is maddening. Maybe the cover shoot folly is self-evident. Here's an excerpt from the article that is worse than useless because it only raises fears without guidance:
"Ease of Programming: I find this to be a daunting issue for new hams. Modern transceivers offer both the ability to program via the radio's front panel and also through the use of programming software."
That's it about this daunting issue!!
Loads of fun getting five 10 meter #FT8 QSOs on lunch break with a <$200 rig. On top of an #NCState parking deck. I have to remember my portable table next time!
📍: Fixed Weir, Three Mills Lock Weir
ℹ️: river weir
🗺: https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=51.5285194159105&mlon=-0.007204044413984#map=17/51.5285194159105/-0.007204044413984
📸: Photo by marc.barrot on Flickr https://www.flickr.com/photos/73068437@N00/52772430153
#canal #narrowboat #england #uk #flickr #shotraw #threemillswallriverweir #e3 #london #newham #sugarhouselane #threemillsresidentialmoorings #dscf0350 #exhibited #2023 #xt4 #landscape
📍: Bridge 4, Three Mills Lane
ℹ️: road bridge
🗺: https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=51.5271972626075&mlon=-0.008438029016832#map=17/51.5271972626075/-0.008438029016832
📸: Photo by marc.barrot on Flickr https://www.flickr.com/photos/73068437@N00/52709932556
#canal #narrowboat #england #uk #flickr #shotraw #xt4 #building #architecture #reflections #e3 #london #newham #threemillsisland #threemilllane #riverlea #channelseariver #theclockmill #thehousemill #dscf0163
this is the real London, not some Evening Standard article about a property developer to the 1%
https://www.mylondon.news/news/east-london-news/family-13-squeezed-3-bed-29202243
Amazing progress being made on Phase 3 of the Royal Docks Corridor. New SUDs systems installed, cycle lane almost complete, pedestrian and cycle crossings built. All to create a safer and sustainable #Newham.
Find out more via the link below:
https://www.newham.gov.uk/transport-streets/royal-docks-corridor
‘Those two weeks felt how the world should be’: the young single mums who took on the housing crisis – and won | Social housing | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/may/02/young-single-mums-took-on-housing-crisis-and-won
#Housing
#HousingCrisis
#EmptyHomes
#FocusE15
#SingleMums
#CarpentersEstate
#Newham
#London
#Occupation
#SocialCleansing
#SocialHousing
#RevolutionaryCommunistGroup
#TeenageMums
#Teenagers
#TemporaryAccomodation
#Hostel
"You Londoners, living the high life while the rest of Britain suffers"
I so fucking hate that attitude. I live here, your quarrel is with the cunts in Westminster, who might as well be on the Moon for all the relevance they have in our day to day London lives.
https://www.mylondon.news/news/east-london-news/desperate-newham-mum-daughter-10-28971094
It's not immigrants taking houses away, it's Capitalism. Always has been
https://www.mylondon.news/news/east-london-news/newham-flats-sitting-empty-were-28896323
Exciting video from Newham Council about their new Greenway Pollinator Trail, funded from our Rewild London Fund grant programme. Great to see greening happening at this scale and integrated with active travel, a hospital and more. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMgkKBY_zpM #RewildLondon #Newham #GreenwayPollinatorTrail #rewilding #London #greenway
