Christopher M0YNG @M0YNG@mastodon.radio
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A radio amateur from Gloucestershire (mostly HF portable), #linux user (#Debian based), and mastodon.radio admin
#amateurRadio #instanceAdmin #hamRadio
He/his
Joined Aug 2018
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It was suggested I post, and pin, a toot with information about what it costs to run this instance.
I like this, I want to be transparent, and I think it's important that the community have trust and confidence in me, and the hosting.
Currently the costs looks like this:
* £112.50 a year for a VPS
* €25.00 a year for the domain name
All media (avatars, etc.) are sotred on the server, we use 20G of 40G so far.
More details (and optional donations) at
https://liberapay.com/M0YNG
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A helpful guide on getting started with Mastodon.
https://kevq.uk/getting-started-with-mastodon/
Heck yes, I'm feeling geeky today.
Just replaced the battery in my Macbook Pro. I don't want to think about what it would have cost to get apple to do it for me!
Actual cost £60 -15% (thanks @m0puh) from eBay and more time spent removing old adhesive than anything else.
It works! Best £0.01 (+ postage) I've spent on ebay!
We now have voip phone in the shed/shack on extension 7433 (shed)
It's some awful software though...
Christopher M0YNG
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The HAM @Hammut
Looking for a twinband T-antenna. In Rothammels antenna-book it is called Multee. Designed by W6BCX. Think it is more than 40 years old. I am looking for a simple solution for my 2-band QRP-TRX. It would be nice if hams from abroad would help me with internet sources. I haven't found any.
PSE BOOST
#hamradio
#antenna
#userpower
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Christopher M0YNG
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FAO British people 🇬🇧 plz boost 🚀 Show more
Update - it kinda works?
I can connect and call from macbook, windows laptop, and old wileyfox phone.
I cannot connect (no response from server) on Sony and Motorola phones.
Wonder if the physical VOIP phone I won for 1p on ebay will work...
Arguing with Asterisk (via raspbx) for hours, cannot get my android phone to register or get any response from the server...
decide to try a softphone on my laptop, and guess what? It works.
W
T
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There seems to be basically no documentation out there on how to actually *use* this software.
Anyone else had this issue? Or know what stupid mistake I don't know I've made?
I have been asked if I'd like to make a sensible offer on some tnc hardware... But I don't know what would be a sensible offer, or if I want these, over a TNC-Pi or direwolf...
What do you think?
Pakratt pk232
Pakratt pk232-mbx
Tiny 2 tnc + 9600 addon board
Christopher M0YNG
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I decided to create a small survey to ask a few non-personal questions about Fediverse users, their opinions on its various platforms, and their thoughts on non-Fediverse networks, such as Facebook and Twitter.
The survey is oriented at people who currently use the Fediverse, and does not provide any way of saying that you do not currently use it.
If you’d like to participate in the survey, you can do so here. It opens at midnight on the 13th of May at midnight AEST (12th of May, 2pm UTC), and closes one month later on the 13th of June. I’ll be posting the results every now and then until it closes.
Please answer honestly, and send it to your friends if you’d like them to participate too! :mlem:
Related
Christopher M0YNG
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May Meeting
A change to the previously advertised programme for May - we will now be holding an auction of, mainly, Silent Key (SK) stuff including an HF transceiver, various VHF and UHF FM handhelds, power supplies, antennas (mainly mobile whips) and books.
Everything is sold as seen and is bought at the buyer's risk. Members must come prepared to pay for their purchases in cash.
Although we welcome visitors and prospective members, only CA
https://g5bk.uk/2019/05/may-meeting-4/
Christopher M0YNG
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@M0YNG Hi! Licenced since 2004 and never really got going. I got my radio in my shack and mostly listens. Once in awhile I will answer a Qso. 😃
@buskjan hello friend! Tell me more about your interest in amateur radio!
Christopher M0YNG
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Hi, I am K7XUU! I am a recently new ham enthusiast located in Lehi, Utah, USA. I am a software engineer by trade and hope to learn more. #introductions
We're back! And updated!
We're now running mastodon v2.8.2
Change log for v2.8.1
https://github.com/tootsuite/mastodon/releases/tag/v2.8.1
Change log for v2.8.2
https://github.com/tootsuite/mastodon/releases/tag/v2.8.2
Blog post about the new "blurhash" feature
https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2019/05/improving-support-for-adult-content-on-mastodon/
As usual, let me know of any issues.
Going to try updating the instance to 2.8.1 then 2.8.2... BRB.
#instanceAdmin
Everyone, please welcome @k7xuu!
@k7xuu, please toot an #introductions so we can get to know you 😀
You can find more people in the instance in the directory
https://mastodon.radio/explore
(you can opt into this too)
And this list of radio amateurs on mastodon, may be of interest: https://pad.dc7ia.org/p/radio_amateurs_on_the_fediverse
And there are apps!
https://joinmastodon.org/apps
Happy tooting!
Everyone, please welcome @KC0UXX!
@KC0UXX please toot an #introductions so we can get to know you 😀
You can find more people in the instance in the directory
https://mastodon.radio/explore
(you can opt into this too)
And this list of radio amateurs on mastodon, may be of interest: https://pad.dc7ia.org/p/radio_amateurs_on_the_fediverse
And there are apps!
https://joinmastodon.org/apps
Happy tooting!
Admin
A radio amateur from Gloucestershire (mostly HF portable), #linux user (#Debian based), and mastodon.radio admin
#amateurRadio #instanceAdmin #hamRadio
He/his
Joined Aug 2018
Mastodon.Radio is a community space for the Amateur (Ham) Radio community.
Come join us and talk radio, technology, and more!
We suggest you sign up with your callsign.
We have some rules, please read them, but they are basically "be nice".
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