2026-10-26T22:49:34Z https://nostr.now Mike Knell https://nostr.now/npub1c4sa26snyq23lzp7x7jgn20kgak3muykwyl24xmv3k09wnkd0qqs3hwg22 https://blat.at/system/accounts/avatars/109/308/097/487/008/087/original/5629ed5cb284e2d2.jpeg https://blat.at/system/accounts/avatars/109/308/097/487/008/087/original/5629ed5cb284e2d2.jpeg https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsfsva6mkzu05mvt4wshzsjm9mnum8e0y5gc2qemgmdt68ps46cvggzyrzkr4t2zvsp28ug8cm6fzdf7erk680sjecna25mdjxeu46we4uqz6prz26 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdzpws5e6k88descp80pvy6frcrx9w72kuu0sfjcjyjrucap6l2ss8efxyv'>nevent1q…fxyv</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Yes, but only under some circumstances, one of which applied in our case (&#34;naturalisation in the special interests of the Republic&#34;). It&#39;s unusual, but it can be done. 2026-01-13T11:20:45Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqstkx4ylt3jsmtdpgkft6q9llj638fvhetczfxzxy3y8llh3n3zx6szyrzkr4t2zvsp28ug8cm6fzdf7erk680sjecna25mdjxeu46we4uqzs5as5t I am now officially Austrian as well as British. This is not as impressive as it sounds as the rest of the family are now Austrian, British and US American.<br/><br/>In a moment of great Austrianness, we were told that the various Amtshandlungen would take about two hours. They took three hours. 2026-01-13T11:06:29Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsw2ewmvlu7kvfze04ecvhuarha7gg2swyjchaqrqccatpxxntelfgzyrzkr4t2zvsp28ug8cm6fzdf7erk680sjecna25mdjxeu46we4uqzvjv04j Putting this question out to anyone in Austria who might have an inkling: say someone with 30+ years of professional experience of UNIX systems in environments ranging from small companies to global scale tech companies with hundreds of thousands of machines worldwide with a speciality in bare-metal services and an interest in insourcing and &#34;legacy&#34; systems wanted to expand their existing freelance business. What would be an hourly/daily rate (plus VAT, obviously) which they could ask for with a straight face? 2025-12-19T13:03:50Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsyeksn2t3geum3d5khus00vjy08jqnew4g4a0cg5xqfwuktj74epqzyrzkr4t2zvsp28ug8cm6fzdf7erk680sjecna25mdjxeu46we4uqz48p24d Someone needs to explain to me how it is that over 50% of voters in Moldova, a country of 2 million with a tiny GDP, can resist a constant onslaught over multiple years of extremely well funded Russian disinformation and attempts to buy an election while the voters of countries like the US, UK and various other European countries can&#39;t? 2025-09-29T10:09:04Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqszp8mgv8pn3wgf03t5g3vht064hlt238qc65xkjptdaws84ypjpjszyrzkr4t2zvsp28ug8cm6fzdf7erk680sjecna25mdjxeu46we4uqzdzljer This has to be the most passive-aggressive note I’ve seen in a decade. I can’t translate<br/>it as much of its glory is in the language used, but the lamination and the sarcastic use of non-gendered language in the salutation deserve an award in themselves. <br/><br/>(Austrian law requires me to say that the amount of stick-up-arse on display here suggests it was probably written by a German.)<br/><br/>#Wien #Vienna<br/> <img src="https://blat.at/system/media_attachments/files/115/020/809/991/646/163/original/64155cc1c561cb42.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-08-13T09:44:40Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsg73r84wl8nduxg5hc4yejm70n4353czmwa4ult8jd996z0lf4tuszyrzkr4t2zvsp28ug8cm6fzdf7erk680sjecna25mdjxeu46we4uqzgtja43 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsd829wat2juqlphng33805at009hed4ne8pyu0u3pdhtvgd4vtsdc4pjmne'>nevent1q…jmne</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>It&#39;s just as well that &#34;Leader of pseudoreligious organisation uses position to enable sexual predation, threatens women seeking to unmask him with legal action&#34; could _never_ happen in this more enlightened age, isn&#39;t it? 2025-08-12T08:28:05Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsx222vujh6ymveuxlnpkdd90qy8d93wdmx0w0apmr8wschdk9t2wczyrzkr4t2zvsp28ug8cm6fzdf7erk680sjecna25mdjxeu46we4uqz095tvj In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsd6zgavw2cz7shkpdfx0xmv64x6fg02tyrfjarn5df00tsq9levpq88wd5q'>nevent1q…wd5q</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Not that self-promoting bore again. He came from my home town and everyone there thinks he was a twat. 2025-08-11T12:48:15Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqswf25vgf22zlws84lf8gz593p5tuwgsgems9yfase4037px2zhusqzyrzkr4t2zvsp28ug8cm6fzdf7erk680sjecna25mdjxeu46we4uqzu9z52f In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8mv4jx23uf959xm7z5p3fa85qgdkkwjuahatm6cgwfx5n2mhc4mqdykpyc'>nevent1q…kpyc</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I’m sorry but nothing is cuter than the SBB class 922 tinyshunter.<br/> <img src="https://blat.at/system/media_attachments/files/114/575/920/037/808/612/original/bce137f5f7be77c2.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-05-26T20:03:20Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs09npgz839ypgh9nal4l9qzawpquks8nd0atsuk9h3x2hpg97ptgczyrzkr4t2zvsp28ug8cm6fzdf7erk680sjecna25mdjxeu46we4uqzqjj7cq Australians have definitely earned their democracy sausages today. 🇦🇺 🌭 2025-05-03T12:01:34Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqstnhglprz5608fvkt5j2nnpp6kums34fkzh7gufa0d02hp05hq8dczyrzkr4t2zvsp28ug8cm6fzdf7erk680sjecna25mdjxeu46we4uqzg68clw ÖVP headquarters:<br/><br/>&#34;Everyone knows elections in Vienna are always won by the Social Democrats, who are reasonably popular and generally held to run the city fairly well. It&#39;s also one of the safest cities in Europe and regularly comes out near the top in quality of life surveys. What can we offer voters that might help them to see the ÖVP as a genuine alternative to the SPÖ and the Greens?&#34; Something they can&#39;t offer?<br/><br/>&#34;I know! Racism!&#34;<br/> <img src="https://blat.at/system/media_attachments/files/114/216/640/656/284/356/original/a7bbbccae54b6f69.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-03-24T09:15:41Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs2egt7ht4ug09mwan8z4hqnr6lg4guyrchh0055vz3vw9vjk8t87gzyrzkr4t2zvsp28ug8cm6fzdf7erk680sjecna25mdjxeu46we4uqzr490hu I think I have a new favourite Wikipedia edit. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Camembert&amp;diff=prev&amp;oldid=1056911765">https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Camembert&amp;diff=prev&amp;oldid=1056911765</a> 2025-03-19T06:45:13Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs2zxrc7fktxgze23uf4ttnapvlm53y9sg9qvs25tfj84jdk8knj8czyrzkr4t2zvsp28ug8cm6fzdf7erk680sjecna25mdjxeu46we4uqztxku5a Sergey Lavrov knows a joke.<br/> <img src="https://blat.at/system/media_attachments/files/114/019/274/129/143/402/original/4f5f3e0fd76fb04d.jpg"> <br/> 2025-02-17T12:41:07Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs8h2dq8lvpwe4xm7ulss2ud4yc7vkn4x89hlyyzm3hl3j9fqcrcaczyrzkr4t2zvsp28ug8cm6fzdf7erk680sjecna25mdjxeu46we4uqzg0anny In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsg76amkma5c6u2jhcysfv3ru9q62mqqmxxltcmfs87vjmq3ly32cqrw0ruc'>nevent1q…0ruc</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>HOW DARE YOU SIR 2025-02-14T16:29:47Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsgvry4mmnpky9qcm655hsxt4ka0swz6am7rs6dfu8jpz9t3w0n8jqzyrzkr4t2zvsp28ug8cm6fzdf7erk680sjecna25mdjxeu46we4uqzvf3cuy In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdzvzypqleh655z27swpc0d3rhzghhxztnzuagx5qtyw3wvhmak2gpd6q3m'>nevent1q…6q3m</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I prefer to turn it around - there are no testing requirements to get involved in amateur radio, only to transmit. The old rule about &#34;listen before you transmit&#34; applies here too - when I took the radio amateur&#39;s exam in the UK I had to do very little studying as I&#39;d already been interested in it for years.<br/><br/>That and cramming for the test means you&#39;ll probably forget a lot of the useful stuff which will make your radio career more useful in the future. 2025-01-12T17:52:59Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqspp2ea8n9th7tyxm608zjqwgnhk6x2sjhsj32q0atqg5z3l82jkaszyrzkr4t2zvsp28ug8cm6fzdf7erk680sjecna25mdjxeu46we4uqz6q959u Further to my earlier queries about making #hamradio accessible to people under 30, I think it&#39;s time to update the terminology used for wavelengths:<br/><br/>mmWave: pewpew wave<br/>SHF: danger wave<br/>UHF: smol wave<br/>VHF: mundane wave<br/>HF: bouncy wave<br/>MF: flat wave<br/>LF: longboi wave<br/>VLF: chonker wave<br/>ELF: oh wave he comin&#39;<br/><br/>I will not be taking questions at this time. 2025-01-07T22:35:08Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqstmavc8dwgpc7rtsfl2zcdg04xu4guml599vfftz6l7kc06d2znlgzyrzkr4t2zvsp28ug8cm6fzdf7erk680sjecna25mdjxeu46we4uqzsanclt In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvcy8y6pdmf9ygcw46508jpn2tnu5p4cvtcwxh9dndwtsszynqr2gx4c8kz'>nevent1q…c8kz</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I think that even in the UK having a 10kW countertop kettle would be overkill. The boil might be somewhat.. explosive. 2025-01-07T08:16:27Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsx82jtcq6y5tr633ca70vjlc2jqfkjqemjq6m5pv08nsplsmaptmqzyrzkr4t2zvsp28ug8cm6fzdf7erk680sjecna25mdjxeu46we4uqz2xu5ka <img src="https://blat.at/system/media_attachments/files/113/780/582/301/996/496/original/266358a6b5a38f6c.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-01-06T08:58:30Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsrgke2z44d2hkz2dka3awnlaq5nem93wkzxh3a5hqy55sucewt57szyrzkr4t2zvsp28ug8cm6fzdf7erk680sjecna25mdjxeu46we4uqz4ug3z7 A brief thought about #hamradio: Forget everything else about it, the core of the hobby is information. I’ve always been fascinated by ways of moving information from A to B without having to make use of other people’s infrastructure. More than “talking to people” or “prepping” or all that bunk the ARRL pushes about “patriotism and public service”, the singular pleasure in amateur radio is finding new and interesting ways to reach out across the ether and be heard. Some of the hardest earned contacts in history have involved nothing more than an exchange of callsigns and maybe a signal report. Whether it’s scraping up a weak Morse signal from the noise to a point where you can copy it, or getting a faint voice responding to your call on SSB or demodulating a data packet acknowledging receipt of your data packet, that flickering spark of information being transmitted has been the driving force of the hobby since it began. QSL! 2024-12-26T21:04:59Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqx7ft8r6rs67pkj7amyl9qnt3ffxxg005m40y0eg0e5lfqe7tk4qzyrzkr4t2zvsp28ug8cm6fzdf7erk680sjecna25mdjxeu46we4uqzx43wga Just donated to Wikipedia for the first time in decades. Musk&#39;s efforts have done what a decade of Jimmy Wales looking at me sadly from the top of the page couldn&#39;t.<br/> <img src="https://blat.at/system/media_attachments/files/113/714/992/010/495/710/original/0b16e16927aa61c4.jpg"> <br/> 2024-12-25T18:58:01Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsvtpyhpm68kdnydvw0t3udj9qdhul4cvvdrfpfld2xm8p2jgtxrlszyrzkr4t2zvsp28ug8cm6fzdf7erk680sjecna25mdjxeu46we4uqzrmx89a Today in #hamradio asshats:<br/><br/>A group of Bangladeshi amateurs did a lot of fundraising and very hard work in order to activate a particularly sought after island. Bangladesh is one of the poorest countries in the world, and has very few amateur operators. And this super-entitled asshat (who has probably spent substantially more money on his own station than all the amateurs in Bangladesh put together) decides to abuse them for not operating CW (because there are no CW operators in the country). Frankly, I think the reply he got was a model of polite restraint but good god, man, get over yourself.<br/> <img src="https://blat.at/system/media_attachments/files/113/690/667/484/356/643/original/490c2eb538b46cec.png"> <br/> 2024-12-21T11:52:10Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs874eavqgwrfenkafm74nxjpy7yk0leerdnw0eyeegm83q2rq3zgqzyrzkr4t2zvsp28ug8cm6fzdf7erk680sjecna25mdjxeu46we4uqzgddy0q Okay whatever dude but at my QTH we value the ITU Radio Regulations, a nice cup of tea and the fact that radio waves don’t give a rat’s ass about national borders. #hamradio<br/> <img src="https://blat.at/system/media_attachments/files/113/687/238/620/701/755/original/fbf65be3effd624d.jpeg"> <br/> 2024-12-20T21:34:15Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs220vnml0ck6yl0lcvr8qux8u00nad0jkw5k4kquxk864x3tm0f9gzyrzkr4t2zvsp28ug8cm6fzdf7erk680sjecna25mdjxeu46we4uqzwg84sv When I rule the world I intend to ban the use of terms like “food porn” and “scenery porn”, because in general I don’t associate tasty food or beautiful views with cheap videos of people who appear to be made entirely of plastic having faintly sordid but utterly formulaic sexual intercourse of the insert-tab-a-into-slot-b variety. Sorry not sorry. 2024-12-07T15:00:47Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsw392rkn7nm33efuwjdzklvvpsnevxu66tffmhuc22tz3jdyyj64czyrzkr4t2zvsp28ug8cm6fzdf7erk680sjecna25mdjxeu46we4uqzx54gws Ah, LLM generated slop gets everywhere, doesn&#39;t it?<br/><br/>&#34;In conclusion, the Yaesu Mic wiring diagram is a must-have resource for any amateur radio operator. Its user-friendly format, flexibility, and attention to detail make it an invaluable tool for setting up and troubleshooting your mic. So next time you&#39;re setting up your Yaesu equipment, be sure to refer to the wiring diagram for optimal performance and maximum enjoyment of your amateur radio experience.&#34;<br/><br/><a href="https://www.wiringway.com/yaesu-mic-wiring-diagram/">https://www.wiringway.com/yaesu-mic-wiring-diagram/</a> 2024-11-28T15:01:59Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0j6wsvrqsu9mgrduygx08ud9jqwaphtx6s0ey86j0je9tnz9aklgzyrzkr4t2zvsp28ug8cm6fzdf7erk680sjecna25mdjxeu46we4uqzqrlpky Today in &#34;just HF things&#34;, the latest revision of the IARU Region 1 40m bandplan:<br/><br/>7000-7010kHz: oldtimers sending morse at 45wpm with a straight key<br/>7010-7018: CW being sent by lesser mortals<br/>7018-7020: Some really brave newcomer calling CQ in very slow, hard to copy Morse. Good on them.<br/>7020-7030: German stations sending impeccable Morse into ruthlessly efficient antenna systems and almost blowing your ears off<br/>7030-7038: Russian propaganda<br/>7038-7047: digital modes, RTTY, oldtimers sending angry morse at all this newfangled stuff intruding on &#34;their&#34; frequencies<br/>7047-7050: FT8 go BWAAAAAAAUUUURRRRRRHHHH<br/>7048: Embittered PSK31 operators still refusing to accept that it&#39;s not &#34;their&#34; frequency<br/>7050-7060: Impenetrable R2D2 noises in one of 1000 digital modes which all sound alike but which probably decode to &#34;PUTIN IS AN ASSHOLE&#34; in Ukrainian<br/>7060-7065: Impenetrable R2D2 noises which are probably PACTOR<br/>7065-7200: Italians putting out suspiciously strong signals on phone considering that the legal limit there is 500W<br/>7200-7300: Here Be Dragons. China Radio International. Americans calling Europe and wondering why nobody&#39;s replying.<br/><br/>#hamradio 2024-11-27T18:47:43Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsz4whkmrq43qvnye66rsvd9nvjd2rfsdfse6unu2zwqg5jkjwgl0gzyrzkr4t2zvsp28ug8cm6fzdf7erk680sjecna25mdjxeu46we4uqztae8un Just popped over onto Bluesky and searching for &#34;amateur radio&#34; finds people saying that getting an amateur radio licence in the US right now would be an act of resistance. Other than the obvious Ohm&#39;s Law pun, do they seriously think the amateur spectrum in the US is at risk considering that the fucking demographics of the hobby slant heavily towards e.g. wealthy white men from Florida? The golf courses and country clubs of America will rise up in furious entitled anger if anyone threatens 20 metres. #hamradio 2024-11-13T08:24:51Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs8qcnw7memp390zx540l29fdmf7vzma27y28n9sa58z0dazulprkqzyrzkr4t2zvsp28ug8cm6fzdf7erk680sjecna25mdjxeu46we4uqznst3m0 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgwzx4w3vddlh63rkelfvd23la3rshgpzyttsgweut9welv42ymlsldt5rq'>nevent1q…t5rq</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I think I can be a little more optimistic - what is needed, though, is a major shift away from the taught wisdom that the first thing you do when you get an amateur licence is to buy a handheld trx and call on your local repeater. That&#39;s like saying that as soon as you turn 18 and can legally drink you should just walk into the nearest bar and strike up a conversation - really terrible advice because while you _might_ strike gold and find a bar full of friendly, welcoming people you might also find a bar full of racist grandpas who make loud comments about your appearance and start arguing about whether you should be allowed to drink there at all.<br/><br/>Plus, VHF phone is probably the least interesting mode out there for newcomers. The idea of talking to people short distances away without having to pick up a landline phone is not exactly exotic for anyone born after 1985. 2024-11-09T13:21:54Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsduklm7rg98pqlle4gv5qcl4d2vjhjt7dctpwm2486m7f39gccrkszyrzkr4t2zvsp28ug8cm6fzdf7erk680sjecna25mdjxeu46we4uqzg32tr9 Tired of watching videos and reading articles with titles like &#34;Why are 2 metre repeaters dead these days?&#34; which look for all kinds of explanations while failing to consider the glaringly obvious fact that so much repeater (and reflector) activity consists of racist, misogynistic old men whining about &#34;liberals&#34; and telling hilarious &#34;jokes&#34; about shooting Nancy Pelosi or whatever, and generally having conversations which would make most reasonable people reverse-Homer back into the hedge within seconds.<br/><br/>But no, it must be the kids! It&#39;s the young people who don&#39;t know that you should&#39;t call CQ through a repeater and act like snowflakes when someone takes the time to &#34;correct&#34; their attitude!<br/><br/>Bloody hell de OE1OMK #hamradio #hamr 2024-11-07T12:26:27Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsr9fgysczq6rk7s7ay5rmudtqe96m6x2ngdfhku8f2ekqlmymjzqszyrzkr4t2zvsp28ug8cm6fzdf7erk680sjecna25mdjxeu46we4uqzegk7p6 Darwinian news from Vienna - four teenagers decided it would look cool on their socials to go U-Bahn surfing and climbed onto the roof of a U4. The police recovered the video they were shooting - it shows the approaching overbridge, the two lads standing posing for the camera with their backs to it.. then after a jolt shows them lying there. Nightmare stuff (meaning they should totally show this in schools).<br/><br/>Anyway - two in intensive care with severe head injuries, one still in a life-threatening condition, and the other two got off lightly. No deadlier combination than teenage-boy bravado, peer pressure and &#34;go on, dare you&#34;. 2024-10-30T15:25:58Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqswds979cwxtg6tcwy8wdu7xn8h3qggskklnplga33ck9m7nkd6jgczyrzkr4t2zvsp28ug8cm6fzdf7erk680sjecna25mdjxeu46we4uqzc5u2n9 Removed a sticker from a lamp post saying “Gang rapists go home - Allah will judge you”. Confusing thing here is that whichever sad soul made these wrote it in German - when everyone knows that one of the characteristics of the Evil Foreigner is that they refuse to learn German due to being part of the Great Replacement. Well, that and the complete lack of a gang rape epidemic in Austria. 2024-10-10T10:56:48Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsdreh45xwskqlrnywrzxe4mulf5vl7p02nh84h95u6nxud0uxwx7gzyrzkr4t2zvsp28ug8cm6fzdf7erk680sjecna25mdjxeu46we4uqz84mczm Today&#39;s exercise fit for a 12 year-old: replacing the world &#34;heart&#34; in song titles with &#34;shart&#34;<br/><br/>Groove Is In The Shart<br/>Something&#39;s Gotten Hold Of My Shart<br/>Achy Breaky Shart<br/>Shartbreaker<br/>Shart-Shaped Box 2024-10-06T09:11:36Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs97fcyvuq7e40mkpx8jc5yf63sp05glr29anz7d37n3tmpyl82mugzyrzkr4t2zvsp28ug8cm6fzdf7erk680sjecna25mdjxeu46we4uqz4d7dne The reason the Danube didn&#39;t flood in Vienna yesterday wasn&#39;t just luck, it was thanks to an epic 1970s civil engineering project to dredge out a whole second channel of the river and build a 21km long artificial island which has since become an enormous recreational area. Check it out: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donauinsel">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donauinsel</a> 2024-09-17T08:50:43Z