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Adam I @adam.iannaz.zone · 7h

But to be fair, I've wanted a folding phone since the first or second gen, but I wasn't willing to switch to Android.

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Adam I @adam.iannaz.zone · 7h

I'm such a sucker -- I want it

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Adam I @adam.iannaz.zone · 8h

Yesss! I haven't done any talking through satellites, but I love RXing.

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Adam I @adam.iannaz.zone · 12h

Apple says "open your wallet if you want to open your phone"

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Adam I @adam.iannaz.zone · 12h

#QRV for iPad is getting a makeover to bring it closer to the Mac version than the iPhone version. This will also apply to folks with an iPhone Duo! 👀

QRV on iPad with a new Mac-style sidebar listing every screen. Live Spots is open, showing 8,804 spots from grid FN21 and per-band counts from 160m to 2m, with 20m busiest at 4,181.

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Adam I @adam.iannaz.zone · 04/10/2026

When I check for users per gridsquare in the #QRV database, the 3rd highest count come from The Hague. Should I be nervous?

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Adam I @adam.iannaz.zone · 04/10/2026

Still working on some performance improvements -- my original animation implementation was too heavy. But I think we're almost there!

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Adam I @adam.iannaz.zone · 03/10/2026

This is why the forces of men and elves will soon fall.

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Adam I @adam.iannaz.zone · 03/10/2026

And on Android, the map respects your Material You color palette.

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Adam I @adam.iannaz.zone · 03/10/2026

Really pleased with these animations

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Adam I @adam.iannaz.zone · 02/10/2026

Now that the Android launch settled down, I have time to look at new features for #QRV. Next: Follow along with IARU beacons. See the schedule, see which frequencies are being used, and see where transmissions are coming from on a map! Early stages, but I hope to have something in the next week.

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Adam I @adam.iannaz.zone · 02/10/2026

Not enough room for ads!

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Adam I @adam.iannaz.zone · 01/10/2026

Bold of you to assume that you'll get to keep it forever. But I hope that you do, for the cause.

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Adam I @adam.iannaz.zone · 28/09/2026

If you haven't listened to it already, there's a phenomenal podcast season about American Ivy style, which goes into how Japan specifically took it and ran.

articlesofinterest.substack.com

American Ivy: Chapter 1

What is a trend?

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Adam I @adam.iannaz.zone · 27/09/2026

IDK what's going on, but my macOS update for QRV that includes accounts and full cross-platform sync with Android has been help up In Review by Apple for over a week now. I sent them an email on Friday, but no response yet.

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Adam I @adam.iannaz.zone · 27/09/2026

OK, I actually had not heard Choosing Texas by Ella Langley, but something about this whole debate rang a bell. Turns out I've only heard the Hildegard von Blingin' adaptation: Choosin' Wessex. If you haven't heard Choosin' Wessex at this point, it may more about the listener than the song.

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Choosin' Texas by Ella Langley - A Bardcore | Medieval Cover by Hildegard von Blingin'

YouTube video by Hildegard von Blingin'

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Adam I @adam.iannaz.zone · 26/09/2026

Currently working on my Stratum 1 timekeeping setup at home. The PPS module is wired up to a Raspberry Pi and collecting data, but I'm waiting for it to collect a bunch of data for a final calibration. My FT8 is about to be soooooo accurate. Side note: IPEX connectors can burn in hell

blog.networkprofile.org

GPS Raspberry Pi NTP Server

This post details how to create a stratum-1 NTP Server using a Raspberry Pi utilizing GPS and PPS, and get time within 100 nanoseconds of real time, directly from the atomic clocks located in the GPS ...

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Adam I @adam.iannaz.zone · 24/09/2026

The Noldor better watch out today. I don't need fortune when I have a poisoned blade. @middleearth.quest

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Adam I @adam.iannaz.zone · 23/09/2026

Even just the tape measure Yagi with the RTL-SDR will work pretty well, I think. You can use SDR++ or the like with AGC enabled. As soon as it gets a lock on the signal, all the static goes away. I keep my laptop speakers on so that I can hear when I'm losing alignment.

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Adam I @adam.iannaz.zone · 23/09/2026

What sort of antenna are you using? I've had good luck with the little rabbit ears dipole that comes with the RTL-SDR kit. Yagi works better, of course.

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Adam I @adam.iannaz.zone · 23/09/2026

And just like that: discovered a bug with account login that did not exist in beta. It's unique to how Android Studio packages the APK for production release. Google/Apple sign in are now fixed. Email sign in is coming with a 1.0.1 release shortly.

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Apple Amateur Radio @appleamateurradio.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

This is handy - a UTC clock and band conditions on one screen in your car with #CarPlay #amateurradio #hamradio Read more: dub.sh/260923argen

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Adam I @adam.iannaz.zone · 23/09/2026

Wait I didn't know you could use my app's widgets on CarPlay 😅

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Adam I @adam.iannaz.zone · 23/09/2026

Trying to exclusively use the app on my Pixel 8a for a while… so many of the improvements on iOS came from my day-to-day use, so Android deserves the same treatment. I don't have a SIM card for it, so it's just a shack-phone.

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Adam I @adam.iannaz.zone · 22/09/2026

This game scared me so much as a kid. It’s so spooky!

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Everything the pro-Trump billionaire Ellison family will now own: Paramount+ CBS CNN Showtime HBO Warner Bros TNT TBS MTV DC Studios Nickelodeon Comedy Central And more... With this comes the power to decide which stories get told, but more importantly, which stories DON'T get told. Shameful.

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Adam I @adam.iannaz.zone · 22/09/2026

Want to know when to turn on the radio? Get QRV - now on Android! It has live spots for your grid, custom notifications for DXCC and DXpeditions, tons of band plans and reference material, and much more! New features added all the time. #HamRadio #AmateurRadio play.google.com/store/apps/d...

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Adam I @adam.iannaz.zone · 21/09/2026

If you have the iOS or Mac apps, all of your preferences, favorites, and alerts will sync with Android, but make sure that you create an account on the iOS/Mac app first in Settings (since Android can't access iCloud). A premium purchase on one platform is honored on the others.

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Adam I @adam.iannaz.zone · 21/09/2026

🚨 THIS IS NOT A DRILL QRV for Android is officially live on the Google Play Store! Figure out when to turn on the radio with: - Live Spots *for your grid* - Customizable alerts for operators, DXCC, and DXpeditions - Reference tools and calculators - Band conditions

play.google.com

QRV - Ham Radio Multitool - Apps on Google Play

Band conditions, live spots, band plans, and calculators for ham operators.

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Adam I @adam.iannaz.zone · 20/09/2026

If you want to sync with Android down the road, you need to use one of the 3 account signin methods; Android cannot access your iCloud data.

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Adam I @adam.iannaz.zone · 20/09/2026

I also rearranged the Settings pages to put notifications at the top, since that’s what I usually want to do when I navigate to Settings.

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Adam I @adam.iannaz.zone · 20/09/2026

#QRV 1.28 is out on iOS! 1.18 for Mac is still being reviewed. This adds a bunch of fixes, plus better account management. You can stay with iCloud and change nothing, but now you can see all your signed in devices. When Android releases, this will let you sync and share your premium purchase.

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Adam I @adam.iannaz.zone · 20/09/2026

Tolkien would have appreciated the mystery. If we want to understand a mechanic, we’ll have to sift through your letters in 40 years.

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Adam I @adam.iannaz.zone · 18/09/2026

Can someone at Apple please speed up my app review? Thx

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Maciej Rutkowski @macbirdie.net · 17/09/2026

By the way. I've been hunting for a new iOS Dev opportunity for the last 4 months. Want help with the iPhone Duo makeover? Launching a startup that needs an iOS app? I can set up the coding/building infrastructure, CI pipelines, architecture, and ship your product.

static.klipy.com

Captain Jean-Luc Picard: Give Me A Chance

ALT: Captain Jean-Luc Picard: Give Me A Chance

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Adam I @adam.iannaz.zone · 15/09/2026

You might notice that SOTA spots have stopped appearing in #QRV. Their team has changed the terms of the API, and I am evaluating whether it's feasible to continue providing SOTA spots. They have valid reasons, so no hard feelings in their direction. #AmateurRadio #HamRadio

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Adam I @adam.iannaz.zone · 14/09/2026

Thank you John Ternus for listening

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Adam I @adam.iannaz.zone · 14/09/2026

Once Android is out, they'll move in lock-step. My next feature-add, courtesy of 2E0WKW: a tool to help you listen to NCDXF Beacons, with live data and a map!

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Adam I @adam.iannaz.zone · 14/09/2026

With all of the core changes to the codebase, it would be too hard to ship feature-ads while other stuff is still WIP. I know it's possible with worktrees, branches, and whatnot, but I'm just one person :-) #QRV #AmateurRadio

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Adam I @adam.iannaz.zone · 14/09/2026

Sorry about the slowed pace of development on #QRV. I've been nose to the grindstone on the Android port, and it's required a ton of changes on the Apple side, too! I think I'll hit my self-imposed release deadline of Sept. 30th, and then I have some fun new features to add.

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👾🕹️Jamie Copeland 💾☎💻 @slofunk.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

If anyone wants to go yolo (or was prepping) and passes the on site technician test here at 10a at #vcfmw. Come find me with your proof and I'll give you a 5r mini. Nothing fancy but not a terrible first ht. #hamradio. I've got two available. First come first serve.

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Adam I @adam.iannaz.zone · 13/09/2026

I don't need one, but just want to say that these are great little radios! They feel much nicer than the other Baofengs

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Adam I @adam.iannaz.zone · 12/09/2026

Yeah, and all of the Trade Federation tariffs. He KNEW

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Adam I @adam.iannaz.zone · 10/09/2026

Database migrations are scary stuff. Spent a lot of time stress-testing it on my Staging server (only for my testing) and found a few gotchas along the way. Happy to say that the production migration went off without a hitch! This will enable big things for #QRV soon :)

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Adam I @adam.iannaz.zone · 08/09/2026

Going to be honest, porting to Android has made me realize why people don't develop for Android.

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Adam I @adam.iannaz.zone · 07/09/2026

You should see it in the footer of the summary card

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Adam I @adam.iannaz.zone · 06/09/2026

QRVは日本時のユーサーがいますか。日本語に翻訳するかもしれないが、ちょっとドキドキしていますよね。日本語をわかるユーサーがいれば、がんばります！ #HamRadio #AmateurRadio

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Adam I @adam.iannaz.zone · 06/09/2026

Golang SEO is making it impossible for me to find a good Go game for SNES/GBA/etc. Like, the game of Go with black and white pieces. Does anyone have recommendations? #RetroGaming #RetroGames

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Loch Ness Monster 🎃🇨🇦 @vriccithode.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

It is once again time to bless your skyline with pics and video of my dogs eating tiny pancakes #PancakesTime

Three large fluffy dogs in bowties with a plate of tiny pancakes.

A shaggy black dog eating a tiny pancake.

A golden retriever eating a tiny pancake.

A giant fluffy white dog eating a tiny pancake.

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