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Jim R - N4BFR @n4bfr.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

If you were going to take a ham radio exam at the Atlanta Hamfest, there is still an opportunity to text this weekend. Sunday come to PDK Airport for a FREE exam session. Everything else you need to know is in that graphic right down there VVV or at atlantave.team.

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Jim R - N4BFR @n4bfr.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

Update - Thursday at 5 PM The Atlanta Hamfest has been canceled and with that the Saturday VE session. The Sunday session will go on as planned. See you at PDK.

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Jim R - N4BFR @n4bfr.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

Two VE session options this weekend for you to get or upgrade your ham radio license. Come test with us Saturday at the Atlanta Hamfest or Sunday at PDK.

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ARISS - Amateur Radio on the International Space Station @arissintl.bsky.social · 06/05/2025

Want your US educational group to have a ham radio contact with an astronaut on the ISS? You have a little over 2 weeks to get your US Educational Contact proposals in to our team. Visit our ARISSLive YouTube channel for a video to help with your proposal.

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Jim R - N4BFR @n4bfr.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

Mom would want you to pass a ham radio exam this weekend! Join us at PDK for a free amateur radio testing session Sunday at Noon. Bring ID and an FRN number or current license, we've got the rest.

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Jim R - N4BFR @n4bfr.bsky.social · 15/03/2025

For my ham friends in Metro Atlanta, expect the 146.820 repeater to be linked in to the Peachtree City NWS Skywarnn Net later tonight in anticipation of the severe storms. Listen to what net control is asking for!

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goodski.bsky.social @goodski.bsky.social · 26/01/2025

Decatur Makers is a makerspace in downtown Decatur GA. Open to the public every Wednesday from 7-9pm for Open Build Night (except the first Wednesday of the month). Bring a project to work on or take a tour and meet some of the other makers. Hope to see you there next week! www.decaturmakers.org

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Decatur Makers | All Ages Georgia Makerspace

Welcoming. Inclusive. All Ages. Decatur Makers is a community all-ages non-profit makerspace. Whether you’re a tinkerer, artist, woodworker, engineer, sewer, welder, crafter, scientist, student, teac...

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Jim R - N4BFR @n4bfr.bsky.social · 26/01/2025

Interesting. I did not know the folks in Bristol CT had a radio club.

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ARISS - Amateur Radio on the International Space Station @arissintl.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

As teams are forming for Rabea Rogge's FRAM2Ham event, they are starting to look at equipment needs. The User Guide at FRAM2Ham.com has more detailed recommendations, but here's an overview of what teams should consider.

FRAM2 HAM: Engineering. Rabea Rogge will be transmitting SSTV puzzle images from the FRAM2 Dragon capsule. Equipment recommendations for participating teams: 435-438 MHz Receiver, optimally with 1 kHz tuning steps and computer control or memories to manage doppler correction. 7-14 Element Yagi Antenna, recommended antenna should have switched circular polarity. Preamplifier and Low-Loss Coax, 20 dB mast mounted preamp and LMR-400 or similar coax. More info in the user guide at Fram2Ham.com. The image includes logos for FRAM2 and ARISS ISS Amateur Radio.

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Jim R - N4BFR @n4bfr.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

Hey that’s me! I expect I’ll do some WFD from home this weekend.

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Jim R - N4BFR @n4bfr.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

I have a new 3D printer so I am doing some stands for my HT's. Here's one designed for the Icom ID-51 but the ID-52 fits just fine!

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Jim R - N4BFR @n4bfr.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

Here’s what it’s looking like in Chamblee (NE Atlanta Suburbs) at the moment. Snow turned to rain and freezing rain mid-morning. We’ve had about 0.5” of rain. Lots of freezing already and we’re just below 32F. Already had one power blip and hearing limbs fall nearby.

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Jim R - N4BFR @n4bfr.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

Now 3+ inches of snow in the Metro Atlanta suburb of Chamblee.

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Jim R - N4BFR @n4bfr.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

Just about sunrise. Here's the latest peek outside in Chamblee, Northeast Atlanta Metro. Live on YouTube: youtube.com/live/76vBi1S...

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Jim R - N4BFR @n4bfr.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

Atlanta ARES is running a ham radio net on 146.820 MHz repeater taking storm reports. Use -0.600 MHz offset and CTCSS 146.2.

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Jim R - N4BFR @n4bfr.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

6:10 AM - Can confirm freezing rain in Chamblee.

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Jim R - N4BFR @n4bfr.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

I'm watching Winter Storm Cora from my home in Chamblee, GA - 4 AM - Temps are just above freezing at 33F here. No reports of snow yet, including higher altitudes and more eastern parts of N. Georgia.

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Jim R - N4BFR @n4bfr.bsky.social · 09/01/2025

Going to try and keep a live stream up on YouTube so friends and family can check in on the winter storm. First snowfall is planned around 7 AM Friday, but here's a view now: youtube.com/live/JAJ1TR9...

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Jim R - N4BFR @n4bfr.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

Ready to start off the year with a ham radio license or upgrade? There's free Metro-Atlanta Ham Radio Exam Testing on Sunday! Join us at PDK at 12 Noon and go for your license or work on an upgrade. Visit AtlantaVE.org for more information.

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Jim R - N4BFR @n4bfr.bsky.social · 07/01/2025

Doing a little aviation radio monitoring this afternoon to see if I can hear anything related to SAM-39 departing MGE in a few minutes. Dialed in to 120.75 for Dobbins Tower.

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Jim R - N4BFR @n4bfr.bsky.social · 07/01/2025

Since everyone has mentioned some kind of wintry weather this weekend for ATL, I thought it might be helpful to gather what everyone is saying in one place. Consensus seems to be a wintry mix with temps below freezing. NWS says 16% likelihood of 1" or more of snow.

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Jim R - N4BFR @n4bfr.bsky.social · 06/01/2025

Back to work on the NAS upgrade. Disk 1 was added last night and the data set restored itself. Now disk 2 is going in. Another 12 hours or so and then I'll have increased my storage by about 3x.

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Jim R - N4BFR @n4bfr.bsky.social · 05/01/2025

Today’s project it to upgrade the storage in my NAS. Felix has offered to assist.

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Jim R - N4BFR @n4bfr.bsky.social · 05/01/2025

Just had my last pass in the @arissintl.bsky.social SSTV Year End event, so let's take a look at how I did. Looks like 9/12 recognizable images with 4 really good quality. I'll take it!

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ARISS - Amateur Radio on the International Space Station @arissintl.bsky.social · 01/01/2025

Today our look back at 2024 via SSTV images takes us to USA activities. We're highlighting two summer contacts! We did several activities with the Tuskegee Airmen Youth, and a fun contact in Virginia. Relive the Belmont Elem. contact on YouTube: youtu.be/Qjqa1-mbHIM

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Jim R - N4BFR @n4bfr.bsky.social · 31/12/2024

I was sitting at my desk this morning and I heard a blip on the radio. It was the tail end of an SSTV transmission. I used the 2 minute break between images to set up and I caught this nice image from @arissintl.bsky.social.

ARISS SlowScann TV image - Series 23. #7/12

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Jim R - N4BFR @n4bfr.bsky.social · 22/12/2024

I’m loving the great technology time we live in. I can now watch the Jets and the Giants lose simultaneously. 😳

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ATLANTIC DIVISION OF ARRL - Radio Communications @atldivarrl.bsky.social · 15/12/2024

Oh No! #WRMI, Okeechobee FL, US. EXPLOSION - At 1600 UTC WRMI w/o pwr, poss. 1 or more power transformer(s) damaged. Sun. 04:15 UTC/ Sat. 23:15 EST. Transmitters #11-14 (7570, 5850, 7780, 5010 kHz) pwr OK; until off-air at 1500 UTC. @SWRadiogram and mt-shortwave.blogspot.com/2024/12/wrmi...

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Jim R - N4BFR @n4bfr.bsky.social · 15/12/2024

Pretty close to done in the ARRL 10 Meter contest. 128 contacts so far. I love the change to do a World Radio League map.

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Jim R - N4BFR @n4bfr.bsky.social · 15/12/2024

I should try and do "Worked All States I've Lived In" during this contest. I have Maine, Arizona, New York, and Idaho. I need Georgia, Connecticut and Kansas for a clean sweep today.

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Jim R - N4BFR @n4bfr.bsky.social · 15/12/2024

Doing the 10M ham radio contest this weekend. It's notable to me because it's so noticeable the way the bands swing. In the mornings I'm getting all the Europe I can ask for. In the afternoon yesterday it was more stations west of me.

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Jim R - N4BFR @n4bfr.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

Just finished the 2 season 7 episodes about Crazy Eddie. I grew up watching the “Insane” commercials but never stepped in a store. Another great season of World’s Greatest Con.

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Jim R - N4BFR @n4bfr.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

Working on my video production cart setup. So here's one of my favorite ham radio jokes.

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Jim R - N4BFR @n4bfr.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

I’m building a production cart to do videos at home. Mic selection is a thing.

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Jim R - N4BFR @n4bfr.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

Been posting on BlueSky for @arissintl.bsky.social, finally getting my personal account active.

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