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We’ve put together a quick recap of @hamvention including photos from the booth and forum. Take a look: https://www.ardc.net/connecting-at-hamvention-2026/ #ardc #hamvention #hamvention2026 #amateurradio #digitalcommunications

We’ve put together a quick recap of @hamvention including photos from the booth and forum. Take a look: https://www.ardc.net/connecting-at-hamvention-2026/ #ardc #hamvention #hamvention2026 #amateurradio #digitalcommunications

I had fun at the #Hamvention conference last week. I was too busy at the AMSAT Education table to post, but I was showing off the CubeSat Simulator and talking satellites. 🛰️📡📻

This video of me is actually from two years ago ago, but I just found it 😁

https://youtube.com/shorts/yE8KGB1ivUw?si=z-WESGL11CaqFgYy

#CubeSatSim #AMSAT #HamRadio #AmateurRadio #OpenSource #satellites #STEM #RaspberryPi #CubeSat #Education #RTLSDR

I had fun at the #Hamvention conference last week. I was too busy at the AMSAT Education table to post, but I was showing off the CubeSat Simulator and talking satellites. 🛰️📡📻

This video of me is actually from two years ago ago, but I just found it 😁

https://youtube.com/shorts/yE8KGB1ivUw?si=z-WESGL11CaqFgYy

#CubeSatSim #AMSAT #HamRadio #AmateurRadio #OpenSource #satellites #STEM #RaspberryPi #CubeSat #Education #RTLSDR

Thanks to everyone who stopped by the ARDC booth at @hamvention. It was great meeting with so many of you! Here are a few highlights from the weekend. @hamradio2dot0 @amsat @ARISS_Intl #ardc #hamvention #hamvention2026

Thanks to everyone who stopped by the ARDC booth at @hamvention. It was great meeting with so many of you! Here are a few highlights from the weekend. @hamradio2dot0 @amsat @ARISS_Intl #ardc #hamvention #hamvention2026

@K4HCK thanks for all the #hamvention updates!

@K4HCK thanks for all the #hamvention updates!

Had a great time at Dayton!! #Hamvention

Had a great time at Dayton!! #Hamvention

Thanks for hanging out and joining the chaos! Really enjoyed sharing the Hamvention goodies, some cybersecurity thoughts, and a bit of gaming with you all. Appreciate the chill vibes! 💻🕹️ #Hamvention #Linux

Thanks for hanging out and checking out the Hamvention haul! Always appreciate the chats about cybersecurity, Linux, and some gaming too. Really enjoyed the chill vibes! 💻🕹️ #Hamvention #Linux

Thanks for hanging out and joining the Hamvention haul chaos! Enjoyed the cybersecurity rants, gaming, and Linux chats. Appreciate you all stopping by! 💻🕹️ #Hamvention #Linux

I’ve been experimenting with DX Engineering’s affiliate program and they gave their affiliates a really nice swag bag full of good stuff at #hamvention!

I’ve been experimenting with DX Engineering’s affiliate program and they gave their affiliates a really nice swag bag full of good stuff at #hamvention!

I counted up to 383 Meshtastic nodes at one point. Chat was definitely getting rowdy at times. Mostly the nodes without a call sign attached to them, of course. Screenshot of the APRS map attached for comparison. #hamvention #meshtastic

I counted up to 383 Meshtastic nodes at one point. Chat was definitely getting rowdy at times. Mostly the nodes without a call sign attached to them, of course. Screenshot of the APRS map attached for comparison. #hamvention #meshtastic

Not a ton of stickers this year, but here are the few I collected. #hamvention

Not a ton of stickers this year, but here are the few I collected. #hamvention

I’ve been to Chatt Radio’s storefront in Chattanooga. Very nice people. Lots of gear on display as well. #hamvention

I’ve been to Chatt Radio’s storefront in Chattanooga. Very nice people. Lots of gear on display as well. #hamvention

AMSAT satellite demo at #hamvention Saturday right before the rain came.

AMSAT satellite demo at #hamvention Saturday right before the rain came.

Stopped by the OpenHamClock booth. One of the better dashboard apps out there. #hamvention https://openhamclock.com/

Stopped by the OpenHamClock booth. One of the better dashboard apps out there. #hamvention https://openhamclock.com/

Back from Hamvention yesterday and traveling for work today. I spent time on the plane putting some #Hamvention show and tell posts together. Here we go!

Back from Hamvention yesterday and traveling for work today. I spent time on the plane putting some #Hamvention show and tell posts together. Here we go!

Hamvention goodies revealed! 🤩

Cybersecurity deep dives incoming...
Then some gaming, a chill vibe, and Linux shenanigans. 🎮

Let's build something interesting and chat!

#Hamvention #Cybersecurity #Linux

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Hamvention haul time! 🤩

Just got back and have SO much to share. Expect:

• Cybersecurity deep dives
• Gaming shenanigans
• Linux tinkering
• General chill vibes

Let's build, rant, and relax together. Come hang out! 🎮 #Hamvention #Cybersecurity #Linux

https://youtube.com/@chiefgyk3d/live

Hamvention haul time! 🤩

Sharing all the goodies I snagged.
Expect cybersecurity deep dives, some gaming, and general chill vibes.
Plus, Linux tinkering, of course! 💻

Come hang out and see what I found. #Hamvention #Cybersecurity #Linux

https://twitch.tv/chiefgyk3d

This weekend the HF bands were horrid. I did manage to get about 30 or so contacts, but definitely had to work for them! Green is 40m, blue is 20m, and the one purple is 17m. At least it was a good test for my new microphone, a Yaesu M-90D that I picked up at Dayton Hamvention this weekend. Certain circumstances required me to leave early, so I missed the fedihams meetup. =(

#amateurRadio #hamRadio #POTA #40m #20m #17m #hamvention #fediham

I made it back to Columbus safely 🙂

#Hamvention #Hamvention2026

I made it back to Columbus safely 🙂

#Hamvention #Hamvention2026

Spent the day at #hamvention2026 with my dad. It was.... Overwhelming. He just got his license in January. I've never learned much about it, and we were both thrown into the throngs of people nerding out about it.

I did learn a little bit more about meshtastic / meshcore and decided that it's probably not popular enough here for us to have enough nodes to communicate between our houses.

I am considering General Mobile Radio Service though.

#hamvention #GMRS

Once again I was fortunate to be invited to the #hamvention Awards Banquet. They often honor unsung heroes that have given a lot to the hobby but maybe the majority of hams like myself don't know about. Tonight was certainly the case. The winners were announced back in March and you can read about them here: https://hamvention.org/event-details/awards/

Once again I was fortunate to be invited to the #hamvention Awards Banquet. They often honor unsung heroes that have given a lot to the hobby but maybe the majority of hams like myself don't know about. Tonight was certainly the case. The winners were announced back in March and you can read about them here: https://hamvention.org/event-details/awards/

I don't think I'm going to head back to Hamvention tomorrow 😢

I have to be back in Columbus before the closing ceremony begins...

So, I've put vanilla/stock Meshtastic back on my portable node, and restored the keys/configs

I hope everyone has safe travels back home!

#Hamvention #Hamvention2026

I don't think I'm going to head back to Hamvention tomorrow 😢

I have to be back in Columbus before the closing ceremony begins...

So, I've put vanilla/stock Meshtastic back on my portable node, and restored the keys/configs

I hope everyone has safe travels back home!

#Hamvention #Hamvention2026

I made it back to my friend's place for the evening.

I ducked out a little early from Hamvention

I got really exhausted from being on my feet all day, BUT I did get that antenna I was looking for ordered!

I'll be posting a blog post with more pictures within the next week or so 🙂 I took a lot more pictures today!

#Hamvention #Hamvention2026

I made it back to my friend's place for the evening.

I ducked out a little early from Hamvention

I got really exhausted from being on my feet all day, BUT I did get that antenna I was looking for ordered!

I'll be posting a blog post with more pictures within the next week or so 🙂 I took a lot more pictures today!

#Hamvention #Hamvention2026

Zero Retries booth at #hamvention Subscribe to Steve’s newsletter if you haven’t already! https://www.zeroretries.org/

Zero Retries booth at #hamvention Subscribe to Steve’s newsletter if you haven’t already! https://www.zeroretries.org/

The amount of AI slop I'm seeing at #Hamvention this year — on t-shirts, on signs, at booths — is discouraging. This crap is really infesting everything like termites.

The amount of AI slop I'm seeing at #Hamvention this year — on t-shirts, on signs, at booths — is discouraging. This crap is really infesting everything like termites.

Hope it's a fun #hamvention to those attending 📟 #meshtastic

@onan I'm absorbing so much RF at #hamvention I'll catch the covid the hentaivirus and more. Left my tinfoil hat at home - it would just catch fire here.

@onan I'm absorbing so much RF at #hamvention I'll catch the covid the hentaivirus and more. Left my tinfoil hat at home - it would just catch fire here.

it's great to see so many newer logging apps popping up here at Hamvention

so far, I've seen, World Radio League, HamLog.Online, and HamTrax.com

I'm sure there are more here that I've missed

#Hamvention #Hamvention2026 #Logging #HamLogs

it's great to see so many newer logging apps popping up here at Hamvention

so far, I've seen, World Radio League, HamLog.Online, and HamTrax.com

I'm sure there are more here that I've missed

#Hamvention #Hamvention2026 #Logging #HamLogs

I ordered a taller antenna for the top of my car, 👀

the new antenna is 38 inches (~96.5 cm), it's somewhat flexible and folds down if needed, which is a plus

unfortunately, DX Engineering didn't have the specific one I wanted in stock here, so it has been ordered

https://www.dxengineering.com/parts/cma-sbb-5

#Hamvention #Hamvention2026 #DXEngineering

I ordered a taller antenna for the top of my car, 👀

the new antenna is 38 inches (~96.5 cm), it's somewhat flexible and folds down if needed, which is a plus

unfortunately, DX Engineering didn't have the specific one I wanted in stock here, so it has been ordered

https://www.dxengineering.com/parts/cma-sbb-5

#Hamvention #Hamvention2026 #DXEngineering

,🎵
Feel so bad
Just like a hamfest on a rainy day ...

#hamvention

Seems like an obscure British insult: "Get bent, smeg-pot"

#hamvention

I'm surprised I'm *only* connected to 255 nodes at Hamvention, 😂

I'm sure there are more out there, lol

#Hamvention #Hamvention2026 #Meshtastic

the Fediverse meetup at Hamvention went well!

I learned I need to print some stickers to pass out to others, 😂

#Hamvention #Hamvention2026 #Fediverse #ZeroRetries