The ham radio blog of Sterling Mann, NØSSC. Sterling is dedicated to improving ham radio by promoting it to younger generations.
I’m doing an independent survey on college ham radio clubs to help generate a list of active clubs, clubs in need, and colleges with no club but students with interest. Please take a minute to add your college club to the survey. Don’t worry if you think someone’s done it already – that shows me your club is even more active!
Go to https://goo.gl/forms/nKqFawhfS3krBWCA2 or take the survey right here:
Slack! An excellent way for your Ham Radio Club to keep in touch!
K5ACL has a fantastic idea. Use Slack Messenger for your radio club’s business outside of meetings and nets.
I think a lot of amateur radio conservative types might not gel with the idea of using online chat for ham radio stuff (why not use a radio?!?) but it is the 21st century, and basically everyone has a smartphone on them always – not a radio.
Slack has been a super efficient way to chat and message surrounding a topic, and it can be a very effective and immediate way to get work done.
And it’s free.
Also shoutout to K5ACL’s Blog – really well written and informative stuff there. Follow his blog at https://k5acl.net/
edit: not everyone has a smartphone, but basically everyone does, and if not a phone, a computer will work too.
If my cell signal is good enough, I will be streaming the ARRL CARI forum at Orlando Hamcation. See http://www.youtube.com/c/N0SSC/live, and stay tuned to www.twitter.com/n0ssc for more info and cancellations.
It’ll be separately recorded and posted at a later date, since the livestream quality will be pretty meh.
