Austin Seraphin @austinseraphin@mastodon.technology

Happy #NewYears2020! Tonight I worked K5N in Texas, 1000 miles away! Not bad for 5 watts into an Alpha Loop sitting on my window sill. I love #QRP #Hamradio!

I installed the VGS-1 voice guidance unit into my new Kenwood TM-V71 #hamradio myself! Now I really feel like a kid at #Christmas! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ailFghtEKsc

Blind #HamRadio operators: If you need some logging software then check out YFKlog. I just worked with the author to improve its screen reader #accessibility. http://fkurz.net/ham/yfklog.html

If you use WWV then fill out this form. http://www.dodmars.org/home/wwv-survey #HamRadio

I had my first #HamRadio CW QSO (morst code contact) in 25 years. That 599 perfect signal report felt like the best news all day, despite the short distance. Today Arch Street, tomorrow the world!

A #HamRadio operator has found a correlation between HF propagation and earthquakes. https://qrznow.com/report-california-earthquakes-disrupted-hf-propagation-on-west-coast/

I look forward to my first #ARRLFD since getting back into #HamRadio after 25 years. I will operate 1D from my QTH, an apartment in Philadelphia running QRP into a magnetic loop sitting by my bedroom window.

Happy #Solstice!

I have enjoyed participating in the creation of the IFTF #Accessibility Testing Project Report. Those interested in interactive fiction (text adventure games) should check it out. https://austinseraphin.com/2019/06/13/iftf-accessibility-report/

I had an interesting revelation while floating in a sensory deprivation tank relating to #echolocation and #Qigong. https://austinseraphin.com/2019/05/08/a-healing-sound/

I have fallen in love! https://elecraft.com/products/kx3-all-mode-160-6-m-transceiver

I like seeing #RubyMotion getting some press. I have said for years that I'd rather use Emacs than Xcode.
Why RubyMotion https://www.wndx.com/blog/why_rubymotion/

Happy #Groundhog Day! We've made it half way through the winter.

February 2 also has a special meaning for me, because I started my dial-up bulletin board system on February 2, 1991. #BringBackTheBBS

Blindness Charities And Money, Part 1: The Aggregation, by Chris Hofstader: https://www.chrishofstader.com/blindness-charities-and-money-part-1-the-aggregation/ #accessibility

The Interactive Fiction Technology Foundation has begun their #accessibility testing program. They need more screen reader users who enjoy playing interactive fiction, also known as text adventures.
https://blog.iftechfoundation.org/2019-01-10-accessibility-testing-underway-and-a-call-for-more-blind-testers.html

Does anyone know about automatic magnetic loop antenna controllers? They may hold the key to fulfilling my dream of getting back on HF from within my city apartment. #HamRadio

@liamcottam I really have tried to like systemd. I really have!

My New Year's Resolutions: https://austinseraphin.com/2018/12/31/my-new-years-resolutions/

There’s already a blueprint for a more accessible internet. If only designers would learn it.
https://qz.com/1407450/theres-already-a-blueprint-for-a-more-accessible-internet/

Merry Christmas! Last night I watched It's a Wonderful Life, described for the blind by George H.W. Bush! Of course I went into full #MST3K mode immediately. "Not gonna do it. Wouldn't be prudent."