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/
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."
A blind computer programmer and Linux administrator who practices Qigong