K3CAN

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  • K3CANOPtoAmateur RadioThe "EveryHam" Radio Contest
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    7 hours ago

    They’re accepted, of course, but with the maximum power limit being only 20w, I don’t intend to introduce additional power classes or multipliers.

    Another part of trying to make it more accessible is keeping the rules fairly simple. Addressing differences in band/mode limitations with multipliers seemed like a necessary evil, but I’m using the 20w limit to create a somewhat level playing field without adding any additional scoring complexity.

    Unfortunately, this also ruled out satellites, which is a favorite of mine, but I think it’s worth it to keep the contest simple.


  • K3CANOPtoAmateur RadioThe "EveryHam" Radio Contest
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    You can still give it shot! There are significant multipliers for VHF and higher bands to account for the generally more limited range. It’s really intended to be something that every ham can participate in and enjoy.
    There’s even an table at the bottom of the “About and Rules” page showing example scoring comparisons between several different band/mode combos.

    Cool to hear you’re building a rig, though! Is it a kit? I built a bitx40 several years ago, but it sounds like you’re tackling something a bit more complex. lol



  • I’m not sure what Steady is, but it sounds like FreshRSS can do what you want. If you can read the articles on the website, then you should be able to use FreshRSS to scrape the site and create a feed from it. For content behind a login, I’m pretty sure FreshRSS can handle basic-auth or you can provide it cookies.

    There’s also KillTheNewsLetter which does what you want the other way, by just converting the emails into an RSS feed. It can be self-hosted, but I haven’t tried it myself, though.






  • The computer itself isn’t the only element that makes up a centralized social media platform. Reddit, for example, isn’t just a random giant server in the middle of a desert; it requires tons of additional costs and inefficiencies to run that business, like entire buildings and hundreds or thousands of people.

    When it comes to the electrical impact, concentration matters a lot, too. 100MWH consumed by a single data center stresses the infrastructure far more than the same total amount of power being consumed by 10,000 locations spread around the world.