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Welp, at this point I cannot justify spending $1000+ (again) to replaced the damaged rig to get back on HF #HamRadio - I have a cheap low power rig that gets me on 10m mobile. And I listen on other bands using various online SDR's.

The amount of mean right-wing bullshit I hear, almost every time I am on, is way too high for me to realize a return on my investment that comes close to a level of joy or satisfaction that's worth $1000. It's like Twitter/X. Stop telling people that they just need to turn the dial. That's bullshit.

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Comrade Weez

A lot of people make the mistake of thinking that #hamradio is about conversing with other hams. It's definitely not. It's about making the electrons jump through hoops. Radio art stuff. Making a 15000km contact on 5w. Bouncing a signal off the moon to make a contact. If hams can do radio stuff without talking to anyone, they do- often. FT8 is a very good example. We are by and large asocial nerds who just want to do radio stuff.
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