Ok friends, tell me about the radio stations.
Edit: thanks friends, you never disappoint. I'll be reading if you need me.
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Buy a Baofeng UV-5R, unlock the frequency band, and start scanning.
Is the UV-5G mini ok? Or should I cancel my order and get the UV-5R?
It should be ok - it's just that the UV-5R has sort of become the defacto budget amateur radio standard at this point so there's more documentation and software made for it.
I'm sure the UV-5G mini will work for your needs.
My dad got 2 of those and i tried to do cool things with it but in the end, all i was able to do was load in a list of specific frequencies around us and scan around until it connects to something. It wasn't particularly interesting stuff either XD
I'd recommend repeaterbook.com to find the local repeaters near you and potentially info on when the local radio clubs have their "nets."
You could also look at the arrl band plan to see what frequencies people would even ever talk on:
https://www.arrl.org/band-plan
You'd likely be interested in the 2 meter, 1.25 meter and 70 cm bands, and the gmrs frequencies.
Oh for sure - the knowledge comes in handy in times of emergency like natural disasters or infrastructure accidents though. Make sure to save your local emergency services frequency bands and see if any local hams have something allocated for those times as well.
Sometimes it just comes in handy for fun purposes as well - managed to snoop into the construction workers' radio frequency at my uni and had a conversation with one of them XD
A lot of the old ICOM and Yaesu radios were easy to open up for full range function. My multiband ICOM HT only required desoldering one resistor. After that could broadcast on 2M and 440, GRMS, police/fire/emergency bands, and even the comm system radios my employer used. Haven't kept up, but today's radios are probably just as easy to unlock.
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HAM
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I'm starting to think autistic people are the normal ones, and everyone else is chronically sick/medicated.
there's a reason autism is still politely demonized, at least in the US. we are hard to govern
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I'm not autistic...
Reads post...
Shit shit shit shit shit shit shit.
:3c
The Autistim guy I know can tell you US zip codes so you don't have to look them up
Fun fact - zip codes used to somewhat correspond with phone numbers until the late 90s - you could use the first 3 digits to narrow down a geographic location, the following 3 for a population center like a city or county, and the remaining 4 are independent. That's no longer the case nowadays though.
Not so fun fact - in the US the zip code eerily corresponds to your life expectancy, quality of life, and access to important services and quality education. Even if you leave after your developmental years, that starting location can impact your entire life.
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For purely informational purposes, what are some examples of “illegal tools?” 🤔 👀
boring answer but probably something like security torx or apple's pentalobe bit
Or lockpicks. Legality is... varying, from fully legal to possession is a crime.
"boring answer" = "interesting answer" under a cisvergent lense.
Even things like what you used to be able to find on Hiren’s Boot CD could be called “illegal” by the less knowledgeable. Software like Wire Shark. They’re just tools.
Flipper Zero
They're not illegal in themselves. They're perfectly legal to own but they can be used for illegal things.
Iirc the flipper zero is specifically outlawed in a number of countries.
Dunno about the US though.
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POGO password cracker on a USB drive explicitly labeled as "Not for Export" since the encryption/decryption algorithm on it technically counts as munitions.
Well, vacuum cleaners mented. Im the kind of a clean autist who are overly interested about vacuum cleaners.
Lemmy has a vacuum cleaner person now?!
The internet is healing 🥰
Yes. But Im more interested in daily use rather than fixing it. Im obsessed with vacuum cleaners since 2020 or smth (or the peak year of my vacuum cleaner autism), I used to be scared of em before for sensory reasons.
This is an invitation to share more, if you'd like to 🙂
One day, I will ask you for help and I trust you will be there for me :)
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I just need to use the bathroom. I will buy a… checks sign… clandestine radio station.
I just started screwing around with Meshtastic, build you a node or two. Or make nine of them like I did.
I'm about to start with meshtastic. A few years ago, my wife bought some "illegal" FRS/GMRS radios, and it was cheaper and easier to get my GMRS license than it was to return the radios, and that whole process opened up a world of invisible bullshit I could get lost in.
I got the Baofeng fever a bit ago and I made a radio "Go Box"
I designed and 3d printed the center console. it has a battery and an onboard trickle charger and the USBs will charge the radios
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no worries friend. our bathroom is open to all, not just our clandestine radio station customers.
Eh, I guess. I've built a relationship with my AuDHD wife for more than 25 years. :) (Severe ADHD here. I hit high on some of the autism indicators, but zero on the texture/obsession stuff, so who the hell knows. heh)
I have a different type of ND, but I learned all the local edible wildlife and shit. Forage life is delicious
my people.
I have every NES game. All of them.
You forgot to include Emergency Alert System fans.
The alternate wail of a Federal Signal T1003 will never not be music to my ears.
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can see past your bullshit
The talkers out there even find that ability "uncanny".
Is being autistic just not being an asshole now.
I really need to get tested…
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