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Michele Feltman Strider @michelestrider@mastodon.social
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"It would be a shame if all that money went to the Tophams! They will fly higher than ever!"

You close the PBS app. You've been hiding from the heat/supporting your local public media station for days. But even the gritty crime dramas are starting to sound like Masterpiece Theater. The other day you used the word "dowager" unironically in conversation. You need to do something else.

You're interesting and creative. It should be easy to make your own indoor, non-screen fun. You need a hobby.
Crochet/knitting 7 votes12%Pottery 12 votes21%Woodworking 7 votes12%Ham radio 29 votes52%
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Michele Feltman Strider @michelestrider@mastodon.social
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You decide to take up Ham Radio. It sounds like a fun challenge and useful skill in the event of a global apocalypse.

As with all cool hobbies, the bar to entry is high. You need equipment. And instructions on how to use it. Maybe licenses? And others to practice radioing with/at.

You could start with a book and read about what you're doing before diving in. Or you could order a bunch of equipment and mess around until you figure it out. Or you could consult/learn from more experienced people.
Buy a book on amateur radioing. 1 votes12%Order a complete Ham radio set. 2 votes25%Do your own research by way of the interwebs. 1 votes12%Leave your home, speak to other humans. 4 votes50%
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🇨🇦Samuel Proulx🇨🇦 @fastfinge@interfree.ca
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@michelestrider @MaryAustinBooks As a ham myself, I advise skipping the human interaction unless you know the club near you is safe. Too many people in the hobby are far right of Trump. Many examiners intentionally try to fail anyone they think is lgbtqia. Yes there are hams on the left. But you have to intentionally look for them because a lot of the hobby right now is taken over by preppers and the kind of guy who wants to do first responder cosplay.
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Joe @not2b@sfba.social
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@fastfinge @MaryAustinBooks @michelestrider I know several hams who despise MAGA and all its works, so there are plenty of good ones out there.
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🇨🇦Samuel Proulx🇨🇦 @fastfinge@interfree.ca
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@not2b @MaryAustinBooks @michelestrider Of course there are. The problem is determining if "the good ones" and "your local ones" intersect or not.
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