I don't know how or why but I just made 130 SSB QSO with EU on 40m as OQ0IARU. In one hour.
Why doesn't that happen when I do #cw?
#morsecode is therapeutical. SSB is plain work.
#hamradio is like fishing. I guess you need good bait.
That said:
#amateurradio is the #greatesthobbyintheworld
#CW: talk of abuse, control, and food.
This morning at breakfast my partner apologized for leaving the heel* of the bread loaf for me, and I was reminded of how much my ex used to control my eating.
*there was another loaf thawing, so I could have easily eaten that instead of the heel.
I used to get a "talking-to" for:
- eating the last of anything my ex might want.
- not eating the last of anything my ex didn't want.
- asking for things I wanted (like Swiss cheese**).
- cooking something for myself that they liked.
- cooking something for myself they didn't like.
- not cooking things just the way they liked.
- eating "too much".
- being "too thin".
**earlier in my relationship with my current partner, while we were at the grocery store, they asked if there was any cheese I wanted. I said "I like Swiss" as I broke down crying, following up with "but I'm not really allowed to get it".
My current partner is amazing, and my ex is my ex for a lot of good reasons, and I'm happy-sad crying a bit this morning, and I just want anyone who this list resonates with to know they aren't alone—that's abuse, plain and simple—and you can get out too.
Here's some info on coercive control (just ignore the ad for BetterHelp, because fuck them):
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#HamChallenge2025 Week 16: Make a contact with a xOTA station @hamchallenge
Just worked VP2VI 
on 12M #cw with my vertical and barefoot 100w. Consider the IOTA NA-023 as HC16s but will try to find SOTA or POTA on 40M later.
@BlackEnterp2018 @black-enterprise-BlackEnterp2018 this should be hidden behind content warning #CW
Just uploaded new video. This time a bit slow paced video, walking in snowy Finnish forest and lots of CW with annotation/subtitles (for practice). Couldn't upload to youtube so in this one in FreeTube.
I opted to have QRP labs assemble the QMX I ordered because reasons. I figured this would be me more time to get passably proficient in #CW anyways. According to the waitlist, they apparently went a little bit crazy with assembly this week and banged out nearly 50 units in just a handful of days.
*freaks out and studies faster* 
@Xavier i say give the poor two time winner 6 mos to totally tank with poor policy - that's what people should be in uproar about but judicial system is sort of kow tao (sic) mode - justice is not independent - it will follow status quo but just be delayed a year #cw says give them enough rope concentrate on biz and side projects
I went for a not so early morning POTA activation of DE-0741 "Geltinger Birk Nature Reserve" this morning. Cloudy WX on my way to the POTA spot but sunny when the wire antenna was set up and I started calling CQ in CW on the 40m band.
Unfortunately the small 7Ah battery wasn't on full capacity, so I only got 11 CW + 2 SSB contacts into the log before the TRX switched off suddently. 
#pota #activation #cw
I am glad everyone is over the #MCU so I can look back and say things like "from an artistic perspective the Arrowverse is superior in every way."
#arrow was a tv show, its 5 spinoffs were also tv shows. Its possible they even have a longer runtime. The Dr. Who knockoff isnt perfect but if the worst show you made was "The Flash" you dont have anything to be ashamed of. #TV #television #CW
Even their rich kid founder is superior to Tony Stark.
@neauoire @oppen I am okay with #politics sans #CW when it includes segue, or optimism, or points on #thrivability including sustainability, or encouragement, or other forms of resiliance, love, and support for each other.
Want to celebrate the Salk polio #vaccine on #cw? Live on 40m starting at 0000 UTC, we have very special guest star @kb6nu operating W7P and calling CQ SALK one dit at a time! #sciencerules
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