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Jim "Ham on a Bike"

@n4jaw.bsky.social

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Radio/TV Retiree, AE Class, #HamRadio #AmateurRadio Space WX, Activate/Hunt #POTA, chase #SOTA, "RELATED CONTENT ONLY" I will BLOCK ALL OTHER TYPES OF FOLLOWERS

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Jim "Ham on a Bike" @n4jaw.bsky.social · Dec 20

BE ADVISED! This Bluesky account is for #HamRadio
#AmateurRadio "RELATED CONTENT ONLY" i.e. #SpaceWX, #SpacewWeather #Satellites #POTA #SOTA DON"T WASTE YOUR TIME FOLLOWING if not Ham Radio Related
I WILL BLOCK ALL OTHER TYPES OF FOLLOWERS

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Jim "Ham on a Bike" @n4jaw.bsky.social · 14d

Thanks Robert, I know and I don't live in Ohio. It is just the idea of having to simply an outsider with information on me they don't need. I've had my identity compromised three times over the last 25 years from organizations that were supposed to be TRUSTED. They were NOT TRUSTWORTHY!

Jim "Ham on a Bike" @n4jaw.bsky.social · 14d

Likely my last post on @bsky.app @safety.bsky.app @support.bsky.team For me, Social Media has gone off the rails. Not supplying any of the information requested below. It's been FUN.

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Jim "Ham on a Bike" @n4jaw.bsky.social · 14d

Thanks

Jim "Ham on a Bike" @n4jaw.bsky.social · 14d

Here's showing not to let a #SpaceWeather #SpaceWX forecast sway you from doing a #POTA #parksontheairair activation. A Index (27) K Index (6) Solar Winds 429+ at 1000 UTC over U.S. today but here's a sample of the strong #AmateurRadio #HamRadio #MorseCode CW signals received

youtu.be/mSjX5m2MWp4

September 30, 2025 Parks on the Air Morse Code Pile Up at US-7956

YouTube video by N4JAW Jim "Ham on a Bike"

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Jim "Ham on a Bike" @n4jaw.bsky.social · 14d

Minimal #hamradio #amateurradio #qrp #qrpradio setup for what #spaceweather said was a dismal morning. NOT for today's #40m #amateurradio #hamradio #cw #morsecode #parksontheair #pota activation. Can't always accept a #spacewx #solarcycle25 forecast.

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Jim "Ham on a Bike" @n4jaw.bsky.social · 15d

I got him as a 339. It took several repeats for him to copy me.

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Dr Tamitha Skov @tamithaskov.bsky.social · 16d

The stealthy #solarstorm has arrived and it is beginning to really look good for #aurora shows, despite being pretty slow. Aurora chasers in the Western and those down under should get some decent periodic brightenings through morning as substorms ramp up!

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qrper.bsky.social @qrper.bsky.social · 15d

Compromised Antenna? Not Today! AX1 Activation at Fort Dobbs State Historic Site

On Tuesday, September 9, 2025, my wife, Hazel, and I were heading back from Greensboro, NC along Interstate 40 when I thought it fitting to make a short detour to Fort Dobbs State Historic Site for a quick POTA…

Compromised Antenna? Not Today! AX1 Activation at Fort Dobbs State Historic Site

On Tuesday, September 9, 2025, my wife, Hazel, and I were heading back from Greensboro, NC along Interstate 40 when I thought it fitting to make a short detour to Fort Dobbs State Historic Site for a quick POTA activation. Fortunately, both my wife and Hazel agreed. We all wanted to stretch our legs, and Fort Dobbs is a wonderful park to do just that.

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Jim "Ham on a Bike" @n4jaw.bsky.social · 15d

Indeed you were VERY LUCKY. I almost jump on FT8 but made one domestic CW POTA QSO with Jerry AC4BT

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Jim "Ham on a Bike" @n4jaw.bsky.social · 15d

In the words of PFC Gomer Pyle, "Surprise, Surprise, Surprise". Yes, there are times when I operate SSB for my #HamRadio #AmateurRadio #POTA #parksontheair activities. Here's proof.
youtu.be/RZLeDmSOer8

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Mikel EA2CW | AE2CW @ea2cw.eus · 16d

The first QSO, of course!
Hands sweating, head turning around, 2 left hands, but when it finished, was like angels playing a choir of trumpets!

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Jim "Ham on a Bike" @n4jaw.bsky.social · 16d

Working my way through an early morning #AmateurRadio #HamRadio #POTA #parksontheair #MorseCode #CW activation at US7956

youtu.be/7C4XcrF4Ijw?...

September 7,2025 Early Morning Morse Code POTA activation at US7956

YouTube video by N4JAW Jim "Ham on a Bike"

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qrper.bsky.social @qrper.bsky.social · 16d

KV4AN: A Pair of Quick Drive-Up SOTA Activations in Northern Alabama

By Steve (KV4AN) My XYL and her sister like to go yard sale-ing on Saturday morning (this is the practice of buying other people’s junk so you can throw it away for them), so I’ve had two beautiful Saturday mornings to do a pair…

KV4AN: A Pair of Quick Drive-Up SOTA Activations in Northern Alabama

By Steve (KV4AN) My XYL and her sister like to go yard sale-ing on Saturday morning (this is the practice of buying other people’s junk so you can throw it away for them), so I’ve had two beautiful Saturday mornings to do a pair of quick drive-up SOTA activations here in Northern Alabama. The first Saturday, I went to Gunters Mountain, which is around an hour away near Swearengin, Alabama.

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Marc ON4AAX #HAMR #DX #ax25 #MultiLingual #TheOutpost #TSF @radiosuperb.bsky.social · 16d

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Random Canuck 🍁😷 💉 @randomcanuck.cosocial.ca.ap.brid.gy · 16d

Hey, I just published my 3rd post on the #hamradio licensing course I'm taking through Radio Amateurs of Canada (RAC). It's a review for me, as I've been an electrical design reviewer and standards writer since 1985. If you don't know George Ohm, have a read. It's not that hard to wrap your mind […]

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Jim "Ham on a Bike" @n4jaw.bsky.social · 16d

11m @SOTAbeams #travelmast with #randomlengthwireantenna into #qrpradio #ft817 #z817 @cwmorse_us #sp4 for this morning's #amateurradio #hamradio #cw #morsecode and #ssb #parksontheair #pota activation

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Peter Vogel @petervogel.bsky.social · 17d

HF propagation and space weather metrics.
1. HamClock with FT8 signals and bands being heard in Vancouver over past 30 minutes.
2. HamClock with Max Usable Frequency mapping and WSPR over past 30 minutes.
3. MLA-30+ antenna 10-160 m bands over past 24 h.
4. MLA-30+ antenna monitoring 10, 12 m.

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Jim "Ham on a Bike" @n4jaw.bsky.social · 17d

I'm loving these Early Bird #qrp #amateurradio #hamradio #grayline #greyline #hfpropagation #morsecode #cw openings into Down Under while doing #pota #parksontheair activations

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OH6BG @voacap.com · 18d

Updated #VOACAP DX Charts with propagation predictions for 9L8MD Sierra Leone (Oct 30–Nov 10, 2025). As we heard, 3C2MD Equatorial Guinea was cancelled. But now a special site with VOACAP & ITURHFProp data + sunrise/sunset times is live for 9L8MD: voacap.com/dx/9l8md/ — Good DX!

VOACAP: 9L8MD Sierra Leone

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qrper.bsky.social @qrper.bsky.social · 18d

Hurricane Helene: One Year Later

One year ago today—September 27, 2024—Hurricane Helene moved up from the Gulf of Mexico, swept across the Southeast, and struck Western North Carolina. Its impact was massive—its destruction, unprecedented. by Thomas (K4SWL) The Storm Arrives We’d been following…

Hurricane Helene: One Year Later

One year ago today—September 27, 2024—Hurricane Helene moved up from the Gulf of Mexico, swept across the Southeast, and struck Western North Carolina. Its impact was massive—its destruction, unprecedented. by Thomas (K4SWL) The Storm Arrives We’d been following weather reports in advance, expecting heavy rain, localized flooding, and some winds. That’s not unusual here—we often see the remnants of hurricanes and tropical storms.

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Frank (KG6NLW) - Ham Radio Wilderness @kg6nlw.bsky.social · 18d

Join Mike (N2MAK) along with others and myself tonight as we discuss all things 2m!! If you're coming for repeaters, well we might discuss those at the last second!!

#hamradio #LeaveNoBandBehind #AmateurRadio #2mband

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CQ Chit-Chat: Let's Keep 2 Meters Alive!!

YouTube video by Ham Radio Wilderness w/Frank (KG6NLW)

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Jim "Ham on a Bike" @n4jaw.bsky.social · 18d

Pre-dawn #hamradio #amateurradio #pota #parksontheair activation setup with #ft817 #qrpradio into #qrp #EFHW

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Jim "Ham on a Bike" @n4jaw.bsky.social · 19d

This is a MUST Read for those who may be struggling learning #morsecode. Over the last few weeks I've had several #amateurradio #hamradio #pota #parksontheair P2P with Zach, my Kentucky neighbor. Outstanding #cw newbie. You'd never know it by his sending and listening. Look for him on #potaspots

qrper.bsky.social @qrper.bsky.social · 19d

K4ZSR: My First Month As A CW Operator

by Zach (K4ZSR) My first on-air CW QSO occurred on 16 July 2025. By 16 August, I had hunted 41 POTA activators using CW, completed one SOTA and twelve POTA activations using CW, and logged a total of 278 CW QSOs. While I will not be cutting my mic cords any…

K4ZSR: My First Month As A CW Operator

by Zach (K4ZSR) My first on-air CW QSO occurred on 16 July 2025. By 16 August, I had hunted 41 POTA activators using CW, completed one SOTA and twelve POTA activations using CW, and logged a total of 278 CW QSOs. While I will not be cutting my mic cords any time soon, I am finding myself reaching for a CW key before a mic.

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Jim "Ham on a Bike" @n4jaw.bsky.social · 19d

Thank you

Jim "Ham on a Bike" @n4jaw.bsky.social · 19d

Thanks to @potaspots.bsky.social , all #POTA #parksontheair hunters and others for helping me reach another milestone. The sweet taste of "RUM" Mike #K4RUM put me over 9K contacts at US-7956. #amateurradio #hamradio at its BEST.

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Jim "Ham on a Bike" @n4jaw.bsky.social · 19d

Looking forward to hearing what you think about it. Have fun. Be safe.