Word is the prices are about to pop up another $200 or so, but with more storage. The 16 series is real nice.
— Jeff KQ4CMA DC > On Sep 4, 2025, at 3:46 PM, Mark Volstad via Elecraft > <[email protected]> wrote: > > Unfortunately, my iPhone 12 is still working perfectly well, so I'm > having a hard time justifying the cost of upgrading. I'm sorely > tempted, though! > > Mark AI4BJ > > -----------------------------------------From: "Ken Bandy" > To: "[email protected]", "[email protected]", "Mark Volstad" > Cc: > Sent: Thursday September 4 2025 3:07:55PM > Subject: (Somewhat OT) Off-line POTA spotting app > > Mark, if you have an iPhone 14 or later (capable of Satellite "SOS" > texting), check out [1]https://www.offlinespotter.com/ [2] It's an > easy to use POTA, SOTA, and WWFF spotting app that utilizes the > Satellite texting capability of the iPhone. As long as you have a > clear view of the sky, the app will guide you in aiming your phone. > Sites are pre-loaded, and you don't have to worry about any syntax or > anything, it's all menu driven. I've used it a few times when > "off-grid" and it works great! > Standard disclaimer: I have no interest in the app other than being a > user of it. > 73, Ken, KJ9B > ------------------------- > FROM: [email protected] on behalf of Mark Volstad via > Elecraft > SENT: Thursday, September 4, 2025 11:51 AM > TO: '[email protected]' ; '[email protected]' > SUBJECT: [Elecraft] Effective ways to introduce amateur radio to > newcomers? I'll be hiking the Teton Crest Trail next week, doing > POTA activations > along the way. As cell coverage will be non-existent, I will be > relying on amateur radio (and my KX2) to stay in touch with the > outside world. I expect that this will attract interest from other > backpackers, so I have my sales pitch ready. ;-) > 73,Mark AI4BJ > >> _ _>_ Of all the ideas, the one that appeals to me the most is Going > Forth into _>_ the world, publicly, where passersby can ask what's > going on, maybe tune a _>_ radio around and listen to a DX station, > or > just have a donut and shoot the _>_ breeze with our friendly > comrades. > I've done this many times at parks and _>_ campgrounds. Technical > demos, premeditated or not, tend to attract _>_ technically inclined > people who inevitably ask questions. _>_ _>_ I've had another idea > which is to cross-pollinate non-ham groups that _>_ nonetheless share > some of our values. Example: give a talk on ham radio at _>_ a > hiking/backpacking club meeting. _>_ _>_ I'd encourage everyone to > take whatever positive they gleaned from this _>_ discussion and > maybe, in the future, report back. _>_ _>_ 73, _>_ Wayne _>_ N6KR_ > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: [3]http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft [4] > Help: [5]http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm [6] > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > This list hosted by: [7]http://www.qsl.net [8] > Please help support this email list: > [9]http://www.qsl.net/donate.html [10] > Message delivered to [email protected] > > > Links: > ------ > [1] https://www.offlinespotter.com/ > [2] https://www.offlinespotter.com/ > [3] http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > [4] http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > [5] http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > [6] http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > [7] http://www.qsl.net > [8] http://www.qsl.net > [9] http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > [10] http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to [email protected] ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [email protected]
