Where do the #lowtech and #NeoLuddites hang out?

[binbash@chaos.social]

@jpoesen @nenon @liaizon I try to be more active in offline communities rather than posting about it. So... Go to a repaircafé (if there is none, be the founder of one), build fancy bikes and post about them, find a local critical mass. If we're talking about rural Spain it is possible that there's not a high density of diy nerds in your area. Also I'd like to know more about your choice of settling down on a farm.

[lopta@mastodon.social]

@w8emv @jpoesen Do steel frames make for a better ground plane?

[w8emv@a2mi.social]

@lopta @jpoesen

I've packed up a roll-up J-pole antenna in the past, stuck it into a saddle bag, then unrolled it and hung it from a hook on a nearby tree when operating. No ground plane needed. At least plausibly this works too if you have a suitable flagpole mount (fiberglass mast with a hook at the top).

Or build the J-pole right into the flagpole, https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-DX/73-magazine/73-magazine-1982/73-magazine-09-september-1982.pdf has a design from Jim #W5AOX in 73 magazine from 1982.