{"id":1,"date":"2020-06-02T22:02:00","date_gmt":"2020-06-02T22:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nz9a.me.lookyhere.us\/?p=1"},"modified":"2024-06-23T23:01:12","modified_gmt":"2024-06-23T23:01:12","slug":"hello-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nz9a.me\/index.php\/2020\/06\/02\/hello-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Ham radio anyone?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/nz9a.me.lookyhere.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/image-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nz9a.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/image-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/nz9a.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/image-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/nz9a.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/image-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/nz9a.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/image.png 1480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"ep3rf\">Last October I got my amateur radio license, passing the Technician and General class tests. In December, I tested for the highest level of license, the Amateur Extra, passing that exam as well. Since starting down this road I&#8217;ve had a lot of fun, talked with some cool folks and learned quite a bit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"6mik0\">I enjoy picking up the microphone and looking for someone to talk to, whether here in Illinois, somewhere else in the US, or even overseas; however, lately I&#8217;ve been spending most of my time chasing contacts via FT8, a rapid-fire digital communications mode.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"6p179\">That&#8217;s it for now, just a quick note to start the conversation. I hope to write more in the future about this as well as other stuff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"7aro2\">73, Marc NZ9A<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last October I got my amateur radio license, passing the Technician and General class tests. In December, I tested for the highest level of license, the Amateur Extra, passing that exam as well. 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