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Jones on From a reader – “Idea: Spiritual battle/Catholic Church fullness of faith.” Wherein Fr. Z rants.Great post. Will archive.
luciavento on From a reader – “Idea: Spiritual battle/Catholic Church fullness of faith.” Wherein Fr. Z rants.Our Bishop plans to deal with the situation with more masks and less holy water. Priests are on their own...
roma247 on Daily Rome Shot 57Ah! This is the little side chapel in the church of St. Agnese in Agone in Piazza Navona. When I...
ChrisP on From a reader – “Idea: Spiritual battle/Catholic Church fullness of faith.” Wherein Fr. Z rants.Can’t tell you you’re wrong Fr Z....... because you are right. And down here in New Zealand we have the...
Gregg the Obscure on From a reader – “Idea: Spiritual battle/Catholic Church fullness of faith.” Wherein Fr. Z rants.there are scattered small initiatives toward that end here in Denver. a new diocesan TLM recently started at the opposite...
teomatteo on 20 Jan: St. Sebastian, invoked against the pandemicHmm... maybe a bumper sticker, "Be an Irene, not a Karen"
samwise on OLDIE PODCAzT 127: The Eve of St. Agnes and a Bleak MidwinterFr Z, will you be returning to St Agnes in St Paul to find your mojo? Mgsr Schuler had plenty...
monstrance on 20 Jan: St. Sebastian, invoked against the pandemicOn a lighter note- Today Philip Rivers, QB for the Indianapolis Colts, retired after 17 years in the NFL. A...
LegendaAurea on ASK FATHER: Why isn’t there a paper book with the Sunday propers in Latin and English?This site might be a useful resource.. http://www.latine.ca/
Semper Gumby on 20 Jan: St. Sebastian, invoked against the pandemicThank you Fr. Z for this commemoration of St. Sebastian. Before I deployed to the Middle East as a platoon...
Kathleen10 on OLDIE PODCAzT 127: The Eve of St. Agnes and a Bleak MidwinterThank you, beautifully read.
Gab on OLDIE PODCAzT 127: The Eve of St. Agnes and a Bleak MidwinterAs it is already St Agnes Feast day here, the following is the Introit which is rather pertinent: ''Sinners wait...
grateful on Diei duri nox…" Tinniat, Tinniat, Tintinnabulum" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YSqNUFVDisk
ThePapalCount on Daily Rome Shot 55Rome is a modern city in old clothes. But the old clothes are magnificent. This photograph is taken just north...
GHP on Diei duri nox…2. "O, Heri"
GHP on Diei duri nox…Cool! The follow-up lineup also included these three: 1. Nobilis Albulus [Edelweiß] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kqwqW4DQOcM 2. ?, her? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kV5fRhwN9jw 3. Duc Me...
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Suburbanbanshee on Your Sunday Sermon Notes – 2nd Sunday of Epiphany (NO – 2nd Ordinary)Our pastor talked about how the whole first chapter of John has many interlinking stories of Jesus inviting disciples and...
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grateful on Diei duri nox…Id amo.
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- 20 Jan: St. Sebastian, invoked against the pandemic
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- LIVE VIDEO – 18 Jan 2021 – 1200 NOON CST – Traditional Latin Mass – Requiem
- Your Sunday Sermon Notes – 2nd Sunday of Epiphany (NO – 2nd Ordinary)
- CQ CQ CQ: #HamRadio – #ZedNet reminder – Sunday 17 Jan ’21
- LIVE VIDEO – 17 Jan 2021 – 1200 NOON CST – Traditional Latin Mass – 2nd Sunday after Epiphany
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- ASK FATHER: Why isn’t there a paper book with the Sunday propers in Latin and English?
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- LIVE VIDEO – 15 Jan 2021 – 1200 NOON CST – Traditional Latin Mass – St. Paul, Hermit (Intention: benefactors)
- 14 January – Festum Asinorum #FeastoftheAss Day!
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Category Archives: Ham Radio
CQ CQ CQ: #HamRadio – 10 Jan – Sunday ZedNet reminder & Fr. Z makes a suggestion
Here’s a reminder about ZedNet for Sunday 10 Jan ’21 – evening at 2000h EST (0100h ZULU 4 Jan). I hope some of you hams with DMR etc. access will check in! Zednet exists on the Yaesu System Fusion (Wires-X) … Continue reading
CQ CQ CQ: #HamRadio – ZedNet reminder – Sunday 3 Jan ’21 & DIAGRAM of Zednet Interconnect Network
Here’s a reminder about ZedNet for Sunday 3 Jan ’21 – evening at 2000h EST (0100h ZULU 4 Jan). Also, here is something sent by WB0YLE who keeps the pieces of ZedNet together. A diagram of how it all fits. … Continue reading
CQ CQ CQ: #HamRadio – ZedNet reminder – Sunday 27 Dec – evening at 2000h EST (0100h ZULU 13 Dec).
Last Sunday and the Sunday and the Sunday before – we started up ZedNet in the evening at 8PM EST. At first, I had a devil of a time connecting (cf. Zuhlsdorf’s Law) because Brandmeister has been making changes for … Continue reading
CQ CQ CQ: #HamRadio – INAUGURAL ZedNet report
We started up our very first ZedNet on Sunday evening at 8PM EST. We had five check ins. I had a devil of a time connecting (cf. Zuhlsdorf’s Law) because Brandmeister has been making changes for security and… I did … Continue reading
CQ CQ CQ: #HamRadio – ZedNet will activate on SUNDAY 6 Dec, at 2000h EST (0100h ZULU 7 Dec).
ZedNet will activate on SUNDAY, 6 Dec, at 2000h EST (0100h ZULU 7 Dec). HERE Our colleague WB0YLE has built various bridges to ZedNet through WIRESX (28598) ALLSTAR (28868) Brandmeister (31429) NO ECHOLINK YET NO DStar YET UPDATE THE ZEDNET CONTROL … Continue reading
CQ CQ CQ: #HamRadio – ZedNet will activate on SUNDAY
This morning I had a chat with a couple of hams over ZedNet. We are going to have a directed “net” this coming Sunday, 6 December (2nd of Advent) at 2000h EST (0100 ZULU 7 Dec). WIRESX (28598) ALLSTAR (28868) … Continue reading
CQ CQ CQ: Ham Radio in Advent? ZedNet is ACTIVE! Weekly net?
A quick note with a suggestion and observations. First, I had a great chat over ZedNet with a fellow in Tokyo. He accessed ZedNet through WIRES-X, I through my DMR hotspot. In the Yaesu System Fusion (WIRES-X) “room” 28598 is … Continue reading
CQ CQ CQ: #HamRadio – International Space Station UPGRADED
Although I am a NASA certified Space Shuttle Door Gunner and a certified expert on the Chemical Oxygen Iodine Laser, I have not yet had a contact with the International Space Station. Contact, that is, via radio. I received a Just … Continue reading
Posted in Ham Radio, Just Too Cool, Look! Up in the sky!
Tagged CQ, Ham radio, ISS, NASA, spacex
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CQ CQ CQ #HamRadio issue: Video from NASA about “Our Next Solar Cycle”
NASA has a video about the next Solar Cycle. Every 11 years your planet’s yellow star goes through a cycle of more or less activity. This activity can effect the layers of your planet’s atmosphere. In turn that impacts the … Continue reading
Posted in Ham Radio, Look! Up in the sky!
Tagged amateur radio, CQ, Ham radio, NASA, solar cycle
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CQ CQ CQ #HamRadio Sunday: Morse and an amazing mini-speaker
We are still in a period of relative “lockdown”. This could be a good time for some of you to get your Amateur Radio license. A while back I mentioned that a couple of obtained their Technician license and had received … Continue reading
CQ CQ CQ – #HamRadio: Fun with Morse
I’ve been slowly but surely working on learning Morse Code. It’s a bit of a slog. And when I listen to CW pileups, it’s pretty intimidating. But… FORWARD! Speaking of Morse Code, I received this via email. Meanwhile, I’ve been monitoring … Continue reading
CQ CQ CQ #HamRadio Sunday: Morse and a bite from the past
I’ve finally gotten serious about Morse Code for CW. My goal: get up to speed with Morse so I can do CW on a an extremely portable QRP rig. In past summers I had set myself a goal of one … Continue reading
Posted in Ham Radio, Linking Back
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CQ CQ CQ – Ham Radio Saturday: Ham radio operator finds “zombie satellite”
This is rather cool, from NPR: Long-Lost U.S. Military Satellite Found By Amateur Radio Operator There are more than 2,000 active satellites orbiting Earth. At the end of their useful lives, many will simply burn up as they reenter the … Continue reading
Posted in Ham Radio, Just Too Cool, SESSIUNCULA
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CQ CQ CQ: Ham Radio in Pandemic – ZedNet is ACTIVE!
In this time of being shut in, I’ve been checking on the bands. I’ve had a couple of emails from folks saying that, just before the Coronavirus flare, they obtained their Technician license and had received their call signs. While … Continue reading
CQ CQ CQ: Ham Radio Thursday – ZedNet reminder and a throat tightener
As you recall, ZedNet is operational. More HERE. We should figure out some schedules. In a rather lackadaisical way I’ve put my toes into the waters of Morse Code. I find it fascinating and would like to do CW, maybe … Continue reading
CQ CQ CQ Ham Radio Saturday: ZedNet revived
ZedNet has been quiet over the last month. I had sketchy internet in Rome. However, I saw a registration recently in which the registrant, also a ham, specifically mentioned ZedNet. We should get this going. For more on ZedNet – … Continue reading
CQ CQ CQ #HamRadio: Very cool idea – “Shrines on the Air” Special Event?
The other day, in reference to the conference I attended at the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe near La Crosse, WI, I mentioned that it would be very cool indeed to hold a “special event” at the Shrine, perhaps … Continue reading