DragonBard

It's a serial protocol to talk with a Terminal Node Controller so that you can use a computer to control and send AX.25 packets, rather than rely on the firmware in the TNC.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KISS_(amateur_radio_protocol)

Most hams these days are using soundcard modems and not using TNCs.

Why make it so difficult when + addressing exists?

Link to random blog for people who don't like search: https://salmantechblogs.wordpress.com/2025/06/11/what-is-plus-addressing-pros-and-cons-explained/

I shut down one of my sites once I realized the massive traffic spike was all AI.

Start with plain old Gramps. It can export to static sites with several different templates. Gramps Web is not easy to host or run. It was designed for some specialized things.

https://gramps-project.org/blog/

I love Fossil-scm. Even host my own instance with my web host. I was considering using github moving forward, but given recent events and decisions by Microsoft, I'll be sticking with Fossil-scm.

VSCode with Foam. Or go old school with Vim Wiki.

Obsidian now has a native query ability via the Bases core plugin. I've barely played with it though.

Some of us live with cellular "broadband" and are thrilled to get 60Mbps. And no, there is no other option available at my location (not counting 12Mbps DSL).

Love Fossil-scm and it is super easy to self host, via numerous methods.

If you are not wed to git, and are willing to try something else, why not give Fossil SCM a try. It's created and maintained by the creator of SQLite. It's a single executable that provides everything for modern source code management, including a website, and even has an official docker file that just works.

Issue tracking, forum support, email, it's all there, in a single executable that can serve as both the front and back end depending on how you launch it. And it's a smaller install than git by itself.

I've been an on and off member of the ARRL every since I was first licensed in the 90s. At one point, I was even a VE. I don't remember exactly what made me decide to drop membership many years ago, but in the following years the actions of the ARRL have not inspired confidence.

I have received zero emails about my VE status, and I haven't participated in any licensing sessions in years.

I'm a registered user of LotW, but not an ARRL member. Pretty sure they sent it to all registered users.