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The amateur radio community often gets stereotyped as a hobby with a minimum age requirement around 70, gatekeeping airwaves from those with less experience or simply ignoring unfamiliar beginners. While there is a small amount of truth to this on some local repeaters or specific frequencies, the spectrum is big enough to easily ignore those types and explore the hobby without worry (provided you are properly licensed). One of the best examples of this we’ve seen recently of esoteric radio use is this method of using packet radio to play a game of Colossal Cave Adventure.
Packet radio is a method by which digital information can be sent out over the air to nodes, which are programmed to receive these transmissions and act on them. Typically this involves something like email or SMS messaging, so playing a text-based game over the air is not too much different than its intended use. For this build, [GlassTTY] aka [G6AML] is using a Kenwood TH-D72 which receives the packets from a Mac computer. It broadcasts these packets to his node, which receives these packets and sends them to a PDP-11 running the game. Information is then sent back to the Kenwood and attached Mac in much the same way as a standard Internet connection.
The unique features of packet radio make it both an interesting and useful niche within the ham radio community, allowing for all kinds of uses where data transmission might otherwise be infeasible or impossible. A common use case is APRS, which is often used on VHF bands to send weather and position information out, but there are plenty of other uses for it as well.

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LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – JANUARY 07: Head coach Josh McDaniels of the Las Vegas Raiders looks on against the Kansas City Chiefs during the first half of the game at Allegiant Stadium on January 07, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Getty Images)With the draft approaching, the Raiders still have some holes to fill. These three would be familiar faces to Josh McDaniels and Dave Ziegler.Upon finishing a disappointing 2022 season, the members of Raider Nation were hoping to see the team add high-end talent to the Raiders roster this off-season and make a push to return to the playoffs once again in 2023. After all, the offense was still loaded on paper with Davante Adams, Josh Jacobs, and Darren Waller.Instead, Las Vegas has been incredibly conservative. While the signing of quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo garnered headlines early on the first day of the legal tampering period, it has been mostly quiet since.The theme of the off-season however has been former Patriots players returning to play with head coach Josh McDaniels. First, it was the aforementioned Garoppolo who spent the first three full seasons of his career in New England. Next, wide receivers Jakobi Meyers and Philip Dorsett made the trip to Las Vegas.Clearly, general manager Dave Ziegler, also a former Patriot, and McDaniels want to add players they are familiar with. Lucky for them, there are plenty of familiar faces still available who fit the Raiders. Whether it be as starters or depth pieces, these players make sense for Las Vegas. […]

Welcome to TFB Podcast Roundup 80. This week we’re back with some of my favorite podcasts and their latest episodes including an episode from Taran Tactical with Joe Rogan and Taran discussing the guns featured in the recently released John Wick Chapter 4, a reading of an op-ed by Eric from IV8888, and of course our latest episode of the TFB Behind The Gun Podcast. No matter what kind of gun podcast content you’re into, I’m sure there is something you can find here that will help get you through the day while you sit on your steadfast office steed.
Previous TFB Podcast Roundups:

TFB Podcast Roundup 80: More Podcasts for The Office Chair Jockey
TFB Podcast Roundup 80: More Podcasts for The Office Chair Jockey
Taran Tactical – @joerogan 🎤 and the Guns of John Wick 4 💀
Length: 9 Minutes
Taran unveils the guns featured in John Wick: Chapter 4 to Joe Rogan and friends, featuring a few bonus surprises and never before seen footage
James Reeves of TFBTV has also interviewed Taran Butler before to talk about some of his personal guns and the movies they were inspired by. If you want to check that out, you can view it here.
TFB Podcast Roundup 80: More Podcasts for The Office Chair Jockey
Listen to TARAN TACTICAL – @JOEROGAN AND THE GUNS OF JOHN WICK 4  on YouTube
Vortex Nation Ep. 278 | Concealed Carry Red Dot Sight Considerations
Length: 97 Minutes
Red dots, like the Vortex® Defender-CCW™, are the future of concealed carry sighting systems. But there are considerations when going this route. Mark Boardman and Jimmy Hamilton bring on Vortex Edge® instructor, Brennan Brennecke, for a red-hot red dot discussion.
TFB Podcast Roundup 80: More Podcasts for The Office Chair Jockey
Listen to the Vortex Nation Podcast Episode 278 | Concealed Carry Red Dot Sight Considerations
Iraqveteran8888 IV8888 Substack: “On Guns & Weed”
Length: 17 Minutes
It’s no mystery that my position on marijuana has been made clear over the period of time I’ve been putting my thoughts and opinions out on Twitter and YouTube. The longstanding prohibitions on purchasing or even owning a gun if you are a user of marijuana are not a mystery to many. But are those prohibitions constitutionally solid? Do these prohibitions go all the back to 1791, when the 2nd Amendment came to be? Should we be having another look at this?
TFB Podcast Roundup 80: More Podcasts for The Office Chair Jockey
Listen to Iraqveteran8888’s video entitled IV8888 Substack: “On Guns & Weed” on YouTube
Gun Talk Radio | Maximizing Your Rifle
Length: 19 Minutes
Have you ever wanted to maximize your rifle’s potential? Ron Spomer talks about maximizing any rifle’s capability. Tom and Ron discuss increasing the versatility of a rifle by loading many different bullets to gain performance. Ron recently tested this theory on a 30-06, which sounds crazy, but he made it work.
TFB Podcast Roundup 80: More Podcasts for The Office Chair Jockey
Listen to Gun Talk Radio | Maximizing Your Rifle on YouTube
GunGuyTV | California Handgun Roster Defeated!
Length: 15 Minutes
A couple of days ago, the California Rifle & Pistol Association defeated California’s handgun roster via a motion for a preliminary injunction. While it’s likely the state of California will appeal this decision by the court, should this decision stick, however, California could see a mass influx of new firearms that the state’s citizens haven’t been able to have access to in well over a decade.
TFB Podcast Roundup 80: More Podcasts for The Office Chair Jockey
Listen to GunGuyTV | California Handgun Roster Defeated! on YouTube
Polenar Tactical Podcast | EU gun laws, AI vs military, Stopping power? | PT Podcast #4 ft. @C.F.Podcast ​
Length: 96 Minutes
After visiting CZ we took some time to sit down with Lukas and Karel to talk about the gun ownership in Czech Republic and Europe in general, personal preferences of guns, cleaning and dryfire, discussing “stopping power”, wondering about the firearm advances with AI and more. This was an interesting discussion and if you would like to see the second part of the podcast, please visit:  • Video   Big thanks to Lukas and Karel for the hospitality and great time we spent in Czechia @CzechMyGuns @C.F.Podcast
TFB Podcast Roundup 80: More Podcasts for The Office Chair Jockey
Listen to the Polenar Tactical Podcast | EU Gun Laws, AI vs Military, Stopping Power? on YouTube
TFB Behind The Gun Podcast #62: An Angstadt Update with Rich Angstadt
Length: 36 Minutes
On today’s episode of TFB’s Behind the Gun Podcast we’re taking time to catch up with another one of our good friends, Mr. Rich Angstadt of Angstadt Arms. Angstadt Arms has been in the business of producing small arms for the American Market since 2014, however, the Angstadt family of gunmakers has been producing handcrafted rifles for well over 100 years extending back to the 1700s and 1800s. Staying true to their name and purpose, today’s Angstadt-made rifles are produced with the same blend of form and function, works that can be used to show off at the range, compete with, or use to defend your family or provide for them with. Today Rich Agnstadt and I take a bit of time to get caught up on what Angstadt Arms has been up to, what is down the road for them in terms of products, and also pick Rich’s brain to see how he feels about the state of the 2nd Amendment as it stands in the United States today. Please welcome back the President of Angstadt Arms, Mr. Rich Angstadt.

TFB Podcast Roundup 80: More Podcasts for The Office Chair Jockey
Listen to the latest episode of TFB’s Behind the Gun Podcast featuring Rich Angstadt on Spotify or right here on TFB

That’s it for this week, folks. I hope you enjoyed some or all of these episodes or at least have something to listen to for the rest of your week’s commutes. Let us know what you find interesting about these podcasts and we’ll catch you again next week for another roundup of great firearms podcasts! […]