Cale, K4HCK, and I are inviting members of the Fediverse, ICQ Podcast listeners, and our readers to join fellow users at Hamvention 2026. The informal meet-up will take place Saturday, May 16th at 11:00 AM. We’ll meet in front of the Zero Retries/DLARC booth, #1506 in Building 1, aka the Maxim building. (Thanks to Steve and Kay for allowing the use of their booth as a rendezvous point!)
Cale and I will both have stickers to pass out and we hope to see you there!
What is the Fediverse and how does it relate to ham radio? The Fediverse is a collection of social networking sites that communicate with one another in a decentralized way. It’s an open source alternative to centralized social networks such as Facebook and X. I like to describe it as the nerd version of Twitter.
There are several ham radio themed Fediverse instances with thriving communities of radio amateurs, including:
You can find and follow Cale on the Fediverse at https://mastodon.radio/@K4HCK. You can find and follow me at https://mastodon.radio/@kb6nu.
Great idea to have a little! I’ll try to come by. I do use Mastodon (in lieu of all the other media) and like it a lot. I may also say hi at the CWops dinner on Thursday night. See ya, 73 Skip K4EAK