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 title: Dominic Reich “OE7DRT”
 date: 2019-08-21
-lastmod: 2024-03-31T10:56:19+0000
+lastmod: 2024-04-21T07:54:30+0000
 
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-## whoami
+## Who Am I
 
 Hello, my name is **Dominic** and I maintain this website.  
 I am a licensed ham radio operator since 2019 and my callsign is **OE7DRT**.
 
-My QTH is **[Längenfeld]**, [Tyrol], [Austria]. The locator for that is [JN57lb].  
+My QTH is [**Längenfeld**], [Tyrol], [Austria]. The locator for that is [JN57lb].
-There is currently no antenna set up at my home QTH so I operate portable only
-since the end of 2021 -- I've not been very active recently and I guess this will
-probably not increase very much.
 
-[Längenfeld]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%C3%A4ngenfeld
+[**Längenfeld**]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%C3%A4ngenfeld
 [Tyrol]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyrol
 [Austria]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austria
 [JN57lb]: http://www.levinecentral.com/ham/grid_square.php?Grid=JN57lb
 
+There is no permanent antenna setup at my home so I either operate portable somewhere
+in the mountains or I sometimes push up my homebrew dipole for 20m as it does not
+need much space on my small terrace.
+
+{{< comment >}}
 Have a look at the pages under [/equipment/]({{< ref "/equipment/" >}}) for
-an overview of the equipment that I use (or have used/had). :wink:
+an overview of the equipment that I use (or have used/had). :wink: I try to fill
+these pages up with useful content but for now I'm happy to have a picture on
+almost every item.
 
 I publish new articles whenever time let me do it. As I am working 10h shifts a
 day on a building site I am quite worn at the end of the day and I can't gather
 myself up enough to go out in the field when I'm just hungry (and tired)
-:tired_face:  
+:tired_face:
+{{< /comment >}}
+
+## Winlink
+
+I usually participate in the following Winlink nets:
+
+### [Winlink Wednesday](https://winlinkwednesday.net/)
+
+> The original Winlink Wednesday is a weekly amateur radio digital
+net where check-ins are accomplished by using the Winlink (global
+email via amateur radio) system.
+
+> The primary purpose of Winlink Wednesday is to encourage the regular
+use of the Winlink system among amateur radio operators by providing an
+opportunity to expand their skills with Winlink, and to practice them
+on a regular basis.
+
+I think this summarizes the Winlink Wednesday pretty well.
+
+### [WLNET-OE](https://groups.io/g/WLNET-OE)
+
+This is a german speaking net currently maintained by Patrick, OE1LHP.
 
-I do not have an antenna set up at my home QTH so my experience relies on my
+To quote the groups.io description:
-portable operations here.
 
-## About this website
+> This group is for announcements and information concerning the Winlink Net "WLNET-OE".  
+It represents some kind of Blackboard for those who want to participate and learn about
+the use of Winlink in not only emergency communication situations.  
+Amateur radio operators from in and outside of Austria are encouraged to join the sessions.
+To be clear: everyone is welcome, but keep in mind that the primary language will be German.
+
+### [FFWN](https://w0rmt.net/ffwn/)
+
+Well, I'm not so active on Mastodon (in terms of writing posts) but I
+occassionally participate in the net when I find the time.
+
+Also to quote the website:
+
+> For those operators who are active on federated social media (the “Fediverse”;
+i.e., Mastodon), there is a weekly Winlink net called the #FediFridayWinlinkNet
+(or #FFWN). Any amateur operators are welcome to check-in and participate, and
+also to take turns serving as net control! And be sure to follow #FFWN on Mastodon.
+
+Find out more by following the hastag [#FFWN](https://mastodon.radio/tags/FFWN)
+(example link -- follow it on an instance that you like/prefer).
+
+## About this website and its server
 
 My website is a **personal storage** of a set of information about many
 **different things** -- mostly about **amateur radio** and **linux**'isch
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 _Also, keep in mind that the information on my websites could go offline at
 any time (although it is online since 2019 -- I used other domain names before though)_.
 
-### Statistics
-
-Google Analytics (evil) and Microsoft Clarity (much evil) are common
-statistic-plugins for your website. I've tried both as well as matomo. They
-have one thing in common: they collect data, that I personally wouldn't want
-to be collected from me. And what you don't want to be done to you…
-
-I went with [Fathom Analytics](https://usefathom.com/) for the last year and
-I am currently moving over to [Plausible](https://plausible.io/). Both are
-awesome tools but for me Plausible is the better choice.
-
 ## Contact
 
 Use <kbd>dominic<span style="display:none;">+spams</span>@oe7drt.com</kbd>