This guy’s full of shit. You can talk all you want on the HF bands, they’re certainly not exclusively for contesting. You can do Morse code or digital modes too. The “most actual communication is illegal on ham bands” thing is wrong too, you can talk about pretty much anything you want as long as it’s not “obscene or profane,” according to the FCC.

+1 for Mealie. Super easy to set up with Docker, and the UI is excellent. I don’t think I’ve had a single issue with it yet.

It’s also 1110 in Roman numerals.