RF Cafe

(rfcafe.com)

106 points by gregsadetsky3 days ago

7 comments

  • thewanderer19837 minutes ago
    Reminds me of the early 90's internet I used to browse. Filled with people obsessed with tech and zero politics. I miss that internet.
  • cbfrench3 hours ago
    Ham radio websites might be my favorite genre of website. Their design is always a throwback to the internet of my youth, and they almost always have tons of interesting technical content.
    • NitpickLawyer3 hours ago
      &gt; throwback to the internet of my youth<p>It&#x27;s interesting how simple advertising is as well.<p>&gt; Please Support My Advertisers!<p>Some jpegs. No js, no moving shit, just logos, some text, some call to action in a banner format. That&#x27;s it.<p>Also:<p>&gt; A random number generator determines which company&#x27;s Banner Ad will go in a particular position*. I wrote the code myself and it is very simple and foolproof.<p>&gt; I do not collect page traffic or link click statistics for advertisements. Your website server statistical analysis is a much better reporter of inbound links from RF Cafe than I or anyone else can provide.<p>Nice.<p>&gt; Banner Plan: $400&#x2F;month<p>I count 22 advertisers, so there&#x27;s obviously lots of incentives for advertisers to work with this site. Good for them, and nice to see it can still be lucrative for what I believe to be a single person operation. Quality content still matters.
  • sgt3 hours ago
    Love this design. Kind of reminds me of this Norwegian web shop: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;arngren.net&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;arngren.net&#x2F;</a> hasn&#x27;t changed much since the early 2000s or even late 90s
  • quibono2 hours ago
    I love the information density on that page. Feels like very fresh compared to today&#x27;s minimal pages.
  • matheusmoreira3 hours ago
    &gt; Your country is not allowed to access this resource
    • NDlurker3 hours ago
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  • comboy3 hours ago
    Even though there are so many packed buttons and links it seems to like a vastly superior design compared to modern websites. I don&#x27;t know if it&#x27;s me being used to this or if we went wrong somewhere.
    • meowcat2 hours ago
      Funny, I entirely disagree. On one hand, the design itself is heartwarming because it&#x27;s old internet. Also, once you navigate into the topics, things are neatly organized, and there I agree with you. But the content on the main page itself lacks a common thread, no idea where i&#x27;m supposed to read or what belongs together.
      • cogman101 hour ago
        I&#x27;d say there is a pretty common thread for it, but man is it a mishmash of interests, which really makes it charming.<p>It&#x27;s certainly not focused. Sure this site is about RF, but the owner decided they&#x27;d throw in basically all their interests into one website. I mean, it has crossword puzzles and a jokes page :D<p>This is the site to send someone to who wonders &quot;What was the internet like before Web 2.0&quot;.
  • Melatonic3 days ago
    This is amazing