{hacking,music,electronics,radio}
Here are the toots from my Mastodon account. If you’re into ham radio and technology this is a great inclusive server with an awesome mascot called Alex.
Boldport is changing: https://www.boldport.com/blog/2018/10/18/boldport-club-is-changing
“Having about 500 active members for a year now, it’s an amount that’s more than ’not worth the while’ but also ’too frustratingly close to breaking-even'”
This is a shame. I’m not a member, but had considered it. Their kits are so pretty!
→ View toot on mastodon.radioJust got Guantanamo Bay on 17m FT8. Pretty random!
→ View toot on mastodon.radioI was really hoping the Pi DVB TV uHAT would be an SDR, but it’s actually a Sony CXD2880 TV tuner.
Probably good for media stuff, but I wonder how hackable it’ll be.
https://thepihut.com/products/raspberry-pi-tv-uhat #raspberry #pi
→ View toot on mastodon.radioMy PCBs for https://github.com/johnboiles/BaofengUV5R-TRRS arrived from OSHPark. Yet another thing to add to my radio todo list!
$1.70 including free shipping from the US!
“THE 555 AND HOW IT GOT THAT WAY” https://hackaday.com/2018/10/10/the-555-and-how-it-got-that-way/ this is pretty interesting and I love the pics of the die: https://spectrum.ieee.org/image/Mjg5ODA2Mg.jpeg
→ View toot on mastodon.radioThis super high res (8k!) SpaceX launch footage is amazing: https://youtu.be/xNUHp-Df9t0?t=114 so pretty!
Seeing a little bit of FT8 v2 activity on 14078, but now I’m off to get rained on in Wales.
→ View toot on mastodon.radioCongrats to my Dad (currently MW6KPF) for passing his intermediate exam last night, after having a foundation license for years! Hope to get him on here soon. Another Bath Based Distance Learning success. 👏
→ View toot on mastodon.radioSurprised the RSGB aren’t already on this… See: https://www.rsgbshop.org/acatalog/Online_Catalogue_RSGB_27.html
hupRF/SDR kits PAT installed and it seems to work. Just need to get my head around driving the rtlsdr properly, and then finally think about a Raspberry Pi.
Really tempted to get a decent SDR at some point… also surgery on my only proper rig scares me! Time for a drink. https://mastodon.radio/media/PhMNcTrzDtobpAKZhik
