My 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!

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“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

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This super high res (8k!) SpaceX launch footage is amazing: https://youtu.be/xNUHp-Df9t0?t=114 so pretty!

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Seeing a little bit of FT8 v2 activity on 14078, but now I’m off to get rained on in Wales.

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Congrats 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. 👏

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Surprised the RSGB aren’t already on this… See: https://www.rsgbshop.org/acatalog/Online_Catalogue_RSGB_27.html

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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

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New WSJT-X, new colours! I should stop messing about and install the hupRF PAT board. 😱

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Also this whole Flickr group of control panels! https://www.flickr.com/groups/controlpanel/pool (this one is from https://flic.kr/p/jMcXwi, by ken fager)

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Phwoar! check out this control panel! http://control–panel.com/post/160216868722/built-in-1954-the-building-that-houses-longwave

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