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Monthly Archives: January 2005
The Quiet Zone
Another old bookmark I found. It shows some of the extra-ordinary lengths that have to be taken to keep the Robert C. Byrd Green Bank Telescope free from RF interference. “I’m 1 mile east of command central in the Quiet … Continue reading
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Digital Sundial
I found this link in my bookmarks. It quite a neat idea. “What in heaven is a digital sundial?” That was the title of an article in Scientific American (August 1991), which prompted a flurry of mental activity in many … Continue reading
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Yaesu Manuals
Got this link from a mailing list. Paul has manuals for the FT-817/FT-857/FT-897 range of radios as well as the software to ‘Wideband’ the radios. Great resource if you happen to have any of these radios (I do . Thanks … Continue reading
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Managerium
Thanks for this one Shane. Research on elementary particles has revealed that the heaviest element known to science, Administratium, exists in two forms. The newly discovered element, Managerium, is unique in that it has no protons or electrons, which means … Continue reading
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Skype Brings You Closer
While waiting for the uClibc Toolchain to compile, I did a quick check on my bloglines subscription, and came upon this short piece. Its worth reading the full story. Basically Mr Barlow gets ‘cold called’ on Skype and tells the … Continue reading
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Earth: Changed shape
An interesting article on how the Earthquake that caused the devastation around the Indian ocean has affected, amongst other things, the length of a day.
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Blues & Twos
If your into that kind of thing Mr. G has just put a site live giving information on the Irish Scene. Thanks for the heads up Eddie.
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‘Evil twin’ fear for wireless net
Here is an interesting article from the BBC site about fake Access Points. Something similiar on Wi-Fi Networking News “People using wireless high-speed net (wi-fi) are being warned about fake hotspots, or access points. The latest threat, nicknamed evil twins, … Continue reading
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Tripmate GPS Mod
Here is a very cool modification to allow ‘Self-starting’ of the Tripmate GPS for use mobile and/or portable. Ideal for APRS usage.
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Sunday papers and stuff
I was in Clonmel yesterday visiting the folks, got my Dad to help me with a small wiring issue with my car. I’m planning to have two Radio Transcievers in the car one dedicated to Tracking (APRS) and one for … Continue reading
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