Kees PC1I

Pirate radio

Elbows up

www.youtube.com/live/uZPaQUC...

US spy satellites built by SpaceX send signals in the “wrong direction” It seems US didn’t coordinate Starshield’s unusual spectrum use with other countries.

arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...

US spy satellites built by SpaceX send signals in the “wrong direction”

The SpaceX-built spy satellites are helping the NRO greatly expand its satellite surveillance capabilities

Tonight, Dwingeloo radio telescope will be featured in the musical piece "Le noir de l'étoile," which will be performed in Freiburg. We will transmit the ticking of pulsar B0329+54 live to the concert hall, where six percussionists will take over the pulsar's rhythm.

😢

I seem to remember it was a few French and German calls. But haven't been listening there for quite a while now... 🙄

I did CB from 1976 so for me there was the benefit that my CB antenna was not that strange anymore. I did buy a 22 channel CB radio that was on the desk while the illegal one was in the drawer. Living on Schiermonnikoog had an additional advantage: it was much quieter on the 22 channels.

Scroll down and you get to see the sites or applications that are related to the breach...

YouTube video by LB4FH portable radio RSGB Convention 2025 Travel Blog M9LVY & LB4FH

Short travel video from my trip to the #rsgb #convention and #bletchley #park earlier in October www.youtube.com/watch?v=0U9M...

The better half has been lounging on the couch for about two days now, watching nothing but crime shows on the BBC. Given the number of murders in the series, you'd think there would be about 16,384 murder cases a day across the Channel. Where else do they get their inspiration?
😎

Yes, but did the trainer not say "use low beam as high beam will annoy 😳 your fellow road users that are coming towards you"? 😉

On the other hand, there are motorcyclists here who feel the need to use high beams instead of low during the daylight. I give them the same in return. This happens mainly on smaller roads, so they're quick to dim their lights when they get it back. It also seems like this behavior isn't accidental.

Same here for our APK.

Not that I'm aware of. That button is only there to lower the beam when a trailer or caravan is attached. At the highest setting, the beam should provide the desired light pattern.

They're consistently set too high, and often don't produce the desired light pattern. But that doesn't change the fact that LED lights, even when alligned the right way are a nuisance...

I don't know how it is in your area, but a lot of headlights here are simply misaligned. I spoke about this with someone at a vehicle inspection station, and they said that in recent years, it's been rare for a car to arrive with properly adjusted headlights.

Last year I was asked to pull an old radio out of a loft near here.
Turned out to be a HRO from WW2. It had a rusted away lethal power supply and a wooden speaker full of wood worm. I spent the morning building a PSU/Speaker for it from junk. Switched it on and it works after a fashion.

Beautiful thing though...
😎

I guess we hear the result within a few days?
;-)

But you are right and it is a bit odd for a fest that was essentially a harvest fest. And there, everything that couldn't be preserved was sacrificed or eaten.

See, that's more of an option Dale appreciates!

Prorail gaat raildempers en spoorstaven aanbrengen - Streeknieuws RHEDEN - Prorail gaat deze week aan het spoor werken in de gemeente Rheden. Ze gaan raildempers aanbrengen en spoorstaven vernieuwen. Hierdoor kunnen

Not shure but i might be a rail damper. Meant to make the "singing tones" rails can make.

Guess with the help of translation you can read the article.

studiorheden.nl/2025/03/13/p...

I know people who make unsavory concoctions from delicious pumpkins...
😜

Couldn't it work the same way with hare? Just let it festoon for a few weeks, and the flavor will be a bit stronger too... 🤓

One of the better YouTube channels. Peter creates good, educational content. And for a business channel, it's certainly not too commercial, and he often explains how you can easily make something yourself for little money.

Expect quite geomagnetic condx for CQWWSSB. Looking good for DX on higher bands grafana.gafner.net/goto/hhxK1pg... is.gd/5WLoHJ #hamradio #cqwwssb #hfpropagation #spacewx #spaceweather

Not pleasant...
Get well soon!

I know, they do that here too.
Oddly enough, they don't use such arguments when granting a permit for an unsightly 15m by 8m high LED billboard on a 20m mast. For a hefty yearly price, of course. Then visibility and light pollution suddenly become non-issues, even if the public opposes the permit.

Screenshot taken from a BBC item about the aforementioned case, in which a 92-year-old radio amateur was ordered by the municipality to remove his "antenna masts." These are two aluminum tubes that aren't even worthy of being called masts. The image shows the "obtrusive poles" against a background where much larger and more obtrusive high-voltage pylons with high-voltage cables are apparently seen as landscape beautification.

Screenshot taken from a BBC item about the case. Aluminum tubes that aren't even worthy of being called masts. Shows the "obtrusive poles" against a background where much larger and more obtrusive high-voltage pylons with high-voltage cables are apparently seen as landscape beautification. 🙄

Get well soon!

DXChrono - World Time Visualisation for Amateur Radio Advanced world time visualisation tool for amateur radio operators with real-time propagation data and greyline tracking.

🚀 DXChrono is LIVE!

Interactive world clock & DX tool: time zones, solar data, aurora, ITU/CQ zones + Cloudlog support.

Try it now ➡️ www.dxchrono.com

I do drop things, but it feels like they don't reach the right person. So all I find are fallen needles under the Christmas tree.
😜