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Bruce MacDonald - M0TUE

@brucemacdonald.bsky.social

Play saxophone. Radio ham callsign M0TUE. Satellites and space, astronomy, music, international relations, current affairs, history, culture.

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Storm depression north of Scotland causing strong wind in the Netherlands and surroundings. LRPT image received from the Meteor M2-4 satelloite during the 15:37 CEST pass.

04.10.2025 13:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Sonny Stitt on tenor for this one? Must have been after Trane left.

02.10.2025 13:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I did it for Steely Dan in 1996, but agree.

01.10.2025 16:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Yes you can.

25.09.2025 17:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Illustrating just how BRIGHT our sun is, this is the sun (through a dark filter) casting the shadow of a Falcon 9 rocket's incandescent exhaust plume.

Illustrating just how BRIGHT our sun is, this is the sun (through a dark filter) casting the shadow of a Falcon 9 rocket's incandescent exhaust plume.

Illustrating just how BRIGHT our sun is, this is the sun (through a dark filter) casting the shadow of a Falcon 9 rocket's incandescent exhaust plume.

19.09.2025 18:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 290    ๐Ÿ” 38    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 15    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Looking forward to Gilles Peterson's show on 6music at 3 with Level 42 live at the Maida Vale studios.

13.09.2025 13:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Fred Harris also presented children's TV on forces network BFBS.

24.08.2025 14:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The Media Network Vintage Vault 2024-2025: MN.25.06.1992. Strange Religion from Tokyo and AWR Europe We had no idea that behind the station we reported on in this programme would later be responsible for a Sarin gas attack in Tokyo. But that was three years later. Spanish Foreign Radio is working on...

There's an excerpt of the Aum Shinrikyo tx from Radio Moscow on Jonathan Marks' Media Network archive recorded at the time.

jonathanmarks.libsyn.com/mn-25-06-199...

12.08.2025 22:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I am sure Steve Turre sleeps like a log

11.08.2025 23:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Comte, for sure.

28.07.2025 16:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
I found the face of renowned atheist Richard Dawkins burned into my slice of toast the there day. It reconfirmed my belief in the essentially random nature of the universe. Chandler Raymond, e-mail

I found the face of renowned atheist Richard Dawkins burned into my slice of toast the there day. It reconfirmed my belief in the essentially random nature of the universe. Chandler Raymond, e-mail

subscriptions >>> shop.viz.co.uk/viz346bs

27.07.2025 21:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 440    ๐Ÿ” 72    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Sarah Dunant will be reviewing the latest J.G. Ballard novel later.

14.07.2025 18:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

No it's a law of nature that it abhors a clear surface

06.07.2025 21:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thanks for playing Hermeto's Giant Breakfast last Sunday. And The Essential a few weeks ago.

06.07.2025 11:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The UK used to get all the old prints that had been shown in American cinemas, hence the long gap. Handy for hyping up the big releases over Summer and Autumn especially on Saturday morning kids TV.

21.06.2025 18:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Fascinating. I grew up in London and Graham Dene was the breakfast DJ on Capital Radio. Never knew of this series.

21.06.2025 13:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Had the pleasure of seeing this trio live in the 1990s.

13.06.2025 09:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Yes it did sound like Giant Steps, fairly sure Trane had it in mind.

09.06.2025 01:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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This is what a Cold Air Front looks like from Space

29.05.2025 23:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 20035    ๐Ÿ” 2519    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 217    ๐Ÿ“Œ 116

You can't libel the dead so looking forward to all the Botney horror stories.

25.05.2025 12:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A poster at a church, showing a text from the bible and a globe design looking a lot like the symbol used by BBC1 in the 1980s.

A poster at a church, showing a text from the bible and a globe design looking a lot like the symbol used by BBC1 in the 1980s.

The gospel according to BBC1.

25.05.2025 09:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 310    ๐Ÿ” 55    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 10    ๐Ÿ“Œ 8
UK and Ireland from the ISS on a clear day.

UK and Ireland from the ISS on a clear day.

UK and Ireland from the ISS on a clear day.

22.05.2025 18:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1647    ๐Ÿ” 148    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 56    ๐Ÿ“Œ 8

Thanks to Alyn Shipton and JRR for playing my request

19.05.2025 17:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Rouyame-Uni: nul points

Finland ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ to win

My prediction for #Eurovision

17.05.2025 21:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I once heard "Who The Fuck Is Alice" uncensored on Greek FM radio so why not?

16.05.2025 15:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Your family too? Fortunately most of mine seem relatively sane but a couple of nephews post stuff that is definitely fash. My BIL married an Afrikaner...

16.05.2025 08:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Someone on Twitter just posted this. Actual advert from 1985 to tie in with DW3. Paging @doomedparade.bsky.social

09.05.2025 16:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 78    ๐Ÿ” 15    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 9    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
A black and yellow historical photo of Robert Schuman among other politicians with large white digits (75) behind him.

A black and yellow historical photo of Robert Schuman among other politicians with large white digits (75) behind him.

It's been 75 years since the Schuman Declaration.

On 9 May 1950, in a continent still recovering from World War II, French foreign minister Robert Schuman proposed uniting coal and steel industries to rebuild peace and foster solidarity. It was the first step toward todayโ€™s EU ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ

09.05.2025 10:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 65    ๐Ÿ” 17    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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METOP-C, 0959 UTC Overpass:

09.05.2025 10:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Yes please upload as many as you can of these early 70s free radio gems. Listened to part 1 and was delighted to hear some Jackie, not sure much survives of their AM period on tape (hope I'm wrong)

07.05.2025 15:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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