Jim G7FRI

Bit of a NW'ward shift in the models overnight, in respect of the very deep depression being signalled by all models now.

You can check out my model trend viewer here - www.roostweather.com/models/model...

I tried it, but I’m sorry to say it’s not good… bit of a downgrade. Too much text and wasted space. For starters, compare wind details between beta and exiting app. Also, cannot even scroll hourly forecast between days… 🤔

The safety systems in modern cars are far better at staying alert than an average human. I use lane keep assist on the motorways all the time, and if you’re stuck in traffic the “follow the car in front” cruise control is so nice. Can’t see a problem with any of it… safer and easier driving.

Funny how experiences can differ… when I first drove an automatic in 1997 (trip to USA) I couldn’t believe how easy and relaxing it was compared to manual transmission. Felt like we were being ripped off over here by being charged more for autos. Got a Merc B class auto in 2006 and never looked back

👍🏼 upgrades which you don’t notice are the best!

Did you notice any difference with “Zara”? I skimmed the new features list and the changes seem mostly cosmetic?

Is that floating plate causing RFI?! 😬 😂

I remember my thermodynamics lecturer getting very excited about heat pumps in 1992: “1 unit of energy in, more than 3 out!”. It has taken too long to embrace this technology due to the usual resistance to change and FUD.

Pretty sure MS are just trolling us now… What with the Win10-11 forced hardware upgrade, Copilot crowbarred in everywhere, broken updates (my laptop told me I had to install “Win11 repair edition” yesterday to fix broken automatic updates - no joke!). Migrating all family off MS by end of the year 🥳

Looks like a decent upgrade with HDMI and Ethernet ports for starters… if it’s priced competitively then it should sell very well! 👍🏼

We are delighted to announce the debut of the IC-7300MK2 HF/50/70 MHz Transceiver at this weekend's Tokyo Hamfair. For more details click here: icomuk.co.uk/Icom-Unveils...

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Issues with MTK 2503D chip (with a built-in MT3333 positioning chip) · Issue #5634 · traccar/traccar Statement on Positioning Issues of GPS Devices Equipped with MTK 2503D Chips.pdf

This page specifically mentions the GPS date bug affects (at least) the MediaTek MTK 2503D chip with a built-in MT3333 GPS. Workarounds are given in the PDF linked in first comment…

github.com/traccar/trac...

There seems to be a date bug which affects some GPS chipsets (started 17th Aug). If your GPS is showing dates around Jan ‘06 then it’s likely the same issue. See QRP Labs forum post here:

groups.io/g/QRPLabs/to...

Another example of the issue:

wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/t/wahoo-elem...

Any idea of maximum drive size it will recognise? 2GB? 😬 I’ve got an IDE to Compact Flash adapter which might work with a memory card partitioned to a small size? Let me know if you want it - happy to post it.

I like Raspberry Pi’s for running 24x7 stuff like PiHole, Homebridge, NAS etc. But many bargain small PCs on eBay etc. which are way more powerful than a Pi and cheaper - bought a Lenovo V520s 8GB RAM 500GB SSD i5-7400 for £35 inc delivery - felt a bit guilty! Many for sale as Win11 not supported 🙄

Is a Pi4 powerful enough to run FT8 properly? On a busy band does it not run out of time and so you miss some decodes/stations?

From #Canada to #Europe! The huge plume from the Canadian #wildfires has reached #France, the #UK and Northern European Countries, as shown in the #Copernicus #Sentinel5p CO map on Aug. the 5th. #AirQuality

Happy Birthday 6502 Hackaday Article

Happy Birthday 6502

AI generated image of a trophy which features figurine of Jocky Wilson the darts player.

I asked AI to create an image of a “Jocky Wilson Trophy” for reasons which are complicated… the result is superb! Presume AI knew it was for a joke so put the darts the wrong way round for comedic effect 🤔

🙈🙉🙊 sorry! 😂

What power supply are you using? 16.4V seems a bit high… 🤔

Compact Cassette tape types and formulations - Wikipedia

Must be tape type if no other switches for that function? Tape types were more complicated than I remember!

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compact...

Is there an LED somewhere which can be used for tuning on FM stations, or to show peak sound level?

PTT to CAT, split to “fake it”, whack serial speed up and set other serial opts to default. Would also leave mode to None, and make sure FT8 preset in use on the 7300.

Thank you for a very inspiring and positive day at the #EnergyTechSummit So much thought provoking conversation and proof that we can change things for the better. And the best bar ever! 🥂 😂 @octopus.energy @gjuk.bsky.social

Happy Midsummer! 🌞
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An FT8 preset was included in 1.41 firmware…
Have you tried that?

Still got quite a few issues from that era… do I win £5?

Just avoid the ones with “glucose syrup” on the list of ingredients…

A coherent European/non-US cloud strategy: building railroads for the cloud economy - Bert Hubert In the earlier post ‘But how to get to that European cloud?’ I alluded to a coherent strategy that might get us to such a non-US cloud. In the present article I hope to clarify what this could mean, a...

berthub.eu/articles/pos...