With the addition of the new PC and the two virtual PC’s I have been able to switch off the two physical computers. The tall peaks are when I am at my computer and so the monitors are powered up, so just mentally lop them off and look at the base load. You can see… Continue reading Saving power & money
Category: Computers
Imagine a life with no computers……ahhhh……bliss…..
Titanium C1-PLL LNB GPSDO Modification for C-Band ADSC
This page is out of date. Please go to my GitHub site: https://thebaldgeek.github.io/ You may recall from the very end conclusion of the blog entry on my ADSC C-Band ground station that I had two outstanding issues. Tracking the sat. Thermal drift on the output. The sat issue is the nature of physics. The thermal… Continue reading Titanium C1-PLL LNB GPSDO Modification for C-Band ADSC
Finding out the feed ID from AircraftList.json
If you run a VRS (Virtual Radar Server) and want to explore your data a little more deeply, you might end up looking at the main output which is AircraftList.json. There is a very brief outline for what options you can append to it here; https://www.virtualradarserver.co.uk/Documentation/Formats/AircraftList.aspx But it does not tell you how to find… Continue reading Finding out the feed ID from AircraftList.json
Using Node-RED to read a HF propagation map
A few things to note. 1. This ‘trick’ should work for any sort of image that you need to compare color values. 2. I did not come up with the core code, I just asked the question. HF propagation is tricky. Thankfully a bunch of smart guys are running the show at the space weather… Continue reading Using Node-RED to read a HF propagation map
Tracking Inmarsat 4-F3 with Node-RED
This page is out of date. Please go to my GitHub site: https://thebaldgeek.github.io/ For a year now I have been ‘tracking’ Inmarsat 4-F3 for my C-Band ADSC aircraft receiving ground station. It has been very crude tracking, but tracking none the less. I used a linear actuator with a position feedback resistor. Its worth noting… Continue reading Tracking Inmarsat 4-F3 with Node-RED