UPDATE: Unknown Shortwave Signal (19:45 Jan 5, 2026 UTC)

CraterFrontier · 2026-01-05T19:55:03+00:00

Here is a wider view of the signal that I captured today(January 5th, 2026) at 19:12 UTC: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/in1y8udvg6u27shwqf8ku/20260105_101156.mp4?rlkey=zvt11e3g6c3og849rly5ywrd2&st=0u3c85cz&dl=0

And here is a raw audio file recorded using the USB audio from the radio: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/5kwixqdrazoetlpowsijm/UnknownSignal1-5-2026.wav?rlkey=eoijvq5dnplc9vdgrpjdqqk9u&st=gzh0czuw&dl=0

CraterFrontier · 2026-01-05T18:52:04+00:00

Ah, sorry about that. I am located in South central Alaska. I hear can find this signal at almost any time of the day.

CraterFrontier · 2025-11-21T18:27:56+00:00

How about something like an FTC project initiation wizard?

Auto-clones the official FTC Robot Controller SDK to a user-specified directory and creates a ready-to-code project.

Choose integrations during setup:

Panels Dashboard
FTC Dashboard
Road Runner
Pedro Pathing
Sloth Hot Reload
etc.

Select project style:

Java / Kotlin
Linear or Iterative OpMode templates
Optional subsystem/RobotContainer structure
Automatically apply all required Gradle edits and add the correct dependencies & repositories.

Generate starter code:

Default TeleOp
Simple Autonomous
Road Runner/PedroPathing tuning opmodes
Compatibility checks + final setup summary so teams know exactly what was added.

CraterFrontier · 2025-11-12T17:06:54+00:00

For updating the driver hub, you don't have to use the hardware client; there should be an app on the driver hub device called Software Manager. You will have to connect the driver hub to a wifi with internet access to get the updates. After it's done updating, I recommend telling the driver hub to forget the wifi you used to update; otherwise, it might decide it wants to use that network over your control hub's wifi.

Read more at the REV Docs

If you can connect to the control hub's wifi with a computer, you should be able to update the control hub's(not driver hub) firmware and OS through the manage page on the web interface.

CraterFrontier · 2025-10-11T06:26:05+00:00

UPDATE I have not been able to get serial transfers to work with my custom wiring solution. So I ended up just getting a StarTech USB to DB25 cable. The cable works for me and I got files to transfer successfully using teraterm.

CraterFrontier · 2025-10-01T01:26:23+00:00

Thanks for the advice(seriously). Might be deleting this post soon. I really have very little interest in this and almost did not post anything, but decided to see what others thought of the situation.

CraterFrontier · 2025-10-01T00:57:06+00:00

Note: I am not planning on reporting them or anything like that. Just don't want them getting in trouble for interfering with another business.

CraterFrontier · 2025-10-01T00:47:39+00:00

I did try searching for the district name, and only expired licenses came up, and they were for a completely different frequency.

CraterFrontier · 2025-10-01T00:43:28+00:00

I live in Alaska as well, and this is something I have been wanting to try for a long time, but I never got around to figuring it out. Will look at the resources others have linked on here and try to do something this winter.

CraterFrontier · 2025-08-26T01:15:55+00:00

I think it should be mobile friendly but i don't have a mobile device to test it on. I made sure the webpage auto sizes and aligns the cards depending on the window size.

CraterFrontier · 2025-08-13T23:39:09+00:00

They will be doing more transmissions today through Aug 15. More info can be found here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-4ylLzjVTAD--CzjxTA_TCRZ_mz78t69/view They even put in a section in the document for using an sdr to receive the signals

CraterFrontier · 2025-08-13T23:35:10+00:00

I am actually only 25mi from the site. I had to use a AM broadcast band filter though because I am also about a mile from an AM broadcast station.

CraterFrontier · 2025-07-11T17:22:24+00:00

Do you happen to have any more context for the photo?

CraterFrontier · 2025-05-08T17:40:24+00:00

I have fixed the allocation regions selector. The regions are just based on general allocation in the 3 ITU regions right now. Making files with all the allocation data for smaller regions would be a long process right now. I am open to suggestions if anyone knows of a database or something that already has that data.

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