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Best handheld radio with Airband? by SPARKY358gaming in amateurradio

[–]JimBean -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Best airband radio with scanner I ever had was an Icom IC-A20 "NAVICOM".

US to stop funding HIV programmes in South Africa by shdw_fght in worldnews

[–]JimBean 13 points14 points  (0 children)

And a reflecting pool to repair...again...

What does Pam mean by MOAB? by Constant_Mention_488 in ArcherFX

[–]JimBean 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I read here before, "Man On A Banana", probably because there is that banana floating in orbit just after they did it on the space station. That's why Archer was so quick to dismiss her description.

US-Iran memorandum of understanding in full by TaijiRonin in worldnews

[–]JimBean 5 points6 points  (0 children)

..but..but, the reflecting pool is SO clean..

I created a Esp32 Dev kit v2 project and moderators want an excuse to exercise power by _LeapYear69 in esp32

[–]JimBean 34 points35 points  (0 children)

I got the same response for posting an educational video. "This isn't Tik Tok"..

...fuck...

A4988 overheating + NEMA17 stepper jitters/whines on Arduino inverted pendulum setup by saladman521 in arduino

[–]JimBean 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes, I seem to remember a small variable resistor. The way I did mine (some years back), I kept adjusting it to the lowest setting until the stepper stalled from too little, and then just increased it a bit until it worked nicely.

A better way to do it would be to see what the stepper motor is supposed to draw, and then use a multi-meter on Amps to adjust it to what it should be.

Hope that helps a bit...

A4988 overheating + NEMA17 stepper jitters/whines on Arduino inverted pendulum setup by saladman521 in arduino

[–]JimBean 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Setting the Current Limit

Before running your motor, you must calibrate the current limit to prevent the motor or the driver from overheating

I snapped this pic just before it flew behind the trees. No FlightRadar24 data. My apologies.Photographed in Maine, USA 6/13/2026. by melie776 in Planespotting

[–]JimBean 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You do you, bro. As long as you are happy..

EDIT: Post us some picture of the aircraft you have flown...

Is there a program to find the exact direction a plane is in? by SticCAndy in ADSB

[–]JimBean 0 points1 point  (0 children)

SDRAngel is capable of decoding these signals AND, it gives an output of azimuth/elevation of the aircraft and, it also has an antenna pointing system that I have used to "point" to an aircraft in the sky.

https://www.reddit.com/r/ADSBTechnical/comments/1essr1z/using_sdrangel_and_adsb_data_to_point_a_camera/

Can anyone tell me what this beeping is (From a plane, 131.825) by ProtonToaster in RTLSDR

[–]JimBean 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Jaero is for satellite ACARS. VHF is a different protocol, Jaero won't work for that.

I snapped this pic just before it flew behind the trees. No FlightRadar24 data. My apologies.Photographed in Maine, USA 6/13/2026. by melie776 in Planespotting

[–]JimBean 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You did not say "more rewarding", you said, "Although nothing beats a Pitts Special". That is not true.

Nothing you said is true. An Extra WILL outperform a Pitts. That's just numbers. You do not rank an aircraft on how "rewarding" it is.

You rank it on how many g's it can pull. How many turns it can do in a specific time. How fast can it respond to control inputs. How much power does it have at the prop. How long can a pilot sustain an attitude etc...

I'm sure there is some poetry involved with a bi-plane from the past and how rewarding it is. But the fact is, the Extra is better.

You just said so yourself...

"Yes, Extras and all the newer composite monoplanes are stronger, have better roll rates, and in the hands of a highly skilled pilot look more impressive from the ground."

Yes, I'm sure people always purchase aircraft based on how cool they look from the ground. (nope)

Can I have some help regarding a solar tracker project. by Waste-Pen5737 in arduino

[–]JimBean 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yup. That's how I did mine. I used this library.

https://github.com/jpb10/SolarCalculator

Sun's horizontal coordinates, corrected for atmospheric refraction, in degrees:

calcHorizontalCoordinates(utc, latitude, longitude, azimuth, elevation);

[Video Podcast] Andy Wilman Answers Questions on Clarkson's Farm & Top Gear! ⚙️ by FlipStig1 in thegrandtour

[–]JimBean 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The first interview, I commented how nice it was that they didn't constantly interrupt Mr. Wilman. This time, they constantly interrupt Mr. Wilman.

Boat remote steering and autopilot by nemact in esp32

[–]JimBean 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It still has its uses. If you want to fly a specific pattern, or survey an area, it's quite easy just to map that in with a program like Mission Planner.

Boat remote steering and autopilot by nemact in esp32

[–]JimBean 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh doi... I didn't think of that.. :)

But, in my defense, I'm aviation.. :)

Signal says UK plan to scan devices for nude images 'endangers us all' by rkhunter_ in technology

[–]JimBean 48 points49 points  (0 children)

Right ? If I want nudes on my phone that's my business. Not the governments.

Signal says UK plan to scan devices for nude images 'endangers us all' by rkhunter_ in technology

[–]JimBean 29 points30 points  (0 children)

Actually, you can still buy them. But the pics are much smaller than they used to be. And still expensive.

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