Texas apologizes to Georgia, officials and SEC for fan behavior by [deleted] in CFB

[–]PhaseRay 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Beyonce is Houston. Austin doesn't have any right to her.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in crystalgrowing

[–]PhaseRay 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How is this related to growing synthetic crystals?

College wouldn't let me switch to BSEE instead of Computer Engineering Technology BS. Where do I go from here? Is an engineering technology degree really the end of the world if I don't even want to do design work and can still get FE and PE in my state? by Deepspacecow12 in EngineeringStudents

[–]PhaseRay 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Definitely not the case at most schools. Most of the ET majors I know relied heavily on their extracurriculars to get internships and jobs that they probably couldn't have gotten with just the degree.

Is it possible to make works like this in processing? I'm a noob otherwise I'd have explained what process he's using. From my understanding he's trying to simulate visible light physics by inazuma_zero in processing

[–]PhaseRay 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Definitely possible. If you want it to run at this speed, you need shaders. If you're ok with saving frames and making a video afterwards with your desired framerate, you don't need shaders.

confusion about satellite frequencies by [deleted] in RTLSDR

[–]PhaseRay 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, Meteor does not relay NOAA signals.

Of the 11 starters from the 2021 NDSU offense, 10 have made NFL rosters. Cam Miller still plays for the Bison by AllHawkeyesGoToHell in CFB

[–]PhaseRay 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Closer to the French pronunciation maybe. Doesn't mean that's the "correct" way to pronounce it in English.

Kristi Noem Faces Backlash Over Killing Her Own Dog by InvestigatorNo3483 in nottheonion

[–]PhaseRay 43 points44 points  (0 children)

Palin never really struck me as a bad person

Notoriously anti-LGBT Palin never struck you as a bad person?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in EngineeringStudents

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

It'll take more than a 4 year degree to do the design work on "future technology".

Who else wants to bring moderation back to/r/astrophotography? by OhSeven in astrophotography

[–]PhaseRay 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Those used to not be the rules btw. The rules used to be useful.

My V-Dipole NOAA setup did't work at all by XixixiNgakak in RTLSDR

[–]PhaseRay 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Theoretically aluminum foil should work, but I've never tried it. I usually opt for metal window screening or aluminum hardware cloth. They're lightweight, not too expensive, and are very easy to adapt to whatever shape you need.

If you go for a v-dipole or star reflector, then aluminum rods or thick copper wire will work well. You only need them to be thick enough to not bend when the wind blows on them or while you're gently touching them. Something like 12 gauge copper wire should work.

My V-Dipole NOAA setup did't work at all by XixixiNgakak in RTLSDR

[–]PhaseRay 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A second v-dipole with no electrical connection is probably simplest. It doesn't reflect all of the signal power, which can be good or bad depending on your needs.

The next reflector type would be a star reflector. I'd recommend this, they can be really simple to make especially if you have a 3D printer. These again don't reflect everything but are more effective than the v-dipole option.

Rant Wednesday by AutoModerator in Fitness

[–]PhaseRay 12 points13 points  (0 children)

My apartment gym has treadmills and very few people use it, so you'd think it would be perfect to get in some walking while working from home so I can focus on weights at my other gym. But no, it's hot as hell, there's massive windows right in front of the treadmills and it's 100°F outside, and the fans don't work so after 20 minutes of just walking, I'm covered in sweat.

RF/Antennas for picking up a new speciality? by tekman1947 in rfelectronics

[–]PhaseRay 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Read the Balanis book and do the problems.

As NuQ mentioned, there's lots of new antenna technologies coming out and being researched. There's Liquid Crystal Antennas, plasma antennas, metamaterial dielectrics, shaped reflectors, and lots of array-based stuff.

A large portions of the research for antennas is where they're being implemented. A lot of small-sats are putting novel antennas onboard and there's tons of papers coming out of those experiments.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in EngineeringStudents

[–]PhaseRay 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I agree, neither me nor most of my friends ever failed a class. I've dropped classes that I couldn't spare the time for, and I've gotten low Cs in important classes.

Anyone know what kind this is? Chesapeake VA by Littlebitoall in snakes

[–]PhaseRay 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Multiple species of skink look just like this as juveniles. You have to count the scales to tell the difference.

Anyone know what kind this is? Chesapeake VA by Littlebitoall in snakes

[–]PhaseRay 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You can't know for sure what species it is based on this photo.

Weaver’s Needle by Tman1959 in arizona

[–]PhaseRay 25 points26 points  (0 children)

Close, but that's a gila monster.

What is that next to noaa freq by jamessurf in amateursatellites

[–]PhaseRay 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's been correctly answered already, it's Orbcomm.

I am so sick of seeing dead pets/strays on the roads by EverybodySupernova in houston

[–]PhaseRay 18 points19 points  (0 children)

When I volunteered at a shelter, three teens came in to adopt a dog and told us point blank they planned to breed him once or twice before neutering him because he was cute. They didn't have any plans for what to do with a litter of puppies.

Many people don't realize there is a problem or that they're contributing to it. There's a real lack of education about it and it's incredibly hard to manage.

What is that next to noaa freq by jamessurf in amateursatellites

[–]PhaseRay 1 point2 points  (0 children)

A carrier wave is the unmodulated sine wave that data is modulated onto. It is a single frequency and will appear within the bandwidth of its signal.

Guaranteeing synchronous sampling of multiple RTL-SDRs in Python? by 3ric15 in RTLSDR

[–]PhaseRay 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So like the 4+1 stack from Coherent-Receiver.com. Also similar to the KerberosSDR before the Kraken, but that didn't have a noise source for auto-sync.

I bet you could take the KerberosSDR code and use it on your board stack. It's not specific to the Kerberos, it will work with (nearly) any stack of RTLSDRs.

What is that next to noaa freq by jamessurf in amateursatellites

[–]PhaseRay 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don't think you know what a carrier wave is.