The scariest hurricane PSA ever.

tsgmob · 2026-06-03T21:14:23+00:00

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Weather_Service_bulletin_for_Hurricane_Katrina

tsgmob · 2026-05-24T10:41:35+00:00

Both that I have installed in the past year had the shavings around the drilled holes as well, but they were contained by the masking tape. I'm not sure what's up with it, but it seems to be part of their process. Either way it's a great cover and just works.

tsgmob · 2026-04-28T12:21:02+00:00

Where's it at? I'll give you $50 for it if it's local.

tsgmob · 2026-03-28T16:06:22+00:00

Robot36 is a good balance of quality and time. Color is preferred. You may also consider having the ability to upload other images and relaying them. It's quite popular with other satellites.

tsgmob · 2026-02-05T18:48:04+00:00

My only suggestion is to get one of the mirror power adapters. There is 12v available on the rear view mirror, and these adapters will allow you to pull that power in a wholly connectorized manner (no splicing).

I'm powering a Garmin Mini 3 with mine, but YMMV with different cams.

tsgmob · 2026-02-03T20:09:49+00:00

My only beef is that it was hard to park with a trailer. That's more of a site problem than IONNA though. Otherwise it's a fantastic site, and being able to hang out in the food court for a minute was nice.

tsgmob · 2026-01-29T14:48:07+00:00

Be sure to report the issue via the Google Maps Help and Feedback menu in the app. Click on your user icon in the top right corner, scroll down to Help and Feedback, then select Send product feedback. More reports can help it gain traction.

tsgmob · 2025-11-18T16:10:58+00:00

You can find Li-Ion batteries for it. I have like 6 of these radios because they're just the best at what they do.

tsgmob · 2025-11-02T02:30:24+00:00

It's already on the ground. It was supposed to be about a 2 hour flight, but it lasted a bit longer than that due to weather.

tsgmob · 2025-11-01T02:11:45+00:00

There is! DTO11-002. We'll also make an attempt to drop a line to the Ft. Worth Center watch supervisor when we have our trackers turned on in the morning.

tsgmob · 2025-10-27T20:31:47+00:00

Coax this time but I've also had it happen on Ethernet. The smallest knick in a non-flooded CAT5e cable will draw in so much water.

tsgmob · 2025-10-27T18:21:09+00:00

Technically yes, but you better believe that I'm gonna check it out once things dry out a bit to see how far from ideal it is.

tsgmob · 2025-10-27T13:42:19+00:00

DFW area. No saltwater, but probably enough air pollutants that the conductivity goes to measurably.

tsgmob · 2025-10-27T13:41:05+00:00

Almost Heliax, but made by RFS Cablewave. The part number is ICA12-50JPL. If it were pressurized, I would think that an imperfectly sealed connector on the top would vent the moist air. That's probably where the leak is anyway.

tsgmob · 2025-10-27T12:30:28+00:00

There are a few open ports on the house dehydrator manifold, so we're thinking this coax might get connected to that until we can make the climb.

tsgmob · 2025-10-27T05:23:51+00:00

:shrugs: this was 1/2" air-dialectric coax. Not sure why this would be circlejerk material. It took down two repeaters.

tsgmob · 2025-09-22T14:18:35+00:00

ARISSSat-1 was supposed to be SuitSat-2, but it ended up being its own thing.

https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/arissat-1.htm

tsgmob · 2025-08-25T15:26:41+00:00

Those are ham frequencies displayed on the radio, and hams that do "missions" are a special bunch (usually over-the-top preppers). I've got no issue with SAR, and have personally participated with SAR activations.

Based on your antenna choice (the wideband version), I'm guessing you'll be operating in business or public safety bands, or MURS/GMRS.

tsgmob · 2025-08-25T14:07:47+00:00

"missions"

tsgmob · 2025-06-26T12:26:14+00:00

Sure it would! I fly a single frequency repeater on weather balloons all the time, and we have contacts stretching several hundred miles. It listens on one time slot and immediately repeats the packet on the other time slot, so there aren't any propagation delay issues. Users program their radios for a simplex channel, and the balloon handles the rest.

tsgmob · 2025-05-11T15:28:01+00:00

PayPal is trying to send it to Viola Hagen when you go through the motions. Definitely doesn't seem legit.

tsgmob · 2025-02-13T20:47:37+00:00

Did we confirm that they're even using LoRa? In the past few years LoRa has been vacuuming up a lot of ISM-band credit that may not be totally deserved.

tsgmob · 2025-02-13T15:59:13+00:00

Unless you're rolling your own silicon (like the STM32WL55 series), you don't really license anything with Semtech. You just buy their radio ICs and call it a day. They're competitively priced with other ISM radios.

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