David Taylor

@gm8arv.bsky.social

UK Amateur Radio call GM8ARV, mostly interested in things digital and VHF/UHF, software author.

News from Alexander SAQ Grimeton Grimeton Friendship Association www.alexander.n.se SAQ Grimeton scheduled to air on UN-Day, Oct 24th 2026 on 17.2 kHz CW. schedule 12:30 UTC: Startup and tuning of SAQ. 12:45 UTC SAQ on air “VVV VVV VVV de SAQ SAQ SAQ” 13:00 UTC: Transmission of a peace message

News from
Alexander SAQ Grimeton
Grimeton Friendship Association
www.alexander.n.se
SAQ Grimeton scheduled to air
on UN-Day, Oct 24th 2026

Oh what’s this seismic event? Magnitude 3.4 but very shallow. Is it something other than an earthquake? Lots of infrastructure off the Lincolnshire coast.

BGS alert of a Magnitude 3.4 seismic event off the Lincolnshire coast.

Just back from Torridon just north of the Applecross peninsula…a very long way from the Home Counties but a stunning place

Suggestions, please, for a 32-bit, X86 Linux, nothing fancy, supports APT, NTP, PPS, serial port, remote access with SSH. On a USB stick (I can download) so I could install from a BIOS prompt. A Raspberry Pi would have done except for 12V serial port input with PPS on the DCD line. Thanks.

Spent the last couple of days setting up my first MeshCom system (APRS portable & gateway). Couldn’t get the nodes boxed as this case from eBay (which arrived very quickly) has a mistake in their Web photo (no. 5). As shown, the front doesn’t fit the base, a 180 degree inversion is required!

Spent the last couple of days setting up my first MeshCom system (APRS portable & gateway). Couldn’t get the nodes boxed as this case from eBay (which arrived very quickly) has a mistake in this photo on the. Web. The upper part doesn’t fit the lower part, a 180 degree inversion is required!