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SpaceX-4 Lanuch & NASA Social: A Homecoming - Midnight Cheese
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Exploring Design, Web Development and Art. SpaceX-4 Lanuch and NASA Social: A Homecoming. I can’t tell you how excited I am to have been selected to attend a NASA Social. Event featuring the fourth launch of SpaceX’s Dragon capsule to resupply ISS. After seeing what my friend Ernie. Was able to experience during his NASA Social trip, I knew I had to do one, and here’s my chance. We have another family member that worked for a NASA contractor doing quality control for the engines built for the Shuttles...
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Blog Archive - Midnight Cheese
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Exploring Design, Web Development and Art. Super Simple APRS Position Reporter. Posted in Amateur Radio. Posted in Amateur Radio. Introducing Amateur Radio Weekly. Posted in Amateur Radio. SpaceX-4 Lanuch and NASA Social: A Homecoming. Listening and Decoding Data Packets From the International Space Station. Posted in Amateur Radio. Building the Softrock Ensemble RXTX. Posted in Amateur Radio. Raspberry Pi Node.js Socket.IO Twitter Streaming API = Internet Bliss. Posted in Apt Projects. Finally Free of C...
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A quick how-to with the aprs.fi API - Midnight Cheese
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Exploring Design, Web Development and Art. A Quick How-to With the aprs.fi API. Lets users share information (GPS tracks, WX info, etc.) both over the internet and over the air via amateur radio. ( See Wikipedia for more about APRS. Is the go-to site to see current APRS activity in your (or any) area. They also have an API. That lets users tie into all this great data. Lots of APRS objects displayed on the aprs.fi. Posted by Russell Cale Mooth. A Podcast discussing every Star Trek episode ever. Dashboard...
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Republic Wireless Review - Midnight Cheese
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Exploring Design, Web Development and Art. Now that I have a month’s worth of time with Republic Wireless under my belt, I thought this would be a good point to write up a review of those first 30 days. Is geared toward users who spend most of their time in an environment with persistent Wi-Fi. When in range of Wi-Fi access all phone calls are placed and received over Wi-Fi. When outside of Wi-Fi range Sprint is the carrier that all calls and data are routed through. Let’s get into some detail. Is by no ...
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Building the Softrock Ensemble RXTX - Midnight Cheese
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Exploring Design, Web Development and Art. Building the Softrock Ensemble RXTX. Looking for a cheap HF. Alternative, I picked up one of the Softrock Ensemble RXTX. Kits and spent the last several weeks slowly putting the kit together. The Ensemble is a software defined radio. In summary, the hardware provides the signal, leaving the computer software to do the heavy lifting. That includes both tuning and processing of received signals. The beauty of SDR. HDSDR displaying 80 meters. Works, it’s a be...
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Listening and Decoding Data Packets From the International Space Station - Midnight Cheese
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Exploring Design, Web Development and Art. Listening and Decoding Data Packets From the International Space Station. On June 19th I set up my Kenwood HT paired with a magnet mount antenna in the driveway, tuned the radio to 145.825 and listened to data packets from the International Space Station magically flow through the radio’s speaker as ISS flew overhead. The audio can be listened to here. And the decoded packet information is displayed below. Fm K9CMI to APX205 via RS0ISS*. To CQ via RS0ISS*. 39484...
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Introducing Amateur Radio Weekly - Midnight Cheese
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Exploring Design, Web Development and Art. Introducing Amateur Radio Weekly. Has been published for several issues, I recently realized I haven’t formally posted anything about it! With that said, today, I’d like to officially introduce Amateur Radio Weekly. It’s an email newsletter published every Saturday featuring the most interesting links shared in the ham radio community that week. Head over to hamweekly.com. To sign-up, and if you like what you see, please share it with others. Current weather bas...
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Hiking Mount Mansfield - Midnight Cheese
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Exploring Design, Web Development and Art. In August I had the opportunity to hike the Sunset Ridge Trail. To the summit ridge of Mount Mansfield. Near Burlington, Vermont. This was by far one of the most beautiful, yet challenging hikes I’ve been on. The trail starting from Underhill State Park. During my hike. Hiking down the mountain the winds had picked up considerably, and were strong enough to push me down. Once below the tree line, all was normal. Arctic Alpine Zone sign. Sunset Ridge Trail sign.
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Amateur Radio - Midnight Cheese
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Exploring Design, Web Development and Art. Because I’m not already leading a completely geek-filled lifestyle between my day job. And my time on Jawgrind. Discussing the merits of original Star Trek episodes, I decided to seal the deal and get my ham radio license. Screenshot of PSK31. Notice the “waterfall” of incoming signals. Transmissions are appearing from as far away as Cuba. The idea of transmitting messages across states and countries sans-internet is interesting, but the visual aspect of PSK31.
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