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About Kevin

Just an old guy with opinions that I like to bounce off other people.

ATS Mini V3 Power Drain

One big annoyance with my AMNVOLT Mini SI4732 V3 is that every time I get it out to use, the battery indicator is deep into the red zone. I had just assumed it was a bad battery with abnormal internal … Continue reading

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Incoming Radio: HanRongDa HRD-908

Update: There is a less expensive edition of this radio sold under the Zhiwhis brand, the ZWS-908. Update 2: It disappeared from Amazon. This one caught me by surprise. I have a LiJiANi Rd908 emergency weather radio. My wife is … Continue reading

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The Thunderous Explosion of the Weather Radios

It’s hard to believe that it’s been over a year since my article, The Thunderous Clash of the Weather Radios, but in that time quite a bit weather radio wise has happened. The iRonsnow IR-688 and the Mesqool CR1009 Pro … Continue reading

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Running SDR++ on an ARM Processor Under Windows 11

Yes We Can! I have a Microsoft Surface Pro 11 tablet computer with a Qualcomm Snapdragon processor running Windows 11. None of the SDR software I tried worked with my RTL-SDR Blog V4 dongle. The software couldn’t communicate with the … Continue reading

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Killing the Noise: Independence Day

I’m literally stunned by how little money it’s going to cost to replace my Invisible Fence brand pet containment system. I paid more for the last service call to fix a broken wire than an entire PetSafe® system complete. Installation … Continue reading

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V1 v V3 v PL-330: ATS Mini Sensitivity

Now that I’ve started using the Si4732 ESP32 ATS V3, I’ve been disappointed. The technology is amazing, features overwhelming and the operation is close to optimum for a device with just an off-on switch and a knob. But to be … Continue reading

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Killing the Noise: Part 3

For some reason the 1985 movie title, Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins, came to mind, perhaps mock titled for a sequel that was never intended to happen. This story keeps on going, and going. In Part 3 episode I track … Continue reading

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