tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-46498270121483013782024-02-20T02:00:11.808+00:00SV1XVCostas SV1XVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13305257414406208109noreply@blogger.comBlogger67125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4649827012148301378.post-85413082691358801502023-08-29T08:06:00.001+01:002023-08-29T08:06:04.976+01:00The Cavity Magnetron: the device that won WW2 ? <p> </p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/CbTWzC86R4Y" width="320" youtube-src-id="CbTWzC86R4Y"></iframe></div><br /><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"> Very interesting video about WW2 radar by <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@CuriousDroid">Curious Droid</a> on YouTube! </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span><br /></p>Costas SV1XVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13305257414406208109noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4649827012148301378.post-39037078168170865572023-08-14T11:17:00.003+01:002023-08-14T11:44:51.589+01:00Marconi Radio International on the air, 14-15 August 2023<p> </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji1tVe9K6jlt0PfKtLWLtm_kmCPjcKSw3iM6MoRkTbZNd0JvlIRsAUKkT-fSwhXUxd0r6HJt1qZNVtO9IQwaU4-Wy6uNBx77QC6KMTQan2Q6XVuT9oLgvU2_v3h_y7lbM6I00cKIpqzIZXaHzsZNmDF4CerNIubZrueEhyV7o6sFbaWSlO8LQft7snkSxY/s1256/304775178_540456221180452_181713147648536346_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="248" data-original-width="1256" height="79" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji1tVe9K6jlt0PfKtLWLtm_kmCPjcKSw3iM6MoRkTbZNd0JvlIRsAUKkT-fSwhXUxd0r6HJt1qZNVtO9IQwaU4-Wy6uNBx77QC6KMTQan2Q6XVuT9oLgvU2_v3h_y7lbM6I00cKIpqzIZXaHzsZNmDF4CerNIubZrueEhyV7o6sFbaWSlO8LQft7snkSxY/w400-h79/304775178_540456221180452_181713147648536346_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><p>According to an announcement on their facebook page, Marconi Radio International will transmit on 14 and 15 August 2023 at 17:00-18:30 UTC on 6180 kHz USB.<br /></p><p>QSL reports are welcome to <quote><a href="mailto:marconiradiointernational@gmail.com">marconiradiointernational@gmail.com</a> .<br /></quote></p><p><br /></p><p>
<code>Please be advised that Marconi Radio International (MRI) will be on the air this week with test transmissions on 14 and 15 August 2023, as follows: 17.00-18.30 UTC. The frequency is 6180 kHz (USB mode).<br /><br />
Reception reports (verified by eQSL) to this E-mail address: marconiradiointernational (at) gmail.com<br /><br />
Some lucky listeners will also receive our printed QSL card. Please don’t forget to include your postal/street address, too!<br /><br />
Last but not least, we need your help! If you are a DX blogger, or use social networks, please post an announcement on your own blog and/or Facebook or send out a tweet. You can also forward this message to a friend.<br /><br />
Stay tuned!<br /><br />
Marconi Radio International<br />
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</p>Costas SV1XVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13305257414406208109noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4649827012148301378.post-85445648997751507972022-12-09T09:08:00.000+00:002022-12-09T09:08:02.939+00:00Radio User magazine RIP<p> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwwbNfQh_hPb8OYwjxqq3TZnFFEqp1JwdkGaaYFugxv_sSn_Z12cwh-hl6EUFUE-zywzP9FLUX1tgdi43VgtRyvjlb3SfE0fmgmyU7J5hq5KabBKt6IK4n9go0sJltOXt5HS7mc_BDPrxtr0lU1muM6JC7R4YX4BOLo9dzNecV3AFNksX95op1SFBkqg/s3507/RadioUser-RIP.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3507" data-original-width="2480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwwbNfQh_hPb8OYwjxqq3TZnFFEqp1JwdkGaaYFugxv_sSn_Z12cwh-hl6EUFUE-zywzP9FLUX1tgdi43VgtRyvjlb3SfE0fmgmyU7J5hq5KabBKt6IK4n9go0sJltOXt5HS7mc_BDPrxtr0lU1muM6JC7R4YX4BOLo9dzNecV3AFNksX95op1SFBkqg/s320/RadioUser-RIP.jpg" width="226" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">We Have (Bad) News!</span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I received the latest issue (December 2022) of Radio User magazine, with a letter that this is the last issue of the magazine, which is merged with <a href="https://www.radioenthusiast.co.uk/store/latest-issue/practical-wireless/" target="_blank">Practical Wireless</a>. According to the circular, Practical Wireless will publish some articles in the areas until now covered by Radio User. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></p><p><br /></p>Costas SV1XVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13305257414406208109noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4649827012148301378.post-47656244663103908132022-11-03T18:00:00.009+00:002022-11-04T06:04:19.525+00:00Postcrossing (2)<p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Great news: The first two <a href="https://www.postcrossing.com/" target="_blank">postcrossing</a> postcards arrived today, one from Germany and one from Canada. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKh3nsa4SZNq2sxjiYQgJZogqtZFtAcgcdYgtlQMGgn6eUTn-vRyqFfjlMbUHrrN8CjBB-xV3axiA6ivyPeu-wMH8K9GqZQnINmOumryw62I17ax4SCWO7UuPBMldgPBcgOGAm_D85932cAFuA3zCM84PnG7aR0sC4e7p4v5Rp7DH5Qs_nTznYClBNCg/s1383/stamp354.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="753" data-original-width="1383" height="174" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKh3nsa4SZNq2sxjiYQgJZogqtZFtAcgcdYgtlQMGgn6eUTn-vRyqFfjlMbUHrrN8CjBB-xV3axiA6ivyPeu-wMH8K9GqZQnINmOumryw62I17ax4SCWO7UuPBMldgPBcgOGAm_D85932cAFuA3zCM84PnG7aR0sC4e7p4v5Rp7DH5Qs_nTznYClBNCg/s320/stamp354.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">The German card was franked with the German 2022 "Postcrossing" stamp (Michel 3722) of €0.95, a new addition to my collection. <br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"> <br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqfdpmCbf5-OL8SitpSR82f2Vo0-HiY6coJbjZZhmlzbItk8RJWY2hPxPLX3n4M05XX_Hf9ZPHRv1EJcfA6nzJdZBZHiReU46LWJmzDFbzWbSSrwU-Xn57wA2-vgm3loeWcKbbjmHU1K31BfKyrqFaooDE7fxj__I1635wtuyfRASbZz8um1Iz47nzwA/s500/CA-12295103.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="383" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqfdpmCbf5-OL8SitpSR82f2Vo0-HiY6coJbjZZhmlzbItk8RJWY2hPxPLX3n4M05XX_Hf9ZPHRv1EJcfA6nzJdZBZHiReU46LWJmzDFbzWbSSrwU-Xn57wA2-vgm3loeWcKbbjmHU1K31BfKyrqFaooDE7fxj__I1635wtuyfRASbZz8um1Iz47nzwA/s320/CA-12295103.jpg" width="245" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">The Canadian card was an anniversary card for World Postcard Day 2022!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">In the past five weeks I sent 8 postcards, 6 have already been received by their recipients and two are still traveling. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span><br /></p>Costas SV1XVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13305257414406208109noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4649827012148301378.post-34219744804970808592022-10-29T16:23:00.007+01:002023-03-13T05:33:15.107+00:00US Rail Tank Car videos<h4 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> 1. Rail Tank Car 101</span></h4><h4 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></h4><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/9YCD79pe22g" width="320" youtube-src-id="9YCD79pe22g"></iframe></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span><h4 class="style-scope ytd-watch-metadata" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;">2. eRAIL COMMERCE Tank Car 101 Training Video</span></span></h4><div class="style-scope ytd-watch-metadata" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/2WCGdrupHnA" width="320" youtube-src-id="2WCGdrupHnA"></iframe></div></span></span></div><div class="style-scope ytd-watch-metadata" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="style-scope ytd-watch-metadata" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="style-scope ytd-watch-metadata" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="style-scope ytd-watch-metadata" style="text-align: left;"><h4 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;">3.</span><span style="font-size: small;"> </span>Modern Day Rail Tank Car Safety</span></h4><h4 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></h4></div><div class="style-scope ytd-watch-metadata" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/UbMjAKCsBMw" width="320" youtube-src-id="UbMjAKCsBMw"></iframe></div><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="style-scope ytd-watch-metadata" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="style-scope ytd-watch-metadata" style="text-align: left;"><h4 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;">4.</span>Tank Car Loading and Unloading</span></h4><h4 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></h4></div><div class="style-scope ytd-watch-metadata" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/1PzNbQlvgDw" width="320" youtube-src-id="1PzNbQlvgDw"></iframe></div><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="style-scope ytd-watch-metadata" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;">Various videos for the DOT111 and related US specification rail tank cars (tank wagons)<br /></span></span></div><div class="style-scope ytd-watch-metadata" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="style-scope ytd-watch-metadata" style="text-align: left;"><h4 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;">5. Rail car loading rack fire (firefighting training)</span></span></h4></div><div class="style-scope ytd-watch-metadata" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="style-scope ytd-watch-metadata" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/OOp8SuBKAJQ" width="320" youtube-src-id="OOp8SuBKAJQ"></iframe></div><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="style-scope ytd-watch-metadata" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="style-scope ytd-watch-metadata" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="style-scope ytd-watch-metadata" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="style-scope ytd-watch-metadata" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="style-scope ytd-watch-metadata" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="style-scope ytd-watch-metadata" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="style-scope ytd-watch-metadata" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="style-scope ytd-watch-metadata" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="style-scope ytd-watch-metadata" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="style-scope ytd-watch-metadata" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="style-scope ytd-watch-metadata" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="style-scope ytd-watch-metadata" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><h4 class="style-scope ytd-watch-metadata" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></h4><p></p>Costas SV1XVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13305257414406208109noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4649827012148301378.post-397758803463816822022-10-29T14:00:00.001+01:002022-10-30T09:31:06.510+00:00Δυο νέα βιβλία!<p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Στην σημερινή μου επίσκεψη στην έκθεση IPMS Hellas 2022 είχα την ευκαιρία να προμηθευτώ δυο ιστορικά βιβλία εκδόσεως 2021</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6Ux3mTbfQRxkopuMgIbW7A1nHWheDqIyQvCg9petRsp8IuXR04vI3WxG2HzZFWMdI-RT5JKtEGRScMCo2M4b3sGOPBr8WfD8fznLXC4316_QEmoQdFcoLPKytXYmMyqfKWdEFZIwexSD99Y7SYB5WCIpyAoO-ZwVlwSd_KQDtJhy0WixaHlwymn76-w/s1300/book902.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1300" data-original-width="896" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6Ux3mTbfQRxkopuMgIbW7A1nHWheDqIyQvCg9petRsp8IuXR04vI3WxG2HzZFWMdI-RT5JKtEGRScMCo2M4b3sGOPBr8WfD8fznLXC4316_QEmoQdFcoLPKytXYmMyqfKWdEFZIwexSD99Y7SYB5WCIpyAoO-ZwVlwSd_KQDtJhy0WixaHlwymn76-w/s320/book902.jpg" width="221" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">"<i>Υπόγειες Ναυτικές Οχυρώσεις στην Αττική (1936-1944)</i>" του Κωνσταντίνου Κυρίμη, έκδοση Ελληνικού Ινστιτούτου Ναυτικής Ιστορίας, 2021 (χαρτόδετο, 216 σελίδες). Μια URBEX εξερεύνηση και καταγραφή των ναυτικών οχυρώσεων στην Αίγινα, Φλέβες, Ναύσταθμο Σαλαμίνος, Σ.Ν.Δ. και Υπουργείο Ναυτικών. Περιλαμβάνονται βασικές πληροφορίες για τα έργα και αναλυτική αποτύπωση των υπογείων εγκαταστάσεων.</span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUYnZqrDKnXsoAng-ULa0u94qngB6hsGpixlRLsYKMYBGJv-J_oPWiCjfDAcUXjOLBMZAoRut7HidJy1W3FkhfIJXmZ5804Mf7UAUubPZwOz5uFJI6LSk5HaffltKJTf5K0smpPMl59TbAdbHnoXiG73CjCjZuZqwSkNVgv5OE8y18CxMZbfKYac7zyA/s1306/book901.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1306" data-original-width="997" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUYnZqrDKnXsoAng-ULa0u94qngB6hsGpixlRLsYKMYBGJv-J_oPWiCjfDAcUXjOLBMZAoRut7HidJy1W3FkhfIJXmZ5804Mf7UAUubPZwOz5uFJI6LSk5HaffltKJTf5K0smpPMl59TbAdbHnoXiG73CjCjZuZqwSkNVgv5OE8y18CxMZbfKYac7zyA/s320/book901.jpg" width="244" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">"<i>Οι Διαβιβάσεις στο Έπος του '40</i>", του φίλου Χρήστου Νοταρίδη, SV0FY, Ταξιάρχου (ΔΒ) ε.α., εκδόσεις Ινφογνώμων, 2021 (χαρτόδετο, 391 σελίδες). Πολύ αναλυτική και αξιόλογη προσπάθεια για την ιστορία των Διαβιβάσεων του Ελληνικού Στρατού σαν τμήμα του όπλου του Μηχανικού, η οποία σπανίως, και μόνο αποσπασματικά, καταγράφεται στις ελληνικές ιστορικές πηγές.<br /></span></p><p><br /></p>Costas SV1XVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13305257414406208109noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4649827012148301378.post-85589105892588941462022-10-15T12:38:00.002+01:002022-10-16T06:09:17.975+01:00Greece: World Postcard Day stamps<p> </p><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlEYs4SJ46L1zK9VWCrzf1qnCgi-yGRjrodu3sOXrDuqjq83UbXc5iEW5Ed9mSD3M65JMPmdS4SyHmSnfAYoL39obnRvRMJUZbqAONjyOor3CnKtEFvzp7-pwp9cU7FZGrbtZ9cEOVwsCGrv08tNVUzkYu1k6e0WlYUPhiAryTfXfc-zyUV5E_obI9BA/s1731/Greece-2022-postcard.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1356" data-original-width="1731" height="251" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlEYs4SJ46L1zK9VWCrzf1qnCgi-yGRjrodu3sOXrDuqjq83UbXc5iEW5Ed9mSD3M65JMPmdS4SyHmSnfAYoL39obnRvRMJUZbqAONjyOor3CnKtEFvzp7-pwp9cU7FZGrbtZ9cEOVwsCGrv08tNVUzkYu1k6e0WlYUPhiAryTfXfc-zyUV5E_obI9BA/s320/Greece-2022-postcard.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">On October 6, 2022, <a href="https://www.elta.gr" target="_blank">Hellenic Post (ELTA)</a> issued a set of four stamps for the <a href="https://worldpostcardday.com" target="_blank">World Postcard Day</a>, October 1st, 2022 in both regular and self-adhesive forms. Although related, the stamps don't bear the Postocrossing logo. Each stamp bears no face value but is rated for "PostCards Worldwide" and its current price is €1.00 at the post offices. The stamps will be on sale until October 5, 2024.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></p><p><br /></p>Costas SV1XVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13305257414406208109noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4649827012148301378.post-62855459478340286072022-10-08T17:46:00.011+01:002022-10-15T13:46:16.217+01:00Postcrossing<p> </p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNQvnjb6c6rUCac3Tw_BGFGqze7cRtxjr6mx3I-95qmmLSD-qY8wAJddvCKlI-dM4NTSI33e3Liy54DfqND133AtRvX8po8kIoQGRimXlgJ6pFO5xDNWKiTjGMflwxYHotPXM4tDSbdqniNOPXKo0LVkDXVP0N08Bt3gV2NjoniqF-3GFNQxfnb0_HrA/s1689/Postcrossing%20Main%20Logo.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="221" data-original-width="1689" height="53" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNQvnjb6c6rUCac3Tw_BGFGqze7cRtxjr6mx3I-95qmmLSD-qY8wAJddvCKlI-dM4NTSI33e3Liy54DfqND133AtRvX8po8kIoQGRimXlgJ6pFO5xDNWKiTjGMflwxYHotPXM4tDSbdqniNOPXKo0LVkDXVP0N08Bt3gV2NjoniqF-3GFNQxfnb0_HrA/w400-h53/Postcrossing%20Main%20Logo.png" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Last week I decided to have a go with <a href="https://www.postcrossing.com/" target="_blank">Postcrossing</a>. It is an interesting project of exchaging postcards with some Internet support. <br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Of course I am an old timer in radio QSL cards, but this project is much different. The cost is not trivial, as sending a single card from Greece currently costs about €1.30 - €2: €1 for <a href="https://www.elta.gr/" target="_blank">ELTA</a> postage and €0.30 to €1 for the card itself.<br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">As I am a rookie, I make mistakes related to the rules and the etiquette of the project, but I am learning fast. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Wikipedia article: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Postcrossing">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Postcrossing</a></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/Poscrossing_Stats.svg/640px-Poscrossing_Stats.svg.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="258" data-original-width="640" height="161" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/Poscrossing_Stats.svg/640px-Poscrossing_Stats.svg.png" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">According to Wikipedia, we are part the peak of postcrossing excanges, but activity is still quite strong.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"> <br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p><br /></p>Costas SV1XVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13305257414406208109noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4649827012148301378.post-36298650714024094752022-08-15T08:00:00.006+01:002022-08-15T08:06:29.738+01:00Heaven & Hell Thermodynamics<pre>The temperature of Heaven can be rather accurately computed.
Our authority is Isaiah 30:26, "Moreover, the light of the Moon
shall be as the light of the Sun and the light of the Sun shall
be sevenfold, as the light of seven days." Thus Heaven receives
from the Moon as much radiation as we do from the Sun, and in
addition 7*7 (49) times as much as the Earth does from the Sun,
or 50 times in all. The light we receive from the Moon is one
1/10,000 of the light we receive from the Sun, so we can ignore
that... The radiation falling on Heaven will heat it to the
point where the heat lost by radiation is just equal to the heat
received by radiation, i.e., Heaven loses 50 times as much heat
as the Earth by radiation. Using the Stefan-Boltzmann law for
radiation, (H/E)^4 = 50, where E is the absolute temperature
of the earth (-300K), gives H as 798K (525°C).
The exact temperature of Hell cannot be computed... [However]
Revelations 21:8 says "But the fearful, and unbelieving...
shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and
brimstone." A lake of molten brimstone means that its
temperature must be at or below the boiling point [of
Sulphur], 444.6°C.
We have, then, that Heaven, at 525°C is hotter than Hell at
445°C.
-- From "Applied Optics" vol. 11, A14, 1972
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Costas SV1XVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13305257414406208109noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4649827012148301378.post-52120964070057726972022-08-14T10:17:00.000+01:002022-08-14T10:17:10.071+01:00Helios Airways Flight 522<p> <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/LBoRCH682yk" width="320" youtube-src-id="LBoRCH682yk"></iframe></div><br /><p></p><p>On Sunday August 14, 2005, Helios Airways flight 522 (5B-DBY, Boeing 737-300) with incapacitated crew crashed at Attica under very unusual circumstances. The last 10 minutes of UHF radio communications between a pair of HAF F-16 which intercepted the flight and the HAF Control Center have been available online. </p><p><br /></p>Costas SV1XVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13305257414406208109noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4649827012148301378.post-87460142619578174932022-02-02T06:23:00.002+00:002022-02-02T06:27:00.660+00:00Fake news about Oxygen!<p><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/23/A_setup_for_preparation_of_Oxygen.jpg/640px-A_setup_for_preparation_of_Oxygen.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="356" data-original-width="640" height="356" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/23/A_setup_for_preparation_of_Oxygen.jpg/640px-A_setup_for_preparation_of_Oxygen.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Generating oxygen by heating the potassium chlorate mixed with a small portion of manganese oxide.</span></td></tr></tbody></table>Oxygen is a very toxic gas and an extreme fire hazard. It is fatal in<br />concentrations of as little as 0.000001 p.p.m. Humans exposed to the<br />oxygen concentrations die within a few minutes. Symptoms resemble very<br />much those of cyanide poisoning (blue face, etc.). In higher<br />concentrations, e.g. 20%, the toxic effect is somewhat delayed and it<br />takes about 2.5 billion inhalations before death takes place. The reason<br />for the delay is the difference in the mechanism of the toxic effect of<br />oxygen in 20% concentration. It apparently contributes to a complex<br />process called aging, of which very little is known, except that it is<br />always fatal.<br /><br />However, the main disadvantage of the 20% oxygen concentration is in the<br />fact it is habit forming. The first inhalation (occurring at birth) is<br />sufficient to make oxygen addiction permanent. After that, any<br />considerable decrease in the daily oxygen doses results in death with<br />symptoms resembling those of cyanide poisoning.<br /><br />Oxygen is an extreme fire hazard. All of the fires that were reported in<br />the continental U.S. for the period of the past 25 years were found to be<br />due to the presence of this gas in the atmosphere surrounding the buildings<br />in question.<br /><br />Oxygen is especially dangerous because it is odorless, colorless and<br />tasteless, so that its presence can not be readily detected until it is<br />too late.<br /> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> -- Chemical & Engineering News February 6, 1956</span><br /></span><br /></p>Costas SV1XVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13305257414406208109noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4649827012148301378.post-11611723935459261062021-11-08T14:09:00.002+00:002021-11-11T18:32:47.527+00:00Μην ταΐζεις το αδηφάγο κήτος!<div class="western" lang="el-GR" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/94/Troll_in_nutshell.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/94/Troll_in_nutshell.jpg" width="214" /></a></div>
<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Σταμάτα. Πάρε μια βαθιά ανάσα. Κάνε πίσω.<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"> </span></span><br />
<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Πιθανότατα έχεις φτάσει σε αυτήν τη
σελίδα γιατί θεάθηκες να απαντάς σε
έναν παράφρονα σε κάποιο δημόσιο χώρο
συζήτησης, όπως μία λίστα ηλεκτρονικού
ταχυδρομείου ή ένα <span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">forum</span>. Με πολιτισμένο
και υψηλής πνευματικότητας ύφος, έδινες
μια δίκαιη ευκαιρία ακρόασης στις
παλαβές ασυναρτησίες του <span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">(</span>φαινομενικά<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">)</span> </span></span>ανισόρροπου
μουρλού, με την ελπίδα να εκλογικεύσεις
το βλαμμένο σε μια πολιτισμένη συζήτηση.</span><br />
<br />
<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Αυτό
είναι αξιέπαινο και τιμητικό για σένα,
αλλά το σχέδιο θα λασπώσει και θα σου
γυρίσει πίσω σαν μπούμερανγκ. Απαντώντας
σε αυτά τα άτομα, το μόνο που πετυχαίνεις
είναι να τα ενθαρρύνεις. Κάθε ήρεμη,
λογική, και προσεκτικά διατυπωμένη
απάντηση που γράφεις, απλά γεννά ακόμη
ένα ασυνάρτητο κατεβατό από το μανιακό
παράφρονα. Το καλύτερο που έχεις να
κάνεις είναι να σταματήσεις να απαντάς
αυτήν τη στιγμή. Η
μόνη διέξοδος είναι να διακόψεις τον
κύκλο.</span><br />
<br />
<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Θα
μπεις στον πειρασμό να δοκιμάσεις μια
στρατηγική αντιπαράθεσης, απαντώντας
σε κάθε κείμενο του θεοπάλαβου με μια
παθιασμένη καταδίκη αυτών που έγραψε.
Αυτό θα σε ικανοποιήσει για λίγο, αλλά
σταδιακά θα συνειδητοποιήσεις ότι
κάνεις μια τρύπα στο νερό. Ο παπαρδέλας
θα απαντά με κάτι εντελώς άσχετο, και
θα αναρωτιέσαι γιατί μπήκες καν στον
κόπο να ασχοληθείς με το φρενοκομείο.
Εν τω μεταξύ, κάποιοι άλλοι στη λίστα
θα δουν τη "συζήτηση" και πιθανόν
να ακολουθήσουν με δικά τους flames, τα
οποία δε θα ωφελήσουν σε τίποτα.<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"> </span></span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/70/Trollfreezone.png" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/70/Trollfreezone.png" width="200" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Don't feed the trolls!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Οτιδήποτε θυμίζει αμυδρά μια υποψία
αληθινής συζήτησης με ένα τέτοιο
λυσσασμένο άτομο, απαιτεί αρκετά
προχωρημένα πτυχία και χρόνια
επαγγελματικής εξάσκησης, και είναι
αρκετά απίθανο οποιοσδήποτε στη λίστα
συζήτησης σας να έχει αυτά τα προσόντα.<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"> </span></span><br />
<br />
<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Η
μόνη λύση είναι να σταματήσεις το
πρόβλημα στη ρίζα του: την προσοχή σου.
Αυτές οι αποβλακωμένες περιπτώσεις
τρέφονται από την προσοχή των άλλων και
των απαντήσεων τους. Δεν ενδιαφέρονται
για το ποια είναι η απάντηση, αρκεί να
λάβουν κάποια απάντηση. Δε διαβάζουν
το περιεχόμενο αυτών που γράφεις, το
μόνο που βλέπουν είναι το γεγονός ότι
έγραψες κάτι. Συνεπώς, η καλύτερη λύση
είναι να τους αγνοείς. Μην τους μιλάς.
Μην ανταλλάζεις μηνύματα. Μην αναγνωρίζεις
την ύπαρξη τους.</span><br />
<br />
<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Αν
πρέπει να απαντήσεις οπωσδήποτε, τότε
γράψε ένα μήνυμα μιας γραμμής με ένα
σύνδεσμο <a href="https://sv1xv.blogspot.com/2021/11/blog-post.html" target="_blank">σε αυτήν την σελίδα</a>, ούτως ώστε
οι υπόλοιποι στη λίστα <span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">ή το <span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">forum </span></span>να καταλάβουν
τι σκέφτεσαι.</span><br />
<br />
<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Έτσι,
όλοι κερδίζουμε.</span><br />
<br />
<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Ευχαριστίες στο <a href="http://www.donotfeedtheenergybeast.com/" target="_blank">do not feed the energy beast.com</a> </span><br />
<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="el-GR" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">
</span>
<br />
<div class="western" lang="el-GR" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<a href="http://to-adifago-kitos.gr/" target="_blank"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">http://to-adifago-kitos.gr/</span></a><br />
<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span>
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span>
</div>
<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">
</span>
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<div class="western" lang="el-GR" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
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Costas SV1XVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13305257414406208109noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4649827012148301378.post-29041822228283768672021-09-15T06:34:00.005+01:002021-09-15T06:36:27.616+01:00NDB logs, Milano, Italy<p><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqWekGjqsuApE5O0rJ-HhNk7H82ZCp8aShq2k-fXeptHff3L8DtrtfFMcQCIry5xTK4lh8t1cLv12QiLPibKYlvzb0JDl-7m2zKnSyHSALXkrynMgYGCIEF-dcU9iAN5TQebQBQ4EWf9zn/s640/ADF_mdi.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="442" data-original-width="640" height="276" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqWekGjqsuApE5O0rJ-HhNk7H82ZCp8aShq2k-fXeptHff3L8DtrtfFMcQCIry5xTK4lh8t1cLv12QiLPibKYlvzb0JDl-7m2zKnSyHSALXkrynMgYGCIEF-dcU9iAN5TQebQBQ4EWf9zn/w400-h276/ADF_mdi.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">A few locals NDB logs at Milano, Italy: </span><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">2021-09-14 03:18 345.0 TZO Trezzo NDB, I<br />2021-09-14 03:20 364.0 MAL Malpensa NDB, I<br />2021-09-14 03:21 386.0 LNE Linate NDB, I<br />2021-09-14 03:23 334.0 VOG Voghera NDB, I</span><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">It seems that NDBs are still alive in Italy!</span></p><p><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Adf_mdi.svg" target="_blank">ADF Illustration</a> by Fred the Oyster on Wikimedia Commons</span></span></i></p><p><br /></p><p> </p>Costas SV1XVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13305257414406208109noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4649827012148301378.post-39355151418377238732021-06-13T10:32:00.002+01:002021-06-13T14:08:38.819+01:00Receiving SV1NJX balloon tracker tests<p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Today, after <a href="https://drmac.gr/?p=1146" target="_blank">an announcement on his blog</a> , SV1NJX activated briefly a balloon tracker on 433.708 kHz using CW and FSK (ASCII 7N1, 50 baud, 450 Hz) at about 08:45 UTC. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">The tracker signals were of good strength but with very poor stability, with pronounced chirp in CW and gradual frequency shift on FSK. I managed to decode a few packets using my Icom IC-7100 with DL-FLDIGI 3.21.5 and with an RTL-SDR receiver with SDR# and FLDIGI 4.1.06. AFC was absolutely necessary in order to keep decoding.<br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span>
</p>
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<br /><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: courier;">$$$$SV1NJX-1,34,08:45:11,38.079212,23.881712,01054,001,0.12,43.0,06,01*82AA<br />$$$$SV1NJX-1,35,08:45:28,38.079308,23.881735,01044,001,0.12,43.5,07,01*87B3<br />$$$$SV1NJX-1,36,08:45:44,38.079281,23.881693,01056,002,0.11,44.5,07,01*E6BE<br /><br />$$$$SV1NJX-1,55,08:55:02,38.079262,23.881783,01052,000,0.32,37.0,07,01*71C6<br /><br />$$$$SV1NJX-1,90,09:12:02,38.079319,23.881777,01057,000,0.31,36.5,06,01*9C68<br />$$$$SV1NJX-1,91,09:12:18,38.079288,23.881748,01050,001,0.31,37.5,07,01*F973<br />$$$$SV1NJX-1,92,09:12:18,38.079288,23.881748,01050,001,0.31,37.5,00,00*7A36</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">The actual balloon launch will take plane in mid-July 2021.</span></p><p>
Costas SV1XVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13305257414406208109noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4649827012148301378.post-41047236620609097782021-05-26T20:33:00.005+01:002021-05-26T20:34:40.206+01:00DP0POL on 14 MHz WSPR<p><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg39p-xb4gtewnpFiT-wzwXmA_nTE7nhDsyBQhigHU_RDF4dNXB3vQZsOehMXfPA_9a6Y9U6Jyo0U5MK8nClCSP8mKX9Vu9kaG6t_2l92bCgBDF34TIBS6uImerrhxOHJr_5mgGf2ddwMmj/s1548/20210526-14097kHz-DP0POL.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="774" data-original-width="1548" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg39p-xb4gtewnpFiT-wzwXmA_nTE7nhDsyBQhigHU_RDF4dNXB3vQZsOehMXfPA_9a6Y9U6Jyo0U5MK8nClCSP8mKX9Vu9kaG6t_2l92bCgBDF34TIBS6uImerrhxOHJr_5mgGf2ddwMmj/w640-h320/20210526-14097kHz-DP0POL.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">The German research vessel RV Polarstern was received earlier this evening with weak WSPR signal on 14 MHz.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">1648 -22 -0.9 14.097059 0 DP0POL JP12 37 3067<br />1728 -21 -1.0 14.097059 0 DP0POL JP12 37 3067</span><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Polarstern currently operates in the Norwegian Sea.</span></p><p><br /></p>Costas SV1XVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13305257414406208109noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4649827012148301378.post-50414811762744106972020-07-07T14:54:00.000+01:002020-07-07T14:54:05.146+01:00G3USF's Worldwide List of HF Beacons<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">In a <a href="https://sv1xv.blogspot.com/2019/03/g3usfs-worldwide-list-of-hf-beacons.html" target="_blank">previous post</a> I reported the demise of the G3USF HF beacons list. Now the list is available once again, by G0KYA on the RSGB website as:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The latest version (PDF format) was published on 18 June 2020.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Με λύπη διάβασα χθές στο <a href="https://2mdes.blogspot.com/2020/05/blog-post_20.html" target="_blank">blog του SV1BJY</a> την επιβεβαίωση της πληροφορίας του θανάτου του Ντίνου Ψιλογιάννη SV1DB εξ αιτίας της πρόσφατης επιδημίας COVID-19. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Ο Ντίνος ήταν από τους σημαντικότερους Έλληνες ραδιοερασιτέχνες. Ίδρυσε την Ε.Ε.Ε.Ρ. (1968) και μέσα από αυτήν προσέφερε την δυνατότητα απόκτησης ραδιοερασιτεχνικής άδειας σε πολλούς συναδέλφους, που το κατεστημένο της εποχής κρατούσε στο "ψυγείο". </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Το blog του Ντίνου παραμένει προς το παρόν προσβάσιμο στην διεύθυνση <a href="http://sv1db.wordpress.com/">http://sv1db.wordpress.com/</a> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>Costas SV1XVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13305257414406208109noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4649827012148301378.post-65831114050499575182020-05-21T09:30:00.002+01:002020-05-21T09:30:28.540+01:00Fortune cookie<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Fellow programmer, greetings! You are reading a letter which will bring you luck and good fortune. Just mail (or <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UUCP" target="_blank">UUCP</a>) ten copies of this letter to ten of your friends. Before you make the copies, send a chip or other bit of hardware, and 100 lines of 'C' code to the first person on the list given at the bottom of this letter. Then delete their name and add yours to the bottom of the list.<br /><br />Don't break the chain! Make the copy within 48 hours. Gerald R. of San Diego failed to send out his ten copies and woke the next morning to find his job description changed to "COBOL programmer." Fred A. of New York sent out his ten copies and within a month had enough hardware and software to build a <a href="http://www.cray.com/" target="_blank">Cray</a> dedicated to playing <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zork" target="_blank">Zork</a>. Martha H. of Chicago laughed at this letter and broke the chain. Shortly thereafter, a fire broke out in her terminal and she now spends her days writing documentation for IBM PC's.<br /><br />Don't break the chain! Send out your ten copies today!</span><br />
<br />Costas SV1XVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13305257414406208109noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4649827012148301378.post-16781923648601521992019-11-01T05:37:00.003+00:002019-11-06T03:55:26.613+00:00A few NDB logs<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">During a recent visit to Romania and Northern Greece, I managed to hear a few local NDBs using a Sangean ATS-909 portable radio:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">2019-10-29 14:35 349.0 OPE Otopeni, ROM</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">2019-10-29 14:36 370.0 OTL Otopeni, ROM</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">2019-10-29 14:37 521.0 BSW Baneasa, ROM</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">2019-10-29 14:38 256.0 BSE Baneasa, ROM</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">2019-10-29 14:39 267.5 OPW Otopeni, ROM</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">2019-10-29 14:40 284.0 GNA Gorna, BUL</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">2019-10-29 14:41 318.0 OTR Otopeni, ROM</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">2019-10-30 17:25 345.0 THS Thessaloniki, GRC </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">According to recent news, Martin Harrison G3USF stepped down as IARU R1 Beacon coordinator, and the position was taken over by Dennis Green, ZS4BS <<a href="mailto:zs4bs@iaru-r1.org" target="_blank">zs4bs@iaru-r1.org</a>> </span><br />
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Martin is a member, and a past Chairman, of the RSGB <a href="https://rsgb.org/main/about-us/committees/propagation-studies-committee/" target="_blank">Propagation Studies Committee (PSC)</a>. He used to maintain two comprehensive and detailed
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The last published version of the worldwide HF beacon list compiled by Martin Harrison G3USF was on May 23, 2018. I have saved it here: <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1WYmhu4_Nb_V5wSgFPdS0p2EH6rG2rup_HtK2XFcqWsw/" target="_blank">G3USF's Worldwide List of HF Beacons</a> for future reference. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Low VHF (40-50 M<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Hz) beacon <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">list by G3USF is still <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">up<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">dated regular<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">ly, you<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> </span>may see the lates<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">t version here: <a href="https://www.keele.ac.uk/depts/por/50.htm" target="_blank">G3USF's Worldwide List Of 50MHz Beacons</a>.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">An alternative 28 MHz <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">beacon list by Bill Hays, WJ5O</span>, is also <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">available and <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">updated fre<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">quent<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">ly here: <a href="https://www.qsl.net/wj5o/bcn.htm" target="_blank">10 </a><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.qsl.net/wj5o/bcn.htm" target="_blank">meter <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">B</span>eacon </a><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.qsl.net/wj5o/bcn.htm" target="_blank">List</a><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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Costas SV1XVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13305257414406208109noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4649827012148301378.post-43965574393552485262018-10-29T08:51:00.003+00:002022-10-10T19:26:41.304+01:00World War II radio & radar history (4) <span face="verdana,sans-serif">More <a href="https://www.youtube.com/" target="NEW">YouTube</a> videos related to World War II radio, SIGINT and radar:</span><br />
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Costas SV1XVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13305257414406208109noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4649827012148301378.post-14057572115156515902018-07-22T14:36:00.004+01:002018-07-23T04:58:25.553+01:00Still active: ROS network on 27635 kHz <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Freebanders using ROS, heard on 27635 kHz</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The digital freebanders' network on 27635 kHz (11 m), described in <a href="http://sv1xv.blogspot.com/2017/06/ros-network-on-27635-khz.html" target="_blank">a post on 2017-04-06</a>, remains active. The current (July 22) Es openning in Europe allowed strong signals into Greece from Maidenhead locator fields JN and JO. Stations in this extensive network use the ROS MFSK protocol calling CQ or transmitting beacons in various data rates (4, 8 and 16 baud). </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Fortunately <a href="https://pskreporter.info/pskmap.html" target="_blank">PSK reporter</a> supports 11m activities and allows plotting the stations on a map.</span><br />
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Costas SV1XVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13305257414406208109noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4649827012148301378.post-62622278920270866292018-07-22T05:13:00.005+01:002018-07-22T06:08:35.584+01:00COMMON AND PRECIOUS on 6398.5 kHz<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The beacon on the waterfall on my Perseus SDR</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The COMMON AND PRECIOUS propagation beacon, which used to operate on various frequencies like 10237.6 kHz, recently re<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">cently </span>moved to 6398.5 kHz. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The beacon operates in CW and transmits the
message: "JO62SK 52W DIPOLE JO62SK COMMON AND PRECIOUS". Yesterday evening it was received on my Perseus SDR with very good signal.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The string
JO62SK is a Maidenhead locator centered at Aldershof, a German
town southeast of Berlin.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">See related previous posts on this blog:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://sv1xv.blogspot.com/2015/08/commons-and-precious.html" target="_blank">COMMON AND PRECIOUS</a> (2015-08-09) </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://sv1xv.blogspot.com/2015/09/common-and-precious-update-tnx-qsl.html" target="_blank">COMMON AND PRECIOUS update (TNX QSL)</a> (2015-09-10)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">For background information a<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">bout the beacon, <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">read article </span>"<a href="https://www.hfunderground.com/wiki/index.php/Common_and_Precious_4" target="_blank">Common and Precious 4</a>" <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">on</span> the <a href="https://www.hfunderground.com/wiki/index.php/Main_Page" target="_blank">HF Underground <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">wiki</span></a>.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>Costas SV1XVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13305257414406208109noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4649827012148301378.post-54169219265531637542018-04-29T17:43:00.003+01:002018-07-01T18:07:25.762+01:00DAB/DAB+ digital radio in Thessaloniki, Greece<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">In a <a href="http://sv1xv.blogspot.gr/2018/02/dabdab-digital-radio-in-greece.html" target="_blank">previous post</a> I discussed the ERT DAB+ multiplex covering Athens, Greece. Recently the government controlled broadcaster <a href="http://www.ert.gr/" target="_blank">ERT</a> started transmitting a second DAB+ multiplex from their transmitter site on Mt Hortiatis, near Thessaloniki. (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hellenic_Geodetic_Reference_System_1987" target="_blank">HGRS87</a> coordinates: 423700, 4494181; WGS84 c<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">oordinates 40.5975<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> N -</span> 23.<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">1000<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> E; </span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">871 m ASL</span></span></span></span>).<br /> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">This second experimental ERT transmssion on 174.928 MHz (Channel 5A) covers most of Thessaloniki and part of Central Macedonia Region. The multiplex contains the following audio streams:<br /><br />"PROTO" (136 kbps, AAC)<br />"DEYTERO" (136 kbps, AAC)<br />"TRITO" (136 kbps, AAC)<br />"ERA SPORT" (128 kbps, AAC)<br />"KOSMOS" (136 kbps, AAC)<br />"Voice of Greece" (96 kbps, AAC)<br />"ERA 7" (64 kbps, AAC)<br /><br />The channel characteristics were logged in the afternoon of Sunday, April 29, 2018 using a Perstel DR70tc portable FM/DAB receiver at various locations in downtown Thessaloniki. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">A second multiplex under the name of "Sigmacom DAB+<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">" <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">is also transmitte<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">d</span> from an unknown location <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">in or near Thessaloniki <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">on 225.648 M<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Hz (C</span>hannel 12B). On April 30, 2018, it<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> </span>carrie<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">d</span> six private stations<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">:</span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">"YELLOW 92.8" (96 kb<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">ps, <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">AAC)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">"COSMORADIO" (96 kbps, AAC)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">"KALAMARIA FM" (96 kbps, AAC)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">"MORE RADIO" (96 kbps, AAC)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">"AROMA FM" (48 kbps, AAC)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">"PLUS RADIO" (96 kbps, AAC)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">This seems to be an experimental <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">transm<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">ission by local rado equipment supplier <a href="http://www.sigmacom.org/" target="_blank">Sigmacom Broadcast Ltd</a>. According to the official Digital Radio Allocation Plan for Greece, channel 12<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">B would carry the 5th DAB multiplex for Thessaloniki area.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Update:</b> <a href="https://digitaltvinfo.gr/news/media-news/item/22323-dokimastikes-ekpompes-dab-sti-thessaloniki-apo-ti-sigmacom-dab" target="_blank">Official service announcement</a> by Sigmacom, 2018-04-30. Their transmitter site is also on Mt Hortiatis.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> </span></span></span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> </span> </span></span> </span> </span></span></span></span> </span>Costas SV1XVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13305257414406208109noreply@blogger.com0