Robin Davies
@rdavies6.bsky.social
Husband,dad,chess parent,IT professional,all-round technogeek & amateur radio enthusiast G7VKQ. LIDS #007 G-QRP13104. ❤️all things Hallyu - including KPop & K Drama
After a long absence from my Korean language lessons, I’m really pleased to be starting learning again tomorrow morning. Now going back through some old worksheets in the vain hope I can desperately refresh my basic language knowledge so my teacher doesn’t totally give up on me tomorrow😁
October 18, 2025 at 8:41 PM
After a long absence from my Korean language lessons, I’m really pleased to be starting learning again tomorrow morning. Now going back through some old worksheets in the vain hope I can desperately refresh my basic language knowledge so my teacher doesn’t totally give up on me tomorrow😁
My wife has got active projects now going on all of the workbench space currently usable in our workshop😬. I think it’s her way of telling me to tidy up the other side of the workshop…
October 18, 2025 at 1:25 PM
My wife has got active projects now going on all of the workbench space currently usable in our workshop😬. I think it’s her way of telling me to tidy up the other side of the workshop…
After months of being a bit under the weather and listless, I’m finally starting to get some radio mojo back. This weekends projects are to finish mounting an upgraded RX888 Mk2 (improved heat management and low frequency performance), and design/print a case for a N4CY bias-t
October 17, 2025 at 9:34 PM
After months of being a bit under the weather and listless, I’m finally starting to get some radio mojo back. This weekends projects are to finish mounting an upgraded RX888 Mk2 (improved heat management and low frequency performance), and design/print a case for a N4CY bias-t
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The NDB and tuner on the lower left. It was being decommissioned and being tossed.
October 17, 2025 at 9:20 PM
The NDB and tuner on the lower left. It was being decommissioned and being tossed.
Wife wanted to go shopping today…dresses, perfumes, jewellery…nope, none of those…blocks of aluminium😂☺️. She was also highly tempted by a broaching press - but I distracted her with the shiny aluminium blocks www.homeandworkshop.co.uk/stock-item/m...
October 17, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Wife wanted to go shopping today…dresses, perfumes, jewellery…nope, none of those…blocks of aluminium😂☺️. She was also highly tempted by a broaching press - but I distracted her with the shiny aluminium blocks www.homeandworkshop.co.uk/stock-item/m...
Done my speed walking for the day & got 10K steps in. A chicken & coconut curry (with oodles of ginger in it) on the go ready for dinner. Now settling down to watch an excellent CDrama called Love Like the Galaxy - 52 episodes from 2022 we somehow missed, with oodles of Zhao Lusi mayhem & hijinxs
September 28, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Done my speed walking for the day & got 10K steps in. A chicken & coconut curry (with oodles of ginger in it) on the go ready for dinner. Now settling down to watch an excellent CDrama called Love Like the Galaxy - 52 episodes from 2022 we somehow missed, with oodles of Zhao Lusi mayhem & hijinxs
Definitely a chilly start to the day London this morning at 6°C. A reminder that cooler weather isn’t far away. Thankfully the house temperatures are holding up well at around 20°C without the heating on yet.
September 22, 2025 at 7:41 AM
Definitely a chilly start to the day London this morning at 6°C. A reminder that cooler weather isn’t far away. Thankfully the house temperatures are holding up well at around 20°C without the heating on yet.
I love getting a new Sotabeams delivery…but really miss the Haribo sweets that G3CWI included in every order😕
June 7, 2025 at 1:11 PM
I love getting a new Sotabeams delivery…but really miss the Haribo sweets that G3CWI included in every order😕
Damn - I never thought about how they made large heatsinks…but this is such an awesome technique! Also learnt a new meaning for the word ‘skive’
June 6, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Damn - I never thought about how they made large heatsinks…but this is such an awesome technique! Also learnt a new meaning for the word ‘skive’
Cold shrink wrap was a new one on me…but looks excellent for waterproofing cable/connectors
May 31, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Cold shrink wrap was a new one on me…but looks excellent for waterproofing cable/connectors
These are truly awesome and amazing!
Today is National Biscuit Day, and it’s about time that I populated this account with biscuit (cookie) sets from the past few years. Here are some of my favourites. 🧵
First up, a set inspired by the delicious designs of William Morris and John Henry Dearle.
First up, a set inspired by the delicious designs of William Morris and John Henry Dearle.
May 29, 2025 at 2:03 PM
These are truly awesome and amazing!
@bakeliteguy.bsky.social @janorak.bsky.social probably about £2000 of radio gear - but great Caroline reception😊 x.com/rfconsultant...
x.com
May 21, 2025 at 6:35 PM
@bakeliteguy.bsky.social @janorak.bsky.social probably about £2000 of radio gear - but great Caroline reception😊 x.com/rfconsultant...
Sometimes I look at a bill of materials and just say….nah!
May 21, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Sometimes I look at a bill of materials and just say….nah!
Nice idea! A very handy little 3D printed tool to help winding toroids. Probably need a selection of them for different sized toroids, but that’s easy with a 3D printer.
May 19, 2025 at 7:41 AM
Nice idea! A very handy little 3D printed tool to help winding toroids. Probably need a selection of them for different sized toroids, but that’s easy with a 3D printer.
@hfunderground.com hi Chris.. I’m trying to explore an IQ file saved from ka9q-radio in 16 bit little endian, 12kHz sample rate. I can play the wav file on my MacBook & I hear the audio, but sdrRewind seems to ignore the file totally. Is there any simple generic format that might be worth me trying?
May 7, 2025 at 9:32 PM
@hfunderground.com hi Chris.. I’m trying to explore an IQ file saved from ka9q-radio in 16 bit little endian, 12kHz sample rate. I can play the wav file on my MacBook & I hear the audio, but sdrRewind seems to ignore the file totally. Is there any simple generic format that might be worth me trying?
Argh! First 3D print failure…or rather a failure of the operator’s measuring skills. Who knew Wiha have even smaller screwdrivers. A set has been ordered from Amazon to arrive this evening (with Pentalobe heads - something I don’t have in my collection)
May 6, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Argh! First 3D print failure…or rather a failure of the operator’s measuring skills. Who knew Wiha have even smaller screwdrivers. A set has been ordered from Amazon to arrive this evening (with Pentalobe heads - something I don’t have in my collection)
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Decommission of VOLMET Service provided by Gander International Flight Service Station – Gander, NL
www.navcanada.ca/en/flight-pl...
www.navcanada.ca/en/flight-pl...
NAV CANADA 2025-06-12 Gander
Gander, NL – Decommission of VOLMET Service provided by Gander International Flight Service Station
www.navcanada.ca
May 6, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Decommission of VOLMET Service provided by Gander International Flight Service Station – Gander, NL
www.navcanada.ca/en/flight-pl...
www.navcanada.ca/en/flight-pl...
Setup my first 3D printer today- a Bambu Labs A1 Mini. Started unboxing at 6pm,built, connected to wifi, lubricated y-axis, Bambu account setup, downloaded app, firmware updated, calibration ran, loaded filament & printed a super fast Benchy - which finished its print at 7.30pm😳 Super impressed
April 29, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Setup my first 3D printer today- a Bambu Labs A1 Mini. Started unboxing at 6pm,built, connected to wifi, lubricated y-axis, Bambu account setup, downloaded app, firmware updated, calibration ran, loaded filament & printed a super fast Benchy - which finished its print at 7.30pm😳 Super impressed
“The Bayeux Tapestry with knobs on…..”😂🤣
Via a mailing list I'm on: an academic dispute over the number of penises depicted in the Bayeux Tapestry
www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/04/28/m...
www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/04/28/m...
Head to head: medieval experts clash over exact number of penises in Bayeux Tapestry
In a new blog post, a scholar in Anglo-Saxon nudity doubles down on his belief that the mystery appendage is a phallus, not a scabbard
www.theartnewspaper.com
April 29, 2025 at 7:10 AM
“The Bayeux Tapestry with knobs on…..”😂🤣
NPR focuses on the impact of US tariffs on my favourite electronics component supplier, Digikey www.npr.org/2025/04/24/n...
A small U.S. town grew a big company. Can it weather the tariff blizzard?
A rural Minnesota town is home to the biggest tech giant you've never heard of. Now it's riding out an unprecedented kind of storm.
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April 24, 2025 at 7:15 PM
NPR focuses on the impact of US tariffs on my favourite electronics component supplier, Digikey www.npr.org/2025/04/24/n...
My wife has started a retirement project of box making. One week in to learning about the skill, she has made me a clamshell case for one of my books from Donald Knuth’s monograph, The Art of Computer Programming. I’m deliriously happy with the result😊. Next she’s going to try a slipcase.
April 23, 2025 at 10:17 AM
My wife has started a retirement project of box making. One week in to learning about the skill, she has made me a clamshell case for one of my books from Donald Knuth’s monograph, The Art of Computer Programming. I’m deliriously happy with the result😊. Next she’s going to try a slipcase.
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What you're seeing are wet microbursts—intense downdrafts from thunderstorms that slam rain into the ground, creating those stunning lobes. Like a reverse explosion from the sky. Captured in Perth, #Australia
April 15, 2025 at 8:49 PM
What you're seeing are wet microbursts—intense downdrafts from thunderstorms that slam rain into the ground, creating those stunning lobes. Like a reverse explosion from the sky. Captured in Perth, #Australia
My mind has been slightly blown 🤯 by the fact the UK has more tornadoes 🌪️ per sq m than any other country😳 youtu.be/_cPI74v59z4?...
Tornadoes in the UK: Surprising Twisters and Tornado Hotspots - UK Weather - Met Office explains
YouTube video by Met Office - UK Weather
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April 12, 2025 at 4:27 PM
My mind has been slightly blown 🤯 by the fact the UK has more tornadoes 🌪️ per sq m than any other country😳 youtu.be/_cPI74v59z4?...
I’ve been fortunate enough to be able to acquire a new puzzle from Rainer Popp to feed my wife’s metagrobologist habit. It’s a hefty 1.7Kg lump of brass & steel that make for an unfathomable, bewildering puzzle. This one may take many months (years??) to solve. www.popplock.com/en/
March 31, 2025 at 12:04 PM
I’ve been fortunate enough to be able to acquire a new puzzle from Rainer Popp to feed my wife’s metagrobologist habit. It’s a hefty 1.7Kg lump of brass & steel that make for an unfathomable, bewildering puzzle. This one may take many months (years??) to solve. www.popplock.com/en/
This is absolutely the content I’m here for…☺️
There’s this muppet on TikTok who transcribes and then scats incredibly difficult jazz solos so well and I could not possibly love a thing more
March 18, 2025 at 7:00 PM
This is absolutely the content I’m here for…☺️