This is a little USB detector that I recently purchased from eBay for less than $10 which included free postage from China. The USB power meter reads Voltage(V) with a stated accuracy of 1%, Current(I) with an accuracy of 0.4%, Power(W) …
What is a Network Ping? The ping command is a Command Prompt command utility used to test the ability of the source computer to reach a specified destination either on the same network or the internet. The ping command is …
The uRADMonitor is a project to monitor background radiation levels around the world. Inside the small black enclosure is a calibrated Geiger Muller tube that samples the local radiation level and sends the data back to the central server …
There is a lot of information about extending the charge of your smartphones on the internet by turning off unused features like Bluetooth etc. but there is very little information about making sure the Li-ion batteries in your tech gadgets …
There are a plethora of smart phone apps these days to help you with dish pointing so I thought I’d review the ones I use on my iPhone. I regularly use these apps and best of all they are free! …
Having recently been working with the Raspberry Pi B+ GPIO I thought it would be a good idea to publish a couple of tables of the GPIO pinouts for the RPi B+ as a reference guide. Standard RPi GPIO Pinout …
Types of iDirect CRC Errors Cyclic Redundancy Check (CRC) is an error-detecting code commonly used in DVB-S2 satellite carriers using iDirect equipment. There are two types of CRC errors; CRC8 – Header Only CRC32 – Full Frame The building block …
F-type compression connectors are used extensively throughout the satellite (VSAT) industry and it is vital that when you are terminating a good connection is made. Here are some simple steps to guide you through the basics of preparing the coax …
The LNB wiki page has been updated and I’ve tried to explain what an LNB is, what it does and how it does it. Getting the correct Local Oscillator (LO) is vital for your VSAT system receive so I’ve an …
There are quite a few things to consider when surveying a site for a satellite installation and often this is left to a sales rep or inexperienced IT personnel. It’s important to remember that every site will be different and …