I have a LG GT540 Android phone that’s a few years old. It doesn’t get much use, partly because none of the useful stuff actually works well enough to be “every-day useful, simple and reliable” – at least for my purposes. Android is probably great if you want to tinker […]
I have just completed a survey for Post Haste Couriers who I use for local deliveries. One question was especially interesting: 14. Please tell us at least one thing Post Haste could do better or differently for you and your organisation? My Reply: A cost effective overseas package export service […]
I receive comments and questions regarding viewing images and navigating web pages. So I’ve made a few notes on how I manage it. I only use Linux (KDE) and Firefox so I can’t help with Windows or Mac, although Firefox should be very similar. I still get a lot of […]
Shop item: HERE Details: HERE I decided to update my 6-channel RC LED flasher. The original design has been working well but had only one flash pattern and only sampled the PPM at the end of each cycle making it appear slow to respond to control changes. So after a […]
I never did hear back from a comment I left on their web site. Obviously the few dozen cans I have bought over the years means I’m not worth their time. Continuing my previous rant about failing spray cans. I’m just back in from spraying some circuit boards with a […]
Confusing GPS Formats I have several GPS receivers that provide coordinates like these: 4107.9095 17502.6079 : embedded module 4107.8780 17502.6300 : gps stats phone app 4107.8861 17502.6290 : Navman usb mouse gps Google Maps doesn’t like this format, so you have to change it slightly. It’s a GPS format but […]
I have been using the 5.8GHz 200mW FPV system from Hobby King rather than my original 2.4G system for a while now. So I was looking at the small 10mW 2.4G mini-fpv transmitters I built over a year ago and wondered how they would work with a cloverleaf antenna. For […]
This is a bit of a work in progress and will be updated occasionally. RC – Radio Control Used for all sorts of applications but mostly thought of for model control; planes boats, cars etc. This is about model control and references New Zealand frequencies but the theory can be […]