What Are You Doing Right Now
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@NerdyDad you'll never look at a map of north america the same ever again
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@MattSpeller said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@thwr said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
Just thought about a new project, a DIY kitchen radio. Our beloved 25 years old Siemens radio died a few days ago. It's still working, but some buttons are broken. We already tried 4 or 5 different radios, but all of them aren't good for one reason or another.
So, what makes a good kitchen radio in 2017?
- VHF / UKW (ultra-short range, standard in Europe / Germany) radio
- Play radio streams
- Easy to use timer / alarm
- Would like to stream from Android / iPhone to the radio (we likes to listen to music and audio books when we're preparing the meal for example).
- Display w/Clock
- Low power consumption
Additional ideas?
rPI, SDR, tube amp, home made speaker box
SDR would be an option, I thought more about the https://www.rockbox.org/wiki/pub/Main/DataSheets/application_note_tea5767-8.pdf
That's a full featured, low power radio IC. Roughly $1 at aliexpress
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@thwr said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@MattSpeller said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@thwr said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
Just thought about a new project, a DIY kitchen radio. Our beloved 25 years old Siemens radio died a few days ago. It's still working, but some buttons are broken. We already tried 4 or 5 different radios, but all of them aren't good for one reason or another.
So, what makes a good kitchen radio in 2017?
- VHF / UKW (ultra-short range, standard in Europe / Germany) radio
- Play radio streams
- Easy to use timer / alarm
- Would like to stream from Android / iPhone to the radio (we likes to listen to music and audio books when we're preparing the meal for example).
- Display w/Clock
- Low power consumption
Additional ideas?
rPI, SDR, tube amp, home made speaker box
SDR would be an option, I thought more about the https://www.rockbox.org/wiki/pub/Main/DataSheets/application_note_tea5767-8.pdf
That's a full featured, low power radio IC. Roughly $1 at aliexpress
I think you mean "a full featured, low power radio IC. Roughly $1 at aliexpress for something that's labelled the same" lol
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@MattSpeller said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@NerdyDad you'll never look at a map of north america the same ever again
Just another reason for Texas to secede, but that's another topic entirely.
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@MattSpeller said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
I think you mean "a full featured, low power radio IC. Roughly $1 at aliexpress for something that's labelled the same" lol
What I'm talking about is a single chip radio, including all the low level stuff.
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@thwr haha I meant that aliexpress is... not always what you think you're getting
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@MattSpeller said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@NerdyDad you'll never look at a map of north america the same ever again
NerdyDad should know this. The map of the DFW metroplex is worse.
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@MattSpeller said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@thwr haha I meant that aliexpress is... not always what you think you're getting
Yeah, just got it
Ali is ok, at least for electronic components etc - You just need to know exactly what you want to buy
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@MattSpeller thats why I invested in "I ordered a knockoff Raspberry Pi and all I got was this mailorder bride" postcards
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@Texkonc said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@MattSpeller said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@NerdyDad you'll never look at a map of north america the same ever again
NerdyDad should know this. The map of the DFW metroplex is worse.
Are you including Denton & Hillsoboro in that map?
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@wirestyle22 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@MattSpeller thats Why I invested in "I ordered a knockoff Raspberry Pi and all I got was this mailorder bride" postcards
considering the cost of mail order brides that's a pretty good deal
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@MattSpeller said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@wirestyle22 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@MattSpeller thats Why I invested in "I ordered a knockoff Raspberry Pi and all I got was this mailorder bride" postcards
considering the cost of mail order brides that's a pretty good deal
You haven't seen her
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Watching Full House with my girls.
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@scottalanmiller said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
Watching Full House with my girls.
@MattSpeller we have to keep it PG around here.
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@NerdyDad said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@Texkonc said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@MattSpeller said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@NerdyDad you'll never look at a map of north america the same ever again
NerdyDad should know this. The map of the DFW metroplex is worse.
Are you including Denton & Hillsoboro in that map?
Doesn't matter, it is still full formed without those. Some news channels remove 183 so it doesnt look like one.
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@NerdyDad said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@scottalanmiller said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
Watching Full House with my girls.
@MattSpeller we have to keep it PG around here.
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Replacing an industrial motor controller, because if I don't we no longer have a business
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@travisdh1 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
Replacing an industrial motor controller, because if I don't we no longer have a business
the name of it reminds me of the turbo encabulator lol
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Lunch was weird today. I went to the same restaurant I always go to but later than usual and I was there completely alone. Then these 3 guys walk in and they are talking IT related topics. I work for the city, they work for the state. I heard the two older guys tell the younger one that they don't like linux because of the "CMD". They then said they don't think Linux will last another year because it's insecure. I almost choked on my food. This kid was eating it up too.
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@wirestyle22 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
Lunch was weird today. I went to the same restaurant I always go to but later than usual and I was there completely alone. Then these 3 guys walk in and they are talking IT related topics. I work for the city, they work for the state. I heard the two older guys tell the younger one that they don't like linux because of the "CMD". They then said they don't think Linux will last another year because it's insecure. I almost choked on my food. This kid was eating it up too.
if anything deserved that hand flick picture above.. this does.
