Laird RG191 gateway on TTNv3 (AU915)
Before the advent of cheap(ish) LoRaWAN gateways, the most cost effective option for me was to put a Laird RG191 in a waterproof enclosure, add PoE input and an external antenna connector. These gateways worked fine on The…
Read More »RFE TPA-PAF Slant 45 Mod
Here’s how to modify an RF Elements Twist Port Adapter from H+V to Slant 45. Note that this change DOES NOT change an attached antenna from H+V to Slant 45, it just corrects the orientation of the Twist…
Read More »RFE Ultrahorn Slant 45 Mod
RF Elements make an excellent lineup of horn antennas with a twistport waveguide antenna. Unfortunately they come out of the box in a H+V (Horizontal + Vertical) configuration. Slant 45, or X polarity simply means that the H+V…
Read More »Giant Kiwi from a drone
We recently bought a drone for our business so I took advantage of a “training” session to get some photos of the kiwi. I’ll mow it again soon and get some better phtos, but here’s the first photo…
Read More »Giant Kiwi on Google Earth
Google has finally updated their satellite imagery. It shows the kiwi (and my TARDIS). I need to work on the contrast as its not super visible.
Read More »TARDIS build – Window boxes
Each window of my TARDIS has a 100mm deep light box behind it. The plan is to use frosted perspex for the window and then use white LED strip lighting to make the windows light up. I didn’t…
Read More »TARDIS build – Trim Installed
I managed to get the corner trim and the police sign edge installed on my TARDIS
Read More »TARDIS build – Walls Up
I managed to get the TARDIS walls up today and I got a first coat of paint on. The walls are an inner layer of 9mm plywood with an outer layer of 7mm. I’d use the word laminate,…
Read More »TARDIS build – Roof Light
I’m being pretty flesible with some of the build of my TARDIS – It’s primarily a shed to store beekeeping gear and it is some 50 metres from the road, so the public shouldn’t be getting up close…
Read More »Giant Kiwi Finished
I’ve finished mowing my kiwi in the paddock. It was marked out with survey grade GPS precision. It’s now just a matter of waiting for google earth to update their imagery.
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