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marxy's musing on technology

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On ABC RN's Download This Show

Posted: 12 Oct 2021 08:13 PM PDT http://blog.marxy.org/2021/10/on-abc-rns-download-this-show.html

This week I'm a guest on Marc Fennell's ABC RN "Download This Show"."We’ll soon be walking around with them and flashing them to wine, dine and travel
– but how easy will it be to spot a legitimate vaccine passport compared to
a fake one? We discuss what could have prevented a security flaw and what’s being done about fake vaccine passports.  Meanwhile, the Commonwealth Bank
of Australia will be

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uSDX tiny multi-band transceiver

Posted: 12 Oct 2021 06:04 PM PDT http://blog.marxy.org/2021/10/usdx-tiny-multi-band-transceiver.html

The uSDX is not a great receiver or transmitter but it is usable and
amazingly small. I bought mine through AliExpress. "uSDR uSDX 10/15/17/20/30/40/60/80m 8 Band SDR All Mode HF SSB QRP Transceiver
Compatible with uSDX QCX-SSB".Here's a recording of how a fairly week
signal on 40m sounds:The first unit I bought arrived with a broken screen.
The AliExpress vendor provided free shipping for the

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