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I run PSKReporter (pskreporter.info) and weather.gladstonefamily.net My day job is in computer security, so I'm happy to talk about any of these....

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N1DQ @pskreporter.info · 27/08/2026

In Scotland, they sell this item. No, I did not try it — they weren't handing out samples!

Racks of Haggis Pakora at Costco in Edinburgh, Scotland

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N1DQ @pskreporter.info · 12/08/2026

#eclipse From Calton Hill, Edinburgh, Scotland. The clouds kept on covering the sun and then clearing. We gave eclipse glasses to adjacent groups of people (I had bought a 12 pack from Amazon. 10 got delivered, and the rest got distributed.)

A thin crescent of sun masked by the moon. Some cloud makes the edge not as crisp as it ought to be.

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N1DQ @pskreporter.info · 01/08/2026

My line voltage today has a nasty dip in it. The lights in my home office dimmed noticeably for a while.

Graph showing line voltage drooping to 117 volts for an hour or so, and then dropping to 112 for 5 minutes, and then recovering to 121

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N1DQ @pskreporter.info · 31/05/2026

@wx1box.bsky.social In Carlisle, MA: Major tree trunk down due to wind today. Spotter #15-557

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N1DQ @pskreporter.info · 28/05/2026

I just don't understand. I ordered a tree from Lowes. It shipped from Tennessee by Fedex 2Day. The retail price of the shipping was ~$760. My tree cost me ~$62 with free shipping. Someone is getting a raw deal here and it wasn't me! Tree looks healthy and undamaged.

Shipping Charges
Base rate
$522.16
Residential Delivery Charge
$6.95
Fuel Surcharge
$176.57
Additional handling surcharge - dimension
$38.50
Delivery Area Surcharge Residential
$6.60
Pickup Charges
Fuel Surcharge
$2.43
Future Day On Call Pickup weekday
$9.00
Estimated Total
$762.21

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N1DQ @pskreporter.info · 17/05/2026

Which hose manufacturer makes a hose with this profile? This makes the hose effectively unrepairable (even if you try and cut off the wart -- you can't get it to be watertight). Built-in obsolescence. Grrrrr.

View of hose cross section showing that there is a wart on one side on the inside

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N1DQ @pskreporter.info · 16/02/2026

From PSKreporter for MM0INH

World map showing signals received by MM0INH with that station in the center.

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N1DQ @pskreporter.info · 26/01/2026

@wx1box.bsky.social In Carlisle MA at 0810: 12.2" snow on the board. Temp 13F. Have reset snowboard. Snow falling very lightly. Drifting overnight. #15-557 More than 2 ft on the front walkway in places.

2ft ruler doesn't quite reach the top of the snow drift on the front walkway.

Drifiting snow covers well over half a window.

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N1DQ @pskreporter.info · 20/12/2025

Got a couple of old disposable cameras developed. This was an early attempt by my daughter to take a mirror selfie. Her modern work is*much* better!

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N1DQ @pskreporter.info · 12/11/2025

Photos from last night in Carlisle, MA. Nice reds framed by trees. #aurora @wx1box

Nice vertical red aurora apparently coming out of a tree.

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N1DQ @pskreporter.info · 23/09/2025

Or -- from #PSKReporter. I'm somewhat surprised by the FlightRadar display as it is showing some shadow in the north and the south at noon.

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N1DQ @pskreporter.info · 03/09/2025

Trying Google's Gemini image tool to colorize old pictures: Starting with the black and white image, and then two different colorization attempts. It is notable that it omitted the person in one case, also the steam blowing downards in both. Original was probably shot on orthochromatic film.

Black and white image of the "Gladstone" engine from the LB&SCR

Colored image of the LB&SCR "Gladstone". Rails and sky not colored (don't know why)

Colored image of the LB&SCR "Gladstone" with the person removed. Sky and rails were colored as well.

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N1DQ @pskreporter.info · 09/08/2025

It should be working now... The errors have dropped off. The chart is in EST. Many thanks to the @sentry.io team for the monitoring.

Graph of errors showing that they have dropped off.

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N1DQ @pskreporter.info · 25/05/2025

I found this one today -- designed by a genius who wanted to keep the control handle clean so the water actually pours onto it. I guess this design is called 'Single Auto Cleaning Control Lever with Sink Surround Sprinkling Feature'.

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N1DQ @pskreporter.info · 24/05/2025

I met one of these in Bangkok, and it took a fair amount of hand waving and dancing before I figured it out.

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N1DQ @pskreporter.info · 01/04/2025

This museum (www.railwaymuseum.org.uk) is my favourite museum (with the Science Museum being a close second). This is the Stirling Single No 1 -- and there is now a very nice model in OO gauge (from Rapido) which I own. You should spend the entire day here exploring these glorious machines.

Stirling Single No 1 at the National Railway Museum

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