Author: Chryseus
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Steam Deck Update
A few days ago Valve in a somewhat unusual move posted a partial teardown video of the Steam Deck, in particular showing off the battery and M.2 SSD, although the video was filled with various amusing warnings such as “taking out the screws will permanently weaken it”, which as any competent person will know is…
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Steam Deck – The Future of Portable Gaming?
Valve Corporation (aka Valve Software), the makers of the popular Steam gaming platform announced the Steam Deck a portable gaming handheld on the 14th July 2021, reservations were opened on the 15th for a small fee, first batches are expected to ship in December 2021, although most people will probably receive theirs in early to…
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TinySA Spectrum Analyser Review
The TinySA is a low cost portable spectrum analyser that also functions as a signal generator, this is a true spectrum analyser that has a wide dynamic range and can measure a signal up to 960 MHz, it is developed by Erik Kaashoek and has open source firmware but not hardware. It features a 2.8″…
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Thrustmaster TCA Quadrant Airbus Edition Review
After having endless issues with my Saitek X56 HOTAS I decided to pick this up, it’s available at the relatively low price of around £100, I got mine from scan.co.uk. Build Quality The overall build quality is very decent, even though it’s mostly plastic it feels like good quality plastic that does not creak and…
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Plotting Orbits – Part 1
Using the orbital equation it is possible to plot the orbits of planets, moons and other objects to a reasonable degree of precision, this however only works for visualising orbits that are relatively stable or at an instant in time. Accurate orbit data (ephemeris) can be obtained from NASA JPL Horizons system, in this case…