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OpenBSD with PlusNet VDSL

For a long time we’ve had a Cisco 887VA acting as our VDSL modem and gateway. We got this for the old flat when we moved in there in 2016 and took it with us to where we live now. It’s been quite reliable but the Ethernet interfaces are only 10/100Mbps and there are some limitations to the software where either features are hidden behind additional licenses or they are missing altogether. The software was last updated in 2016 and there’s no easy way to get hold of later firmware.

MB7VX Shutdown

The APRS digipeater MB7VX has been offline for quite a while now. I’m not going to bring it back any time soon and I have applied for a second NoV to release the frequency and callsign.

The original MB7VX setup using a donated Tait 2 meter radio and a 13.8 volt power supply from the local club junk sale

The original MB7VX setup using a donated Tait 2 meter radio and a 13.8 volt power supply from the local club junk sale

Body Scanners at BUD

Note: I wrote this post in the departures lounge at BUD, but it was not posted online until the 25th when I was back home.

I’m really not liking air travel. It makes me ridiculously uncomfortable. Really only one part of it though: security.

Since the introduction of the body scanners in airports, as I have something of an understanding of how they operate, going through security is a pretty terrifying prospect for me. I think that over time it’s got worse too.

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