Yesterday, I chanced upon a Facebook page of a radio shack. The guy had all manner of radios and linears. I would guess there was over $30000 worth of kit. Now, how people spend their money is entirely up to them.
For months that was the only rig I used.
It looks like Iran and the USA (for different reasons) are tired of fighting and the Strait of Hormuz will be open again. With or without tolls, oil, natural gas and fertilizer will move again. What Israel will do may put a "fly in the ointment".
Personally I am not impressed by the current administration in the USA. I cannot see anything positive as a result of the recent war. Others may disagree.
My beacon was turned on at about 0850z.
UPDATE 1104z: Spotted by 4 stations.
These videos are created using AI. Sometimes there are mistakes, but overall they give a good impression of life in a given period. They are very clever and will only get better.
Just watched this video about the "memorandum of understanding" NOT a peace deal between the USA and Iran. It would appear President Trump has just caved in.
It would not surprise me at all if it is scuppered by Israel before it is signed on Friday.
For several months I have watched YouTube videos about the Iran war.
In all that time, despite looking, I have been unable to find any that support President Trump and the USA! Not even one!
Almost all these videos suggest a grave mistake has been made. Certainly from the outside, I fail to see any positives, just negatives.
The moral seems to be to listen to your experts.
These days, worldwide communication is easy using the internet. The advantages are families and friends can keep in touch wherever they are. The disadvantages are people can be more easily spammed and people abused online.
Sadly image manipulation is far easier these days. Every time an image is shared it can be abused.
In the UK people under 16 are to be banned from social media. This happened in Australia but many young people have found ways to get around the ban.
Personally, I think some means must be found to prevent young people from being harmed by accessing social media, even if using VPNs and other services. I am unsure how you do this, but the answer probably has to include biometric data and strong age verification, Maybe all people under 16 worldwide have restricted access time to social media?
It seems to me that a simple ban is not enough. I have a young granddaughter who needs to keep in touch with family and friends. At the same time I do not want her to come to any harm.
I am sure the big tech companies and phone manufacturers could and should do much more.
Yesterday, I chanced upon a Facebook page of a radio shack. The guy had all manner of radios and linears. I would guess there was over $300...
