Tag Archives: obituary

Radiofax Update: Farewell ZKLF / ZLG2 (New Zealand MetService)

Posted on October 29, 2023 by lui_gough

I’ll begin this week’s blog-fest with a rather sad post. In prior years, I spent quite a bit of time adventuring around the HF/shortwave bands looking to preserve various things in the knowledge that it would, one day, disappear. In … Continue reading →

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Tech Flashback: The BlackBerry PlayBook Tablet (2011)

Posted on January 26, 2022 by lui_gough

This Australia Day Public Holiday has been a bit of time to catch up on a little project I started at the end of last year. Having heard that BlackBerry was to discontinue their legacy platform services for their older … Continue reading →

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On the Way Out: Sydney Trains T6 Carlingford Line (17 Nov 1888 – 5 Jan 2020*)

Posted on October 20, 2019 by lui_gough

I was out and about on the rail network one day when I heard the news – the T6 Carlingford Line is set to permanently close. Having never ridden the full-length of the line, I felt sad that it would … Continue reading →

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Farewell: TBS TBS6925 Professional PCIe Satellite Tuner Card

Posted on November 6, 2017 by lui_gough

As a hobbyist with an interest in chasing satellite feeds, my TBS TBS6925 Professional Satellite Tuner Card was my dependable companion. Around AU$250 a piece, I purchased two back in 2011 and two years later, got around to reviewing it. … Continue reading →

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Canb2016: Part 6 – DAB+, DVB-T, FM Broadcast & Other Radio Scanning

Posted on December 10, 2016 by lui_gough

It’s been a busy day of analysis to bring this part of my Canberra trip to a posting, but I suppose, it’s probably good that I’ve done the analysis before the data got too stale. In this post, I will … Continue reading →

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Obituary: mX Newspaper (Sydney Printed Edition 4 July 2005 – 12 June 2015)

Posted on June 21, 2015 by lui_gough

The mX was a free afternoon newspaper targeted at commuters, originating in Melbourne on 6th Feburary 2001 and spreading into Sydney on 4th July 2005 and Brisbane on 5th March 2007. Due to falling circulation, it put out its last … Continue reading →

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