Oh my goodness. I think this is the only place on the internet nerdy enough to help me locate this info.

My parents met on a what was effectively an unofficial chat room hosted by capital radio (London). In the 1980s, Capital Radio used to leave their switchboard open at night (unintentionally, they didn’t realise it was happening) and people would call the regular radio phone and just end up in what was effectively a giant group call for Londoners late at night. (I say Londoners due to the reach of the radio rather than the phone line itself, people wouldn’t know the number unless they listened in).

I understand they changed how the phone system worked later in the 80s and closed this loophole off.

So what I’m after is…
- the nature of the switchboard that allowed this to happen
- what change would have blocked this later on
- any historic info on the period it was left open, or personal accounts.

#radio #capitalradio #phreaking #VintagePhoning #1980s #retrochatroom

Hey everyone! Last week I was doxxed and fired from my volunteer Community Radio DJ gig for shitposting about you-know-who on FB.

My great radio show, The Aetherium, now into its second year, continues to be broadcast live every Thursday morning 6-8 Mountain Time right here: Mixcloud.com/live/JustSomeClown

Later each Thursday or Friday, I’ll upload each episode here: Mixcloud.com/JustSomeClown

It’s a two-hour show intended to help you wake up and get your morning off to a good start.

I play instrumental electronic and electronic-tinged music including ambient, neo-classical, cinematic, jazz/jazzy, classic electronica, modern genres such as dub, world bass, liquid DnB and more.

I only play tracks I own, because I support artists. No streaming.

This week’s exciting one-year-anniversary episode includes another great track from @etherdiver and a special 45-minute World Bass mix starting at 7 am.

I accept tips on the broadcast, and any proceeds will go to the cost for the show and music, split with my favorite local orgs like Boise Mutual Aid and our local legal collective.

It’s my favorite way to wake up on Thursdays, and I hope you’ll agree!

#radio #communityRadio #electronica #electronic #music #ambient #soundBath #neoclassical #jazz #dub #worldBass #DnB #antifa

Hey everyone! Last week I was doxxed and fired from my volunteer Community Radio DJ gig for shitposting about you-know-who on FB.

My great radio show, The Aetherium, now into its second year, continues to be broadcast live every Thursday morning 6-8 Mountain Time right here: Mixcloud.com/live/JustSomeClown

Later each Thursday or Friday, I’ll upload each episode here: Mixcloud.com/JustSomeClown

It’s a two-hour show intended to help you wake up and get your morning off to a good start.

I play instrumental electronic and electronic-tinged music including ambient, neo-classical, cinematic, jazz/jazzy, classic electronica, modern genres such as dub, world bass, liquid DnB and more.

I only play tracks I own, because I support artists. No streaming.

This week’s exciting one-year-anniversary episode includes another great track from @etherdiver and a special 45-minute World Bass mix starting at 7 am.

I accept tips on the broadcast, and any proceeds will go to the cost for the show and music, split with my favorite local orgs like Boise Mutual Aid and our local legal collective.

It’s my favorite way to wake up on Thursdays, and I hope you’ll agree!

#radio #communityRadio #electronica #electronic #music #ambient #soundBath #neoclassical #jazz #dub #worldBass #DnB #antifa

Oh my goodness. I think this is the only place on the internet nerdy enough to help me locate this info.

My parents met on a what was effectively an unofficial chat room hosted by capital radio (London). In the 1980s, Capital Radio used to leave their switchboard open at night (unintentionally, they didn’t realise it was happening) and people would call the regular radio phone and just end up in what was effectively a giant group call for Londoners late at night. (I say Londoners due to the reach of the radio rather than the phone line itself, people wouldn’t know the number unless they listened in).

I understand they changed how the phone system worked later in the 80s and closed this loophole off.

So what I’m after is…
- the nature of the switchboard that allowed this to happen
- what change would have blocked this later on
- any historic info on the period it was left open, or personal accounts.

#radio #capitalradio #phreaking #VintagePhoning #1980s #retrochatroom

Was so confused about why NRK P13 wasn't working on my Sonos speaker anymore...

Apparently 3 days ago they shut down NRK P13 and made it NRK P3 Musikk and the old stream links don't redirect.

https://www.nrk.no/presse/nrk-p13-blir-til-nrk-p3-musikk-1.17546953

#NRK#Radio#Norway#Allheimen#NorskTut#NRKP13#NRKP3#Sonos

This is what the Meshcore map looks like now in the Pacific Northwest. My little node can see over a hundred repeaters on the mesh.

We now regularly have chat conversations that span several cities and we have frequent posters from Canada. A typical day sees HUNDREDS of posts in the public channel. Whole sentences and thoughts, not just "ping".

Meshcore is really taking off!

#meshcore #pnw #seattle #lora #radio

Over this weekend I was sadly asleep for one of my favorite effects in radio, tropospheric ducting!

I'd read a paper years ago from a team who detected ducting events in 868MHz LoRaWAN networks. These events allow end devices to reach concentrator nodes hundreds of miles away, possibly even beyond the curve of the earth.

I was wondering if we'd see this in lora meshes and turns out YES!

https://youtu.be/bB7Aji0KtxA

#LoRa#Meshcore #radio#Seattle#Portland#PNW

A few weeks after the Mt Rainer feat, some friends went camping and hiking all around the Orcas islands and we never lost contact at all.

At times they had better connection to the mesh while camping than they do in the city.

They hiked up Mt Constitution and were able to get direct line of sight connections to repeaters in Seattle using a typical handheld LoRa radio with an external antenna.

#meshcore #lora #radio#Orcas #mtconstitution #pnw

This is what the Meshcore map looks like now in the Pacific Northwest. My little node can see over a hundred repeaters on the mesh.

We now regularly have chat conversations that span several cities and we have frequent posters from Canada. A typical day sees HUNDREDS of posts in the public channel. Whole sentences and thoughts, not just "ping".

Meshcore is really taking off!

#meshcore #pnw #seattle #lora #radio

People are setting up Meshtastic nodes in Florida in anticipation of hurricanes.

I haven't noticed any coordinated nets around me, but it seems like it could be something good to have a weekly check in to get people used to using the system in a coordinated fashion.

A lot of people are amateur radio operators, so it wouldn't be hard to establish with some notice on the 0 channel.

https://youtu.be/s6Z6Z0Iizgg?feature=shared

#meshtastic #radio #weather

🧵1/5 When did it start? What made people what they are? Sometimes, a #song in the #radio can tell you more than any political essay.
I like to listen to #Bluegrass on WDVX radio, and they just played I Ain't Got No Home by The Country Gentlemen. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvzubwnOHpo&list=RDhvzubwnOHpo&start_radio=1 My attention was aroused by a contradiction: such a contemporary text accompanying a historical recording?
I searched the lyrics https://www.traditionalmusic.co.uk/guthrie/i_aint_got_no_home-woody-guthrie.htm - famous protest singer

#histodon #USA#countryMusic #protestSong #protest