David Taylor
@gm8arv.bsky.social
UK Amateur Radio call GM8ARV, mostly interested in things digital and VHF/UHF, software author.
When the clouds cleared, and in this #Edinburgh urban environment, the #aurora was just visible early this morning, although not quite as bright as this Pixel Phone photo depicts!
November 12, 2025 at 11:46 AM
When the clouds cleared, and in this #Edinburgh urban environment, the #aurora was just visible early this morning, although not quite as bright as this Pixel Phone photo depicts!
New! The tinyGTC is a dual Timer/Counter with built-in GPSDO with up to two clock outputs, it is a portable, battery operated, five SMA connectors, one USB connector device with a 4 inch display. It has an SD card slot. Details:
www.tinydevices.org/wiki/pmwiki....
www.tinydevices.org/wiki/pmwiki....
November 12, 2025 at 9:11 AM
New! The tinyGTC is a dual Timer/Counter with built-in GPSDO with up to two clock outputs, it is a portable, battery operated, five SMA connectors, one USB connector device with a 4 inch display. It has an SD card slot. Details:
www.tinydevices.org/wiki/pmwiki....
www.tinydevices.org/wiki/pmwiki....
I think your background may be quieter than mine on a Sunday…..
November 9, 2025 at 12:40 PM
I think your background may be quieter than mine on a Sunday…..
Both showed near Fairmilehead, #Edinburgh, albeit at different magnitudes.
October 28, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Both showed near Fairmilehead, #Edinburgh, albeit at different magnitudes.
Sunset in #Edinburgh yesterday. Some clear sky overnight too.
October 22, 2025 at 7:44 AM
Sunset in #Edinburgh yesterday. Some clear sky overnight too.
Nearby M3.3 #earthquake ~111 km north-west of #Edinburgh as seen in #Edinburgh on my @raspishake.bsky.social. @bgs.ac.uk details: earthquakes.bgs.ac.uk/earthquakes/....
October 20, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Nearby M3.3 #earthquake ~111 km north-west of #Edinburgh as seen in #Edinburgh on my @raspishake.bsky.social. @bgs.ac.uk details: earthquakes.bgs.ac.uk/earthquakes/....
Sunset and the clouds rolling over the #PentlandHills in South #Edinburgh on Saturday evening.
October 12, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Sunset and the clouds rolling over the #PentlandHills in South #Edinburgh on Saturday evening.
Visible in #Edinburgh but not quite as strong as I expected. Thinking about all the folk affected.
October 10, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Visible in #Edinburgh but not quite as strong as I expected. Thinking about all the folk affected.
M 6.9 #earthquake 11 km ESE of Calape, #Philippines - over 11000 km away - as detected in #Edinburgh on my @raspishake.bsky.social. #USGS details: earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/...
September 30, 2025 at 2:45 PM
M 6.9 #earthquake 11 km ESE of Calape, #Philippines - over 11000 km away - as detected in #Edinburgh on my @raspishake.bsky.social. #USGS details: earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/...
Winter constellations starting to show now. #Orion #Sirius from #Edinburgh just before 05:00 UTC this morning. #Pixel10Pro phone camera, 6 second exposure, pressed against the window frame for support.
September 23, 2025 at 5:01 AM
Winter constellations starting to show now. #Orion #Sirius from #Edinburgh just before 05:00 UTC this morning. #Pixel10Pro phone camera, 6 second exposure, pressed against the window frame for support.
You can create views of your own using the EUMETview tool - it’s free for non-commercial use. You have to register. Here’s one I created just now:
view.eumetsat.int/productviewe...
view.eumetsat.int/productviewe...
September 15, 2025 at 10:55 AM
You can create views of your own using the EUMETview tool - it’s free for non-commercial use. You have to register. Here’s one I created just now:
view.eumetsat.int/productviewe...
view.eumetsat.int/productviewe...
#Pixel 10 Pro phone - claims X100 zoom. Believable? I tried it today, hand-held. It seems that the phone automatically post processes the image to produce a sharper result. Original and processed paired here. The #moon is at x80 as the moon more than covers the x100 field!
September 13, 2025 at 2:27 PM
M 7.4 #earthquake 111 km E of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia as visualised in #Edinburgh on my @raspishake.bsky.social. USGS info: earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/....
September 13, 2025 at 2:09 PM
M 7.4 #earthquake 111 km E of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia as visualised in #Edinburgh on my @raspishake.bsky.social. USGS info: earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/....
M 5.0 #earthquake 12 km NE of Káto Soúlion, #Greece as detected on my @raspishake.bsky.social in #Edinburgh. USGS info: earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/...
September 9, 2025 at 6:31 AM
M 5.0 #earthquake 12 km NE of Káto Soúlion, #Greece as detected on my @raspishake.bsky.social in #Edinburgh. USGS info: earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/...
September 2025 GEO Quarterly released - download free from: leshamilton.co.uk/GEO/newslett... Many thanks to Les Hamilton and all the contributors!
September 2, 2025 at 6:35 AM
September 2025 GEO Quarterly released - download free from: leshamilton.co.uk/GEO/newslett... Many thanks to Les Hamilton and all the contributors!
Shallow M 6.0 #earthquake 27 km ENE of Jalālābād, #Afghanistan as detected in #Edinburgh on my @raspishake.bsky.social. The @BBC news reports hundreds may be dead www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cy.... USGS earthquake details: earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/...
September 1, 2025 at 5:25 AM
Shallow M 6.0 #earthquake 27 km ENE of Jalālābād, #Afghanistan as detected in #Edinburgh on my @raspishake.bsky.social. The @BBC news reports hundreds may be dead www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cy.... USGS earthquake details: earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/...
Strong M 7.5 #earthquake 2025 Southern Drake Passage as recorded on my @raspishake.bsky.social in #Edinburgh. USGS info: earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/....
August 22, 2025 at 3:48 AM
Strong M 7.5 #earthquake 2025 Southern Drake Passage as recorded on my @raspishake.bsky.social in #Edinburgh. USGS info: earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/....
Just playing with #Meshtastic and - surprise, surprise - coverage is much better with a half-decent antenna, even if indoors. Surprised to see nodes as far away from #Edinburgh as #Belfast and #Darlington - if those positions are real, of course! What’s the white ring, BTW?
August 17, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Just playing with #Meshtastic and - surprise, surprise - coverage is much better with a half-decent antenna, even if indoors. Surprised to see nodes as far away from #Edinburgh as #Belfast and #Darlington - if those positions are real, of course! What’s the white ring, BTW?
M 6.1 #earthquake 10 km SSW of Bigadiç, Turkey as seen on my @raspishake.bsky.social in #Edinburgh. USGS details: earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/....
August 10, 2025 at 6:36 PM
M 6.1 #earthquake 10 km SSW of Bigadiç, Turkey as seen on my @raspishake.bsky.social in #Edinburgh. USGS details: earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/....
M3.1 #earthquake Inchlaggan, Highlands, Scotland as seen in #Edinburgh on my @raspishake.bsky.social. British Geological Survey @bgs.ac.uk seismogram and more details: earthquakes.bgs.ac.uk/earthquakes/...
August 2, 2025 at 3:33 AM
M3.1 #earthquake Inchlaggan, Highlands, Scotland as seen in #Edinburgh on my @raspishake.bsky.social. British Geological Survey @bgs.ac.uk seismogram and more details: earthquakes.bgs.ac.uk/earthquakes/...
M 8.8 - 2025 #Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia #earthquake as seen in #Edinburgh on my @raspishake.bsky.social. Many smaller quakes and a #tsunami warning followed. Reported as one of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded - in the top ten. #USGS info: earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/...
July 30, 2025 at 8:32 AM
M 8.8 - 2025 #Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia #earthquake as seen in #Edinburgh on my @raspishake.bsky.social. Many smaller quakes and a #tsunami warning followed. Reported as one of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded - in the top ten. #USGS info: earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/...
M 6.9 #earthquake #Macquarie Island region, as seen on my @raspishake.bsky.social in #Edinburgh. Several after-shocks. #USGS details: earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/....
July 29, 2025 at 3:24 AM
M 6.9 #earthquake #Macquarie Island region, as seen on my @raspishake.bsky.social in #Edinburgh. Several after-shocks. #USGS details: earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/....
M 6.5 #earthquake 258 km WNW of #Sabang, #Indonesia as detected in #Edinburgh on my @raspishake.bsky.social. #USGS details: earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/...
July 29, 2025 at 3:19 AM
M 6.5 #earthquake 258 km WNW of #Sabang, #Indonesia as detected in #Edinburgh on my @raspishake.bsky.social. #USGS details: earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/...
As one bit of weather clears to the north, another grey mass suggests another rainy day for #Edinburgh!
July 21, 2025 at 6:26 AM
As one bit of weather clears to the north, another grey mass suggests another rainy day for #Edinburgh!
M 7.4 #earthquake - 20-Jul-2025 Eastern Kamchatka, Russia as captured in #Edinburgh on my @raspishake.bsky.social hardware.
USGS Quakes info: earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/....
USGS Quakes info: earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/....
July 20, 2025 at 1:19 PM
M 7.4 #earthquake - 20-Jul-2025 Eastern Kamchatka, Russia as captured in #Edinburgh on my @raspishake.bsky.social hardware.
USGS Quakes info: earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/....
USGS Quakes info: earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/....