Peter Vogel
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Teacher ICT/Physics (ret.). Tech journalist. Meteorology/Ham Radio/Astronomy/Cybersecurity/ADS-B/AI/
Prime Minister's/Premier's SciTech awards. CERN/HST. VE7AFV #OSINT
Prime Minister's/Premier's SciTech awards. CERN/HST. VE7AFV #OSINT
T.MicroSat-1 (Taiwan Space Agency) on 401.025 MHz, in FM mode. Played Beethoven Ode to Joy, then two bursts of telemetry? Thanks to @SV2HWM for putting me on to this satellite.
Over Vancouver this evening.
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Over Vancouver this evening.
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December 13, 2025 at 7:19 AM
T.MicroSat-1 (Taiwan Space Agency) on 401.025 MHz, in FM mode. Played Beethoven Ode to Joy, then two bursts of telemetry? Thanks to @SV2HWM for putting me on to this satellite.
Over Vancouver this evening.
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Over Vancouver this evening.
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T.MicroSat-1 (Taiwan Space Agency) on 401.025 MHz, in FM mode. Played Beethoven Ode to Joy, then two bursts of telemetry? Thanks to @SV2HWM for putting me on to this satellite.
Over Vancouver this evening.
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Over Vancouver this evening.
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December 13, 2025 at 6:44 AM
T.MicroSat-1 (Taiwan Space Agency) on 401.025 MHz, in FM mode. Played Beethoven Ode to Joy, then two bursts of telemetry? Thanks to @SV2HWM for putting me on to this satellite.
Over Vancouver this evening.
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Over Vancouver this evening.
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Lovely shot from METEOR M2-3 this afternoon. Received via TV rabbit ears antenna with my own simple ground station here in Metro Vancouver. Too bad about the signal dropout bars but a good view of the remnants of the atmospheric river which has brought flooding to WA State and SW BC.
December 13, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Lovely shot from METEOR M2-3 this afternoon. Received via TV rabbit ears antenna with my own simple ground station here in Metro Vancouver. Too bad about the signal dropout bars but a good view of the remnants of the atmospheric river which has brought flooding to WA State and SW BC.
Crop from today's "blue marble" GOES-18 shot. Such amazing imagery, from low pressure systems, atmospheric rivers, and the long-persisting Tule fog bank due to a temperature inversion over a large swath of California. As received and processed with my own ground station.
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December 13, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Crop from today's "blue marble" GOES-18 shot. Such amazing imagery, from low pressure systems, atmospheric rivers, and the long-persisting Tule fog bank due to a temperature inversion over a large swath of California. As received and processed with my own ground station.
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OK. Just appeared in my inbox, from OpenAI and the ChatGPT team.
A little concerned, perhaps, about those people at the Googleplex in Mountain View CA?
A little concerned, perhaps, about those people at the Googleplex in Mountain View CA?
December 13, 2025 at 12:12 AM
OK. Just appeared in my inbox, from OpenAI and the ChatGPT team.
A little concerned, perhaps, about those people at the Googleplex in Mountain View CA?
A little concerned, perhaps, about those people at the Googleplex in Mountain View CA?
Atmospheric river remnants through 2055 UTC / 12:55 PM PST Friday afternoon.
Here in my part of Metro Vancouver this "river" dropped 89 mm of rain. Elsewhere, dramatically higher.
As we see in this sequence of GOES-18 shots, another event, liklely to hit Sunday-Monday, is taking shape to the E.
Here in my part of Metro Vancouver this "river" dropped 89 mm of rain. Elsewhere, dramatically higher.
As we see in this sequence of GOES-18 shots, another event, liklely to hit Sunday-Monday, is taking shape to the E.
December 12, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Atmospheric river remnants through 2055 UTC / 12:55 PM PST Friday afternoon.
Here in my part of Metro Vancouver this "river" dropped 89 mm of rain. Elsewhere, dramatically higher.
As we see in this sequence of GOES-18 shots, another event, liklely to hit Sunday-Monday, is taking shape to the E.
Here in my part of Metro Vancouver this "river" dropped 89 mm of rain. Elsewhere, dramatically higher.
As we see in this sequence of GOES-18 shots, another event, liklely to hit Sunday-Monday, is taking shape to the E.
Power outages in these four WA State counties, Thursday Dec 11, 9:40 PM: Whatcom, Skagit, Chelan, Clallam.
Given the flooding seen in Whatcom County it's a but puzzling to see just two customer outages.
Given the flooding seen in Whatcom County it's a but puzzling to see just two customer outages.
December 12, 2025 at 5:45 AM
Power outages in these four WA State counties, Thursday Dec 11, 9:40 PM: Whatcom, Skagit, Chelan, Clallam.
Given the flooding seen in Whatcom County it's a but puzzling to see just two customer outages.
Given the flooding seen in Whatcom County it's a but puzzling to see just two customer outages.
Today's "blue marble" shot from GOES-18. At 2100 UTC / 1 PM PST, as received and processed with my own Nooelec ground station in Vancouver.
Standouts are the remnants of this week's atmospheric river event, and the possible formation of another, and the still-persisting Tule fog bank in California.
Standouts are the remnants of this week's atmospheric river event, and the possible formation of another, and the still-persisting Tule fog bank in California.
December 12, 2025 at 5:33 AM
Today's "blue marble" shot from GOES-18. At 2100 UTC / 1 PM PST, as received and processed with my own Nooelec ground station in Vancouver.
Standouts are the remnants of this week's atmospheric river event, and the possible formation of another, and the still-persisting Tule fog bank in California.
Standouts are the remnants of this week's atmospheric river event, and the possible formation of another, and the still-persisting Tule fog bank in California.
An example of the flooding just across the border in Sumas WA resulting from this week's atmospheric river event. This is taken from a Facebook post. I was struck by the matter-of-fact tone in the post.
December 12, 2025 at 5:26 AM
An example of the flooding just across the border in Sumas WA resulting from this week's atmospheric river event. This is taken from a Facebook post. I was struck by the matter-of-fact tone in the post.
Spot the difference(s), image 1 vs image 2. Both snapshots taken approaching 0200z / 4 AM Kyiv time.
December 12, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Spot the difference(s), image 1 vs image 2. Both snapshots taken approaching 0200z / 4 AM Kyiv time.
Remnants of the atmospheric river events of the past three days continue to maintain a fairly coherent shape, albeit drifting northward, as they cross into BC and WA state. Dry day today in Metro Vancouver. This sequence shows data through 4:35 PM PST.
December 12, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Remnants of the atmospheric river events of the past three days continue to maintain a fairly coherent shape, albeit drifting northward, as they cross into BC and WA state. Dry day today in Metro Vancouver. This sequence shows data through 4:35 PM PST.
Interesting US government/military plane refueled in Vancouver early this morning.
December 11, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Interesting US government/military plane refueled in Vancouver early this morning.
FORTE10 on the job again along the Moldova/Ukraine/Belarus/Kaliningrad borders, and US military contractor Lasai Aviation on an unusual mission over the Black Sea. Both sbapshots at 0920z Thursday.
December 11, 2025 at 9:27 AM
FORTE10 on the job again along the Moldova/Ukraine/Belarus/Kaliningrad borders, and US military contractor Lasai Aviation on an unusual mission over the Black Sea. Both sbapshots at 0920z Thursday.
Latest atmospheric river sequence through 11:45 PM. "River" maintaining a remarkably stable track, which is not good news for areas of WA State facing record stream levels and flooding. Some flooding, evacuations in BC's Fraser Valley east of Vancouver as well. Rain has eased off in Metro Vancouver.
December 11, 2025 at 8:08 AM
Latest atmospheric river sequence through 11:45 PM. "River" maintaining a remarkably stable track, which is not good news for areas of WA State facing record stream levels and flooding. Some flooding, evacuations in BC's Fraser Valley east of Vancouver as well. Rain has eased off in Metro Vancouver.
Earlier today, via TV rabbit ears antenna and 137 MHz radio signal, a shot of today's atmospheric river event from an almost directly overhead pass fror Vancouver by Russian weather satellite METEOR M2-3.
December 11, 2025 at 4:59 AM
Earlier today, via TV rabbit ears antenna and 137 MHz radio signal, a shot of today's atmospheric river event from an almost directly overhead pass fror Vancouver by Russian weather satellite METEOR M2-3.
Today's beautiful "blue marble" shot from GOES-18 masks the devastation being visited upon WA State, and SW BC from the large atmospheric river you see sweeping the upper part of this image.
As received and processed via 1.7 GHz radio signal in Vancouver with my own ground station from @Nooelec.
As received and processed via 1.7 GHz radio signal in Vancouver with my own ground station from @Nooelec.
December 11, 2025 at 4:49 AM
Today's beautiful "blue marble" shot from GOES-18 masks the devastation being visited upon WA State, and SW BC from the large atmospheric river you see sweeping the upper part of this image.
As received and processed via 1.7 GHz radio signal in Vancouver with my own ground station from @Nooelec.
As received and processed via 1.7 GHz radio signal in Vancouver with my own ground station from @Nooelec.
Latest atmospheric river sequence through 8:25 PM. "River" maintaining a remarkably stable track, which is not good news for areas of WA State facing record stream levels and flooding. Some flooding and evacuations in BC's Fraser Valley east of Vancouver as well. #BCwx
December 11, 2025 at 4:40 AM
Latest atmospheric river sequence through 8:25 PM. "River" maintaining a remarkably stable track, which is not good news for areas of WA State facing record stream levels and flooding. Some flooding and evacuations in BC's Fraser Valley east of Vancouver as well. #BCwx
Vancouver Lower Mainland road closures due to flooding. Effectively Hope cannot be reached from Vancouver at this time. #BCwx. Here's the situation as posted by DriveBC at 8 PM.
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December 11, 2025 at 4:20 AM
Vancouver Lower Mainland road closures due to flooding. Effectively Hope cannot be reached from Vancouver at this time. #BCwx. Here's the situation as posted by DriveBC at 8 PM.
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Latest look at the atmospheric river event hitting WA State and SW BC. The end is in sight.
December 11, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Latest look at the atmospheric river event hitting WA State and SW BC. The end is in sight.
Through 5 PM Wednesday afternoon. 31+31+21 = 83 mm of atmospheric river rainfall at my Tri-Cities location (Citadel Heights near confluence of Fraser and Pitt Rivers) in Metro Vancouver.
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December 11, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Through 5 PM Wednesday afternoon. 31+31+21 = 83 mm of atmospheric river rainfall at my Tri-Cities location (Citadel Heights near confluence of Fraser and Pitt Rivers) in Metro Vancouver.
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Interesting UAE military Dreamliner test flight over WA State this afternoon.
December 11, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Interesting UAE military Dreamliner test flight over WA State this afternoon.
Keeping an eye on space weather and HF signals propagation metrics (and an atmospheric river event here in Vancouver!).
1,2: HamClock... check out Bz!
3. FT8 over past 24 h, monitoring all bands 10-160 m.
4. Reach over past 24 of WSPR transmissions at 200 milliwatts 17, 20, 30 m bands.
1,2: HamClock... check out Bz!
3. FT8 over past 24 h, monitoring all bands 10-160 m.
4. Reach over past 24 of WSPR transmissions at 200 milliwatts 17, 20, 30 m bands.
December 10, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Keeping an eye on space weather and HF signals propagation metrics (and an atmospheric river event here in Vancouver!).
1,2: HamClock... check out Bz!
3. FT8 over past 24 h, monitoring all bands 10-160 m.
4. Reach over past 24 of WSPR transmissions at 200 milliwatts 17, 20, 30 m bands.
1,2: HamClock... check out Bz!
3. FT8 over past 24 h, monitoring all bands 10-160 m.
4. Reach over past 24 of WSPR transmissions at 200 milliwatts 17, 20, 30 m bands.
Latest sequence for today's atmospherc river impacting SW BC and WA State, in some cases with catastrophic flooding.
This sequence is through 2255 UTS / 2:55 PM PST.
This sequence is through 2255 UTS / 2:55 PM PST.
December 10, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Latest sequence for today's atmospherc river impacting SW BC and WA State, in some cases with catastrophic flooding.
This sequence is through 2255 UTS / 2:55 PM PST.
This sequence is through 2255 UTS / 2:55 PM PST.
Latest shot of the major atmospheric river event wreaking havoc in WA State, and in parts of BC.
Channel 09 Enhance mid-level water vapor shot at 2230 UTC / 2:30 PM PST. Received and processed with my own ground station in Vancouver. My location has had close to 90 mm of rain rom this event.
Channel 09 Enhance mid-level water vapor shot at 2230 UTC / 2:30 PM PST. Received and processed with my own ground station in Vancouver. My location has had close to 90 mm of rain rom this event.
December 10, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Latest shot of the major atmospheric river event wreaking havoc in WA State, and in parts of BC.
Channel 09 Enhance mid-level water vapor shot at 2230 UTC / 2:30 PM PST. Received and processed with my own ground station in Vancouver. My location has had close to 90 mm of rain rom this event.
Channel 09 Enhance mid-level water vapor shot at 2230 UTC / 2:30 PM PST. Received and processed with my own ground station in Vancouver. My location has had close to 90 mm of rain rom this event.
December 10, 2025 at 10:44 PM