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It’s a most enjoyable day, but ohh that smell! A tribute to Lynyrd Skynyrd. :-)

I’m not sure I just saw it advertised on Facebook

They do provide little tool for the connectors, but I prefer to do it with my fingers because I can feel what’s happening

Motorways in the UK are for motors only, and only faster motors at that. No pedestrians, no cyclists, no mobility scooters. It's a very rare sight, worth posting.

I’d be interested to know how you get on with the v2. I think you’ll likely find it similar from a software configuration point of view.

Are you sure it's the same version? Be careful to select the correct version of firmware for your hardware, not the old V1's are no longer supported. Mine is later than this.

@@G8YTZ Success!

Now that I've met him and seen how he operates (he was there for the entire event) I see that he is very genuine, exactly the sort of MP we all need. My advice is to join up to your local party and help deselect any MP who has been anywhere near Davos.

There is a new version of the key fob available from Tesla. You need to upgrade to version 2 keys to do the update and improve security.

Sadly not no constellation. For this I recommend the BATC Minitiouner and the Windows based Minitioune Software.

The point was to see how far it could go out of the box, but my permanent repeater installations now use a chimney mounted 8dBi co-linear.

Eu_868

Thank you. I had it set to EU 433mhz. Only had it running for a few minutes. I’m new to this type of device and didn’t want to fall foul of the law.

@@paarker if you have purchased the 433 MHz version then EU_433 is absolutely fine as it’s an ISM band as well. It also happens to be an amateur band, but it’s a shared use band at that frequency. You will find your car keys work on either 433 MHz or 868 MHz as do lots of other things like wireless burglar alarms. But you cannot use is a 915 MHz module, or any other module, apart from those two frequencies as the others are designed for the USA. Just to confirm out of those two frequencies, the one you choose is the one for the modules you have bought. If you operate under amateur conditions, then the restriction is under amateur radio use you cannot use encryption. Of course, there’s nothing to stop you turning encryption off in unlicensed mode. The quid pro quo of the amateur license is you can run much higher power and there is no restriction on the antenna type. You can obtain an amateur radio license fairly easily just look at the RSGB website as to how to do it. The foundation license is straightforward enough a couple of days classroom and the intermediate is generally another three days on top of that you also learn a lot about radio communications. The best way is to join a local radio club. There are lots about just use Google and the RSGB website. If you are within reach of Milton Keynes, the RSGB national radio Centre is based at the Bletchley Park Museum, I volunteer there every other Saturday and we will be delighted to welcome you and spend some time explaining amateur radio and how to obtain a license. I am there this coming Saturday. Justin

@@G8YTZ Thank you for the detailed information, it’s a big help. I have a much clearer understanding. The chip is EU 433. Unfortunately, I live too far to visit Bletchley Park. I will definitely check the website out. Cheers.

73! The i3 is a great city car, we’ve since sold ours and replaced it with a Tesla M3 LR as our use case changed. I 100% recommend it.

Thanks for that information. I suspect it’s tied up with the discontinuation of the ST chipset that’s been widely used in things like this, and of course the BATC Minitiouner. Of course, using an SDR with the Portsdown band viewer is a great alternative. The ADALM Pluto works very well with this and delivers a 50 MHz bandwidth.

I’ve tested it down to 430 MHz, specifically that’s the V8 gold with 2022 software or earlier. I haven’t tested the latest software release.

@@G8YTZ can you do a vid on how to make it go down that far?

In several cases they can, if your car supports CCS. In the local area Dartford (I think) is one of them, definitely Sidcup and Lakeside. Sign up using the Tesla App on your SmartPhone. Also ALL destination chargers that have a white signage are supported for cars with Type-2 connectors (note: red signed chargers are Tesla only. Site owners are allowed to make a charge for non-Tesla cars). www.tesla.com/en_gb/support/non-tesla-supercharging#selected-countries

It was a great day! So much work went into organising it too.

Richard, yes, I'm using the Leo Bodnar "Mini Precision GPS Reference Clock" receiver (£110). The board for the IC-9700 costs £27.50 which is why I suggest it is installed at the same time as the PTRX-9700. I tested the GPS lock after installing the PTRX-9700 and it works as expected . The PTRX-9700 external filter board has three ports: One for the radio, one for the GPS unit and one for the SDR Minitioner/SDR output. The main "risky" part of the installation is handling those UFL connectors and there's 9 of them! I mis-spoke in the video a couple of times, Radio Analog provide 4 of those little UFL cables, so you have everything you need. The Leo Bodnar supplied SMA connector is also useful for the SDR output too. My only wish was that Radio Analog provided a 3D printed case for the external filter board, I'm sure someone will come up with a design.

George, It’s a simple 433.9MHz signal modulated with a tone. AM is I remember right. The car needs to be unlocked to open the charge port. EV Charge King do complete cables to custom length, or you can just buy the connector to replace an existing one. They should work with all Teslas except (of course) the original roadster, just like at a supercharger. ‘73 Justin. www.evchargeking.com/en/t/tesla

@@G8YTZ Thanks Justin. The AM TX opens the door when the cable isn't connected. Unfortunately it doesn't stop the charge. However, adding 150R in series with the PP signal does. Turns out it's basically the same as the J1772 release latch button. Just in case anyone else has the question. Thanks though! Evchargeking cables do look good!

@@m1geo The only thing is after a few years, you’re going to have to replace the little module or don’t leave it out when it’s raining! Sorry, I forgot to mention about the method of disconnecting, but I think you’re right I haven’t looked at the circuit, but yes there is a wire to the PP pin to the module.

Unfortunately the Tesla car application does not give you that option, you are stuck with try base service. One work-round for an improved experience is to use your phone with bluetooth audio, but then you run the possibility of getting into trouble with the police by using a phone whilst driving, so best stick to the Tesla app. I've not yet tried Apple Music on my Linn streamer. I'll do that over Christmas.

@@G8YTZ you are supposed to set high resolution for Apple Music at your phone which will then propagate to your Tesla Apple Music app.

@@tnyshare2938 Unfortunately it does not.

@@G8YTZ perhaps, the problem is with Tesla. The Apple Music app is available in newer Samsung and lg TVs. They sound fantastic when played through my sonos home theatre system.

@@tnyshare2938 The video is a review about the new Apple Music app as available in Tesla vehicles. Any other platforms are out of scope of the video. I did not comment on other delivery platforms.

What also really annoys me about streaming services is they keep changing their catalogue and updating tracks with awful "remastered" versions or even deleting tracks from their catalogue and removing words and verses to pander to the woke agenda, so over time your playlists are destroyed. Buying your own tracks is really the only way forward now.

@@G8YTZ couldn’t agree more! I generally use streaming services to discover new music then only buy a hard copy of what I really like.

Yes, only the paid version is supported. The Tidal Hi-Fi version is also required for the improved audio quality.

It is rumoured that Dolby Atmos will come to Tesla cars with Apple Music, perhaps that will be the turning point. The car certainly has the capability of playing 24-Bit 192kHz FLAC files.

@@G8YTZ that would be really nice

In June 1948 Columbia introduced the Long-Playing record. I think in 2022 we should expect better than this. The audio quality is also significantly below par.

@@G8YTZ The quality is the real issue for me, what's the point in having premium sound in the car when the playback quality is so mediocre via the apps?!

@@NewmanAutomotive I agree, the best quality has to be from a USB stick with FLAC files, but the FM Radio is good as long as the source is uncompressed. At home I have traditional British Hi-Fi.

It’s quite an old video now. I am planning a new video that is up to date with the latest version. I’m installing two new nodes in SE London and will include this information too.

Ha!

attends-moi!

GPS location is a standard feature that this can handle.

There's a more specific term for the particular type of floor in that room, if anyone knows? As I understand it parquet is a more general term.

Denis, many thanks for this! It was great to meet you at the TOD event! Justin.