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A fairly narrow escape
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Shortwave radio recordings
“Shortwave radio recordings” is a small collection of recordings of various HF and VHF transmissions. These have been hanging around since I recorded them using my Icom IC-R20 radio scanner back in the mid-late noughties. I’m not sure how much interest these will be to other people. But considering Garfnet’s 30th anniversary is only just…
Wagner Group rebellion presents further serious difficulties for Putin
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Trying to buy a PC without Windows part 1 – Dell UK
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