JFK CV-67 Leaving Mayport for good

At 2 a.m. July 24, harbor tugs are scheduled to come alongside the aircraft carrier John F. Kennedy CV-67 for the last time at the Naval Station Mayport, Florida. For what could be it's final cruise. Its destination is Philadelphia, where the ship will arrive at the old Philadelphia Naval Shipyard around the first week of august for a two-year congressionally mandated “ready” period.

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Online Weather School

A very good weather site from the NWS. JetStream

U.S. Coast Guard Sector Charleston South Carolina heard in Jacksonville Florida

Heard U.S. Coast Guard Sector Charleston on 157.100 and 156.800 in Jacksonville Florida. Guessing they have changed the systems part of the RESCUE 21 upgrades. More Info Map of Implementation Schedule

Dallas radio station KZPS going commercial-free, kind of

The NYT reports that KZPS (92.5 FM) has undergone a radical switch in its approach to commercials, with the substitution of a more conversational "integration" of product touts rather than the usual 12 to 16 minutes worth of 30- or 60-second commercials. Full Story

Windows XP to be phased out by year's end

Windows XP to be phased out by year's end despite customer demand.

"Computer makers have been told they'll no longer be able to get Windows XP OEM by the end of this year, despite consumer resistance to Vista and its compatibility problems."

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Navy HSV-2 Ship visiting Mayport

Navy HSV-2 Ship visiting Mayport

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DRM Unmodified Icom PRC1000

Playing around with shortwave DRM broadcasts.

Using an unmodified Icom PCR1000 with dream software more info here
Works very good with a strong signal.

Audio Recording CRI via Sackville 9800KHz 2346 to 2355 utc