Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agoEngineer open-sources DIY radar system that's 95% cheaper than $250,000 commercial offerings, has 20 kilometer range — Moroccan engineer designs Aeris-10 radar, shares it on GitHubwww.tomshardware.comexternal-linkmessage-square140linkfedilinkarrow-up11.37Karrow-down19
arrow-up11.36Karrow-down1external-linkEngineer open-sources DIY radar system that's 95% cheaper than $250,000 commercial offerings, has 20 kilometer range — Moroccan engineer designs Aeris-10 radar, shares it on GitHubwww.tomshardware.comLee Duna@lemmy.nz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square140linkfedilink
minus-squareWhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11arrow-down1·3 months agoSo what use would a private citizen or business have for a system like this? I’m not sure who the “commercial offerings” are meant for.
minus-squareTehWorld@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·3 months agoI mean. I like cool electronic gadgets. It’d probably be fun to play with.
minus-squareNindelofocho@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·3 months agoThis would be a lot of fun for those of us who like messing with radios and antennas
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minus-squareTropicalDingdong@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·3 months agoAhh yes… let me just go hunting with my beamforming radar… I’ll be tracking the rate at which that deer is changing course at over 100khz.
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minus-squareFoofighter@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·3 months agoMir first thought where “low budget” battlefields and high budget personal security.
minus-squareLifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·3 months agoMaybe an island/area looking to set up a small air traffic control center for non commercial airlines? Not sure if the range would be enough, I know nothing about them
minus-squarebthest@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 months agoCheap electronic warfare devices?
minus-squareAllero@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 months agoI might assume it could be handy to be alarmed of strikes if there’s a war in your area.
minus-squarezaphod@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·3 months agoI think that way you will definitely make sure there is a strike very near to your area.
So what use would a private citizen or business have for a system like this? I’m not sure who the “commercial offerings” are meant for.
I mean. I like cool electronic gadgets. It’d probably be fun to play with.
This would be a lot of fun for those of us who like messing with radios and antennas
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Ahh yes… let me just go hunting with my beamforming radar… I’ll be tracking the rate at which that deer is changing course at over 100khz.
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Mir first thought where “low budget” battlefields and high budget personal security.
Maybe an island/area looking to set up a small air traffic control center for non commercial airlines? Not sure if the range would be enough, I know nothing about them
Cheap electronic warfare devices?
I might assume it could be handy to be alarmed of strikes if there’s a war in your area.
I think that way you will definitely make sure there is a strike very near to your area.
Fair enough