Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 16 hours 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-square117linkfedilinkarrow-up11.1Karrow-down15
arrow-up11.09Karrow-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 · 16 hours agomessage-square117linkfedilink
minus-squareGreenShimada@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up24arrow-down2·7 hours agoITT: A bunch of people who think they know a lot about radar, expect to run their own radar at home, and think they can do it better for cheaper.
minus-squaremusubibreakfast@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·4 hours agoHonestly if I have fun building it then I’ll spend 80 to build my own but if I need it right now then I’ll probably buy a ready made one. It’s basically the difference between my home pc and the mac I use for office work.
minus-squareTropicalDingdong@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·6 hours agoLook, if I could point this thing at the ground and get soil moisture at depth, I wouldn’t be in this situation ok.
ITT: A bunch of people who think they know a lot about radar, expect to run their own radar at home, and think they can do it better for cheaper.
Honestly if I have fun building it then I’ll spend 80 to build my own but if I need it right now then I’ll probably buy a ready made one. It’s basically the difference between my home pc and the mac I use for office work.
Look, if I could point this thing at the ground and get soil moisture at depth, I wouldn’t be in this situation ok.