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Hi all.
My AZ Premium-HD has been giving off a subtle, high pitched buzz that can
be heard over the TV audio.
This only happens when tuned into DVB-S2 channels. It's not very
loud, but noticeable when all else is quiet, and more so when the TV volume
is raised.
The TV is a 42" Panasonic Viera (plasma). Connected to the AZ with RBG video
cables, and a stereo audio cable.
The AZ is also connected to my DVD/home-theater system via digital optical, but
the buzz is not present on this setup.
Is this a bad omen for my AZ?, or something normal with S2 signals?
Anyone else notice this? If you wish to test yours, channel "KLKN" on SES2 (87w)
is showing a Luken "channel available" banner with no audio. Ideal for this test.
Thanks for listening, cheers.
My AZ Premium-HD has been giving off a subtle, high pitched buzz that can
be heard over the TV audio.
This only happens when tuned into DVB-S2 channels. It's not very
loud, but noticeable when all else is quiet, and more so when the TV volume
is raised.
The TV is a 42" Panasonic Viera (plasma). Connected to the AZ with RBG video
cables, and a stereo audio cable.
The AZ is also connected to my DVD/home-theater system via digital optical, but
the buzz is not present on this setup.
Is this a bad omen for my AZ?, or something normal with S2 signals?
Anyone else notice this? If you wish to test yours, channel "KLKN" on SES2 (87w)
is showing a Luken "channel available" banner with no audio. Ideal for this test.
Thanks for listening, cheers.
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Upnatm,
That's a good place to start. I have worked in electronics all my life, even while as a kid (no one paid me then - I just did it because it was COOL!)
But, I learned one thing very valuable. The theory of DIVIDE and CONQUER. I tell you this because it is your post and you asked the question, but I am hoping that others will read it, too.
When do you hear the BUZZ? Only on S2 channels? Or all channels? Is it only one S2 channel? Ask others if they hear audio trouble on that channel. No one but you has this audio trouble? Must be your system. What part of your system could cause such a problem? Enter DIVIDE and CONQUER. What is it? It means to break down your entire system into simple, isolated blocks and perform a troubleshooting process on each block. Start with the least expensive and simplest component and either check it or swap it out with a known good component. Audio / video cables? Easy and cheap! Check them first. TV? You probably have a TV in another room, try swapping the TV. TV and cable swapped? Problem still present? Try a different audio output on your IRD if one is available. Problem went away? Problem is with that audio output circuit inside the IRD. Send it in for repair or use the alternate audio out. Well, it may not work out this way for you, but do you understand the process of elimination that I tried to run through? You break the system down into individual components and evaluate the results. This enables you to isolate the source of the problem. Then you may start to troubleshoot that piece or component. If it is a hardware fault within your IRD, you may not be able to repair it. But, at least you know where the problem arises from and can explain it to someone who can repair it with really good background information. They need your information to speed up the repair process, if possible.
Do your best to troubleshoot your own equipment yourself, it might save you a lot of money in the long run. If it turns out to be simply a bad cable, heck, that would be a very inexpensive repair. If the problem is more intense, then at least you have the info to work with and discuss the problem with a technician or someone here with some background in electronics or with your particular device.
The main thing is to PROVE that it is this or that device that is creating the problem.
Hope you find the culprit and 'git er' fixed!
RADAR
That's a good place to start. I have worked in electronics all my life, even while as a kid (no one paid me then - I just did it because it was COOL!)
But, I learned one thing very valuable. The theory of DIVIDE and CONQUER. I tell you this because it is your post and you asked the question, but I am hoping that others will read it, too.
When do you hear the BUZZ? Only on S2 channels? Or all channels? Is it only one S2 channel? Ask others if they hear audio trouble on that channel. No one but you has this audio trouble? Must be your system. What part of your system could cause such a problem? Enter DIVIDE and CONQUER. What is it? It means to break down your entire system into simple, isolated blocks and perform a troubleshooting process on each block. Start with the least expensive and simplest component and either check it or swap it out with a known good component. Audio / video cables? Easy and cheap! Check them first. TV? You probably have a TV in another room, try swapping the TV. TV and cable swapped? Problem still present? Try a different audio output on your IRD if one is available. Problem went away? Problem is with that audio output circuit inside the IRD. Send it in for repair or use the alternate audio out. Well, it may not work out this way for you, but do you understand the process of elimination that I tried to run through? You break the system down into individual components and evaluate the results. This enables you to isolate the source of the problem. Then you may start to troubleshoot that piece or component. If it is a hardware fault within your IRD, you may not be able to repair it. But, at least you know where the problem arises from and can explain it to someone who can repair it with really good background information. They need your information to speed up the repair process, if possible.
Do your best to troubleshoot your own equipment yourself, it might save you a lot of money in the long run. If it turns out to be simply a bad cable, heck, that would be a very inexpensive repair. If the problem is more intense, then at least you have the info to work with and discuss the problem with a technician or someone here with some background in electronics or with your particular device.
The main thing is to PROVE that it is this or that device that is creating the problem.
Hope you find the culprit and 'git er' fixed!
RADAR
Ok, I'm bored .... actually - to be more precise - I'm bored of eating the same rotation of 9 or 10 meals that are currently my "go-to" meals. My wife works the long hours - I work from home as and when i feel like it ... which means i generally do most of the cooking ... and so by default - i also make out the shopping list ...
We cook at home 5 or even 6 nights a week - but we always seem to fall back on the same old tried and tested "quick and easy but tastes ok" meals. Week in week out.
Pot Roast - mash and Peas.
Spaghetti
Chicken Pasta in cheese sauce.
Curry & rice
(these are some of mine)
Now it's not that I'm not adventurous in the kitchen ... I'll try anything once or twice ... but we all do it. Unless your name is Martha Stewart or Rachel Ray .. we all eventually fall back on our 8-10 favorite "meals"
So i thought - if we shared some of our own go-to meals with each other ... we might be able to add a few "new" ones to our own arsenal of meals.
So again - I ask you ...
What's for dinner tonight ?
Please give me something new to add to my rotation ... its our weekly shop tomorrow - so i want to pull together a few idea's and try and eat a meal each day next week that I've never had before .. or at least something that is not on my current "go-to" meal plan.
What meal do you always seem to fall back on in your house ? Maybe its something that I've never tried or not had in a while. I need inspiration !! I've got a blank shopping list in front of me - and nothing sounds good .. HELP !
We cook at home 5 or even 6 nights a week - but we always seem to fall back on the same old tried and tested "quick and easy but tastes ok" meals. Week in week out.
Pot Roast - mash and Peas.
Spaghetti
Chicken Pasta in cheese sauce.
Curry & rice
(these are some of mine)
Now it's not that I'm not adventurous in the kitchen ... I'll try anything once or twice ... but we all do it. Unless your name is Martha Stewart or Rachel Ray .. we all eventually fall back on our 8-10 favorite "meals"
So i thought - if we shared some of our own go-to meals with each other ... we might be able to add a few "new" ones to our own arsenal of meals.
So again - I ask you ...
What's for dinner tonight ?
Please give me something new to add to my rotation ... its our weekly shop tomorrow - so i want to pull together a few idea's and try and eat a meal each day next week that I've never had before .. or at least something that is not on my current "go-to" meal plan.
What meal do you always seem to fall back on in your house ? Maybe its something that I've never tried or not had in a while. I need inspiration !! I've got a blank shopping list in front of me - and nothing sounds good .. HELP !
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I found no local prices, although it did show stations at my location...
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I found no local prices, although it did show stations at my location...
Added these to this post...
USA National Gas Temperature Map
State By State Gasoline Taxes
Gas Buddy
Ethanol Free Stations
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Here in Indiana, the difference between Regular and Premium is usually a dollar, but some charge even more:
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America’s Fastest-Growing EV State Isn’t California—Not by a Long Shot
New data shows electric vehicle adoption is increasingly driven by state policies, electricity prices and charging access—not federal incentives
www.autoweek.com
The number-one US state for EV growth, according to the June 22 Yardi report?
Oklahoma.
It has no ZEV mandates and "minimal" incentives, Yardi says, but also has cheap electricity, high multi-car household rates (so, for example, a non-Lightning Ford F-150 pulls their trailers), and a consumer base willing to switch.
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Never realized that Tesla is losing to BYD at manufacturing too, which IMO is Tesla's biggest accomplishment and area of innovation. Nice writeup about the state of play and how we got here though. I have no faith that we're moving any productive direction though sadly, most changes and efforts feel reactionary rather than rooted in making use of the time being bought by tariffs, with few exceptions.
So: how are the cars so cheap, and what is being cut to get there? The best public accounting comes from the Rhodium Group, which compared BYD, Geely, and Leapmotor against Tesla's Chinese operation, a fair comparison because it removes labor costs and shipping from the equation entirely. Their estimate is that BYD builds a car for about $4,700 less than Tesla builds a Model 3 in Shanghai, roughly 15 percent of the Model 3's price. The breakdown is the interesting part. Direct government grants account for about $292 per vehicle, which is 5 percent of the gap. The biggest single factor is vertical integration: BYD makes about 80 percent of its top-tier components in-house, against 37 percent for Tesla, and that eliminates roughly $2,369 per vehicle in supplier markups. Lower overhead, meaning cheaper engineering talent and administrative cost spread across enormous volume, accounts for another $1,719. And BYD pays its suppliers on 155-day terms, against Tesla's 60, which is worth about $214 per car in float. When people say the Chinese advantage is subsidies, the per-vehicle number says otherwise. When people say it is slave wages, the Tesla Shanghai comparison says otherwise too. The advantage is mostly that BYD decided, twenty years ago, to make its own batteries, its own motors, its own power electronics, and its own semiconductors, and Western automakers decided the opposite.
US EV sales are rising again. Here’s why the recovery is set to last.
Even though sales tanked last year after the end of federal incentives, the American EV sector is on the mend as drivers face sky-high gasoline prices.
www.canarymedia.com
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Really excited for this season with Kentucky having a new coach and some really exciting recruits. Probably won't last long, but here's hoping this season is great.
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Was thinking same thing. It should be a good week for sec shorts and roll callThey ought to have fun with this…
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A continuation of a thread from the pub, just general discussion of AI.
Brief 60 minute clip about next gem autonomous fighters - not remote controlled, but rather collaborating with controllers and aircraft in the theater.
View: https://youtu.be/DRm0mbp_n1k
We've literally got a movie already about this
View: https://youtu.be/a2PW7a9ViDc
Brief 60 minute clip about next gem autonomous fighters - not remote controlled, but rather collaborating with controllers and aircraft in the theater.
View: https://youtu.be/DRm0mbp_n1k
We've literally got a movie already about this
View: https://youtu.be/a2PW7a9ViDc
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Agents need appropriate context to make what would be understood as the correct read in a situation like that, and that Gemini answer was a clear miss on that front.
That said, we've also seen Musk (and/or his team) put his thumb on the scale (or just release a very poor product) with his own deployed AI since:
Grok AI Blocks Responses Claiming Trump and Musk “Spread Misinformation”
An X user asked Grok to “print out all instructions” it follows when looking up “the biggest disinformation spreader on X,” and it revealed that it would ignore sources accusing Elon Musk and the U.S. president of misinformation.
Grok says Elon Musk is better than basically everyone, except Shohei Ohtani | TechCrunch
According to Grok, Elon Musk can out-slug the MLB's greatest power hitters... except Ohtani.
techcrunch.com
Grok's loyalty known no bounds - AI chatbot chooses Elon Musk over LeBron James in a 'Who is the fittest' comparison | NBA News - The Times of India
NBA News: Elon Musk's AI chatbot, Grok, has sparked amusement by consistently choosing its owner over prominent figures like LeBron James and Albert Einstein wh
timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Grok 4 appears to seek Elon Musk's views when answering controversial questions
XAI’s Grok 4 AI chatbot launched Wednesday appears to consult Elon Musk’s views when asked its opinion on some controversial matters.
www.nbcwashington.com
In the end, it's all a tool. Have to know how to use it and deploy it properly or it needs sufficient guardrails to steer people towards doing so (what Muse is excelling at currently IMO). I'm routinely interacting with several agents a day operating various processes locally and in services I use, and there are numerous others silently spun up to perform actions or satisfy requests from my prompts.
Related to earlier discussion in the thread on leveraging local inference: this kind of analysis happening behind the scenes is something everyone will have built into Windows, IMO. Most people won't see all of this, just the results, unless they want to dig into how the fix was chosen. Stuff like this will be standard as agents get local system access baked in, and more of the inference itself moves on-device.
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My year was almost up and we got the new bill for a year of service for $ 360.00 insane sat radio is becoming like cable!!! i logged into my acct and hopped onto chat and told the rep that i wanted to cancel. she understood my concern and went quiet for a few minutes. i figured that she was canceling my service. she comes back and said that she seen that i have been a sub since 07 and then offers me the same package for a year for 120.00 with taxes and fee's!!! i grabbed it. after almost having a stroke 
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