Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days 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-square141fedilinkarrow-up11.34K
arrow-up11.34Kexternal-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 · 2 days agomessage-square141fedilink
minus-squareGreenShimada@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up39·2 days 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-squareRandelung@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·edit-21 day agoJust do like Musk did and only use cameras. It’ll be fiiiineeee.
minus-squaremusubibreakfast@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·2 days 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-up8·2 days 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.
Just do like Musk did and only use cameras. It’ll be fiiiineeee.
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.