{"id":8,"date":"2015-12-14T16:16:56","date_gmt":"2015-12-14T14:16:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/racov.ro\/?page_id=8"},"modified":"2026-06-21T22:07:46","modified_gmt":"2026-06-21T19:07:46","slug":"despre-autor","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/racov.ro\/index.php\/despre-autor\/","title":{"rendered":"About the Author"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\">After finishing high school in 1992, I wanted to become a military pilot. Anticipating a successful fail at the physical exam (glasses, dental fillings), I chose the second best thing. Radars. I&#8217;ve never regretted a single second.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"[li_&amp;]:mb-0 [li_&amp;]:mt-1 [li_&amp;]:gap-1 [&amp;:not(:last-child)_ul]:pb-1 [&amp;:not(:last-child)_ol]:pb-1 list-disc flex flex-col gap-1 pl-8 mb-3\">\n<li class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\">Radar officer since 1996<\/li>\n<li class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\">Electronics and telecommunications engineer since 2000<\/li>\n<li class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\">Licensed HAM radio operator since 2014<\/li>\n<li class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\">Blogger since&#8230; well, a while now<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\">I&#8217;m based in Romania and this site is my personal corner of the internet where I document repairs, DIY electronics projects, HAM radio adventures, satellite receptions \u2014 and occasional thoughts on life as a man in the modern world.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\">Everything you find here is something I actually built, broke, fixed, or thought about myself.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"><strong>Some highlights:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"[li_&amp;]:mb-0 [li_&amp;]:mt-1 [li_&amp;]:gap-1 [&amp;:not(:last-child)_ul]:pb-1 [&amp;:not(:last-child)_ol]:pb-1 list-disc flex flex-col gap-1 pl-8 mb-3\">\n<li class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\">First ISS reception (145.800 MHz FM) \u2014 February 2015, with astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti on board<\/li>\n<li class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\">Weather satellite reception NOAA 19 \u2014 October 2016<\/li>\n<li class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\">ISS transmission during EVA \u2014 September 2016, Russian cosmonaut<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"><em>YO3RAK \/ Bucharest, Romania<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"><em>Contact: leave a comment on any post \u2014 I read them all.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racov.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Photograph-2-e1450710819722.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"116\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/racov.ro\/index.php\/2015\/12\/20\/good-things-come-to-those-who-wait-or-not\/photograph-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racov.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Photograph-2-e1450710819722.jpg?fit=1024%2C739&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,739\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Photograph (2)\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racov.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Photograph-2-e1450710819722.jpg?fit=800%2C577&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-116 size-large aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racov.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Photograph-2-1024x739.jpg?resize=670%2C484\" alt=\"\" width=\"670\" height=\"484\" \/><\/a> <a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racov.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Photograph-1-e1450710846651.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"115\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/racov.ro\/index.php\/2015\/12\/20\/good-things-come-to-those-who-wait-or-not\/photograph-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racov.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Photograph-1-e1450710846651.jpg?fit=748%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"748,1024\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Photograph (1)\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racov.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Photograph-1-e1450710846651.jpg?fit=584%2C800&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-115 size-large aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racov.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Photograph-1-748x1024.jpg?resize=584%2C800\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"800\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">My first ISS reception (145.800 MHz FM) 11.feb.2015, Astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti<\/span><\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-8-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/racov.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/ISS-Contact-24bit.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/racov.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/ISS-Contact-24bit.mp3\">http:\/\/racov.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/ISS-Contact-24bit.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">ISS transmission (143.625 MHz FM) 07.sep.2016, Russian cosmonaut during EVA<\/span><\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-8-2\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/racov.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/ISS-Voice-Russian16bit.mp3?_=2\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/racov.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/ISS-Voice-Russian16bit.mp3\">http:\/\/racov.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/ISS-Voice-Russian16bit.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">One of the best weather satellite receptions (two passes composite)<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">NOAA 19 at \u200e08.oct.\u200e2016, \u200f\u200e13:56:49 UTC<a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racov.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/noaa-19.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2095\" 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