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July 30, 2025 Admin

How to force the Handbrake app in Windows to use MP4 with H.265 and retain your audio quality

If H.265 (x265) in HandBrake is defaulting to MKV instead of MP4, it’s because some video/audio combinations aren’t supported in MP4 containers.

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July 30, 2025 Admin

Options available in Windows 11 for resizing MP4 video files in a batch

For Windows 11 and resizing MP4 video files in batch, here are your best options: ✅ Option 1: FFmpeg (Recommended –

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July 30, 2025 Admin

Performance comparison for FFT-based correlation of a 1,000,000-sample dataset for variety of computers with different specifications

Here’s a performance comparison for FFT-based correlation of a 1,000,000-sample dataset, using your original reference system (i5-6500, 8GB) and several

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July 30, 2025 Admin

Standalone Python script to generate two synthetic signals and performs FFT-based correlation.

Here’s a standalone Python script you can run on your Linux system later. It generates two synthetic signals, performs FFT-based correlation,

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July 30, 2025 Admin

CPU and RAM Comparison for processing radio astronomy data

The Intel i5-8500 with 16GB RAM will be noticeably faster than the i5-6500 with 8GB RAM for processing radio astronomy data, but

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Linux for Radio Astronomy
July 25, 2025 Admin

astro-all is not a valid package in Ubuntu by default

No, astro-all is not a valid package in Ubuntu by default. If you run: You’ll likely get an error like: Alternatives to astro-all If you’re

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Linux for Radio Astronomy
July 25, 2025 Admin

In Debian and its derivatives (like Ubuntu, Raspbian, etc.), there’s no official meta-package specifically for radio astronomy

In Debian and its derivatives (like Ubuntu, Raspbian, etc.), there’s no official meta-package specifically for radio astronomy. However, you can create

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July 25, 2025 Admin

To use GNU Radio for radio interferometry with an SDRplay RSPduo

To use GNU Radio for radio interferometry with an SDRplay RSPduo, you’ll need to: 🧭 Overview: SDRplay RSPduo Interferometry with GNU Radio Component Description SDR

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Radio Interferometry
July 25, 2025 Admin

To use RSPUno for interferometry

To use RSPUno for interferometry, you’ll need to understand both the hardware configuration and the software/data processing workflow. RSPUno is a system derived

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July 25, 2025 Admin

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