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AV-8B Harrier II

Manufacturer: McDonnell Douglas Aircraft

Service: USMC Propulsion: Rolls Royce Pegasus F402-RR-406 turbofan engine  Armament: GAU-12 25 mm cannon; 4x LAU-5003 rocket pods; 4x AIM-9 Sidewinder; 6x AIM-120 AMRAAM; 6x AGM-65 Maverick; 2x AGM-84 Harpoon; 2x AGM-88 HARM; Mark 80 bombs; Paveway laser-guided bombs; Joint Direct Attack Munitions Speed: 550 kts Range: 900 nm

The AV-8B Harrier II is the U.S. Military's only short takeoff, vertical landing jet aircraft in current inventory. Originally flown in the late 1960s, the Harrier has undergone a series of improvements that have increased safety, range and lethality. The AV-8B is a key component of the Marine Corps' "all STOVL force" concept, allowing Marines to be supported in austere conditions in expeditionary environments.

22,000 pounds of thrust enable the Harrier II to hover like a helicopter, and then blast forward like a jet at near-supersonic speeds. Like every aircraft in the Marine fleet, this aircraft is used for multiple missions, which include attacking and destroying surface and air targets, escorting helicopters, engaging in air-to-air defense, providing reconnaissance and applying offensive and defensive support with its arsenal of missiles, bombs and an onboard 25mm cannon. Offering the versatility to conduct almost any mission, the Harrier II provides the ideal blend of firepower and mobility to effectively counter enemies engaged by our ground forces.

The AV-8B V/STOL strike aircraft was designed to replace the AV-8A and the A-4M light attack aircraft. The Marine Corps requirement for a V/STOL light attack force has been well documented since the late 1950s. Combining tactical mobility, responsiveness, reduced operating cost and basing flexibility, both afloat and ashore, V/STOL aircraft are particularly well suited to the special combat and expeditionary requirements of the Marine Corps. The AV-8BII+ features the APG-65 radar common to the F/A-18, as well as all previous systems and features common to the AV-8BII.

The AV-8B will soon be replaced by the F-35B Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter.


UAlbany Men's Basketball Freshman, America East Rookie Of The Year Beagle Enters Into NCAA Transfer Portal

UAlbany's Jonathan Beagle takes a shot next to Vermont's Ileri Ayo-Faleye at HVCC Saturday, February 4, 2023.

UAlbany freshman Jonathan Beagle, the 2022-23 America East Men's Basketball Rookie of the Year, has entered into the NCAA's transfer portal.

Beagle, a 6-foot-10 forward and a Hudson Falls native, announced the move on his social media on Friday.

"I would like to give thanks to the coaching staff and my teammates at Albany," Beagle wrote in a Twitter post announcing the decision. "They have helped me on so many ways and had a huge impact on my life/career. I would also like to give a special thanks to Coach [Dwayne] Killings for believing in me and helping me pursue my dreams. With that being said, after a long talk with my family I am announcing that I will be entering the transfer portal with 3 years of eligibility remaining."

Beagle was the clear choice as the America East's top freshman this season, with his nine conference rookie of the week awards breaking the program record of seven weekly honors set by Jon Iati during his 2003-04 America East Rookie of the Year campaign. Beagle's nine weekly awards was one short of the conference record.

A constant bright spot on a UAlbany team that struggled its way to an 8-23 overall record and a 3-13 record in America East play that resulted in the Great Danes missing out on the conference playoffs, Beagle started 29 of UAlbany's 31 games this season. He ranked second on the team in scoring at 12.4 points per game while shooting 50.5% from the field, and led the team with 7.5 rebounds per game. He finished the season 14th in the America East in scoring and fifth in rebounding.

Beagle recorded five games with double-digit points and rebounds this season, and scored a season-high 21 points in UAlbany's Jan. 11 loss to Bryant.

With the announcement, Beagle became the third UAlbany player to enter the transfer portal in the past week. Guard Malik Edmead, who battled an injury over the second half of the season and saw his minutes decrease down the stretch run, was the first. Forward Gerald Drumgoole Jr., who led the team in scoring at 15.7 points per game, announced his entry into the transfer portal on Thursday. 

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Spark Gap And Coherer Meet Beagle Bone

Getting back to basics is a great way to teach yourself about a technology. We see it all the time with computers built from NAND gates or even discrete transistors. It's the same for radio – stripping it back to the 19th century can really let you own the technology. But if an old-school wireless setup still needs a 21st-century twist to light your fire, try this spark gap transmitter and coherer receiver with a Beagle Bone Morse decoder.

At its heart, a spark gap transmitter is just a broadband RF noise generator, and as such is pretty illegal to operate these days. [Ashish Derhgawen]'s version, which lacks an LC tuning circuit, would be especially obnoxious if it had an antenna. But even without one, the 100% electromechanical transmitter is good for a couple of feet – more than enough for experimentation without incurring the wrath of local hams.

The receiver is based on a coherer, a device that conducts electricity only when a passing radio wave disturbs it. [Ashish]'s coherer is a slug of iron filings between two bolts in a plastic tube. To reset the coherer, [Ashish] added a decoherer built from an electromagnetic doorbell ringer to tap the tube and jostle the filings back into the nonconductive state. He also added an optoisolator to condition the receiver's output for an IO pin on the Beagle, and a Python script to decode the incoming Morse. You can see it in action in the video below.

If this build looks familiar, it's because we've covered [Ashish]'s efforts before. But this project keeps evolving, and it's nice to see where he's taken it and what he's learned – like that MOSFETs don't like inductive kickback much.





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