radio blackouts to order?
https://poelposition.blogspot.com/2026/08/radio-blackouts-to-order.html Around 9:00 p.m. August the third 2026 all trace of band four UHF TV disappeared in the southeast of England at Cm3. It had been working fine earlier, and I have recorded episodes of Stargate and Star Trek without trouble from Sky Mix (Freeview) FW ch11). So I did a quick check of the obvious to ensure that power cables were plugged in - but the antenna signal was absolutely gone - and on other previously working FW devices. The only other anomolous thing I noticed was a PIR LED 75W flood light had come on outside the office door. I didn't see any likely culprit (cat?) and the light stayed on for well past it's notional timeout ... So I deceided to outline a plot that ties several things together, based in this real event. Initial Prompt to Chat GPT: "...L ast night I noticed that all band four UHF Freeview TV reception had failed after about nine pm. I tested all the obvious connections and tried usi...
