January 2014 Update

The Lab's Christmas tree for the 12 days of Christmas is very small - only about 7-inches high. It's fully decorated with Christmas ornaments separately purchased. Many of the individual components were received as holiday gifts. There's a set of battery operated working colored lights on the tree and a flashing lights Santa nativity set. Tiny box gifts actually fit under the tree. it sets on the Lab's mantel top.

JANUARY 2014 UPDATE
The new year has three major projects ongoing - 1) the Robot Explorer designed to explore new worlds, 2) the Brain Cortex in a Jar designed to transfer a small part of a human brain into the machine brain for greater longevity, and 3) the FM transmitter and radio station. Side projects include sending a man into space, developing humanoids and humanoid brains, advancing the deep space program with the new telescopes invented, and continuing to upgrade the Lab capabilities and facilities. Other projects include developing satellites, a new kind of flyable rocket ship design, and a possible major expansion of the current laboratory. There's also a push to develop custom test equipment and finish the radio station as it may be used as a wireless device for the brain in a jar.

FM Radio Station Broadcast Script Part 8

For FM radio broadcast testing, the green solid strand wire loop antenna was formed into a 1.75-inch diameter circle and soldered to the printed circuit board. The close proximity of the radio is for illustration only. The antenna and the transmitter are directional.

FM RADIO STATION BROADCAST SCRIPT PART 8
This is a list of broadcast script from the FM radio station on day 1 through 3 of part time operations. The determined test frequency is currently 102 MHz on the FM band.

Monday December 23
Two days before Christmas, at 10:00 pm, the radio station was turned on for the first time. A nearby FM radio was scanned across several transmitter harmonics, then settled onto the strongest signal. It's a success! "Testing, testing, 1, 2, 3..." came in loud and clear on the small portable radio tuned to the FM band. This was repeated several times.

Tuesday December 24
On Christmas Eve around 11 pm, this special transmission went out for holiday wishes and additional tests were completed. "Have a happy holiday and Merry Christmas." The script was repeated prior to running tests. 

Wednesday December 25th Christmas
At 1:00 am to 1:30 am, for tests, "Roger Rabbit" was repeated which verified the frequency orientation shift. For each Roger Rabbit, a new orientation and frequency shift was tested. Microphone positioning was established along with the notation of characteristics from human positioning. In particular, the coil is sensitive to human positioning and will need to be in a retracted position during future operations.

Signal Propagation
Again, with a 1.75-inch green loop antenna, which is very cute by the way, we're not exactly sure who heard the signal other than ourselves in the Lab due to the given "in house" range.

QSL Cards
If and when we are able to extend the range to another room, we'll think about making up a batch of QSL Reception Verification Cards for "send out" to our... er...  colleagues.

Radio Station Name
Prior to the design of QSL cards, the radio station will need a name, something like Whisper 102 Radio...

Broadcast Schedule
Later we will present the Whisper Radio 102 broadcast schedule for the New Year!

FM Radio Station Part 5 Index
http://humanoidolabs.blogspot.tw/2013/12/fm-radio-station-part-5-index.html

Humanoido Labs Vacation

HUMANOIDO LABS VACATION

We're taking a good break to celebrate the HL holiday and regroup while moving into the new home and establishing a base in a new country.

Projects are on hold until the premises are established and functional with the necessities of life and laboratory, and the arrival of property is complete. We're also shipping more parts and material boxes again and some of this will go through airport security, something we've come to expect.