It wouldn't surprise me if that was the case when the satellite equipment was originally installed. SDRs only became available fairly recently. Before that, you would either have to have the knowledge and ability to build your own equipment or have a lot of money.
cmnybo
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For email, you just pay for a host that will let you use your own domain. It's usually a lot cheaper than getting a static IP and you can easily switch hosts while keeping your email address.
It's not really even worth attempting to self host your own outbound email these days. It's a lot of work getting the big email providers to accept your email and if someone has ever sent spam from your IP address, you are pretty much screwed.
The UK should just block sites that don't comply. They have no business trying to fine US websites.
You don't need any apps for that, you can just use a normal camera.
SoundConverter works great for batch conversions. It will convert multiple files at once to speed things up.
Opus is considered ~~lossless~~ transparent at 128k VBR, so it will use less than half the space of the 320k MP3s.
Don't convert one lossy codec to another, it will just make it sound worse. You need to re rip them from the CDs or download them in FLAC.
It runs on 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz. WiFi 6E and later use 6 GHz as well. There is some equipment that runs on 60 GHz, but that's mostly for point to point links. There is also WiFi HaLow that runs on 866 or 915 Mhz for low speed IoT stuff.
The higher the frequency is, the less penetration it has. 5 or 6 GHz signals will have trouble going through a single masonry wall. With clear line of sight and directional antennas, the range can be tens of kilometers.
WiFi 5 is good enough for almost everyone, so most people aren't exactly going to be in a big rush to upgrade.
The energy density of sodium-ion batteries keeps improving. They are getting pretty close to LiFePO4. Chinese EV manufacturers have started using them. Not everyone needs a super long range, especially in places where there are lots of charging stations available.
I think the future for EV batteries is going to be sodium-ion for quite a while. They are good enough for most people and the materials to make them are plentiful.
Unfortunately still no support for my phone.
It will probably just push more people to piracy. The streaming companies have been doing a good job of that lately.