Morten Skisland

@mskislan
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Husband and father of three. Working in the satcom business for the last 20+ years.
When not at work or feeding my children, I play with shoes and radios… Well kind off. Not by any means fast (or particular young anymore) I still enjoy running. – Being on the track, trial run in the mountains or easy runs on the road.
I’ve always been interested in radios, communication and technology. This drove me through university with a degree in comms as well as got me into satellite communications.
Morten SkislandNov 24
PSA: It’s rather trivial to fool your satellite terminal to believe it can do sub 3 min/km pace in a 400m track interval sessions. Unlike the improved anaerobic capacity of the #Marlink engineer recording the session, the satellite terminal struggles with it’s connection when the #GNSS signal is spoofed. #satcom #VSAT #Starlink #OneWeb
Morten SkislandNov 2
My first run for the fall in sub-zero temperatures, took place in beautiful Ottawa. #altrarunning Vanish Tempo on my feet and the new Fenix headlamp on my forehead (first part of the run). After the #running, shower and an overpriced hotel breakfast, off to visit #telesat and MDA.
Morten SkislandOct 22
Thanks for all headlamp suggestions after my old and trusty Silva was giving up on its battery.
I went with a Fenix HM65R-T v2.0 for my #trailrunning
Maybe not as strong as the Silva, but half the weight and 2-3 times the runtime.
Even spotted a moose on the trail this morning 🥰
Morten SkislandOct 7, 2025
@recollir Any Danes in the picture and the loop is complete 😅
Morten SkislandOct 7, 2025
@recollir Looks solid! The 18650 battery is a plus, also only 155 grams. If it works for a Swede, it should work just as well for a Norwegian ☺️
Thanks for the recommendation.
Show threadMorten SkislandOct 7, 2025
@greg Thanks for the recommendation! I see Fenix is often among the top options among runners.
Morten SkislandOct 7, 2025
Any recommendations from the Fediverse on a headlamp for #trailrunning My trusty Silva Cross Trail 5R is loosing it's battery capacity. Could the Petzl Nao RL be a good replacement?
I know I could just replace the battery, but that not very exciting 😅 -Also the Cross Trail isn't very comfortable on my forehead, unless wearing a caps or hat.
Show threadMorten SkislandJan 12, 2025
@sebastianhahn I haven't tried Apple Books yet, but I've seen several people recommending this over Audible. All being Apple stuff, I would expect it to work smoother together.
I managed to get Audible running again with help from Audible Support. I might have happened during travel, but the watch app got linked to a different marketplace (UK, DE or ES maybe). Phone app was ok, so after signing out the watch, it got automatically signed in again mirroring the phone.
Morten SkislandJan 9, 2025

@sebastianhahn Hi Sebastian! I remember you used to run with the AWU while listening to audiobooks with Audible. Has it been working for you the last few months?
Mine keeps showing “You don’t have any titles in your library”. It’s been like this since October (and 4 app upgrades ago).

Best wishes and a Happy New Year

Morten SkislandDec 14, 2024
Anyone got any success with #audiobooks by Amazon #audible on the Apple Watch in the last two months?
According to Reddit it’s an issue affecting many users, including me.