Rebecca Black Redux

I can almost hear TNJeff squeal with excitement. I'm afraid he will be disappointed. It is no "Friday."

Baofeng UV-3R: Facebook

You know you've made it big time when you have a Facebook page: Baofeng Electronics.

Ringer

I really liked Sarah Michelle Gellar in Buffy. I'm glad to see she is back, but I don't have very high hopes for Ringer.

Tools of the Ham Radio Trade

You cannot call yourself a ham until you have the required tools for field day.

A portable inflatable antenna dish. Check.

Pneumatic antenna cannon. Check.

Campfire (Pan) USB Charger. Check.

Inflatable Antenna via AdaFruit
Pneumatic Antenna Cannon via ENDO
Campfire USB Chargers via No Silence Here

Tempted?

I would not be tempted. I wasn't paying attention and thought this was from one the religious blogs I follow - instead it comes from a budgeting/finance blog. Interesting.

Via The Simple Dollar.

146.730 Repeater

Tim, WB4GBI, announces that the 146.730 repeater should be rocking and rolling again after eliminating a tricky problem.

"The offending signal is actually produced when two UHF transmitters (there is another one involved) and the 146.73 transmitter are all “up” at the same time. How did I determine this? There several software programs out there in shareware and software land that will help you calculate all of the possibilities. I tabulated the frequency of EVERY transmitter on the tower and loaded them into a database. The software that I used showed a “fifth-order” intermodulation product caused by three transmitters that would cause a signal to be generated on 146.13 Mhz. Recognize that frequency? It’s the INPUT to 146.73."

An Armed Society is a Polite Society

And it works both ways... Another Benefit of Concealed Carry.

Via Say Uncle

Missing in Action

If I am missing in action over the next week, it is because I am in Westeros dancing with dragons.*

* Or maybe I am running. Or watching Harry Potter. Or at work.

Power Cord Splitter

Like I need one more thing in my laptop bag, but for those of you fighting for power* at an airport or a coffee shop, this power cord splitter could come in real handy.

* Electrical, not world domination type.

Via KK Cool Tools

Word of the Day: Wirearchy

Wirearchy is

"a dynamic two-way flow of power and authority based on information, knowledge, trust and credibility, enabled by interconnected people and technology."

Basically, the internet along with the wave of social apps is disrupting the old hierarchical command and control structures.