SMA Female to SO-239 Jumper for your Wouxun HT

The Comet SMA Female 18" coax adapter jumper to SO-239 for Wouxun Radios looks like a better option than the jumper I bought on ebay. It is actually cheaper (at $14) than the one I purchased on ebay and I would hope that this one would not have the problem of the sheath pulling away from the SMA connector.

Throwing Money at a Problem

A good reminder that simply throwing money at problem, even with the best of intentions, may have unintended consequences.

From When Capital Is Nowhere in View:

"In a scene early in the show set in this giant city after the earthquake, Bourdain and his crew stop to eat some local food from a vendor. He discusses its ingredients and samples some items. Crowds of hungry people begin to gather. They are doing more than gawking at the camera crews. They are waiting in the hope of getting something to eat."

It, of course, goes down hill from there. I can't help but think there is a lesson in here for the woes of our welfare programs.

Thanks to Slim for the link.

Bad City Councilman, Bad City Councilman

Mr. Alan Schulman (Canton City Council President):

If you aren't going to address the issue of a near homicidal police officer, then I don't think you need to be talking (or whining) about anything else. And I agree with WizardPC, I don't think there is a better time or place to carry.



After hearing more about this incident, it finally clicked. I've seen that police officer...

Bonus Link: Tam - That explains rather a lot, actually.

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Do you use your real name on-line?

Do you use your real name on-line?

No.

I don't want my hobbies or politics to mix with my work place or even my different groups of friends. I've not written about it, but this is one reason I think Google Plus might beat (or at least force a change at) Facebook. With Google Plus, you can decide which groups (Circles) of people can see what posts, pictures, etc.

Mad Men Streaming on Netflix starts today.

The wife will be very happy. Mad Men streaming on Netflix starts today.

YouTube Education

Every now and then I found out that a friend has missed a viral video or two. In case you happened to miss out as well, I present the following as a public service.

Happy National Scotch Day!

Happy National Scotch Day!

The link above has a few serving suggestions which go well beyond my usual "cut with a little water" concoction. (I don't always drink Scotch, but when I do...). The Smokey Scotsman looks interesting to me:

Created by Drew Z of Pour George

2 oz. The Macallan 10 Years Old
.5 oz Fresh lemon juice
3-5 Sage leaves

Method: Muddle, add ice, shake and dirty pour into double rocks glass

As always I recommend that you stick with the single malts.

30 Years Anniversary of the 145.470 Repeater System Picnic

From the 470 Amateur Radio Group...

"On September 17th of this year the 145.470 repeater will be 30 years old, in celebration of the 30th anniversary, Tim Berry WB4GBI and I spoke about having a picnic get together for all of those who use the 470."

Geek Cred

Old school geek cred... my Dungeons & Dragons collection from back in the day.

CircuitBee - Online Circuit Schematics Sharing

CircuitBee:

CircuitBee takes your schematic project files, converts them into its own internal format and then provides you with an embeddable version of the circuit, similar to Google Maps but for electronics schematics.

You can pan, zoom, go fullscreen, mouse over components to see what they are and we have plans for lots more features yet.

You can test out a sample right here. From a blogging perspective, it was trivial to embed the schematics below. It needs a feature to do more than import files - a simple, online tool to create and share basic schematics would be a great replacement for some of the drawings that hams create in MS Paint and post on the web.



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