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Overtime pay? What's that?

No overtime pay for IT workers.

Brick Breaker

Brick Breaker will be my label for when I am declaring bankruptcy on notes, e-mails, open tabs, starred items in my RSS feed, etc. So, here it comes...

Crimson Trace and Soldiers' Angels

Lingo has worked some magic and Crimson Trace has donated THREE of their new LightGuard weapon lights to the fundraiser for Soliders' Angels.

For a real world scenario where one of these LightGuards might come in handy, I unashamedly recommend my Ninjas in the House.

At the risk of reducing my chances, here is the link to the Soldier's Angels Fundraiser and Giveaway.

Win a KG-UV6D from AmatuerRadio.com and Import Communications

All you need to do is enter a comment on this post and you will be in the mix for a Wouxun KG-UV6D Dual-Band HT given away by AmateurRadio.com and Import Communications.

US Hams only - sorry to our international friends!

Sports Quote of the Day

Courtesy of Beano on the Tony Basilio show as they discussed a rematch of Bama and LSU:

"If I want to see someone kick for all their points, I'll watch soccer."

Happy Thought for the Day

From The Adaptive Curmudgeon:

"When mankind cannot manage brass threads...we're slowly devolving to losers in mud huts. I'm of the opinion we're well on that path."

KG-UV920R: Forever

I cannot find the message anymore, so I am guessing it got deleted from the thread, but I thought this was a pretty funny comparison:

This radio is going to end up being the "Duke Nukem Forever" of radios.
Most of you will have no idea what that means. There was a computer game
released in 1996 called "Duke Nukem 3D". The sequel to that was suppose to
be "Duke Nukem Forever". There are screenshots and videos of development
versions of that game going back to 1997. It was released this year after
the original development studio ran out of funds to continue development.
As the years went out, they added more and more things that other games had
come out with. Mostly graphics technology. All due to the main guy in
charge going on a perfection bender.

Maybe this radio won't be just like that. But it is very much past due and
that's reminding me of the game. The "Forever" in the title was a joke for
more than a decade. When it finally did come out? Complete junk. I wouldn't
play it unless they paid *me*.

Keisha also makes an appearance to assure us that the radio is real.

Battery Powered Gloves

Speaking of gloves, how about a set of gloves with a built in heating capability. A little steep at $400, but you have to start somewhere.

Glock Talk Raffle

While it isn't for a great cause, you can try your luck at the Glock Talk Forum Fundraiser. Ten bucks gets you a chance at an M1, several Glocks, and various other prizes. Details here.

Baofeng UV-3R: Speaker Mic

I briefly mentioned it in the previous post, but NH7QH Radio Supplies, LLC has a speaker mic for sale that will work with the Baofeng UV-3R Mark II. The critical note is that it only works with the Mark II. If you read through the UV-3R Yahoo Group archives, you will see a) lots of people asking why you need a speaker mic for the UV-3R and eventually b) no one having an answer for one that works well with the original UV-3R.