Another fancy iPhone video, but for giving you a small taste, I think it works.
Thursday, June 20, 2013
Wednesday, June 19, 2013
Funny Thing
If you break the rotary encoder and can only use the keypad on the microphone to cycle through the settings (in an effort to document all the menu options), don't toggle the MENU Item 18 - Keypad to "OFF".
It makes things exciting while you plug the programming cable in and hope you can turn the keypad back on. Good news - it worked.
I'm going to change the my tag line to "Brick O'Lore - breaking radios in more ways than you could ever image."
It makes things exciting while you plug the programming cable in and hope you can turn the keypad back on. Good news - it worked.
I'm going to change the my tag line to "Brick O'Lore - breaking radios in more ways than you could ever image."
409Shop Frequent Flyer Points
It needs to be 10 total - not 10 at once. I'd wear it to ham fests.
409Shop you need to buy 10 radio then you can get the jacket for free (@YouTube youtu.be/73M79uNM1fs?a)
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Bracelet Buddies
Slim got me a gift and now we are bracelet buddies like Joey and Chandler (not this kind)! He made one for my wife, too. All kidding aside, I like it a lot.
Leixen VV-808: Popping
Still popping.. squelch is all the way up, tried a difference antenna, and operating from a different QTH. The popping volume is independent of the volume setting of the radio. Sorry for the iPhone video - working with what I got - but you can hear the pop at about 6 seconds. I don't see the green light come on like when SQL is broken and I am actually receiving.
Tuesday, June 18, 2013
A Theoretical Question
I have this friend...
Say a couple of guys were looking at taking something apart... because that is what guys do. Just to keep this on topic, let's pretend it was two hams and they were taking apart an inexpensive Chinese mobile radio.
The first guy, who bought the radio, took a few screws out and couldn't easily pull the cover off, so he hands it to the second guy and says, "Can you get this apart?"
The second guy messes with it for a second and then hands back the radio with the cover off. Ta da! Slice of pie, piece of cake!
A little while later, the first guy notices this:
Which leads to this:
And this (sorry - not a great picture, but you get the idea):
So, apparently, it is important to take off the knob first before pulling on the face plate as the plastic that holds the rotary encoder together isn't designed to take much force. Go figure. Oops.
The radio still works - you can use the controls on the microphone. The display is messed up (see image). It is unknown when that happened - during the opening of the case or during subsequent "trouble-shooting." Transmit and receive both seem fine.
The first guy feels like he setup the second guy for failure by just handing him the radio and asking for help. He doesn't think the second guy owes him anything at all.
The second guy feels extremely guilty and wants to pay for the broken radio.
So, theoretically, do you think the second guy owes the first guy anything? I'd like the internet to be the final arbiter in this as we can't keep passing cash back and forth.
Say a couple of guys were looking at taking something apart... because that is what guys do. Just to keep this on topic, let's pretend it was two hams and they were taking apart an inexpensive Chinese mobile radio.
The first guy, who bought the radio, took a few screws out and couldn't easily pull the cover off, so he hands it to the second guy and says, "Can you get this apart?"
The second guy messes with it for a second and then hands back the radio with the cover off. Ta da! Slice of pie, piece of cake!
A little while later, the first guy notices this:
Which leads to this:
And this (sorry - not a great picture, but you get the idea):
So, apparently, it is important to take off the knob first before pulling on the face plate as the plastic that holds the rotary encoder together isn't designed to take much force. Go figure. Oops.
The radio still works - you can use the controls on the microphone. The display is messed up (see image). It is unknown when that happened - during the opening of the case or during subsequent "trouble-shooting." Transmit and receive both seem fine.
The first guy feels like he setup the second guy for failure by just handing him the radio and asking for help. He doesn't think the second guy owes him anything at all.
The second guy feels extremely guilty and wants to pay for the broken radio.
So, theoretically, do you think the second guy owes the first guy anything? I'd like the internet to be the final arbiter in this as we can't keep passing cash back and forth.
Leixen VV-808: Disassembly
1. Remove the knob for the rotary encoder by pulling straight forward. Mine was very tough to remove.
2. Remove the three screws from the front face plate.
3. The face plate is connected to the main board via a ribbon cable, so gently pull the face plate forward.
4. Remove the four screws from the main part of the radio.
5. Lift the cover straight up.
At that point, all the easy stuff is done.
In my radio, the board with the display is marked:
LEIXEN
R1500-DISP-C
2012-3-31
The main board is marked:
LEIXEN
R1500-A4B
2012-08-06
2. Remove the three screws from the front face plate.
3. The face plate is connected to the main board via a ribbon cable, so gently pull the face plate forward.
4. Remove the four screws from the main part of the radio.
5. Lift the cover straight up.
At that point, all the easy stuff is done.
In my radio, the board with the display is marked:
LEIXEN
R1500-DISP-C
2012-3-31
The main board is marked:
LEIXEN
R1500-A4B
2012-08-06
Lots of new Hams
Several people have been inspired by this post in the AR-15 General Discussion area... over 30 pages of posts about radios (most notably the Baofeng UV-B5), licensing, and other basics of being a ham... and have gotten their license. Ham radio has its own section, but the post above got it in front of a much larger audience.
One little post created a ton of interest. Amazing.
One little post created a ton of interest. Amazing.
Sportsmanship
Very cool...
"The release went on to state that “[d]espite being engaged in a heated conference game, both teams set aside their battle to show support for a football player, regardless of which uniform he wore. The act displayed both great sportsmanship by the teams gathered as one support unit as well as the impact that Lattimore had on his sport.”"
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