Baofeng UV-3R: The Other Blue

I'm sure this is old and not terribly interesting news, but I just stumbled across the light blue UV-3R. I remember when all the colors used to be a big deal. Now, we expect five colors and sixty varieties of the case.

Baofeng UV-82: FCC

The Baofeng UV-82 now shows up in the FCC database.

409Shop 10 Year Celebration

409Shop is celebrating being in business for 10 years. They tweeted out several deals as part of the festivities. For example, the BF-E500S with USB cable and speaker microphone is $55 USD shipped.

Baofeng GT-3: BF-E500S

Thanks to Nate for pointing out the first revision of the GT-3 revision of the UV-5R: BF-E500S at the 409Shop for $49 USD.

I'd pay a few bucks more to get the GT-3 based on the looks alone. Yikes. And I continue to be amazed by the creative model numbers. This one sounds like the latest Mercedes.

Knoxville Brew aka K Brew

My chef friend had been talking about a new coffee place: Knoxville Brew. They serve up a mighty fine cup of Joe. I had a simple drip (the El Ishco from El Salvador). It was quite smooth and had a fantastic flavor. K Brew isn't exactly close to my house, so that's good for my wallet.

HF-One MKII: Not Looking Good

A refund:

"I just gor my money back. 

Crazy guy, crazy company, crazy people........... bad story"

MicroSD Card Microcontroller

Bunnie talks about hacking MicroSD cards:

"An Arduino, with its 8-bit 16 MHz microcontroller, will set you back around $20. A microSD card with several gigabytes of memory and a microcontroller with several times the performance could be purchased for a fraction of the price."

Keystone Cops

Too funny...



Via Bayou Renaissance Man

Avoid Category Names That Suck

Avoid Category Names That Suck when designing your web site. A couple of key points:

1. Don't get cute with the names.
2. Don't make users guess.

I'm pretty good with my "labels," but my static pages above could use some work. The Baofeng page just sort of evolved. I'm happier with the ReadMe and The Radios pages as I built them to meet specific needs.

TYT TH-9800: Unboxing

Martyn does a quick unboxing and overview of the TYT TH-9800.