In short, the reviewer (KN4AQ) finds many of the problems that people who are familiar with the unit have already discovered. I actually think he is pretty fair and, in fact, generous in some areas. For example, he suggests that the radio might be right for those who like the price and don't mind some of the "rough" spots. I'm sure this will generate any number of suggestions for better alternatives of both new and used rigs.
I'd like them to take a look at the KG-UV950P and report on those findings.
Wednesday, March 12, 2014
Social Media (Redux)
I posted this originally in 2012. I came across it when I was looking at some of my past posts about running. It made me laugh, so I'm re-using the content. Apologies in advance to my long time readers - both of you.
- Foursquare
- My QTH is EM75.
- Here is a picture of my rig.
- Youtube
- I'm good at ham radio.
- Quora
- Yahoo Groups
- Last FM
- If I listened to anything besides CW, I would listen to music here.
- Google+
- I'm a Google employee who likes ham radio.
Inspiration here.
Running
I'm a better runner than I was two years ago. I've run a lot more miles and I've been doing work-outs besides just running. I'm also a smarter runner.
When I was training for the marathon in 2012, my longest training run was 20 miles. My fastest mile was the first mile and the difference between the fastest and slowest mile was more than 3.5 minutes. (I tossed out one data point that would have made it even worse, but I was probably stuck at a cross walk.)
This year, I've completed one 20 mile run so far. On average, it was about 40 secs faster per mile than the similar run in 2012. What really strikes me (and this is where the smarter comes in), was that my pace varied only by 15 seconds from fastest to slowest. There were two exceptions, but they were the last two miles where I intentionally sped up to see what I had left in the tank.
So in 2012, I got slower as I went and was half-dead when I finished. This year, I maintained my speed until I decided to speed up and I could have run further.
I'm optimistic about my potential for a good result at the Knoxville Marathon in a few weeks.
When I was training for the marathon in 2012, my longest training run was 20 miles. My fastest mile was the first mile and the difference between the fastest and slowest mile was more than 3.5 minutes. (I tossed out one data point that would have made it even worse, but I was probably stuck at a cross walk.)
This year, I've completed one 20 mile run so far. On average, it was about 40 secs faster per mile than the similar run in 2012. What really strikes me (and this is where the smarter comes in), was that my pace varied only by 15 seconds from fastest to slowest. There were two exceptions, but they were the last two miles where I intentionally sped up to see what I had left in the tank.
So in 2012, I got slower as I went and was half-dead when I finished. This year, I maintained my speed until I decided to speed up and I could have run further.
I'm optimistic about my potential for a good result at the Knoxville Marathon in a few weeks.
Tuesday, March 11, 2014
Monday, March 10, 2014
D-Star for Less
Hans has posted a letter from Jerry Wanger of Connect Systems, Inc. saying that they might be interested in building a sub-$200 D-Star radio.
Functionally Illerate
I understand that these people might not be experts in technology, but you would think they might bother to have a basic understanding of things that are in common use - like e-mail.
Via Slashdot
Via Slashdot
146.52 Sticker
I'm going to get one of these 146.52 stickers to go with my 26.2 sticker.
Hams will wonder why I won't respond and runners will think I am much tougher than I am.
Hams will wonder why I won't respond and runners will think I am much tougher than I am.
Sunday, March 9, 2014
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