New One?

.@FedSoc @Salon @donnabrazile Why would we need a new Constitution? We're barely using the old one.
— Instapundit.com (@instapundit) September 29, 2014

Vero Telecom: New Products

I got the marketing e-mail from Vero Telecom about their booth at the HKTDC Hong Kong Electronics Fair in October. It promises new products. I wonder what we will see. The image shows the VR-6600PRO (mobile), VRP-6000 (portable repeater), and VRP-6800 (base and repeater station). I'm wondering if the VR-6600PRO is the VR-6600P that we've been waiting on for a long time.

Xiegu X108: T6

"Take a look at the photos T6 version"

Xiegu X108: XG Tech

Hard to translate text on images...

CS8000 Mobile

CS8000 Mobile:

"The CS8000 (Mobile version of CS7000) when it is released next year will probably come in three flavors: 

1. UHF
2. VHF
3. Dual Band 

There is plenty of room in the mobile to have two independent R.F. sections. It will have a removable head like the CS800. 

Jerry Wanger KK6LFS"

PSA

Do not, I repeat, DO NOT put a Mac Book pro in your pocket! pic.twitter.com/HUwXZd2CZD
— Brad Colbow (@bradcolbow) September 25, 2014

AT-3318UV: AM Aircraft Band Receiving

Ed has posted on the AT-3318UV Yahoo Group to clarify how to receive the AM aircraft band on the AT-3318UV-D & AT-3318UV-E:

"Some people have been confused in how to access the AM aircraft band with the UV-D and UV-E models. Hopefully this will help. 

To access any of these bands, you must set MENU 34 to "ON". Please note that MENU 18 (BAND) has nothing to do with receiving any of these bands. You must also have the appropriate band set to "Enable" in the Function Setup window of the programming software. If the band is not "Enabled" in the software, each band will show on the radio's display but there will be no reception possible. 

The four bands are accessed in the radio in the order of FM, AM, SW and LW. The last band used will be the first one accessed. Press FUNC + FM and one of the four bands will show on the radio's display. You can step through the remaining three bands by pressing FUNC + BAND for each change. To stop the radio from receiving one of the bands, press FUNC + FM. 

Choices made in the Function Setup window of the software will determine whether the band starts in VFO mode or in MR mode. Pressing the V/M button will switch between the modes. Using the keypad numbers, you can directly enter either a frequency or a saved channel, depending on the mode the radio is in. Pressing FUNC + SCAN will begin scanning the saved channels or the frequency range depending on the mode." 

The reception of FM Broadcast, AM Aircraft, Shortwave & Longwave are all tied together. FM and AM are available in both VFO and MR modes. You can store up to 99 channels for both FM and AM mode. SW and LW are only available as VFO mode."

Upside Down

So Apple had to pull back the iOS 8.0.1 update. And now there is the Shellshock BASH vulnerability.

Time to upgrade your Mac or Linux box to Windows for a secure computing environment!

Xiegu X108: Ordering

Andy, DC3AFA posts to the Yahoo Group:

"She [a cqxiegu representative on Facebook] gave an update today. "Good news! The first batch of Xiegu Made hf transceiver X108 will be ready on 10th, October, 2014. But as all of them has been ordered and paid by our sales agent for a long time, they will be sent to our sales agents. Then we will begin the second batch. Orders for the second batch can be accepted from now on."

For US folks, if I were ordering one, I would get it from Ed in case there were any issues with the first release.

9mm

Lots of people have been posting about the FBI document that says 9mm is the best option for them. Fred sums it up nicely:

"I can carry more and shoot it better, and it works just as poorly as any other pistol round."