Wired's Ghost Gun

I Made an Untraceable AR-15 ‘Ghost Gun’ in My Office—And It Was Easy:

"I looked down at the fully built rifle and something in my brain shifted. I realized that the abstracted parts I’d been fiddling with had turned into an object capable of killing someone. My lower receiver had transformed from a “gun” in a legal sense to a “gun” in a very practical sense."

Abstracted parts... an object capable of killing someone... that could be said of many things. I'm not sure why guns seem to have some magical power that makes them so different from other tools - from hammers to cars - that can be used to hurt or kill someone.

Blackbox Base Station Unboxing

From the guys at BuyTwoWayRadios... the Blackbox Base station that I've posted about a couple of times.

Baojie BJ-218: Manufacturer's Web Site

A link to the manufacturer's page for the Baojie BJ-218. There is a download section, but it only contains a brochure and a spec sheet at the moment - no software. And nothing on their download pages either.

The 409Shop does have a download link [.rar], but I like to see if the manufacturer has something different.

Weather Alert Radio System

This seems like a crazy deal... an Eton ZoneGuard+ Weather Alert Radio System with Wireless Alert Modules for $10. It's weather alert radio plus modules you can place throughout your house, so you can be notified anywhere.

Cheap Amazon Prime

You've probably seen this elsewhere, but if you want (need?) Amazon Prime, you can get it for $67 today only.

Selling Used Phone

Wished I'd known Amazon will take used phones. I think I would have gotten a few more dollars for my iPhone 5.

A Six Pack of Tablets

Forget sharing with friends and family, you can have one for every room in the house!

Get a six pack of Amazon Fire 7" tablets for the price of five:

"To take advantage of this offer, select 6 in the quantity dropdown and add to your Shopping Cart. Enter promo code FIRE6PACK at checkout where you will see the discount applied."

Baojie BJ-218 2M/440 Mini Mobile

BJ-218 136-174/400-470MHz Mini Mobile Radio Transceiver at the 409Shop for $95.       

Frequency Range VHF: 136.000 - 174.000MHz
UHF: 400.000 - 470.000MHz
System F3E(FM)
Antenna impedance 50Ω
Frequency stability ±2.5ppm @ -10°C ~ +60°C
Working environment temperature -20°C ~ +60°C (-4°F - +140°F)
Input voltage Direct current 13.8V (±15%), negetive grounding
Output power High Power : ≤10W
Middle Power : ≤6W
Low Power : ≤3W
Max Frequency deviation ±5KHz
Noise radiation ≤-60dB
Flexibility ≤0.2uV(12dB SINAD)
Max. Audio output 2W
Working current Receive 0.3A(SQL)
Transmit 5A(Max.)
Dimension 105 x 30 x 106mm (width x high x depth not including the outparts)
Weight about 0.5kg
PACKAGE CONTAIN
1 x Baojie BJ-218 136-174/400-470MHz Mini Mobile Radio Transceiver
1 x Microphone
1 x Car Power Cable
1 x Power Cable
1 x Mounting bracket
1 x Screw
1 x User"s Manual

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Ham Radio Twitter Fun

Some fun tweets...

Club Votes: Bob Should Buy New Radio http://t.co/DUtb9DPhnv #HamHijinks #hamr

— Ham Hijinks (@HamHijinks) September 2, 2015

My good friend WS9V had some help over the weekend installing new ground radials! @DXEngineering pic.twitter.com/dTZrOXNEi5

— Kelly Jones (@N0VD) August 31, 2015

Little Known Fact: Phil Collins "In the Air" is about the heartbreak of trying to work a rare DXpedition https://t.co/ufB2OdXefP

— BobW (@K0NR) August 29, 2015

#MoreChicksThanAshleyMadison vintage Heathkit parts warehouse

— David Burge (@iowahawkblog) August 27, 2015

"Ham radio is like Chatroulette, except the ionosphere decides which old guy is on the other end." - Anon via @reddit pic.twitter.com/zgih0SFphp

— AmateurRadio.com (@amatradio) February 19, 2015