Kindle Book Cyber Monday Sale

I'm going to pick up a couple of cheap Kindle books from the Cyber Monday sale at Amazon.

I've never read any of the Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser series by Fritz Leiber, so I'm going to get the first one: Swords and Deviltry. I'm also gonna try Bruce Sterling's Schismatrix Plus. Both are just $1.99.

Baofeng UV-82HP: Cyber Monday Deal

I missed the Black Friday sale, but you can get the Baofeng UV-82HP for $48 between 11:40am (Eastern) and 2:40pm (Eastern) today. That price saves you about $17.

Grab one or two, so your tree can start to look a little like this.

Leixen VV-898: MTC Black Friday Sale

I'm slow, but MTC has the VV-898 for $59.99.

Leixen VV-898SP and VV-898P: Manpack

Next up from Leixen is the VV-898SP (25W) and VV-898P (10W) manpack/backpack/piggy back radio.

"Two-stage dual display, dual-tone multi-frequency / two tone signaling / identification code, Stun / remote Halo / activation, voice encryption 

No keyboard player supports microphone UP / DOWN. Power 25W / 10W / 5W"

Leixen VV-898S: Mobile

I got an e-mail from Leixen pointing out a couple of new radios. First, is the VV-898S. (They aren't posted on the English version of their website, so I've let Chrome do the translating for me.)

"Two-stage dual display, dual-tone multi-frequency / two tone signaling / identification code, Stun / remote Halo / activation, voice encryption 

No keyboard player supports microphone UP / DOWN. Power 25W / 10W / 5W"

D&D in VR

There is now an app where you can play Dungeons & Dragons in VR. https://t.co/G5Z97GZ6Er pic.twitter.com/fYdL09mkFx

— Peter Rojas (@peterrojas) November 16, 2015

Garmin 220

Despite the fact that GPS always overestimates the distance, I still wouldn't run without it. I linked to the Garmin 620 on Friday, but if $200 is too much for your budget, you can try the Garmin 220 for $166.

DC Rainmaker review of the 220 and 620.

Licenses

High-water marks for Extra, General, and Tech - I'm still not on board with the hobby is dying crowd. Novice and Advanced can only go down - deaths, expirations.

Month	Extra	Advanced	General	Technician	Novice	ARS Total
Oct-15	139,309	48,631	172,276	361,564	11,104	732,884

Source

Happy Blogversary to Me

Five years today... 3,000+ posts and 2,000,000+ hits.

Garmin 620

I've enjoyed my Garmin 610 for years now. It's had a few hiccups, but it works and the battery is still going strong, so I'm not inclined to shell out for an upgrade. If I was in the market, I'd definitely grab the Garmin 620, since it is discounted to $200 now.

Via The Wirecutter