Good Luck, Morons

A good article on Lazarus Lake and the Barkley Marathons.

There is a great documentary on NetFlix about the race.

Art of Manliness and Strength Running

Two resources I follow hooked up on a podcast.

Ham Licenses

Ham licenses chart.

Up: General, Technician
This is a high water mark for both.

Down: Overall, Extra, Advanced, Novice
Advanced and Novice will only go down since no new licenses are being issued for these classes.
Overall total (high water mark last month) and Extra (high-water mark in October 2016) licenses down.

Garmin Fenix 5

It's CES time and DCRainmaker has the scoop on the latest watches from Garmin.

The mapping feature looks very cool, but I don't know how much I'd use it.

Baofeng UV-5R: 409Shop 10pcs Battery

Basically, $13 per radio to the US - if you need 10. 12/29 Correction: Reading is hard. Thanks to the correction in the comments - this is for the battery only. Doh.

FOB Price: US$99 for 10pcs x bafeng UV-5R 3800mah battery.https://t.co/4dDzQIjeS7... https://t.co/aCex5u3IsJ

— 409Shop Limited (@409Shop) December 22, 2016

Merry Christmas!

My usual...


And a new one...

Baofeng Tech APRS-K2

John reviews the Baofeng Tech APRS-K2 cable:

"BTECH APRS-K2 TRRS / APRS Cable is a simple way to start using APRS by using devices you already own. The BTECH APRS-K2 Cable will quickly connect your radio to APRS by using virtual TNC (app driven) on your tablet or device. The APRS-K2 cable is built with a custom circuit board that will automatically adjust the audio for clear packet transmissions with minimal adjustment; along with protecting your devices from strong over modulated signals."

So, take your radio, this cable, and an app on your tablet/phone and you are ready to go!

Harris Falcon III Clone

Some folks are giving him grief about the money he spent, but I think it's interesting to see what's out there.

Ham Radio Deluxe Follow-Up

Wow - this is crazy: reddit mega thread re: HRD blacklisting.

Connect Systems CS580 Review

Don at VA3XPR.net reviews the CS580:

"Overall, we are very happy with the Connect Systems CS580 and believe that it is a great value priced DMR radio that is likely to please most users, making it a winner within the ham radio community."

Click the link for all the details.