Xiaomi MiJia HT

The pictures and specs got me interested.

• VHF frequency 136-174 MHz.
• UHF Frequency range 403-470MHz.
• 8 Days standby time.
• Up to 17 hours of talk time.
• Cost price around $35

Then I watched the video and realized it was a lot bigger than I thought. And then there was a question about the availability of English menus. Meh - wait and see.

*great* looking dual-band HT from Xiaomi @ $35 https://t.co/2FvyM3UtHN

— London Hackspace ARC (@m0hsl) March 8, 2017

Wireless Hacking

Not a new issue...

"His plan involved setting up a transmitter not far from the lecture (supposedly in the theater that his father, a famous stage magician, owned) that would overwhelm the signals from Cornwall. His transmitter, he claimed, was not run at full power: while it was capable of outputting 8 or 9 Amps, he turned it down to 2.5 Amps. He didn’t simply block the signal, but instead transmitted his own morse signal for a short time, claiming that he “studiously refrained from all unnecessary interference”.  

His plan worked. Towards the end of the lecture, Maskelyne’s signals were picked up by the receiver, decoded and noted by Fleming, who wrote to the Times complaining of “Scientific Hooliganism”."

Yikes

I don't even know what label to apply to this. A Knoxville homeless man wants to complete a 2,000 mile trip to California with his huskies, a folding chair, and a skateboard.

Anker PowerHouse

Anyone got one of these Anker PowerHouse? Thoughts? Alternatives?

InfiniiVision 1000 X-Series Oscilloscopes

Low cost doesn’t have to be low quality. Keysight’s new low-cost oscilloscope series w/6-in-1 instrument integration https://t.co/LJ9pvjiRm9 pic.twitter.com/GIFEg6Dwwq

— Keysight_News (@Keysight_News) March 1, 2017

Via @K0NR

Baofeng UV-5R: Teardown

All About Circuits tears down a Baofeng UV-5R:

"The radios we took apart for this week's teardown are the UV-5R and the UV-5RB, though there appear to be many products by Baoefang with a similar product designation (UV-5R, UV-5RA, UV-5RB, UV-5RC, UV-5R+, UV-5R V2, etc...). While only the UV-5RB will appear in the following article, the interior layout of the two radios is largely identical. I opened two radios because the UV-5RB that I initially tore down had multiple integrated circuits with illegible or completely absent top-side markings." 

Circuit drawings and other info at the link.

Via @K0NR

Hershey

Hershey (HSY) to Lay Off 15% of Workforce to Fuel Growth

I can tell you why - stupid "Almonds in every bite!" It's unnatural.

Community Outreach

An interesting idea... he appears to be using some sort of paper based communications system.

In an effort to build #community within my local area, I'm mailing letters to all #hamradio Ops inviting them to use the K4CDN repeater.

A post shared by Ham Radio (@hamradio360) on Mar 1, 2017 at 7:07am PST

UTK, NASA, and Ham Radio

Funny how themes sometimes appear on my radar...

"NASA chose UT as its winner, which will give the UT Amateur Radio Club time for a one-on-one chat with space station Mission Commander Shane Kimbrough."

Peyton!

Still mad about this...

😒 pic.twitter.com/Iz1tjRcbiM

— stefanie (@stefsaysgovols) February 27, 2017