Chris, NH7QH Radio Supplies, is being told that the UV-3R + Plus is going to be exclusive to the 409Shop (and its siblings under other names). Haw anyone seen it for sale anywhere else? Funny how that kinda slipped by me.
Thursday, March 8, 2012
Baofeng UV-5R: Availability
Looks like several people have received their UV-5R. I am still waiting on mine. And Matt @ AmateurRadio.com discovered that Import Communications will begin selling them next week for $65. Others are reporting that the Chinese dealers like 409Shop are currently out of stock.
Baofeng UV-5R: DTMF Confirmed
VK2AEC confirms via a post on the UV-5R Yahoo Group that the UV-5R has DTMF.
Wednesday, March 7, 2012
Poor Craftsman
It is a poor craftsman that blames his tools. I agree in general, but would add that the tools do matter - especially at the extremes of quality or skill.
Friday, March 2, 2012
Baofeng UV-5R: DTMF
Impossible to know for sure until someone gets their hands on one, but it really looks like the UV-5R will have a DTMF capability.
First, we have this form in the UV-5R software:
First, we have this form in the UV-5R software:
And from the manual, we have these two sections. The first from the list of menu options and the second the detail about that menu option.
Thursday, March 1, 2012
Jamming
Jamming mobile phones is bad enough, but disrupting speech!?!? Scary!
ExtremeTech link via Slashdot.org
ExtremeTech link via Slashdot.org
Free Book
Tam reads a lot. Tam seems really smart. When Tam posts about a free Kindle version of a book, I download it.
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