Baofeng Tribute

And Jim has officially lost it:

Bao Feng...you make my heart sing...
You make everything
Groovy
I said Bao Feng...

Bao Feng, I think I love you
But I wanna know for sure
Come on, hold you tight
I love you

Bao Feng...you make my heart sing...
You make everything
Groovy
I said Bao Feng...

Bao Feng, I think you move me
But I wanna know for sure
So come on, hold you right
You move me

Shi Ying: SR-31

If I said I was excited about the Shi Ying SR-31, it would be a huge understatement. It is a Chinese dual-band (2M/440), dual-display, dual-standby handheld transceiver. Don't understand my excitement yet?

What if I told you Shi Ying was Chinese for Griffin? As in Ed Griffin of Import Communications. Ed's about to release a new radio and he's putting his name (in Chinese) behind it. I like it.

He gave me a little information about what's going on and some of the features of the SR-31:

"I'm having a Chinese company make a dual band ht for me to my specifications. Features will include 2/5 tone and the ability to add/remove a channel from the scan lineup via the keypad. Unlike many other Chinese radios, when scanning, this radio will skip over channels that don't contain matching CTCSS tones. Many others will stop on a carrier even if the tone is not present. The brand name is Shi Ying, which is a Griffin in Chinese."

Check out a picture of the radio and the cool company logo below. I like the tag line "Chinese made, American inspired." More information about dates and price when I have it.

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Oleg on Being Rich

Preach it, brother!

"Ah, to be rich! If only I had 30 hour days…"

Don't get me wrong -  if I won the lottery, I'd love to have the money. But the real benefit would be all the time it would give me.

Google Keep

So Google has an alternative to Evernote and they are calling it Google Keep. I'd be kinda excited about that, but given the coming demise of Google Reader, I'm afraid of making a commitment.

Anytone AT-5888UV: Resources

As we discussed before, there is a tightly controlled Yahoo Group for the Anytone AT-5888UV.

Because of that tight control, a second Yahoo Group for the Anytone AT-5888UV was started.

I also noticed (via Ed's listing for the radio) that there is a Wiki page for the AT-5888UV.

TYT TH-9800: Quad Band Mobile No Show

I wrote a lot about the TYT TH-9800 in this post last May. In July, Ed was being told that it would be available in October. Dale had thought October as well, but then pushed his date to November.

I saw this posted on the TYT-USA Yahoo Group:

"Apparently the 9800 was shown at Dayton, but it hasn't been put into production yet and probably won't be. At least that's the latest word from a dealer that is a TYT distributor."

So more vaporware or just delayed like some other Chinese radios?

Power

Looks like the ReVolt is no longer available, but they are working on a replacement that may show up in June. (Kudo's to Bill of ReVolt for noticing my original post dropping by to comment.)

While we are waiting on the ReVolt, I've been looking for something smaller to meet my portable, emergency power needs for my phone and other devices. The WireCutter did a round up recently and recommends the Satechi Energy Station 10000.

• Instant dual power - recharge your tablet and smart phone or other mobile devices simultaneously.
• 10000 mAh Lithium Polymer Battery - Rapid charging - faster than charging from a traditional outlet
• Battery life indicator & auto OFF feature that detects when fully charged.
• Lightweight and compact - easily carry it on long flights in your laptop or tablet bag
• Safety Features: Overload protection - Short circuit protection - Overcharge protection - Overdischarge protection

FYI - If you buy through those links, Amazon will be backing up dump trucks full of money at my front door - at no extra cost to you.

KYD NC-UV90A: Dual Band Mobile Update

I traded e-mails with Kydera about the KYD NC-UV90A dual band mobile and got a little update:

"The price is not yet fixed now, but it will be around USD230. The item will be ready at the beginning of April. Right now it is under double testing and will start sample order later soon."

Pope Show

Pope Show - in 2005 and now.