A jack of many hobbies and a master of none - spending lots of time on amateur/ham radio, running, and technology.
Thursday, September 12, 2013
ITIL
What is ITIL? My take... a long, long list of very similar vocabulary terms with a lot of overlap. I'm not saying that it isn't useful. I do think a common vocabulary can be very helpful, but there is a reason everyone I talk to says that they only do ITIL-Lite.
Labels:
Management,
Studying,
Technology,
Test
Phablet
Demand is growing for Phablets in Asia. I didn't even know what a Phablet was.
Labels:
Smartphone,
Tablets,
Technology
Wednesday, September 11, 2013
Tuesday, September 10, 2013
Value of Life
Bruce's article led me to Wikipedia... estimates of the value of life. Almost $8M according to the FDA. I don't know if reading this made the number go up or down for you.
Monday, September 9, 2013
Leixen VV-808: Sale
I got an e-mail saying the VV-808 (VHF version) is on sale for $118.24 including shipping to the US. (The UHF version is still at $144.04 with shipping.) That's not the sub-100 number I think starts to make it interesting again and I don't know if this is just a temporary sale to gauge response.
Friday, September 6, 2013
Wednesday, September 4, 2013
Yahoo Group Changes
People don't like change... but I wouldn't really miss the daily messages about someone's trouble programming their radio.
Labels:
Ham Radio,
Yahoo Group
Good Company
A different Bricoleur was the Twitter General Counsel. Cool.
Labels:
Blogging
Tuesday, September 3, 2013
Norris Dam Good BBQ Sauce
A friend of mine is trying to start a new business selling his own BBQ sauce. He's doing a KickStarter to raise funds to get the business going. He's a culinary school graduate and has been the head chef at a couple of restaurants. His mother passed away recently, but before she did she said she hated that she would not be around to see him follow his dream of selling his BBQ sauce. He has now quit his job and is trying to make a go of it.
The sauce is called "Norris Dam Good BBQ Sauce." The name is obviously a play on words - Norris Dam is close to Knoxville and was built in the 30's.
If you are interested, you can find his KickStarter page here. As of this writing, he is about halfway to his goal.
The sauce is called "Norris Dam Good BBQ Sauce." The name is obviously a play on words - Norris Dam is close to Knoxville and was built in the 30's.
If you are interested, you can find his KickStarter page here. As of this writing, he is about halfway to his goal.
Labels:
Food,
KickStarter
Monday, September 2, 2013
Zastone ZT-9908: Digital Radio
Nate found another digital radio... the Zastone ZT-9908. You can get one for $97 at Amazon or $103 on eBay.
"Zastone (a company known to release clones of the UV-5R, and more recently a clone of the BJ-9000) have updated their website recently."
They are now offering a UHF only digital radio. Users manual is here (PDF). And the specs are as follows:
"Zastone (a company known to release clones of the UV-5R, and more recently a clone of the BJ-9000) have updated their website recently."
They are now offering a UHF only digital radio. Users manual is here (PDF). And the specs are as follows:
Features
DPMR Digital Standard
Analog ,Digital , both ,Channel Selection
Multi Working modes optional
Aadvanced Organic Electroluminesence Display
UHF430-470MHz
199 storage channel
Single Call ,Selective Call ,Group Call function
Message Edit ,Send and Receive support
ANI ID Function
Time display & setable
CTCSS 50/DCS 104
DTMF Function
Multi Frequency Step Setting
Repeater Offset
Priority Channel Scan
Scanning modes Selection
Channels Name Edit
Specification
General:
Frequency: 430.000MHz—470.000MHz
Channels: 199
Channel space: Digital:6.25 kHz ;Anolog:25/12.5kHz
Size: 132*63*40mm
Operating Temperature: -10-- +55 degrees
Power Voltage: 7.4V
Standby Current: About 35mA
Weight: about 300g
Transmitter:
RF power output: 7.4V HI≈4W±1dB LO≈1W
Emission Current: HI≤1.6A LO≤0.80A
Maximum Frequency deviation: Wide band±5.0/Narrow band 2.5kHz
Harmonic: <-65db div="">-65db>
Adjacent channel Power: Wide band 60DB/ Narrow band 65DB
Receiver:
Sensitivity: <0 .25uv="" db="" div="" s="">0>
SQ sensitivity: <0 .16uv="" div="">0>
Intermodulation rejection: 55dB
Audio output: ≥800mW
Receiving current: ≤300mA
SQ standby: Average 35mA
Including
Radio ZT-9908 *1
Battery 1800Mah *1
Charger *1 (AC adaptor & desktop)
Antenna *1
Back clip *1
Strap *1
Manual in English *1
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