Baofeng A52 and B-580T

I was looking at the Baofeng B-580T and thought about doing a post about it. While I dragged my feet, Hans beat me to it. Except, I just realized he was posting about the Baofeng A52 and I was looking at the B-580T. The B-580T is way different from the A52. See it has a "B" and a dash and a "T" in its model number.

I was looking at the pictures for both listings and realized that they shared a label with the B-580T model number.

I'm going to write a program to randomly generate model numbers for these things and automatically create blog posts about.

Craftsman Data Centers

"Farney believes the Ubiquity concept for the Sears Auto Centers would provide a winning template for data centers. While some auto centers are attached to mall-based retail stores, more than 50 are stand-alone facilities, often located on the perimeter of shopping malls. These sites are typically concrete buildings of between 25,000 and 50,000 square feet, with ceiling heights of at least 16 feet."

No word on the lifetime warranty.

Via Slashdot.org

Fuse Replacement Guide

Fuse Replacement Guide

Bleak Thought of the Day

Be a careful about what you ask for (or how you choose to measure success):

"the admission that exercising a hospital's primary function is no longer a source of value and revenue, it is viewed as entirely cost, risk, and liability. Consequently, they are no longer building any capacity, and are in fact looking for ways to reduce their capacity and eliminate hospital beds"

Zastone ZT-2R

[Edit: Looks like you can get it on Amazon now, too.]

Hans posted about the ZT2R a while back and I'm interested in it since it actually has something different - wider receive abilities. I've said it before and I'll probably say it a bunch more - I like having options.

I first thought it was a clone of my Yaesu VX-3R, but someone pointed out in the comments that it is really the discontinued VX-2R. Because it looks to be a VX-2R clone or just a rebrand (including using the VX-2R manual - direct link to PDF), I wonder if the technology and even the manufacturing capability was sold to Zastone. My former company would sell its older manufacturing lines and technology to our China partner, so I'm sure it does happen. Here is the link to the product page on the Zastone site.

It is available on AliExpress for around $82 (USD).

Specs
Wide Receiver Band List (RX List)
- BC Band 0.540-1.8 MHz
- SW Band 1.800-30MHz
- 50MHz Ham Band 30.000-79(59)MHz
- FM Band 76(59.000)MHz-108 MHz
- Air Band 108.000-137.000MHz
- 144MHz Ham Band 137.00-174.000MHz
- VHF-TV Band 174-222.000MHz
- Action Band 222-420.000MHz
- 430MHz Ham Band 420-470.000MHz
- UHF-TV Band 470-800(729).000MHz/(757-774MHz)
- Action Band2 800-999.000MHz(USA Cellular Block

TX Frequency List(TX List)
- 144-146(148)MHz
- 430-440(450)MHz

Baofeng UV-82X: 2M/220

Martyn is back with a new radio... the Baofeng UV-82X that will do 2M and 220.

"Baofeng UV-82X Dual Band 144/220 Handheld Transceiver
This is a brand new model out, IN STOCK NOW!!!
Features dual band, dual display, dual RX, 2.5 commercial spacing
5W out hi 1w out lo power, 128 memories, Emergency alarm,
Rugged construction, Perfect for Commercial and Amateur use."

Luiton DG-318

Christian Diemoz @Chris_Diemoz

Hey, @brickolore have u seen this #Luiton ht, claiming TRBO compatibility?vitaliokshop.com/Luiton-DG-318-…#digiradio #hamradio #hamr

Polmar DB50M: Unboxing

Ben (PA2OLD) has an unboxing video of the Polmar DB-50M (aka Powerwerx DB-750X) over at his site. The radio looks thinner than I had ever noticed.

Million

I'm about to have a million hits on the blog - see the counter over there ---->.

If you happen to be the millionth visitor, snap a screen shot! Fame and glory will be yours forever.

Three Years of Blogging

I started blogging three years ago. I've said more about the why and what in previous years (2011, 2012). For this year, I'll just say the 2,148 posts of the past three years have resulted in 997,021 hits. There are about 225 RSS subscribers.

More important than the numbers... I've learned a lot, made some friends, and had fun. Thanks to everyone that reads, comments, and e-mails!