Vero Telecom: VR-6600PRO Yahoo Group

And there is a new Yahoo Group for the VR-6600PRO.

Vero Telecom: VR-6600PRO and FTM-350 Differences

First, Vero Telecom has a blog. Second, they lay out the differences between the FTM-350 and their VR-6600PRO:

- The size of the microphone and the buttons on the mircophone is different.VGC VR-6600Pro has a bigger size than Yaesu FTM 350.
- The bracket of VR-6600Pro can firmly suck on different rough plane,not just the smooth plane.
- You can easily split up the bracket and the control head of VR-6600Pro without using screwdriver.
- The bracket of VR-6600Pro can turn 360°.
- You can adjust the brightness of the button light of VR-6600Pro.
- The VR-6600Pro has the automatic backlight setting function.
- There is a fan on the main body radio of VR-6600Pro.It can automatic make the mail body be cool when it’s too hot while you use.

When I saw the title, I was expecting a list of technical differences.

A video:

Via Hans

Ammo for 3D Printed Guns

Hate the title... but an interesting way around a problem.  The Bullet That Could Make 3D-Printed Guns Practical Deadly Weapons:

"Now an amateur gunsmith has instead found a way to transfer that stress to a component that’s actually made of metal—the ammunition."

"His ammunition uses a thicker steel shell with a lead bullet inserted an inch inside, deep enough that the shell can contain the explosion of the round’s gunpowder instead of transferring that force to the plastic body or barrel of the gun."

"Crumling’s 3-D printing-friendly ammo will serve as a proof-of-concept—and a reminder: If gun control advocates are taking comfort in printed weapons’ impracticality, that comfort gets a little colder with every upgrade."

OnBeep Onyx

I've think I've seen these before... OnBeep Onyx:

"The idea behind Onyx was born from Greg & my experiences as emergency responders. During an incident, an emergency responder needs to be able to communicate with the rest of the team without losing focus. The last thing you want is to have your attention pulled away from the scene in an emergency. To make that possible, we rely on two-way radios. They’re bulky, ungainly and cumbersome, but they’re reliable — and that’s what matters when you’re working in life-or-death situations."

The versions I've seen look like this:

The Survivor Library

The Survivor Library:

"The library contains thousands of books on technologies that can be produced by most reasonably skilled craftsman using tools not as sophisticated as what can be found in many modern home workshops."

And specifically, the Radio Library:

"The Library contains many books on telegraph systems. It has numerous books on how to build simple radios. It has books on how to build a wire based telephone system from the simplest pieces of equipment up through how to build a telephone exchange and lay wires."

Via Slashdot.org

Package Manager for Windows 10: OneGet

Install applications from the PowerShell command line in Windows 10:

"With Windows 10, however, we are finally getting an official package manager: OneGet. In the current build of Windows 10 Technical Preview, you can open up PowerShell and use OneGet to install thousands of applications with commands such as Find-Package VLCand Install-Package Firefox."

I'm not sure why the article says this is to the lament of Linux users.

Via Slashdot.org

Dropbox and Office

Wow. I'm surprised that Microsoft is working with Dropbox when they have their own cloud storage.

Antennas for Access Point

We had cause to open up an access point at work. I thought it was kind of interesting to see the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz antennas (six total).

Better pictures and info here.

Connect Systems CS7000: Schmatics

Jerry has published the latest schematics for the CS7000. You may have to be a member of the Yahoo Group to download the file:

"I just loaded the current CS7000 Schematic from the manufacturer. I just got this last night and I do not know the following:

1. Does the changes from the original CS700 match what I asked them to do
2. Did I make any mistakes in my instructions to them

If anyone sees any obvious mistakes please post them and I will analyze what you posted. The changes from the CS700 to the CS7000 was as follows:
1. Add AMBE 3000R Chip
2. Remove any unnecessary parts based on the analog protocol being done in firmware
3. Add better filters for the A/D and D/A converter
4. Make any changes necessary to achieve above goals 

Jerry Wanger KK6LFS"

Double

I've been a little busy this week-end. I ran a half marathon on Saturday. I ran another half marathon today. If you ran the double, they gave you a third medal.