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Thursday, November 27, 2014

Pitch Perfect

I lost my man card long ago.

Pitch Perfect for $4 with free shipping at Target.

And the trailer for Pitch Perfect 2.

Picking the Perfect Running Shoe

Another running related infograph... this one for picking the best running shoe so you can run 26.2 miles more or less.

Source: Fix.com

And you should pick up two different pairs:

"The results of two studies, one published in British Journal of Sports Medicine and the other in Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports, suggest that runners who train in more than one pair of shoes were indeed at a reduced risk for injury. The researchers suggest that the parallel use of more than one pair of running shoes varies the load applied to the musculoskeletal system, which can help protect runners from injury."

So basically, I'm doing it wrong.

Wednesday, November 26, 2014

So I was having a problem with my Intel AC 7260 wireless card using the VHT (802.11ac) mode. I would get better performance by forcing it to HT (802.11n). We updated to AOS 6.3.1.13 on the controllers/access points and I am getting much better results on VHT now. I cannot say if the problem is with Intel or Aruba, but clearly the mix was limiting my performance.

New results with VHT

Client connecting to server, TCP port 5001

TCP window size: 512 KByte

------------------------------------------------------------

[ ID] Interval Transfer Bandwidth

[ 4] 0.0- 2.0 sec 35.2 MBytes 148 Mbits/sec

[ 4] 2.0- 4.0 sec 34.2 MBytes 144 Mbits/sec

[ 4] 4.0- 6.0 sec 34.6 MBytes 145 Mbits/sec

[ 4] 6.0- 8.0 sec 34.4 MBytes 144 Mbits/sec

[ 4] 8.0-10.0 sec 34.8 MBytes 146 Mbits/sec

[ 4] 0.0-10.0 sec 173 MBytes 145 Mbits/sec

[ 4] 0.0- 2.0 sec 32.6 MBytes 137 Mbits/sec

[ 4] 2.0- 4.0 sec 36.0 MBytes 151 Mbits/sec

[ 4] 4.0- 6.0 sec 36.0 MBytes 151 Mbits/sec

[ 4] 6.0- 8.0 sec 37.5 MBytes 157 Mbits/sec

[ 4] 8.0-10.0 sec 34.0 MBytes 143 Mbits/sec

[ 4] 0.0-10.0 sec 177 MBytes 148 Mbits/sec

Old results with VHT

Client connecting to server, TCP port 5001

TCP window size: 512 KByte

------------------------------------------------------------

[ ID] Interval Transfer Bandwidth

[ 4] 0.0- 2.0 sec 24.0 MBytes 101 Mbits/sec

[ 4] 2.0- 4.0 sec 24.1 MBytes 101 Mbits/sec

[ 4] 4.0- 6.0 sec 30.2 MBytes 127 Mbits/sec

[ 4] 6.0- 8.0 sec 30.8 MBytes 129 Mbits/sec

[ 4] 8.0-10.0 sec 28.1 MBytes 118 Mbits/sec

[ 4] 0.0-10.0 sec 137 MBytes 115 Mbits/sec

[ 4] 0.0- 2.0 sec 6.67 MBytes 28.0 Mbits/sec

[ 4] 2.0- 4.0 sec 6.87 MBytes 28.8 Mbits/sec

[ 4] 4.0- 6.0 sec 4.33 MBytes 18.2 Mbits/sec

[ 4] 6.0- 8.0 sec 6.17 MBytes 25.9 Mbits/sec

[ 4] 8.0-10.0 sec 6.05 MBytes 25.4 Mbits/sec

[ 4] 0.0-10.1 sec 30.4 MBytes 25.2 Mbits/sec

Speettest.net results are better now, too.

Elecraft KX3 2M Transverter Install Pics

Because 2 meters or bust!

Elecraft KX3 2M Transverter Install Pics

B.A.R.N.

A Baofeng Facebook community... the Baofeng Amateur Radio Network (BARN).

Tuesday, November 25, 2014

And now for something completely different

No. It's not.

Emergency Antenna Platform System (EAPS)

I will see your Roomba and raise you an Emergency Antenna Platform System (EAPS):

"The Emergency Antenna Platform System was designed by Amateur Radio operators (Hams) to assist in providing emergency communications during times of need, specifically natural disasters that disrupt normal communications. During an emergency Hams can be called upon to setup an ad hoc communications post for a shelter or medical station, EAPS can be used to raise radio antennas to an optimal height using an available lamp post, flag pole, or most any vertical structure."

Yaesu FT-991: FCC

Out of my price range...

New Yaesu FT-991 HF/50Mhz, 144/440Mhz Portable Transceiver Approved by FCC http://t.co/fzdI4WWAYh via @worldwidedx #hamradio
— moleculo (@moleculo) November 25, 2014

Forced Charity

Knoxville Utility Board to force all customers to participate in charity - unless they opt-out.

Unreal. KUB is my utility - not my conscience.

Leixen VV-898: Free Mobile Antenna

I don't have a VV-898 and I've been tempted a couple of times... BuyTwoWayRadios is sweetening the deal at $150, free ship, and free mag mount mobile antenna:

Get a FREE mag mount mobile antenna with purchase of a Leixen VV-898! Details http://t.co/Ph6y4XE60h @brickolore @amatradio #hamradio
— BuyTwoWayRadios.com (@2wayradios) November 25, 2014