Google: Earth
Apple: Air
Amazon: Fire
Microsoft: Really needs to make something called water…
— Dr. Sheldon Cooper (@SheldonSaid) March 6, 2015
A jack of many hobbies and a master of none - spending lots of time on amateur/ham radio, running, and technology.
Friday, March 6, 2015
Microsoft Water
There's An App
...for that.
My trash company is urging me to download their app. I have to draw the line somewhere, and this is where it is.
— Michael Arrington (@arrington) March 6, 2015
Labels:
Apps,
Technology
Thursday, March 5, 2015
Homebrew Uniden Scanner Enhancement
"Richk107 and myself have come up with another great hardware design. It will fill the gap for a needed piece of hardware left out in all Uniden scanners.
We all know our past endeavor called "Uniden homebrew remote head" was a real success and without Rich it would not be possible.
This new device will be totally open source. The schematics, The code & all the needed hardware will all be posted here. This new hardware design will cost you no more then $20-$25 depending on how your source your parts which i will also list.
Hopefully Uniden will wake up and start adding this to all of its future radios...Stay tuned"
Labels:
Open Source,
Radio
Tuesday, March 3, 2015
Xiegu X108: Future II
So the X108 is not going away after all:
(Last Thursday's post about the X108's possible demise.)
"I have just received some further info on the production of the X108 from a reliable source. Xiegu are continuing the production of the X108 and theirs no plans to stop doing so...I have asked if both versions will be produced ie standard and deluxe versions..I am awaiting an update on this so will keep you all posted with any further developments on this..
Wayne 2e0bvj"
(Last Thursday's post about the X108's possible demise.)
Monday, March 2, 2015
Spark Electron
The Spark Electron:
Specs:
"The Electron is a tiny development kit for creating cellular-connected electronics projects and products. It comes with a SIM card and an affordable data plan for low-bandwidth things.
Imagine a cellular-connected Arduino, but with a more powerful processor and a SIM card. It also comes with Spark's development tools and cloud platform for managing and interacting with your new connected hardware."
Specs:
- STM32F205 ARM Cortex M3 microcontrollerData plan:
- 1MB Flash, 128K RAM
- Cellular modem: U-Blox SARA U-series (3G) or G-series (2G)
- 36 pins total: 28 GPIOs (D0-D13, A0-A13), plus TX/RX, 2 GNDs, VIN, VBAT, WKP, 3V3, RST
- Board dimensions: 2.0" x 0.8" x 0.3" (0.5" including headers)
"You don't need 4GB of data for a connected product, and you also don't need to spend $40/mo. We've negotiated global low-cost data plans for low-bandwidth products. Here's the story:
- $2.99/month for 1MB (approx. 20,000 messages per month)
- $0.99/each additional MB
- No contracts"
Labels:
Electronics,
Mobile
AnyTone Tech: TERMN-8R and OBLTR-8R Video
A quick video from AnyTone Tech...
Saturday, February 28, 2015
Kight Radio
I don't know what made me think to go check out the Kight Radio site. I had not visited it for a long time. I was greeted with this message:
The site was still intact on May 17, 2014. By December 17, 2014, it had the message above.
OPEN AGAIN SOON
The store was previously sold and run by a Chinese Company.
The store has now been taken back over by the original owner
Watch for all new and exciting products
The site was still intact on May 17, 2014. By December 17, 2014, it had the message above.
Labels:
Ham Radio
Friday, February 27, 2015
Thursday, February 26, 2015
K7AGE builds KB3VZL's Field Strength Meter
A neat little project...
Summary:
"I follow Richard's, KB3VZL, February 2015 QST (page 71) article about building a field strength meter into a DVM. He built the circuit to fit inside a Harbor Freight digital volt meter. You can get these free at Harbor Freight if you have the right coupons.
I also use my new ISO-TIP battery powered soldering iron.
http://www.iso-tip.com
Three capacitors, two diodes and a pot is all that is needed. Build this on a small perf board and it fits easily inside the meter.
Parts:
0.05 uF Cap
470 pF Cap
0.01 Cap
1N34 Diodes, you need 2
50K trim pot
hunk of perf board
switch
connector for antenna"
Labels:
Electronics,
Ham Radio
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