Ham licenses chart.
Up: Total, Extra, Technician
This is a high water mark for all three.
Down: General, Advanced, Novice
No surprise that Advanced and Novice are going down since no new licenses are being issued for these classes. General licenses are expiring or being upgraded to Extra. We just aren't seeing the move from Technician to General to offset the other loses. The high water mark for General was December 2015, so not that long ago.
A jack of many hobbies and a master of none - spending lots of time on amateur/ham radio, running, and technology.
Tuesday, November 1, 2016
Monday, October 31, 2016
Baofeng Tech Halloween Sale
Baofeng Tech is having a one-day Halloween sale:
Baofeng Tech UV-2501+220 (Gen. 3) Mobile: $113.13
Baofeng Tech UV-5X3 5 Watt Tri-Band HT: $54.89
Happy Halloween!
"Ham Op" is 3rd Most Popular Costume this Halloween Season https://t.co/nvDeBCNxEW #HamHijinks #hamradio pic.twitter.com/YAltKER5ZH— Ham Hijinks (@HamHijinks) October 27, 2016
Tuesday, October 25, 2016
Baofeng Tech: GMRS-V1
When you don't blog for a couple of weeks, you get really behind... Baofeng Tech announced the GMRS-V1 on October 13. The GMRS-V1 is FCC certified (Part 95A) for use on GMRS frequencies. The GMRS-V1 is also FCC certified for VHF/UHF scanning capabilities (Part 15B):
It's not the same, but it reminds me of the AnyTone Tech multi-service radios. Since it is only GMRS plus scanning, the certification process should have been much less contentious.
15 Modifiable GMRS Two-Way Channels (Channels 0-14) - Receive and Transmit
8 Modifiable GMRS Repeater Channels (Channels 15-22) - Receive and Transmit
105 Programmable Scanner Channels (Channels 23-127) - Receive Only
FM Radio
Flashlight
50 CTCSS Privacy Tones
346 DCS Digital Privacy Tones
NOAA Weather Radio Compatible
Tri-Color Adjustable Backlight
Programming can be done via CHIRP.
Boafeng Tech: Comparison Chart
Baofeng Tech has updated the comparison chart of all their radios. It's great summary of their options.
Monday, October 24, 2016
Posting
I'd be posting except I'm spending all my time dealing with this Microsoft bug. I'm a) an e-mail hoarder and b) an old school "uses folders to organize everything" curmudgeon*, so this is a huge pain. Sometimes dragging works. Sometimes hitting "Escape" works. Sometimes I right-click and "Move." Other times, I cut and paste.
Fixed in December. Bah, thanks for nothing Microsoft.
* If the Outlook client search was better, I might get away from my folders. It's no gmail when it comes to search for sure.
Fixed in December. Bah, thanks for nothing Microsoft.
* If the Outlook client search was better, I might get away from my folders. It's no gmail when it comes to search for sure.
Wednesday, October 5, 2016
Beach Front Property
And I've got some beach front property I'd like to sell you...
Technically, Knoxville is considered an international port because you can navigate— Mayor Rogero (@MayorRogero) October 3, 2016
waterways all the way to the Gulf of Mexico. #Knox225
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FEIDA FE-M1: Mini HT with LCD
In addition to the Feida FE-768, there is the FE-M1 which includes a LCD display. 409Shop again wants us to play "guess the frequencies."
Saturday, October 1, 2016
Go Vols
I know most people don't follow this blog to learn about my football interests, but this tweet was too good to resist. (It means more if you know the Vols had lost the last 11 games to Florida and were down 3-21 at the half.)
This is literally me watching Tennessee beat Florida pic.twitter.com/uODkFx2AHp— gmannVOLS (@gmannVOLS) September 29, 2016
Friday, September 30, 2016
FEIDA M2 FE-768: Mini HT
I assume the Feida FE-768 ($25.50) is the tiny HT that the 409Shop teased on Twitter a while back. It looks like an iPhone charger in the second picture. It would be nice if they actually listed the frequencies it used - because they aren't listed as of this post.
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