Baofeng Tech UV-5X3: KD8DVR Review

John, KD8DVR, reviews the BTECH UV-5X3 HT. Read the whole thing at the link, but to cut to the chase:

"All in all, a great radio.  Most of the issues have been resolved that plague Baofengs.  All I'd improve, I covered in the "sucky stuff" section.  None of that is really a deal breaker.  The lack of an FCC ID makes me a little hinky; but, hopefully this will be resolved.Personally, I recommend the radio.  It is a great way to get three band capability at a budget cost.  You add this to their level of customer service and wow.... perfect combination!BTECH made a winner."

Get one at Amazon or the BTECH website.

Posting

Sorry about the lack of posting last month... sometimes there is just too much going on. Plus my computer was busy downloading stuff...

Radiosification: DMR Tier 1 and Tier 2

DMR Tier 1 and Tier 2 explained:

Make Signal Reports Great Again

Ha!

Any signal reports less than 599 are #FakeRSTs

— Ham Hijinks (@HamHijinks) February 7, 2017

Farmbot

I don't grow anything, but my okra. It would be nice to have a robot do it for me.

Via Business Insider

Strava Emojis

My life is now complete - Strava will allow emojis in the titles of my activities.

😲 Your activity titles just got an upgrade 😍 pic.twitter.com/A3L8uZpiKm

— Strava (@Strava) February 4, 2017

Hams and Runners

I forgot to mention in my post yesterday about hams and the half the marathon that I often try to thank the volunteers as I run - at least when I have enough breath to do it. Usually it is simple "thanks" for people at a water stop, a course monitor, or policeman stopping traffic. For the hams, I toss out a "73" as  I go by. It really caught one ham off guard on Saturday. I could hear him excitedly telling his buddies what I said. I think this Venn diagram explains his excitement.

Half Marathon, Hams, and APRS

I ran the Strawberry Plains Half Marathon this week-end. The METERS group was out in force. They even had a big display showing the APRS data. Thanks to all the volunteers!

TYT MD-380 Tools in Practical Wireless

Cool!

#md380tools has found its way into March Edition of Practical Wireless. #hamradio #md380 pic.twitter.com/IcuR5z4ylE

— Simon (@M0IVQ) February 6, 2017

Could Be Worse

I'll see your face for radio and raise you a voice for blogging.