Prime Day: Buy Kindle Book, Get 40% Back for Your Next One

I've had a few Kindle books in my wishlist for a while, so I might as well pull the trigger on one since I will get 40% back on my next purchase.

TYT MD-9600 Mobile Update

On an even more positive note from the BuyTwoWayRadio team:

"Anthony Roque, Sales Manager here at Buy Two Way Radios and co-host of The Two Way Radio Show, received a very positive update last night from TYT. Our demo unit of the much anticipated MD-9600 will be shipping out very soon!!"

And:

"With this announcement, TYT also confirmed a couple of changes from the initial announcement. The biggest and most exciting change is that the MD-9600 will be a dual band (UHF/VHF) radio instead of a separate version for each band." 

TYT MD-2017: Programming Cable Issue

Sounds like a small problem, but I like the open response and I'm sure they and TYT will take care of those affected:

"With our first batch of TYT MD-2017's, we had a few customers call complaining of issues programming the radio. After some back and forth, we identified the issue as being a poor solder within the radio connector on the programming cable. Customers with this issue were not able read their radios from the programming software. 

TYT has confirmed the issue, and are immediately working to correct the problem. We are told that all of our future shipments will have the updated cable, so if you order a radio or a cable from this point forward you won't have to worry about this issue. 

This issue affected a very small number of customers (less than 3%), so we appreciate TYT's willingness to make the fix a priority."

Certified Refurbished Echo Dot (2nd Generation) - $30 for Prime Members

Certified Refurbished Echo Dot (2nd Generation) - $30 for Amazon Prime Members.

AmateurRadio.com and NooElec SDR Package Giveaway

AmateurRadio.com and NooElec SDR Package Giveaway:

NooElec and AmateurRadio.com have teamed up to give away Software-Defined Radio (SDR) Receiver Packages to 30 lucky ham radio operators worldwide! …plus NooElec will even pay the shipping worldwide! 

The deadline to enter is 14 June 2017 at 18:00 UTC.

TYT MD-380 to MD-2017 Code Plug

It's DMR all the time...

New software converts the MD-380 codeplug for the TYT MD-2017 https://t.co/l3Ii4eCQs9 #hamradio #hamr @HamRadioDMR @hamradio_rr @brickolore

— BuyTwoWayRadios.com (@2wayradios) June 7, 2017

Retevis RT82: Dual Band DMR HT

Also via Radiosification (comment)...

Retevis Facebook Page:

"RT82 is coming, DMR dual band, similar with MD2017, We R&D with TYT and another company. Software and functions are Programming based on RT3. RT82 can be used for business(like hotel,KTV, big mall, construction site,Logistics,school...), outdoor sports(like hiking,climbing,camping,CS,surfing...), and hams. Ailunce is a brand mainly for R&D hams products. HD1 is the first radio we R&D by ourselves,collecting advice and tips from hams. RT82 has a wider use range. HD1 mainly for hams. You can choose according to your needs.Your satisfaction is our goal. Thanks for your support to Retevis."

Ailunce HD1 Dual-Band HT

Via Radiosification...

The Ailunce HD1 Dual-band DMR HT:

Newest Information of Retevis Ailunce HD1 Digital Mobile Radio
The sample radio of Ailunce HD 1 has been produced out now, and the next step is TESTING. When a new product coming out, it needs to test the communication quality, communication distance, battery charging time, battery working time, frequency programming, other fetures and the accessories compatibility. Then it will be available for all the customers to purchase. Please don’t worry. I will update the newest information to you by the blog. 

Ailunce HD1 is True 2 Slot
Ailunce HD1 provide 2 slot communication, which allows 2 talk paths on one frequency. It could connect the repeater, and it also compatible with Mototrobo Tier Ⅰ&Ⅱ. 

Dual Band Digital Mobile Radio Ailunce HD1
Ailunce HD 1 is dual band handheld radio, it supports VHF 136-174 MHz, and UHF 400– 480 MHz, most digital radios only have single UHF frequency or VHF frequency.  Ailunce HD1 is the combination of them. so it is more powerful than others.

And a little more here.

Connect Systems: CS108G X108G

Connect Systems has the CS108G for $349:

"As you probably know by now, the CS108G is the X108G with slightly different firmware. The hardware is identical. 

Because of non support from Xiegu, we are discontinuing the CS108G Radio and selling at our cost. The radios seem to work fine in CW and AM mode but have problems in SSB mode. Some radios work fine but the majority of radios do not. The problems in the SSB mode is as follows: 

1. Spike in the transmitter when PTT first pressed in SSB mode which last 1-2 seconds
2. Continous carrier in SSB mode even when not speaking...3. Hum even when speaking in SSB mode. 

From what other people have confirmed on this site, these problems have been known for a long time but have never been resolved.

Call our office at 818 889 0503 if you want to purchase these radios as is. We will not warranty these radios at these prices."

Satellites

I learned about SatNOGS via the HamRadio 360 Hamvention Day 1 Review. SatNOGS is:

"a global management interface to facilitate multiple ground station operations remotely. An observer is able to take advantage of the full network of SatNOGS ground stations around the world. It's part of the SatNOGS project."

And speaking of satellites, this is a cool visualization of stuff in space (via @InfoSec208).