Tuesday, September 17, 2019

Wouxun KG-UV9P: More Power

Friday, September 13, 2019

New iPad

The new iPad was announced. I think I'm going to break down and get one for myself - although I am considering the iPad Pro as well. We used our iPad 2 as our only tablet for years, so I consider this a long term investment.

The new iPad is only $329 (32 GB), but upgrading to 128 GB seems prudent. Amazon has the 128 GB model available for pre-order at $399 (a $30 discount).

The Pro models are really slick with the Pencil 2 that attaches/charges to the side, but it is double the price.


Thursday, September 12, 2019

Go Vols

Florida kid shows up to school with a homemade University of Tennessee shirt. He gets picked on.

UT sends him a bunch of official gear, decides to produce his t-shirt (with 50,000 pre-orders), and offers him a 4-year scholarship.

Tuesday, September 10, 2019

Mountain Dew

Maybe I knew this, but I had totally forgotten that Mountain Dew was a Knoxville product:
"Tennessee bottlers Barney and Ally Hartman developed Mountain Dew as a mixer in the 1940s. Soft drinks were sold regionally in the 1930s, and the Hartmans had difficulty in Knoxville obtaining their preferred soda to mix with liquor, preferably whiskey, so the two developed their own. Originally a 19th-century slang term for whiskey, especially Highland Scotch whiskey, the Mountain Dew name was trademarked for the soft drink in 1948."
I've mostly given up soft drinks, but I went through a phase where I was drinking two cans of Mountain Dew a night. (Yikes!) The Livewire Orange is still my go to drink if I'm on the road over night. 

Monday, September 9, 2019

Ham Radio in Legos

Trying to connect with kids and show the many things you can do with ham radio...


Via KB6NU

Friday, September 6, 2019

UHF iPhone Case Giveaway


Sign up for the Radioddity newsletter for a chance to win the iPhone case that is also a battery and a UHF radio.


About Radioddity GM -Series
As a UHF radio, it provides a LCD screen and 4 function keys for simple operation, that’s why it fits for the security team, construction team, warehouse, factory, kitchen staff, hotel, retail store, school staff, wild trip, etc. Battery phone case design makes it portable in your daily life, you can add as many sets as you want and they work great together.
 
Features:
➥ Frequency range: 400 - 470MHz
➥ Number of channels: 16
➥ Output power: 1.9 +/ - 0.2W
➥ Communication distance: 2 - 5km (1.24 - 3.1 miles)
➥ Rated voltage: DC 3.7V
➥ Input voltage: 5V 1A
➥ Channel spacing: 25KHz
➥ Battery: 3500mAh ( included in product )
➥ Battery standby time: 120 hours
➥ LCD crystal display screen
➥ Ultra long-distance and long working time
➥ As a phone case for IP6, IP7, IP8, and IPX

Large Capacity Battery
The GM series walkie-talkie has a large capacity of 3500mAh Li-ion battery for long time working, it is much higher than any other two-way radio. What’s more, it can charge your cell phone as a power bank.
 
What's in the box:
1 * Radioddity GM4/5/6 Two-Way Radio
1 * Radio Power Cable
1 * Power Bank Cable
1 * Short Antenna (3km | 1.86mi)
1 * Long Antenna (5km | 3.1mi )
1 * Antenna Cap
1 * Lanyard
1 * Instruction Manual
1 * Packing Box

Sunday, May 19, 2019

Living in the Future

What an amazing time to be alive!