Biggest issue so far with getting a iPhone6+ is that my iPad mini now seems very slow
December 25th, 2014 kennyrBiggest issue so far with getting a iPhone6+ is that my iPad mini now seems very slow.
Stuff that I like, stuff I hate and all that is in between….
Cool article
December 16th, 2014 kennyrCool article…
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Follow-up to UDRx Beta Testing
November 23rd, 2014 kennyrI just realized that I never posted an update on my trip to Friday Harbor and the UDRx testing. The trip was great as always, ended up meeting WA7FUS and WB7FHC on the ferry. Budd was making contacts with his Pi+NWR DV3000 via a cellular link. We ended up having brunch(?) with K7UDR and then headed over to the SJCARS meeting.
After the meeting, N7NIX and I hauled out the equipment to begin the 9.6k TNC testing with the UDRx. The first step was trying to figure out what was going on with Basil's PK-96. I initially set mine up and made sure it was still working after being boxed up for the trip. I was feeding the test setup with my D700 and APRS packets at 9.6k. Once I confirmed my setup was still working, I started swapping out parts with Basil. We were able to confirm his TNC is fine, but something between the radio and cable to the radio was not.
Setting that aside, we started actually testing the transmitting abilities of the UDRx at 9.6k. We had three TNC's in the room, a Timewave PK-96, Kenwood's D700 and the Yaseu's FT1DR. All were able to receive the test packets without any problems. Granted everything was within 10 feet of each other, but it is still a big step.
I ended up taking the unknown PK96 radio cable home with me. I initially tried it with my Ft817, which proved the cable was 'broken'. This morning I took it apart and discovered the 1200 and 9600 input pins were tied together. (The PK96 only has a single audio input) I had never built one like that and suspected most radios were not turning off the 1200 output. I just finished making a new cable, one with only the 9600 input wired up and my PK96 started receiving 9.6k packets.
Looking forward to taking a 'sick day' tomorrow and having a field trip to Friday Harbor
November 13th, 2014 kennyrLooking forward to taking a 'sick day' tomorrow and having a field trip to Friday Harbor. I get to-do some beta testing with the infamous UDRx radio!
Putting the Amateur back in Amateur Radio
Major bummer, Tom from Car Talk on NPR passed away. I loved their show
November 3rd, 2014 kennyrhttp://www.wbur.org/npr/360340663/car-talk-co-host-tom-magliozzi-dies-at-77
Ferry boat time! Taking a trip to Friday Harbor to get a lesson in tuning duplexers
November 1st, 2014 kennyrFerry boat time! Taking a trip to Friday Harbor to get a lesson in tuning duplexers.
On the latest episode of MacBreak Weekly, Andy Ihnatko's pick of the week is the LapWorks Amigo Folding Keyboard, which Andy finds especially useful with Apple's new iPhone 6 Plus
October 5th, 2014 kennyrOriginally shared by +TWiT
For the full episode, go to http://twit.tv/mbw/422
Discovered something really interesting/important yesterday. Holding on to Apple's iPad/iPhone is really tough without having them inside a case. I finally got to play with a iPhone 6+ last night and managed to drop it twice in the store. It wasn't the larger size, since I had the same problem with the iPhone 6. I think the problem is the rounded edges, there isn't enough surface area on them
September 27th, 2014 kennyrI discovered I have the same problem with my iPad-mini. My wife's new cat (kitten) decided to start eating my iPad-mini and managed to chew completely through one of the buttons on the Otterbox case protecting it two days ago. I actually had the Otterbox before the iPad arrived, so I have really never used the iPad without the case.
So over the last two days, I've been using the iPad with no case and I discovered I hate it! I can not hold on to the iPad mini, it just slips out of my hands. This is the exact same problem I had with the new iPhones. I haven't ever really used my iPhone 5 without a case, so I don't know if the straight sides have the same problem. But I'm guessing it isn't as bad.
Well I love the bigger screen and I don't mind the size to much. It will take some getting use to it, but I like it. The big problem, it kept slipping out of my hand. I actually dropped it twice! Again, I never use my current iPhone without a case, so it must just be something
My Microsoft DSS-80 USB speakers finally died
May 29th, 2014 kennyrMy Microsoft DSS-80 USB speakers finally died. I bought these back in the late 90's at the company store. I remember it specifically, because the sound card in my desktop stopped working in the latest build of Windows 5 (You probably know it as W2K). Rather then finding a new sound card, I decided to get a pair of USB speakers instead. Since then, I've lugged these around from one place to the next. They were really a nice set of speakers for the $80 I paid for them.