Char-Griller 980 Modifications… Part 2: Electrical
Last time, I detailed mechanical (functional) mods. This time electrical. There really isn’t too much to do, since the electronics are a big part of the allure of this particular…
Char-Griller 980 Modifications… Part 1
After quite a bit of planning and watching marketplace, I finally acquired a Char-Griller 980 gravity-fed charcoal smoker. For a smoker that normally sells for upwards of $700 ($799 at…
Ed’s hack: freezer health monitor
A hack from Ed’s Kitchen… Ever wonder if your freezer failed, and you didn’t know it? Or, you knew power went out, but don’t know how it affected the stuff…
Black stone from home propane
I just got a four burner Blackstone griddle. My house has propane (250 gallon tank) with a stub on the back porch, so it seems really silly to be using…
For lack of a service monitor…
Recently, I had reason to try and check performance on a radio I had acquired, but I had neither a service monitor, nor a second radio like it available (I’m…
The Venerable SB-22x Amplifier
A couple years back, I sold my amplifier at a hamfest… 3 years later, I got an email from the newest owner asking about it’s history… might as well post…
Anytone 578 with BT01 Remote Head
Recently, I got a great deal on a BT-01 remote head. This thing (or the promise of it) was one of the main reasons I wanted the Anytone radios originally…
Another RT Systems Software Update…
So, I had a codeplug put together for Texas for my 578, but didn’t have anything in the 878. I just didn’t have the time to generate a new codeplug…
Anytone 578 – Internal GPS Antenna
Another “This isn’t mine” post – but worth sharing my experience with others…. As I was preparing for a trip, i decided i was going to take along a mobile…
Xiegu X6100
This probably isn’t an “I learned a thing” post, but more of a “I did a thing, check it out” post. The latest crop of SDR transceivers have intrigued me.…