the receiver audio.
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01-Jan-2009
(Will also work on an RV
and is MUCH cheaper
than what the RV places sell)
Plus it makes a nice
home security monitor.
Or how about a great
camera for your ham TV!
These are very small and can be mounted just about anywhere.
(I paid $150 at Fry's Electronics Website info - they were $200 at Radio Shack)
Also you may want to get a 12V battery and plug so you won't need
to run any wires, but you will want an on/off switch!
This needs a fair amount of power, so be sure the battery has
adequate capacity for a 300ma draw at 12V. I plan on running the
one on the trailer from the trailer 12V system and the one on the
back of the truck from the truck 12V for permanent use. Both will
have an on/off switch to activate them from inside.
or other portable TV or DVD player which has an AV (audio/visual) input.
point it down at the hitch so you see when backing up to the trailer.
where the rear of the travel trailer is going when you're backing it in.
and plug the wireless receiver into your monitor - video and sound!
need to change the 2.4GHz channel frequency (an internal switch on the
camera power plug), which is also where the mic is located.
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01-Jan-2009
Didn't like the idea of leaving it out there for the less than honest folk.
I bought a tripod with quick-disconnect camera mount for $12.99 at Radio Shack,
kept the quick-disconnect part and mounted it on an angle bracket on the rear of
the truck. It seems that buying just the quick-disconnect part is $19.95!
Now, I need a better mounting method so I can still take the truck through the car wash.
Got it! I mounted just the quick-disconnect beside the license plate frame.
Works great, and it will survive a car wash trip! Put a deep-cycle battery
in the truck bed with a connector for the camera - also works nicely. I just charge
it once a month and am good to go. (It also provides power for the air compressor.)
Figured out that if I put the monitor in the back window where I can see it in the
rear-view mirror, it gives me a nice way to see without having to divert my attention.
I'm next going to try a flip-mount so I can push it up out of the way for normal use.
03-Jan-2009
Updated 19-Mar-2009
Maximo Website
Advantage: ONE 30-pin connection to the Sansa player and plug it into the cigarette-lighter plug
- you're done! It has better range and less static in town (and no ground loop).
NOTE: The Monster FM transmitter works okay with my Sansa View but NOT with her E-280
(ground loop). That's why I ordered the SAN-360. It's all one unit so no chance of a ground loop.
The XYL has tested it. She says it is GREAT - no more fading, no more static, AND
no more tangled cords PLUS it charges the Sansa when it's plugged in :)
I had tested the range by hooking it up to 12V and my SansaView, leaving the cords
rolled up, and then taking my Grundig G5 with the antenna folded down. It worked
fine out to about 30 feet that way.
28-Dec-2008
The easy way
It's the kind that writes directly onto the CD. It also does regular labels.
Cost at Fry's Electronics - $99.95 (msrp $199.99)
It really works great and works either standalone or connected to the USB port of my PC.
You can get various colors of tapes for it, too. They are a bit spendy (about $30/pair) but
well worth it. The CDs come out looking great - almost professional :) Plus the tapes stick well.
It does NOT work with Windows 7 Beta (no drivers) :)
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01-Feb-2009
Great for CC&R areas
Website here -OR- purchase the Force-12 Flagpole Antenna (FPA starting at $240). Website here
See this article about flagpole antennas on eham.net.
Yes - I have a Force-12 FPA on order! We wanted to put up a flag when my son
gets deployed overseas this spring; this seemed ideal & the XYL (KC7HGX) agreed.
They called to say it was shipping yesterday 06-Feb-2009 :) :) :)
It has arrived and the concrete has been poured. Now to wait the 6 days for it to set.
It is up and working very nicely! It has a lot less noise than I expected from a vertical antenna.
And it does look and function as a nice flagpole. So if you're in a restricted neighborhood,
you really want to consider this one! It makes a very nice complement to my 80M loop to get
those alternate polarizations. At 15-1/2 feet in length, it is small enough to fit in almost any yard!
15-Feb-2009
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28-Feb-2009
tri-band (2M/220/440) 5W handheld. It has AM/FM/Shortwave/Air/Marine/Weather coverage, too.
Wow! All that for less than $300 delivered, including Arizona tax.
Got it so my XYL could talk to me while I'm out in my new bass boat fishing
(6-1/2 ft pontoon style, 60 lbs, electric trolling motor) and I don't have to worry about getting it wet.
Been there, done that one. That's what did in the old Icom T7H. It was HER suggestion, too!
She also bought me the boat. Guess> I'm a just spoiled old man, hi hi. Well, we have been married
for 45 years now, and I spoil her, too :)
Foam-filled PVC, 6-1/2 ft.
60 lbs empty, 40-lb thrust
electric trolling motor,
swivel chair, anchor
Even though it was VERY windy, the boat did great. Just couldn't keep a line in the water, so was
only out for about 2 hours. Total outlay was $800 including shipping.
I put 4 eye-bolts in the pickup sides (in the places provided), and then proceeded to put two lengths
of 1/2" heavy-duty conduit through them, with a small bolt at either end to hold them in place. I also
added some padding in the form of pipe insulation to protect the boat. It works great! The boat sits
up there nicely over the bed of the pickup. Of course, I tied it down with heavy straps ... :)
AND the VX6R worked nicely, although there wasn't much in the way of signal on the lake.
ONE repeater in range, but just barely. Hmmm - guess I need to think about a better
antenna for the boat. Even the Diamond rubber duck didn't really cut it.
More info to come. I've ordered the developers version ($99).
Be green AND save money, too.
Link to eweek review Marvell web page for the SheevaPlug
I have it and am learning how to program it. It does require another
computer to connect to it for programming and debugging. But for a
developer this is FUN!
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25-Apr-2009
5-watt
Web Server
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This is the $99 Marvell SheevaPlug that is now the new W7HD website. As you can see,
it is very small, has an external 120GB USB hard drive for the files, with a
1GB Ethernet connection, a 1.2GHz ARM CPU and 512MB ram. It will literally plug into
a wall outlet (I have the external AC cord on this one).
The POGOPLUG is an off-shoot of this that provides you with Network-Attached-Storage.
You plug in a USB drive, connect the PogoPlug to the network and the drive is now available
to all computers on the network! Also at $99 !