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It's a bit trickier than that. If I connect powered speakers, all Echo sounds will come from the external speakers. No big deal while I'm listening to music. But what about when I stop? The next time I go to send a voice message to a relative, or ask about the weather forecast, or ask about...

Then you will want to bookmark this site (and visit it often): http://www.miklor.com/F8HP/ I am going to tonight's meeting. Shall I swing by and pick you up?

Those speakers require an amplifier, which rules them out. See, this is the crux of the matter. I can't use any sort of huge speakers; they'll need to be kinda small. What I am looking for is essentially a pair of headphones, but with the speakers in little (plastic) boxes rather than...

I have two Amazon Echo Dots in my home. I use them for numerous reasons, but my favorite thing is having them play music. Each device only has one small built-in speaker, so the sound quality leaves much to be desired. However, they also have a 3.5mm stereo output jack for this exact...

How old is your son? There are a number of licensed kids in the area (ages 8 to 15 or so) and they love to chat with each other on the 76. There is even a 'youth' net every Thursday at 6:30pm (except the first Thursday of the month) on the UVARC repeaters (they are linked), meaning 146.780 and...

A few years back, some local enthusiasts installed a 70cm repeater that covers the entire Rubicon Trail. This repeater is linked to another one nearby in civilization (Tahoe? Sacramento? I don't recall), so it gives you a good way to summon help should disaster occur.

And that is why I instantly messaged Carl (WE7OMG) when you told me he was your first contact. I wanted to make sure he had submitted the request for your certificate. He had already done so, of course.

I suggest a big block V8.

Do you already have a programming cable?

I think you already guessed it--it is handy in case your radio is located 'way in the back of your rig' and there is no place near it to set your laptop for programming. As I said, my 3' cable is long enough to allow me to easily program the radio in my 'Burb as well as in the Jeep.

Worst case, I can bring my laptop and we can use that for now. It'll help you get familiar with the program's operation, plus we can program a few machines into your radio.

If it's just you, I am fine coming to your place. If there are others, I guess we'll need to ask what the group wants to do. As for CHIRP, they do have a version that works with Mac. Check out this page and let me know what you think: https://chirp.danplanet.com/projects/chirp/wiki/Download

And in this case, everyone was right. It's been said before, but I will repeat it here: a mediocre radio with an excellent antenna will outperform an excellent radio with a mediocre antenna. Well, I should have some free time this evening... and if anyone else here wants to get involved, I am...

I'm guessing that means the Larsen NMO2/70B. Reporting for duty! I will happily meet you at your house one evening so we can go over... well, whatever you wish to discuss. I can bring my programming cable for that radio, also. Awesome. I love seeing people catch the ham radio fever...

I have no idea. This is a conflicting build--the wheels are a total sleeper mod, but the hood scoop is exactly the opposite.

It’s Josh Korsower’s 89 Pontiac Safari Wagon. Josh owns Three Pedals — a manual trans conversion company. I really, really, really like this build. If I owned it, I would drive the hell out of it.

Since I brought it up earlier in this thread, I figure I ought to share The Rest Of The Story <tm>. This morning at 9:56am, the judge signed my divorce decree, finalizing my split. As my lawyer put it, congratulations--I'm now divorced!

Wait, wait--I'm confused. You crashed you car, and the insurance company declared it a total loss... but you'd rather they rebuild it? (Normally, this argument is exactly the opposite.)

(Full disclosure: this was stolen from Reddit.) A Practical Guide to Hating New Jeeps: How to Establish Your Jeep as the Last Great Jeep (JK Owners Edition) Hello, JK owners! First, let me say congratulations. There is now a Jeep that is newer than yours. As I’m sure you all know, every...

If any of you have considered jumping into either an Amazon Echo device and/or basic home automation, I have good news. As a Black Friday special, Amazon is selling the Echo Dot for only $29.95 each (they are normally $49.95). Furthermore, they are offering a combo deal of an Echo Dot + a...