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Hytera drivers/CPS software

Was having quite an issue finding the correct software for my Hytera PD362. Finally! http://gigaparts.net/downloads/ gigaparts seems to be the local dealer for the ham line of radios, and…

RobPatton February 21, 2018

Ham Radio

Another DMR radio from Hamcation 2018 – Hytera PD362UC

Hytera PD362 DMR HT UHF Radio, 430-470MHZ, 256 channel, 3W, IP54 Pocket Size Design The color display allows good visibility even under extremely strong light. The compact antenna design and…

RobPatton February 15, 2018

Ham Radio

Another new DMR Radio to play with – AT-D868UV from Anytone

A friend suggested one of these, another in the next gen color screen, super cheap DMR radios. VHF/UHF Dual-band Digital/Analog Part 90 DMR commercial transceiver with GPS and 1.77 inch…

RobPatton February 15, 2018

RC Planes/Helicopters

UMX Timber BNF Basic 700mm (27.6″) Wingspan from E-flite – (Bind-N-Fly) – BNF – EFLU3950

I love the 2 cell power, and how I can drop the flaps and fly this thing in the yard almost as slow as I can run. The reason the…

RobPatton January 18, 2018

Linux/Hosting

I have been getting daily errors from certwatch, and I've just been ignoring them. Today I decided not to, any more. ################# SSL Certificate Warning ################ Certificate for hostname…

RobPatton January 6, 2018

Home Computer/Video Games

Things I found during my inventory

Switching to some newer cooler software to keep track of my video game and classic computer stuff. Going through totes, I keep finding things that I forgot I had... …

RobPatton December 25, 2017

RC Planes/Helicopters

Finally out flying again

Its been MANY weeks since I have been out to the local field to fly. Got there just after 7 on a cold, 55degree morning, blue skies. Took this pic…

RobPatton November 26, 2017

Video Games

Atari Jaguar inventory in prep for FreePlayFlorida

One big thing for me at http://www.freeplayflorida.com is the shopping for games. Homebrew, new in box, etc. To be ready for that, I've started (to late most likely) on the project…

RobPatton November 9, 2017

Arcade Video Games

Arcade monitor Rejuvinator!

Have been looking for one of those for a while. The BK Precision 490 Video Display Tester/Rejuvenator is a valuable tool to diagnose or bring a 30 year old…

RobPatton October 7, 2017

Linux/Hosting

Postfix spam prevention by use of blacklists.

I switched my hosting servers to Centos 7 a couple years ago, my postfix instance has been a fun experiment for the past year or so. Below see the instance…

RobPatton August 31, 2017