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Hard Case for Amateur Radio Gear

Earlier this year, I found a nice weatherproof hard case for my Yaesu FT-991A from Monoprice.com that was on sale for a decent price. This is similar to the classic Pelican cases, but is a less-expensive “knock-off” like the Apache cases from Harbor Freight. The one I got is about 19″ x 16″ x 8″ external dimensions, and about 17.5″ x 13.5″ x 7.25″ inside, which I thought would be plenty of space for the radio, power supply and cables. From the Monoprice website: Provide IP67 level dust and water protection for drones, audio mixers, or small desktop computers using this customizable Weatherproof Hard Case from Monoprice™!  The IP, or Ingress Protection, rating is a two digit value that indicates the level of protection provided by the cases. The IP67 rating of this case means that it provides complete protection against dust and other solid particles and that it can withstand up to 30 minutes of submersion in water at up to 1 meter depth.  The case is constructed of impact and ultraviolet resistant polypropylene and has a fully customizable foam interior for superior shock protection. A pressure relief valve allows you to slowly and safely equalize the pressure inside and out.  Features:  Designed and developed to the comply with the highest safety protection standards Waterproof up to 1 meter depth for 30 minutes Shockproof design with fully customizable foam interior Total protection against dust and other solid material Ultraviolet and impact resistant material Pressure relief valve allows for gradual […]

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What Cables Should Cost

Since my son Eric has gone to college, and taken his Sony PS3 with him, I didn’t have any way to watch Blu-Ray movies any more. While Christmas shopping, I realized that Walmart had quite a few Blu-Ray movies priced as low as $8 each, nearly the same price for the same movie on DVD. I decided that it was time to buy a Blu-Ray player. After reading a few reviews, and shopping around a bit, I found a decent deal on a Sony BDP-S370 on sale at Sears. When I hooked it up, I realized that I was going to need another HDMI cable to get the full resolution. I had my previous DVD player hooked up using a Component Video cable, but that seems to only support up to 1080i, not 1080p that I can get using HDMI. I checked the prices on the HDMI cables at Walmart when I picked up a few Blu-Ray movies, and found their best deal was a 6-foot HDMI cable from Vizio for $28. Instead, I’ve ordered online from Monoprice. They have 6-foot HDMI cables for about $3 each. So I ordered 4 of them, in different colors, so that I can tell them apart when I hook things up. I also found they had a Component Video cable for Melissa’s WII for about $3.30, and one with Composite and S-Video for $2.72. Even with the $7.75 or so for shipping, the total for the order came to only $26. So I saved a couple of bucks over Walmart’s cheapest price, but I’m getting 6 cables

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