Random Wire Reflections for Issue 105

What radio for a long trip? New podcast mic setup. New ASL interface underway. ASL “restomod” project. XHDATA D-220 radio reviewed. Google Groups alternative. Zero Retries newsletter is recommended!

Featured content in this edition of the Random Wire Reflections podcast focuses on choosing the radio package for a long road trip, information about a new microphone-preamplifier setup for podcasting, a new AllStarLink audio board underdevelopment, and the ASL “restomod” audio interface project.

Topics in Issue 105

1. What Radio(s) for Upcoming Road Trip?

2. Podcast Recording Combination

3. News: A New ASL Audio Interface Under Development by NR9V

4. Project: ASL/PC-1A “Restomod” Project Wiring

     4.1 Project box

     4.2 Wiring

             4.2.1 Masters Communications RL-20 DB9 pins

             4.2.2 Microphone jack

             4.2.3 Audio amplifiers

             4.2.4 Capacitors

5. Review: XHDATA D-220 AM/FM/SW Radio

6. Alternative to Groups.io and Google Groups

7. Interesting Stuff: Zero Retries Newsletter

8. Grab Bag

     8.1 Allstarlink Notify (ASLNotify)

     8.2 Allstar Neo II

     8.3 Asteroid mining? Really?

     8.4 I flipped for this pocket knife

     8.5 Wirecutter recommends walkie talkies

     8.6 Wedding anniversary

Credits

• Intro and outro music by RedhatMike on Pixabay

• Morse Code clips from the Morse Code Translator

• The cover art for the podcast stream is by Wallace Chuck

• The other cover: If you see a photo of a person with a headset, that is a selfie of Tom Salzer KJ7T using a Heil headset