Author Archives: Scott Evans

Scott Evans 05:39 on September 4, 2019
Tags: , Missing   

42 Days

As I've previously posted on here that our much loved moggie Maisie is missing, I can't believe that it's been 42 days since I last cuddled her and told her how much I love her and that she's my best friend, whilst giving her a pat and kisses on her head (and listening to her purr)

Yes there's a massive void in my life that will take time to adjust too. There's not a moment that goes by that I'm thinking of you. I've gone through pretty much all the process of grief, but I still feel there's hope that you will turn up like nothing has happened! (wishful thinking I know)

Scott Evans 02:06 on August 8, 2019
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Still Nothing of Maisie 😢

It's now been 16 days since Maisie disappeared. We've done two letterbox drops of the street and I've been searching the local tracks close to our house and I've found nothing. No clumps of fur on the ground, no blood trails, it's just like she vanished.

Although I will never stop looking for Maisie, it's obvious that something or someone has taken or trapped her. As hard as it is to admit, I don't believe that Maisie is going to return…

Maisie will certainly be missed and I don't believe that I'll ever have such a strong bond with another cat…

Scott Evans 21:53 on July 25, 2019
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Maisie is Missing 😢

6am Tuesday morning Maisie was let outside and has not returned home. This is very unusual behaviour as she usually is back inside no later than 12pm. For food and a sleep. I'm devastated that she's not come home.

Scott Evans 08:27 on July 16, 2019
Tags: Fritz, Fritzbox 7490, Router   

Got Packet Loss?

Well I'm pretty sure it's time to get a new router!

There shouldn't be any red in this picture!

Scott Evans 04:54 on July 1, 2019
Tags: , GD-73A,   

Radioddity GD-73A

The GD-73A (TYT MD-430) is a low powered dual timeslot UHF DMR/FM radio that's recently been released for the amateur radio use.

I believe that the original purpose of this radio was to fill the Family Radio System or the European 446MHz short range with limited power and a fixed antenna.

However Radioddity are targeting the hotspot roll where you are generally only a few meters away from the hotspot. So it has two power levels, 500mw (low) and 2w (high)

My first impression is that the radio is comfortable in the hand, but has a very light PTT button. So it's pretty easy to key the radio when you don't mean to! The battery life is approximately 2 days just receiving and around 8 hours on transmit on high power (2w)

The small form factor is a comfortable size, but that PTT needs to be fixed. The provided programing software is fairly typical for a Chinese built radio, it's not the best, but it does the job. It lacks any ability to import/export to CSV files like most other radio's support.