tek_dmn, 7 months ago

#HamRadio is just weird, man.

Apparently like 3 days ago I received a package and never really noticed

So I open it and this is what I'm greeted with. Someone just randomly sent me a DMR HT with handwritten note saying that they saw my QRZ page where I mentioned that I wanted to get to DMR but didn't have the spare cash to invest in it, realized they had this that had a broken battery clip that had been sitting on the shelf gathering dust, and boxed it up.

They knew that a piece of plastic and the retaining spring had broken off inside of the battery clip, but could not tell where they went. I could see it almost immediately, and I'm waiting for the glue to dry right now.

Furthermore, the letter wasn't signed with anything identifying, so I don't even know who to thank.

Assuming my glue fix works correctly, the programming cable should arrive tomorrow.

#AmateurRadio #DMR

The top of the radio with the antenna, power, and channel knobs removed, showing that all of the numbering around the channel knob, and most of the corners within the plastic molding, are completely caked in old dust
The same framing as the last shot except much, much cleaner. There is still some dust and dirt within the numbers around the channel knob itself, but the rest of the plastic casing is now perfectly clean