{"id":3279,"date":"2013-01-27T11:15:17","date_gmt":"2013-01-27T17:15:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/w0ep.us\/OM\/?p=3279"},"modified":"2013-01-27T11:19:03","modified_gmt":"2013-01-27T17:19:03","slug":"jackson-hamfest-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/w0ep.us\/OM\/?p=3279","title":{"rendered":"Jackson Hamfest"},"content":{"rendered":"

[Today’s run: rest day]<\/p>\n

No run yesterday or today.<\/p>\n

Yesterday we got up before the chickens and drove the old F-150 down to Jackson, MS with stuff to sell at the hamfest.<\/p>\n

We had a good day and got rid of a lot of stuff.\u00a0 There are always a few wheeler-dealer guys who buy my stuff and then display it for sale on their own table.\u00a0 I got my $$, so I’m not distressed about it, but I find it kind of humorous.\u00a0 I guess that is how commerce works!<\/p>\n

Anyway, I got rid of:\u00a0 TS-830, National NCX-5, dsPIC development board, 8051 development boards, Polarad satellite band signal generators (2), 3-com network switches (2), box of 1940’s era radio magazines, HP analog RMS volt meter (which I had paid too much for at an online auction), some parts of mobile radios.<\/p>\n

And I bought a few things.\u00a0 I bought some UHF connectors and a few crimp-BNCs which may be a wrong size ferrule (we’ll find out), and two analog video cameras.<\/p>\n

Since arriving back home I have been able to determine some info about the video cameras.<\/p>\n

Then are labled, “Kustom Signals, Inc” and EVI-400.\u00a0 They are a repackaged Sony EVI-400 camera. They have zoom and autofocus. The connector is an 8-pin jobbie.\u00a0 I was able to cut down a computer ribbon cable to 2×4 and that fit fine.<\/p>\n

\"Kustom<\/a><\/p>\n

Signals \/ pins :<\/p>\n

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  1. V++\u00a0 (goes into an 8 volt three-terminal regulator)<\/li>\n
  2. Serial TxD (connector CN204 pin 1)<\/li>\n
  3. Ground<\/li>\n
  4. Serial RxD (connector CN204 pin 4)<\/li>\n
  5. foward facing LED\u00a0 (ground pin to light LED)<\/li>\n
  6. Serial DTR (connector CN204 pin 2)<\/li>\n
  7. Serial DSR (conector CN204 pin 3)<\/li>\n
  8. composite video output<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    The guy sold me two of these cameras for $15 and both appear to work.\u00a0 I have not tried to talk to their serial communications lines yet.\u00a0 They use a protocol called VISCA and I have some work to do in that area.\u00a0 I will have to figure that out if I want to use the zoom feature.<\/p>\n

    Kustom Signals Inc has a website and appears to focus on police and public safety market.\u00a0 I’m thinking these were probably in-police-car video.\u00a0 Who knows, maybe the video from one of these cameras appeared on “COPS” or something.<\/p>\n

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