Do you ever think....

Sometimes I can be a dumb-ass.  

 Last year I switched from a traditional folding wallet to a slim wallet.  It's great. I don't have enough room to hoard my receipts so I use the app on my phone to do my expenses.(which really is a lot more efficient) And, I don't fell like I'm sitting on rock all the time. My big fear is that it's so easy to lose.  So, after spending a quite a while looking for it the other day after I slipped out of my pocket, I decided that maybe I'll get a Tile Slim so that I can set a proximity alert and be able to find it if when I lose it again. 

Go through the process of configuring it. Slide it in the wallet. Make a run to get pizza.  Top of the drive a get an alert that I've left my wallet at home. Nope, it's in my pocket. Huh?.... odd...... Play with it at the pizza place and it seems to be working.  Grab the pie and leave.  Another alert about leaving my wallet at the restaurant.  

Get home. Use the app to find my wallet, that's in my hand and nothing happens.  Pull out the Tile push the button to find my phone and still nothing.  Try the process again and it works....huh?.....

Head-banging, Gibbs slap myself, light bulb moment. The new wallet is RFID blocking. I can't put the Tile Slim inside and expect it to work. At least I have confirmation that the RFID blocking works.  SMHat least The Stupid didn't hurt.....this time.

Prep's This Week

I've been building my radio communications supplies. I received my GMRS license a while back and have focused on that as my open air communications.  

 I added 2 GM-15 Pro's to my stock. I've been pretty happy with the previous Baofeng radios.  They're cheap enough that I can easily stock spares.  The importance of the "2 is one, 1 is none" was reinforced as one of the UV series decide to stop transmitting during this week's commo check.  It works fine as a receiver, but no TX.

The GM-15 seems to be a pretty good radio for the price point.  I'm getting decent ranges and so far they've held up.