Another radio bug, 1/2 prep, new challenge, made in the USA??

Just for the hell of it I punched in my work address in the 930BT this morning to test out the navigation function of the radio.  I was pleased that my parking brake bypass evidently works, allowing me to use the navigation system when the truck is moving.  I however was not pleased that I couldn’t hear the voice NAV guidance.

I was getting annoyed when it sounded like the podcast I was listening to via wireless bluetooth seemed to be bouncing between the right and left speaker.  What I realized was this bouncing was when the navigation voice was speaking, it was just so low that I couldn’t hear it.

When I stopped to put air in a tire I verified that I have the voice volume option turned up to max volume.  However it almost sounded like the voice wasn’t coming through the speakers as all, it almost sounds like it is coming through the GMOS-04 adapter that is buried in the dash which has a small speaker used to replicate the factory chimes.

Why this would be the case is beyond me although it must mean I have something miswired in the harness.  I guess it is a good thing I plan to rip the entire thing apart again anyway.  I need a whole day to dedicate to nothing but getting this project cleaned up.

So I have been taking it a bit easy at the gym this week doing no running or leg weight work in anticipation of the extreme workload I will be placing upon them on Sunday in the half marathon.  Knock on wood my left knee/calf has felt ok for the last couple days.

Last night after work I filmed a video to introduce March’s BB challenge.  I am not quite sure how it wound up being over 8 minutes long.  For some reason in exercise videos where I am speaking to a camera I am far more chatty than I typically would be in most conversations with a flesh and blood human being.  Anyway, here is the video.

As I mentioned yesterday this weekend promises to be quite busy, trying to wedge in house chores and SSR audio work around timing one race and running another.  Oh well, it is better than sitting around collecting dust.

I was amazed when I saw the new pair of New Balance running sneakers Ali snagged for me were actually made in the USA, something that is simply unheard of anymore.

Now NB only manufactures about 25% of it’s sneakers in the US (7,000,000 or so) but that is 25% more than anybody else.  It definitely will make me lean towards buying New Balance for all my future athletic footwear.