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  1. M Rose

    Newbie comms questions (HAM/GMRS/APRS)

    You are not wrong, although most of the APRS features in the Yasue FT400XDR are accessible from the head unit. However I’m unsure if you can send SMS via APRS to a phone with the 400XDR. I know you can send messages back and forth between APRS users with or without the need of an igate...
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    Newbie comms questions (HAM/GMRS/APRS)

    I’m a huge fan of the Rugged brand accessory mounts. The A pillar would be a more ideal mounting location over the bumper, although adding a mount to the under side of your RTT would probably get you the best performance (if possible). I’m not much of a help on antenna selection because I don’t...
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    Lug Extenders for Breaker

    It took me a week for drain my battery down completely with the radio accidentally left on. If you make sure to turn it off, there is no draw.
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    Newbie comms questions (HAM/GMRS/APRS)

    I have spent most of this summer experimenting with using just an HT for 2m/70cm communication… places I could hit the repeaters easily with 25 watts I can hear, but they can’t hear me… Last night I tried using my 8 watt HT to hit a repeater 15 miles away with an external J-Pole antenna...
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    PNW Overland Expo Question

    One thing that would help… I noticed a lot of people were trying to buy tickets the last two weeks before the Expo, but online sales had stopped… the website said “Sold Out”… they may need to market it better so that people know tickets are still available at the gate, just not at the presale...
  6. M Rose

    Lug Extenders for Breaker

    Communication gear always runs fused straight to the battery… the battery acts as an RF Filter. And yes LED lights are RF Generators.
  7. M Rose

    Lug Extenders for Breaker

    GMRS needs to go straight to the battery… Or to the auxiliary fuse box… your rigid lights don’t play well with radios…
  8. M Rose

    Lug Extenders for Breaker

    I don’t know what your power needs are going to be, so I safely can’t answer your question… 4 gauge is absolutely the smallest gauge I would even consider running to the power box… my shortest run is 3” from my batter to my starter solenoid… factory used single ott battery cable, I upgraded to...
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    Ask About OB1, The Overland Bound App

    Soon OB1 will do the conversion directly… until then, youse your favorite converter.
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    Ask About OB1, The Overland Bound App

    Yes… but right now is a several step process… you must upload your GPX file to some kind of cloud based storage like “Drop Box” or Google Drive, and then download the file to your device, then upload the file to OB1… as soon as the web based interface goes live you will be able to do it all from...
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    Northwest Fire closures

    Please update this page throughout the 2022 fire season. currently the Umatila and Wallowa/Whitman National Forrest are in Moderate Fire Danger, no active fires reported at this time. New seasonal restrictions are in place. NOTICE SEASONAL RESTRICTIONS On the Wallowa-Whitman National...
  12. M Rose

    Does your Gazelle T3X tent have a hole at the top?

    Yes mine has a hole there, no bugs do not get in
  13. M Rose

    Exploring Montana in One Week

    Do your research on Glacier NP, a lot of the road infrastructure was damaged this winter… some roads have no projected dates to reopen.
  14. M Rose

    Tiny A cabin...

    In the bicycle touring world there is a website called “Warm Showers”. It is pretty much a list of hosts that offer their property for travelers to stop and camp, get a warm shower and possibly even a meal at little or no cost. We could start something similar here on OB. I have heard and...
  15. M Rose

    Friday Night HAM Radio NET

    We just need a dedicated server running EchoLink connected to the internet… the server doesn’t even have to be able to connect to a radio.
  16. M Rose

    Tetons Circumnavigation!

    Ashton Flags Road is closed in the winter time; according to some people I know who tried bikepacking the road last week said they were informed the road wouldn’t be open until the end of the month at the soonest, but possibly much later… apparently they are dealing with a couple of slides and...
  17. M Rose

    Lets see some trail photos!

  18. M Rose

    Home Dehydrated Food Is Much Better Than You Think

    I have been looking at that book for a while
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    Memorial Day isn’t about the veterans… it’s a day to remember our brothers and sisters we have...

    Memorial Day isn’t about the veterans… it’s a day to remember our brothers and sisters we have lost and aren’t ever returning home. RIP Sham Pack 2008
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    PNW Overland Expo Question

    Who is we?
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