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What Band(s) do you have available to you in your Overland rig? What thought process lead you to picking this/these band(s)?

I'd like to get a feel for the Hams in the group. Do you Overland with a Mobile VHF/UHF radio, A handheld VHF/UHF Radio, or both? Then, if you would be willing to explain the reasoning you've used for making the decision you have.

Ok, where do I begin.... Power: 4AWG from both the power and ground terminals of the battery, to under the center console next to the shifter. Dual copper distro blocks, taking 4AWG to four smaller outputs. 100A fuse on both power and ground 4" or so from the battery Radios: Kenwood...

I hadn't heard of them before now. Bookmarking their site though. I had done a presentation on "Mobile Radio Communications" for Texas Overland in Austin this past November. I am planning on giving the presentation again out in the Dallas FortWorth area for "North Texas Overland" and then...

SLO Rob, No problem at all. I kind of want to do a.... "My name is Lars, I'm a Ham, Ask Me Anything..." type thread at some point. :)

What Is Ham Radio: The ARRL describes Amateur Radio as follows: "Amateur Radio (ham radio) is a popular hobby and service that brings people, electronics and communication together. People use ham radio to talk across town, around the world, or even into space, all without the Internet or cell...

Patience :)

For what the raw components are I think so. For what the finished product is, they're cheaper than the two other big players in this space. sPOD, and Switch-Pros. For me it's about ease and convenience. I don't have a full shop in my garage to build something super clean and neat, and I...

got it!... So I was talking to the owner of Trail Toys about the remotes, and found out they operate on 12v. As a result I ordered a second one, which I'm going to attempt to wire into the truck's cab directly. (more photos to come when that happens.) I don't know if it'll work or if I'll...

Normally we would have headed through St. Louis, down to Joplin, and over to Tulsa, but I-55 was closed at several points due to flooding on the Mississippi. We spent the night in Leavenworth Kansas, Saturday night. Neat city, with a lot of interesting history!

Ultimately all the lights on my truck are wired to the battery already anyway. What exactly is it you're concerned about because I'm actually interested. This simply cleans up all the relays, fuses, and wiring into a tidy box. Second, it prevents me from pulling 9 or 10 cables through the...

Honestly? I think I have it already... Maybe with a HiLux Diesel conversion somewhere down the road, but otherwise I'm super happy with my overlander.

This feels like cheating, but during our Christmas trip back to the Midwest we took my wife's car. She has a Yaesu FT-8800r in the car, and we brought a Yaesu VX-7R with us as well, but I don't have an APRS unit for her car yet like I have in the truck. I wanted a way for my dad to track our...

The radio I've owned, and regret selling the most was an Icom. 746Pro is a FANTASTIC HF Rig for the money....

I own a bunch of Yaesu radios too. :)

Acquired a second first aid kit for the truck. Kit 1 is a Dixie Medical Trauma First Aid Kit: Link Kit 2 is an Adventure Medical Kit Mountain Fundamentals Kit: Link I'm looking at picking up some kind of water proof hard case to put the AMK kit into so I can attach the kit to my bed rails...

Out in the Central Texas Hill Country, it's all Cedar bushes. Similar effect.

When I get back to Austin I'll be moving the front LED Light Bar, and Reverse/Camp lights to the TrailToys NSA Box. I also have a 44" LED Bar that I'll be building a mount for above the windshield, a full set of rock lights (using 4" COB LEDs), and a set of ditch light pods from Black Oak (4x...

Mine's not there yet, but it's starting to pick up pin stripes from the trail. :)

Installed a bunch of lights on my truck, with several more coming. Under Hood Anti Dark. This replaced one screw holding the headlight, and activates the LEDs when the hood is opened. Truck Bed Anti Dark. -- (comes on with the interior dome lamp) Rear Camp/Reverse LED Pods Front 30"...