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Let me shed some light on this...ha ha. A charge controller does nothing to change the solar panel output. It only limits the maximum voltage that could applied to the battery and limits the current allowed to flow into the batteries. Charging two batteries of different types and charge...

In the past I have run a bulkhead RF connector through the roof and mounted an antenna to it. You can get nice ones ready made to mount an antenna on the outside, with a low profile right angle inside, with a cable for the radio already attached. Your signal will always be better if your...

This is cell phone hell (Binghamton, NY). I can't get cell or 3/4G at work (TMobile). In the hotel, I can get cell, but no network. I tried your idea first but no hotspot since there is no cell network connection. I thought about seeing if the hotel left the default password on their...

I am a noob to the ham stuff but have been a engineer designing and testing commercial/military/satellite radios for decades. I have run into some questions that I could use answers for and I figure others may have the same questions, so if anyone would care to answer, it may help others also...

Grumpy old fart?... I resemble that remark. One of my mottos is that the definition of stress is the inability to choke the hell out of someone who desperately deserves it.

That is a somewhat complex question. I am an electrical engineer with decades of experience in the commercial/military/space field and communications. For me it pretty easy. The test is a pretty good test of overall electronics and RF knowledge coupled with antenna design. It goes into a...

It isn't really ideal having the antenna that close to the metal rim. Have you tried adjusting the tip and watching the SWR?

Just took and passed my Extra Class this evening. I only missed one question. I went from no license to an Extra ticket in 2 weeks. It does help that I have worked in commercial communications for years. 73! KE0VJR

four options 1) turn around 2) use an axe or hatchet 3) use a bow saw (easy to pack and relatively cheap) 4) small chain saw. With all the beetle kill pine and high winds these days around Colorado, I carry a small 18" chain saw and a bow saw. I went down a trail not too long ago and went back...

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Looks like a great setup. I am a big fan of tool bags.

While tools are nice, parts are better... Check online and find the most likely to fail stuff on your rig. On the early Jeep Cherokee's it is the crankshaft position sensor, or the TPS. I carry a pair of strippers/crimpers with a ton of waterproff butt splice joints and extra wire. I even...

Welcome. I have plans to be down your way on an expedition within 18 months.

I have air bags that I air down for washboard roads, and sometimes if it is really bad, I do the tires as well. Offroad, since the trailer is light, has shocks and air bags, I rarely air down the tires. Shocks are well worth the money on a trailer if you don't want it bouncing around and...

We used to have Sand HIll Cranes on our ranch outside of Stanton, TX. They were pretty rare back 50 years ago.

I've had my Jeep Cherokee for 21 years. My wife surprised me with it for my birthday. She's a keeper (both the wife and Jeep)

Just thought I would check in. KE0VJR General Taking my extra in a week. Just missed it the first time by one question. I work in communications so the tech part was easy, I just had 4 hours to study. Maybe if I get through the study guide all the way I can get at least one more question...

About 20 years ago when I first moved to a new home off of Taft and 45th, I saw tracks in the fresh excavated dirt at the end of my street.

That human attack occurred within 7 miles of my house. A few years ago a 5 yr old was snatched off of a hiking trail while with a church group, within 20 miles of my house. They found parts of his remains a couple of years later.

Moose tastes better than bear.