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Start studying for your license. There are bands that are shared with military for use in cross-service communication during an emergency. There are special rules above those for general amateur use so you have to be aware of what's allowed and how to use it. Ham is much more versatile than what...

I've been considering a end-fed random wire for portable with my FT-897D. You have to apply for permission to operate the LF stuff because of interference with powerline monitoring equipment that operates on similar frequencies and the antennas are impossibly long. Are you maybe thinking of...

The Viair 88p is a good one: This little Chinese job does pretty well too. A buddy has had one for several years now. The plastic hose breaks up so I'd recommend getting a rubber hose for it eventually. Just have to get you a coupler that works with the factory connector which should be a...

Entirely dependant on band, conditions and antenna. Could be the next truck in line, could be Italy. HF wise, you'd only really be using in an emergency you get help or playing radio. 80m is fairly short most days but seems to get longer in the winter. The Virginia wide nets are on 80m. It...

Installed my sliders! Took a little longer than I imagined but I kept having to run inside and warm up and A buddy texted me during the driver's side and we had a long conversion. It's done though! Now I don't have to be as concerned about the rough stuff!

**I don't have the time to set this up right now with other things going on in life that are more pressing. We'll try to get together on something later on. Sorry everyone.** Hey Virginians! We've been chatting about a state-wide meet-up for a bit now. Who would be up for a weekend at James...

Sliders are supposed to bee here today and I just ordered a knockoff Helinox Chair One from Amazon that was a cyber Monday deal as well as some pieces for some of my Coleman lanterns. Also picking up a buddy propane heater this evening and selling some old gear.

To tip one more opinion in, I have the factory jack and my Hi-Lift under the back seat. I've considered a bottle jack but haven't found the need for one just yet.

These were on sale on Amazon today so I snagged one to stash in the back of the Xterra. Guess we'll give it a try.

OK guys, one month left in 2017. What're we getting into?

Look at what you are doing with it and decide which suits your needs better. Currently, I'm taking roads and trails that I'm wanting to run at stock height in my Xterra. However, I was bashing my step tubes and had even moved one side back and up quite a bit. Before I have a repeat of the...

I think a tire patch kit would be a good buy. Although I just carry an inexpensive one from the local auto parts store. I have several Coleman lanterns, they can be had reasonably priced used and are great light around camp that don't deplete batteries or need recharged. A couple old military...

We take the time to pick up and I try to carry some kind of trash bag with me. Everywhere you stop you'll find enough trash to fill a bag. The forest service road up behind my house is less than a mile from the transfer station for our counties trash and I'm always amazed at the volume of trash...

Well it was good to see Dwayne and nice to meet you and your wife Patrick. The whole "grab a beer" thing kind of fell apart on me but that's life I guess. Hope everyone had a good time and safe travels home.

Well, I got to chat with Jim a bit on the repeater on the way in but I missed you both at the flea market. Sorry guys, maybe I'll catch up with y'all some other time.

I just got around to putting mine on today. I've been debating about where I wanted out but finally settled on the rear hatch, beside the handle of the Xterra.

Edit: There was a rule change in September that upped limits for FRS to 2w over most of their band. They also extended the GMRS license period to 10 years from 5. https://wiki.radioreference.com/index.php/FRS/GMRS_combined_channel_chart

No, that's the beauty of it. FRS and GMRS share some frequencies. FRS has a low power limit, 1/2W, where GMRS has a higher limit but either can use that frequency. So if you're just starting out, you can use your Wal-Mart HT to talk to the guys with GMRS licenses. Then when you feel like it's...

Bonfire is after the flea market is over, I'll have to check with Adam for specifics. I was wanting to head over to the brewery between 3-4 maybe and grab some BBQ and good beer.

I usually run CH4 on everything (cb, frs, gmrs) just so it's one number to remember. But I'm going away from CB. The little FRS or GMRS HTs are a lot simpler to get and use than a full blown CB install for most people and if you get the GMRS license it covers your entire household and gets you...