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So, we got back from Montana (Missoula and Glacier area) not quite 2 weeks ago. While it was mostly an enjoyable experience, we decided to cut it short as we felt like we weren't getting as much out of it as we had hoped for or expected when compared to our trip to Colorado last summer. We...

Where in SD are you moving to?

Not sure if this was understood/mentioned, but a Garmin inReach isn't a PLB. It's a 2-way satellite communication device whereas a PLB is a one-way, low-power beacon that simply sends out an SOS. The inReach requires a subscription, the PLB doesn't. The inReach Mini is relatively inexpensive...

The NorthEast region is covered here - Everything Else East Region Your subject title and the section you posted in doesn't jive with your question, either. I would post your question in the section I just linked.

So, there are a lot of different tests and calculations you can do to determine SoC and capacity of a battery. SoC is related to voltage but any load on the battery must be part of the equation. To make this simple, we'll assume there is 0 load on the battery (fully disconnected). If the...

In a perfect world, meaning no efficiency losses in the electrical system and a battery that can actually supply 45AH that would translate into 50 hours of runtime if the fridge averages 0.9A/hr. Having the fridge pull the battery all the way down to 10.1v is going to severely shorten the life...

We have a slightly different approach for a couple of reasons (at least); Space/packing and relaxation. When it comes to space and packing I don't want to have to stack items on top of other items or have to shuffle things around to get to other things. I do have a zero gravity chair, I take...

I'll keep my eyes (and ears) open for ya! I'll have my ham radio on the 2m national calling frequency as well as be sending/receiving APRS beacons whenever I'm on the road. We'll be leaving Illinois probably on the 10th as long as we're all packed up and ready to go.

That's actually my main loop for a trip we leave on in just over a week. Doesn't include any off-road/overlanding trails, just marking main areas along the way that we will venture off pavement to explore and camp and is mainly a reference for how far we'll be driving so we can plan our days...

Nope, there are no off-road trails inside the park. All roads are well-established and you must stay on them. If you want to go off-road/overlanding then it will have to be outside the park boundary.

Yeah, that was their first product, then they added the Offroad app/service. The Hunt and Offroad services are totally separate. Correct, you can also manually add waypoints in the app by dropping pins but dropping multiple pins doesn't allow you to create a route. I wouldn't even call...

Are you sure you're not thinking of onX Hunt? onX Off-Road is a different app/service with different content. I currently have both Gaia and onX Off-Road subscriptions, they're different enough that there's not tons of overlap in capabilities. My basic usage of them falls into 2 categories...

Nice! In that case just make sure you have a good base and mount that will provide good antenna options, if I were to do it all over again I'd probably go with an NMO mount but my current setup as worked well enough that I haven't felt like messing with it (SO-239 mount).

You've got a few options and they will have various compromises. First that comes to mind is the antenna from Signal Stuff. I've heard great things about their handheld antennas but the mobile antenna is a new product. Flexibility is no problem and the antenna gain is a good all-around...

I can second the AnyTone being a good option for a decent price. I don't have that radio but I do have the AT-D878UV Plus HT and it's a nice unit. The radio itself is solidly built and the CPS software for programming the radios is really good for being free so I would assume the AT-D578UVIII...

@M Rose and @Sjo527 FWIW, I can send and receive emails and SMS messages directly on my FTM-400 via APRS. It's not as full-featured as doing it on a computer via TNC and packet radio, but APRS itself supports both via iGates as I've done both previously. Here's a video showing it being done...

Sure, but if the OP has no use for accessing the TNC then it's a non-issue to begin with. They never said they wanted to do anything other than APRS. Sure, having the ability is nice, but why buy a more expensive radio for a function that may never be used while also ending up with a...

I've been super happy with my FTM-400XDR, I do use APRS but I haven't had a need to have access to the TNC so hasn't been an issue since I'm only doing APRS. That said, you CAN connect an external TNC to the FTM-400 if you want to do packet radio other than APRS, but if that's not something you...

Buuuut that's not a ham/amateur radio vanity callsign. ;) Thank you for your service! My vanity callsign is W9DRX because our vehicles follow a Guardians of the Galaxy theme, thus my forum username as well. My license plate is DRAX.

We're mainly on the same page, but you seem to be confusing EPA and CARB approved cans with DOT-approved cans. The DOT cans are approved to transport gasoline. The No-Spill spouts work very well and aren't anything like the dumb EPA/CARB spouts that fail/break or result in gas spilling because...