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So I left off with Antennas. There are literally thousands of books written on antenna theory. I’m not going to dive into the different antenna systems as this opens a whole can of worms not intended for this discussion. We want an antenna that can be easily set up at home in an HOA, as well...

We get the hate for a few reasons... Price, most forums are free so people see OB as just a forum so they don’t realize what they are actually buying into. The app isn’t free you have to be a paid member to use the app. The trip planning software also requires a separate subscription. But...

The maps are populated by us the members and vetted by the development crew. When we find descrpincies in the maps there is a way to flag it for additional information and corrections. you ask how we the community make it better? Well that’s obvious, start populating the maps. As for a Waze...

It’s good to get off topic dreaming of a long anticipated expedition. I agree the deserts sound cool... you might think of coming up through Arizona, Nevada into Central Oregon and Central Washington and take I-90 over Snoqualmie Pass, if the weather conditions allow it, otherwise driving the...

I’m keeping an eye out for infection. The itching is from my mustache playing with the stitches I think.. burning feels like salt on chapped lips.

I’m wanting to do just that with a diy rotator assembly for a directional antenna.

That tree must have just blown over. Great rescue.

They saw my artery before even irrigating the wound . They were worried about The nerve bundles as well, but I missed those by a long ways... I’m surprised at how little pain I’m in... just a lot of itching and burning on the end of my lips. How has your leg healed up? Dana18’s and 20’s...

I’m very jealous of the hoist system... I would love something like that for the Bronco Top.

Heat retention is decent, not the best I have ever had, but it does a good enough job using a Buddy Heater to take the chill off at night, and again in the morning... a decent sleeping bag is all that is really needed to stay warm all night any ways. Im sorry to hear your trip got pushed back a...

I love my T4 Plus. Yes it’s long, but unless it’s a backpacking tent, it’s not fitting inside my Bronco or 4Runner when the kids come with us. I use the Plus for my Coms shack when the kids aren’t with us, and as a second sleeping quarters when they do come.

I’m jealous of your garage.

I’ll be adding a portable antenna for both the shack and portable later today.

So far we have been doing all the digital work off the factory rubber duck on our HT. Which works ok at best. But what if we want to use our digital radio setup in our vehicle or yet in our shack at home? The stock antenna just might not work very well. For our vehicle the answer is very...

HamCuredSmoke does an excellent coverage of the IC-7100 features and functions... of your seriously considering this rig I suggest to watch his series.

No, the dash was redesigned in 1995. 1996 introduced OBD II which then controls the gauge clusters.

SARS is operated by the County Sheriff Department, go to your local Count Sheriff web page and they will have a page for SAR volunteering. As for backcountry EMT, most are from the city volunteer fire departments, or members of SAR, at least here where I am.

You’re upgraded

So far we have covered using a HT, Mobilinkd TNC. Windows Laptop, and Cell phone’s to operate APRS and send messages via WinLink. But let’s face it, a laptop takes up a lot of relestate in our rig, and we are already using our Tablet/cell phone for navigation. Running APRS in the background is...

Well, let’s knock the dust off them and put them to use in your house... practice at home before you need it out in the back country. My next post will be about the Pi Shack, it will help knock the dust of of @RoarinRow gadgets and allow us to move seamlessly between our ham shacks to the road.