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  1. M Rose

    Member Introductions *NEW MEMBERS INTRODUCE YOURSELF*

    Welcome Chris, As @Kent R said, I’m the Northwest Director. If you need help with anything, don’t hesitate to reach out to me. Currently we don’t have any directors in Canada and we are looking for Member Reps through out the Provinces. Again Chris, if there is anything I can do to for you...
  2. M Rose

    Avenza vs. Gaia

    Before purchasing GAIA, consider this as well... OB1 is a navigational application that by next spring is going to out perform any other navigation application for Overlanding.
  3. M Rose

    What Did You Do With Your Rig Today?

    Not when you have to work outside...
  4. M Rose

    Newer to region

    Hellos Dusty! @Neal A. Tew is your regional director. Reach out to him for contacts throughout the region.
  5. M Rose

    Panhandle Overland Rally

    That looks like fun... too bad it’s October 3rd. I have prior engagements that weekend.
  6. M Rose

    What Did You Do With Your Rig Today?

    I got my transmission jack in tonight, then wouldn’t you know it started raining again... hopefully tomorrow I can assemble my jack and start pulling the transmission and engine...
  7. M Rose

    Looking for an F-250 Snorkel Kit

    Snorkels add a prefilter and that is about all they do. If you custom make one, or spend lots of money they help in water crossings, but what is never talked about is raising the exhaust pipe for water crossings.... you need both intake and exhaust to stay out of the water. I’m on another...
  8. M Rose

    Recommended radio?

    You can’t get blister pack GMRS radios... they are .5-1 watt FMRS radios with fixed antenna... GMRS radios are 5 watts and higher, and have more frequencies. GMRS requires a $70 license good for 10 years, FMRS is no license (like a cb). GMRS is only good if you are in an area with public GMRS...
  9. M Rose

    Member Introductions *NEW MEMBERS INTRODUCE YOURSELF*

    Welcome Dan, I’m just over the mountain from you in La Grande. I am the Director for the Northwest. Your closest member representative is @PNW EXPLR over in Kennewick, Washington. Feel free to contact myself or @PNW EXPLR with any questions. The Tri-Cities Clubhouse is a very active thread...
  10. M Rose

    Recommended radio?

    In Arizona most people are running GMRS and 2m.
  11. M Rose

    Nez Perce (Née-Me-Poo) National Historic Trail.

    I won’t be running it this year. Unless a fairy comes and finishes my projects.
  12. M Rose

    US Northwest Slate Peak WWII Radar Site/ Ballard Campground

    Awesome area and lots of history right there.
  13. M Rose

    Jeep JL Roof Lights

    Never mind, I’ll back out because you’re missing the point... you don’t need the frame... I was referring g to the strain relief glands he links in the video...
  14. M Rose

    Jeep JL Roof Lights

    You still run the wire up the windshield frame to the roof rack. or use the same parts @brien used and just drill holes in the roof...
  15. M Rose

    Jeep JL Roof Lights

    It’s exactly the same way...
  16. M Rose

    The Tri-Cities Clubhouse

    I’m going to be setting up Rigs ‘No Coffee again starting next month. I’m thinking Third Saturday of the month again.
  17. M Rose

    What Did You Do With Your Rig Today?

    I used to love Drafting... had several real nice tables and boards I built myself... and lots of neat little gadgets for measuring and drawing... then I found CAD. It changed my life. I have several thousand CAD files of different project I either built or plan to build, ranging from drawer...
  18. M Rose

    What Did You Do With Your Rig Today?

    Well it started raining two hours ago... it’s low 7am.. and the ground is a muddy sloppy mess. I wish I could put an HF garage up... I was told by the landlord that I can’t. Btw I have a reading nice karosean heater made specifically for shop use... Well I am glad it rained today. We need...
  19. M Rose

    My Ham Shack- Yaesu FT-2900- Icom IC-7100, and a leap into the digital world of radio

    I spent most of the evening poking around inside the TK-790H tonight getting ideas on how I want to lay out the hardware upgrades. While digging around I might have accidentally stumbled upon a solution to a problem that other TK-790 users have. The TK-x90 radios can have a separation cable to...
  20. M Rose

    HAM Radio Call Sign Check-In Thread

    The CB will come back in popularity soon... we are entering the next solar cycle, which means long range DX will be more frequent and DXers will be breaking out their squawk boxes... I just set up my 10m antenna and hope to start seeing some activity on the band.