"Wheeler's Anonymous"

@goblue82 Seen this? 50W

http://www.ruggedradios.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=296_26_881&products_id=2007

Allows programmed channels and frequency mode.

Remote face plate could make for a really clean setup.

 

My Google force is weak today. Do you have a link or some info on this?

 

Oh snap. That's slick. Could mount the remote head unit to my Tech Deck.

 

http://www.arrl.org/find-an-amateur-radio-license-exam-session

 

Lol
Well done. I rarely proof read or correct my retarded auto correct from my phone.

 

That works! Thanks!

 

Hi All,
we got one more spot left for the Mojave Road trip Dec 17th-19th. Hit me up if your interested. So far this is the group
1.me
2. @snowboard704
3. @eon_blue
4. @Kens04Taco
5. @Andybear

 

I'll be in next year haha. I wish I could make it!

 

Try to make time for Greg's trip in April. That's gonna be epic! Grand Canyon,Zion and Moab. So pumped for Moab

 

Couldn't you work something out with 4 months notice... I remember you saying your ex can be tough to deal with though.

 

Bummer. I imagine my work schedule will mess some of this up for me. Regardless if I request time off way in advance. I got a lot of responsibility so I got to put work first most of the time.

 

thats just sad in general.

As a father I couldn't imagine using a child as a tool. Even before I was a parent I couldn't imagine it either.

 

Slots filling up quick.

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/april-may-2017-the-utah-traverse.463374/#post-13797369

 

Fatherly WIN

 

I wish I could take that many days of work off, sounds like a blast

 

Rad. I think my girlfriend will be done with school around then as well and I know she will definitely be down to go. @goblue82 and I have also talked about an eastern Sierra's trip around then as well

 

Its gonna be rough for me to take that time off too but you just gotta make time for vacations like this or life will pass you by. I use to miss out on some great stuff cause I'm always worried about work.

 

Eastern Sierras are my shit. Namely because its all so close. I can be in Alabama Hills looking at Mt Whitney in 3 hrs. Coyote Flats is a spot ill be hitting as well. From lone pine to Yosemite and Bridgeport, we can go anytime between spring and fall. There will be a few 3 day weekends spent in the Sierras.

 

Looks to be the same and the mod is called weatherman it allows you to run a higher frequency. when people that don't have the mod try to talk to you you can't hear them but you can talk to them. it runs frequencies from 150 to 165

 

I'll add a little bit to the discussion to clarify.

For V/UHF radio comms, power is usually the least important factor. If you can talk to someone with 5 watts, and you then use 50 watts, it's is not going to make any difference at all on the receiving end, you'll be heard just the same. For reference, each time you double your transmit power, it only results in 3 dB gain. So the difference between 5W vs. 50W is like a 9 db.

As an example, at my home I use 5W to talk to mountain top repeaters 40 miles away, no problems. The resistor I took out of my radio will allow my radio to transmit outside the ham bands, to be used only during an emergency.

A proper antenna should be central to a good install. For vehicle installs I recommend a 1/2 wave antenna for VHF. It is much more tolerant when ground plane is small or non-existent. The Larsen 2/70B is a great choice.

Second to antenna, should be a good transceiver. Kenwood / Yaesu / ICOM for ham gear.

The race radios you mentioned are good hardware, but they are not field programmable, hence are virtually useless for a licensed HAM operation.

My advice, is get your amateur radio license, and a field programmable radio. An alternative to that is a GMRS license which grants you privileges in the UHF spectrum, and up to 50w Mobile power. Then you just need a radio programmed for right freqs.

Lastly, although the risk is very low IMO, transmitting with a race radio (VHF), or HAM gear, without the right license is illegal.