Any Members in Arkansas?

Welcome.

I'm in Camden when I'm not traveling for work.

 

Welcome from South Little Rock....does that count?

 

Welp, at least it won't rust, for a while, maybe..



Your boy definitely ain't no painter.

 

Looking good!

EJ turned me on to this website. It can be overly motivational and empty your wallet.

https://compactcampingstore.com/

 

I'm just South of you in El Dorado

 

Rock on.

I don't go that way too often. There are very few in here significantly south of LR. Most everyone is around LR or in NWA.

 

Hot Springs here.

 

Howdy neighbor!

 

@TerraNerva After talking to you this morning and coming out of the grocery store later, I heard a guy call "monitoring" from Bryant. I responded back, he heard me, then a guy called from Hot Springs...we could all hear each other, scratchy, but understandable. I asked and we were all mobile with 6dB antennas....I guess the repeaters actually work.... WRMB799 Out.

 

Yep, that Paron repeater is way up on a tower and has a huge coverage area.

https://arkradio.net/repeaters/paron-575/

https://arkradio.net/

 

I guess that's where the 6pm time and weather announcements are coming from. I figure they do it hourly, but that's the only one I hear during the day while mobile.

 

They do those top of the hour and I think bottom of the hour, too. There is also a national push, got this info yesterday. I think it'd be cool if we could talk nationwide...we'll have to work on that. So far, Arkansas has not checked in, but we don't have a sponsor or host hub yet.

https://mygmrs.com/nets

 

Btw I saw around 80-100 Tacos at Rendezvous in Ozarks over the weekend, almost all with antennas installed… yet no repeaters are found anywhere near Byrd’s. Guess overlanders only do simplex?

 

That's a weird take.

 

Repeaters are used when repeaters are available and necessary, I'm sure, but no need when you have 20-30 vehicles in a straight line all headed the same direction. Us multi-day off-road self sustained truck camping bros that don't identify as overlanders are very happy when all those rendezvous yahoos don't use repeaters.

 

I have never used a GMRS repeater. Partly because my radio can’t program dual tone, but we have never ran out of simplex range when camping.

 

I have to show off the smoked buffalo chicken dip I made tonight. I’m quite proud, but I’m sure my stomach will hate me later!

 

Pictures are starting to come in from the weekend. I think the trails were more fun to fun backward (west to east) than the normal (east to west) route.

Cruisers in the Ozarks - October 2021

Group meeting to air down at Turner Bend Country Store. Gas was $3.49 per gallon. I had filled up earlier in Conway at Kroger using my plus card for $3.53.