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That's a gripe of mine, too. I think it's people are following tracks, checking off "must do" things, getting their Instagram shot and moving to the next one. But uber popular trade routes isn't a new phenomenon. The number of people in the side- and backcountry lately is swelling so it seems...

Man, squelching out RFI like that is going to kill your range. If you have to use more than 50% range on the squelch you're limiting yourself to a few miles. A lot of people run fridges and radios without raising their noise floors appreciably so it's a solvable problem once you've identified...

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The problem isn't just the batteries (mainly their tolerance for heat) but also the charging stations. There's a limit to how much current you can push without the handle getting hot. The solution has been to increase the voltage to keep current manageable but there's a limit there, too. As...

The antenna for Starlink makes the assumptive need for high bandwidth, low latency and continuous service as a replacement for terrestrial Internet. The intended markets are different for Iridium and Globalstar. It's relatively easier to throttle down a big pipe than to scale up a...

Globalstar and even Iridium to some extent do seem to face a dilemma with the possibility of ubiquitous Internet such as Starlink. Iridium signed a pretty huge contract to provide service to the government so they're sitting good financially and about a year ago hit a major constellation...

There's nothing at all wrong with oversizing. Even if you never need the ampacity it'll have next to zero voltage drop. Plus if you ever do need the capacity you've done it right, done it once. Ultimately everything is compromise of weight, budget and space, though. So people also shouldn't...

I tend to agree with you on all your principle statements. I'm of the opinion that it's generally better to design a proper chassis ground and run appliance negatives to your chassis nearby, e.g. like the OEM does it (despite the question of "proper" notwithstanding). I don't have 1/0AWG...

Don't read too much into the difference of the 66 satellite constellation of Iridium verses 48 of Globalstar. By deciding not to cover beyond 70° (e.g. the Earth's poles) Globalstar doesn't need as many satellites. The architecture is different. Iridium's satellites are interconnected and...

Every OEM would disagree on using the chassis for ground. Poor workmanship is poor workmanship. It's possible to have issues even running a ground all the way back to the battery so don't get lazy about your crimps, protection and weatherproofing either way. One issue with doing full runs is...

You design for the material and what you can get. Steel makes sense if you can get thin wall tubing in the dimensions you want to use otherwise you're carrying around a lot more weight than you need. A think about this, aircraft airframes are made from aluminum and you have no qualms about...

Do you mean using the terminal itself as just a common point? If the battery-side is fused and you use the same size wire between the fuse, fuse block terminal and the compressor it could be safe. But like Herbie says, you have to add up all the loads to make sure that works. If you're...

@Herbie covers the main points about the inline fuse only being there to protect the compressor, not the wiring. I'll make one point more, though. If your circuit goes battery->large fuse->heavy cable->fuse panel->smaller fuse->smaller cable->inline fuse->compressor the question of safety is...

On that list I'd go 4th gen 4Runner. Haven't achieved silly cult status like the 3rd gen 4Runner and there's still values to be found, lowish miles, decent shape family cars. The only question I have with the Sequioa, Trooper and Montero are aftermarket. The flip side of Toyota...

There was a Unimog that flopped in Big Bend a couple of years ago that closed Old Ore Road for a while. Problem-reaction-solution. https://expeditionportal.com/guy-flips-unimog-in-big-bend-forcing-trail-closure/ https://expeditionportal.com/flopped-big-bend-unimog-recovered/

That's the size I really want. BFG only makes the AT/KO2 in 235/85R16 (so that's what I got) and the MT/KM3 in 255/85R16. Both of those sizes are pretty specific and limited selection. At least with 235/85R16 there's several street and all terrains options (it's a common size for commercial...

Are you referring to the comment @gatorgrizz27 made about recovery straps? For years we had tow straps and recovery straps, the difference being tow straps (with or without hooks) are polypropylene with no stretch and recovery straps are nylon with stretch. The nylon ropes now are like the...

Yup. It's just easiest to illustrate that automotive approaches military specs with temperature ranges. But yes, a big reason crimps are preferred over soldering is mechanical and how you deal with the transition from relatively flexible wire to a fastened terminal. Solder wicking up the...