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I would personally not sacrifice travel just to fit a larger tire. One of the myths in the 4x4 world is that you always want the largest tire you can squeeze in the wheel opening but it's not that simple. A larger contact patch doesn't always translate into more traction, it ultimately depends...

The NOAA weather radio stations are also reliable (transmitting 24/7/365) VHF stations close enough to amateur 2m to test reception. https://www.weather.gov/nwr/ If you ever get into HF most of us use WWV/WWVH, the NIST time stations, to check propagation and antennas...

I'd start with @dreadlocks's suggestion, simplify to just use the internal speaker and eliminate external noise or a poor connection. Make sure the radio is working first.

If that's a good representation, the crashes and way it fades in and out at 11 miles with what should be a good radio and antenna I'd check for serious kinks in the coax and if the connector is making poor contact. You should be what's called full quieting, meaning all audio and essentially no...

Describe this static. How close to the transmitting station are you? Is the engine running in the truck? Putting chokes on coax shouldn't help and if it does you have a more fundamental issue, like ground loops. The whole point of unbalanced coax cable is that it's shielded against...

Regarding cross band repeat, just know it's generally not legal with most of these radios since they do not correctly identify themselves. The Kenwood TM-V71 and TM-D710 are capable of adding a call sign but they're the only ones AFAIK. The problem is the receive side can't identify itself...

Frame situation and condition? Original or replaced?

Seems silly to pull out the laptop and go through all the effort to flip the switch when a few steps through the menu can turn them on. Certainly easier to put the tags themselves on when you program the memories, though.

From the IC-2730 manual regarding alphanumeric names. The menu steps to display them at the lower right of the page.

That's my approach, too. Bring tools, spares and recovery so that it's about managing expectations of what might fail on the trail, what you're actually going to rig up a fix and keep going verses limp to an exit plan B of finding a mechanic or shop. I think the original point about if you...

FWIW the western slope has a lot of 70cm, the Grand Mesa Repeaters Association are all UHF, the Sinbad connected system in Utah is a mix of both. The Colorado Connection of course is all VHF and the SkyHub Linked system is mostly 70cm. The Roaring Fork is mostly UHF and Ski Country is mostly...

I use tank mechanic's or various canvas parachute bags I found digging through the bins at the mil surplus store.

In all seriousness they are obviously built by Anyone for Midland and that alone isn't unusual. The firmware isn't the same although I suspect the hardware is similar, if not identical. So Midland is under no obligation to eat the cost for engineering developing, marketing it potential buyers...

Surely you're not suggesting the MXT400... ...and the Anytone AT-588 might be the same radio internally?

If you're dead set on not just using a communication speaker you could use a DPDT switch. Speaker on the common (3 & 4), ham external on 1 & 2 and stereo on 5 & 6. If you want to use both speakers with one lever you'd have to gang two sets of contacts. Just my $0.02 but a small...

I think the TM-D710 external speakers are configurable in the same way as the TM-V71 but it's not clear in the D710 manual. On the V71 You can put both sides on one speaker, each side on a dedicated speaker, one band on the internal and one on the external.

We don't do any favors by using terms indiscriminately, such as "ground" in this case. Ground, as in the Earth, plays a role in the radio arts but here it's best to use it carefully. You need circuit returns, which is what the "ground" means for the electrical feed line (connectors and coax)...

That assumes one supply does not upset the other. You'll have two control loops chasing each other if they're both powered. It's usually OK to leave a powered off supply connected since most should be (but not always are) high impedance. But you'd wise to check with the data sheet or directly...

Alcan are fine spring but just realize Bill is trying to sell the company so there may be some current and future hiccups. https://www.bizbuysell.com/Business-Opportunity/Alcan-Spring-Inc/1723884/ Actually, I'm not sure what their situation is at the moment. I haven't gotten over to that...

That may be a fluorescent lamp ballast, e.g. stepping voltage up. There exist 12VDC ballasts so it may be possible to find one that matches what the bulb needs.