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Speaking to what @sonoronos is talking about, it's not unusual for hams to build antennas using PVC pipes for base stations to give them rigidity. One that's common is Ed Fong's, WB6IQN, from way back in 2003. He still builds and sells it and a couple of other variations. Dr. Fong is on the...

Not sure on the 3rd gen 4Runner but in my 2008 Tacoma the ECU has a field to report the voltage it reads and the OBD software I use can also read the plug voltage if the adapter measures it. Can't say I know the SAE or EPA rules for what must be standard. I don't run Torque and the adapter I...

The voltage anywhere in the harness is subject to voltage drop based on load. It could vary a lot. The measurement point makes a difference. The one that matters is the voltmeter measurement at the battery but the quality of the tool makes or breaks it. If you don't know the quality...

@craig333, why does APRS not interest you? I'm just curious since to those who I've demonstrated APRS seem to recognize the utility for our use but still it's not adopted enthusiastically by a significant margin. I've chalked that up to being a more advanced (so to speak) part of the hobby and...

Just wanted to chime in to highlight this statement. I think a lot of people have a misconception about amateur radio that's not necessarily always true. There's the classic stereotype of a tighty whitey ham. That's one aspect of the hobby. But experimenting with technology, trying different...

I did the same many years ago with my WilderNest. Surely an insurance agent should know how to deal with this. You want to make sure it's clear up front because they aren't quite slide-in RV sort of campers like insurance companies are familiar with but they're more valuable than plain old...

I keep a crib sheet with at least the menu descriptions for radios. If you program them and use them routinely you'll get used to the common functions but invariably you'll need to add a channel or change a repeater tone using the front panel instead of a laptop and it'll be like trying to set...

A GMRS radio isn't going to do much for listening to the Forest Service or any public organizations really. A general reception VHF radio might. Some GMRS radios have the ability to tune the seven defined NOAA National Weather Service stations. There's hundreds of NWS stations around the...

Funny how they almost knew 12 years would be sufficient, eh? If it's got a perforation I'd imagine that's going to dink it's value.

No market I guess. We don't have the ubiquity of bull bars and UHF CB, the 11m U.S. CB service is a mess. Hams tend to have our own options (I drilled holes in the roof and use commercial antennas). Maybe if GMRS really grows in 4WD circles we'll see more rugged bull bar antennas, I dunno.

In fact I snapped this photo back in July 2016 at the dealer in Ft. Collins.

Colorado was an affected state under my LSC because they use salt and mag chloride in the winter. I live in Grand Junction, not exactly the Rust Belt, don't get complacent. There's trucks getting frames at dealers around Colorado. I started getting after mine the year after I bought it, so at...

It never was a recall on 05+ trucks, just a limited service campaign. They did recall and/or buy-back some of the first gen trucks. A recall would actually give the owner some leverage. These LSCs are voluntary and experiences range from seamless to royal pains in the rear. My extension to...

GME will know what it's tuned for (e.g. probably Aussie UHF CB). You could ask them. Since they don't sell them directly in the U.S. it's kind of hard to know for sure.

He seems to mean within 4WD recovery, but his emphasis seems to imply it's not safe. It is generally safe to link shackles like that within a WLL standpoint, as Crosby's discussion states. The recovery question is philosophical. The argument goes that you want the least amount of mass hung...

Stoopid speel cheeker!

http://news.thecrosbygroup.com/news/shackle-to-shackle-by-crosby Connecting Shackle to Shackle The popular Crosby forged chain and anchor shackles (3/16” – 3”) can be point to point loaded to the Working Load Limit without bending of the pin/bolt. Connecting bow to bow, or bow to pin is the...

Yeah @Alloy, that is f'n clever.

That can be said for many products. Millennials, like, say "Like, what is an Easy Rider?" There's no relevance to them. Apple sells an image as much as any products and they are the opposite, they seem to keep pulling rabbits out their hat in pop culture.

Hmmm, how could one "close" the ammo can candle system? The rules only say pressurized liquid fuel (presuming white gas appliances) but it doesn't say how much pressure is necessary. I mean, after all, even 1" water column is technically pressurized. Even so knocking over a lit Coleman...