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Who's on the other end is what determines your communication gear, so who do you plan to talk to?

I use Anderson PowerPole for a lot of things but their only real advantage is ubiquity within ham radio circles. There are worse connectors (like the SAE) but in this application there are certainly better options. I use the Tyco CPC personally and probably would for this but it's just another...

The blower motor in my 2008 NUMMI-made (Fremont, CA) looked to me to have been made by Aisin in South Korea. I don't think it's as simple as U.S.-vs-Japan anymore. The norm for a while now is that you'll find traditional GM suppliers such as Dana-Spicer and Delphi in Toyotas and Denso or...

I'd rank IFS vs solid axle low on criteria. While there are pros and cons in theory but the reality is it doesn't matter 99.9% of the time. What matters more is suspension and how well it's matched to your task, especially with washboard. Personally I've had both and was at the point in my...

My Camburg ball joint UCAs were US$529. I have nothing to complain about with them but if I was buying a set now it probably would be JBA.

When you increase the ride height of an IFS truck the geometry changes of the control arm pivots and spindle. It would normally happen as the suspension cycles but you wouldn't notice because being extended its not a normal position but the suspension loses caster as it extends. The effect of...

Telesat is about a year ahead of SpaceX so performance can be judged from their results. https://www.telesat.com/news-events/worlds-first-5g-backhaul-demo-over-leo-satellite?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TelesatPressReleases+%28Telesat+Press+Releases%29 This is...

https://www.fool.com/investing/2019/11/19/spacex-doubles-the-size-of-its-starlink-internet-b.aspx How to not make money in space This second fact became painfully obvious (for SpaceX) back in 2016, when for the first time SpaceX hinted at the fact that it was losing money on its space launch...

Theoretically the owner can flash software, it's a laptop, the interface and software. At least with Tacomas I know its possible and there's aftermarket engine management firmware that people put on. Personally I'd tread carefully and use a junk yard ECU as a tester. In your case since you...

The rule of thumb @jwhutch mentions of λ/2 above ground is where the antenna will start favoring horizontal more than vertical. You can go lower it just reflects energy up more than out, e.g. is a cloud warmer, and higher will be better.

@Klierslc, there is a slight difference. Changing the jumpers on your 706 removes the TX frequency limits it was shipped it with but that doesn't mean ICOM uses the same filters in every market. So you should at least check the alignment and spectral purity after doing that. Those radio decks...

Not sure the ongoing status of Superwinch since their Westin buyout but Warn and Ramsey are pretty good about replacement parts to rebuild them, too. Summit Racing stocks a lot of spares for both brands, for example.

He's asking for legal options and as a ham it's probably not in our best interest to suggest anyone flout the FCC rules as arbitrary as they may be. Short answer is that there are ways to do what you're after and stay on the good side of the FCC. Commercial manufacturers have in the past and...

There were a handful of us who were hams already. We'd be operating on the side during trips. Like you say, the quality of FM mobiles and using repeaters was interesting to a few people. The whole thing started informally and snowballed from there. We taught classes and eventually organized...

The club in my little corner of the world (Rising Sun 4WD of Colorado) is substantially amateur radio. There's a pretty active radio forum, too. There's about a dozen or so core hams who really are hobbyists so most of the membership are just operators. GMRS could be substituted functionally...

I had fingers crossed. Attempting to use an old solar controller as a DC-DC charger isn't something you see many people document on YT. Has the potential to be interesting, especially if it's MPPT. I don't doubt what you're saying. I like the idea of the twist lock and seal over cigarette...

Not defending the Youtube guy generally but if what he's using is Marinco ConnectPro like this then it seems alright. But I don't have any first hand experience with them. They're at least sealed, locking and self cleaning, which is better than a lot of things people use. I prefer crimped...

Teledesic tried and went completely under. Iridium and Globalstar have gone through bankruptcy trying but have been so far survivors. Viasat and Hughes plod along following their satellite connectivity models. There's OneWeb jabbing with SpaceX. OneWeb is focused, arguable more mature and...

I don't think there's a universal answer, sometime people get lucky with a cheap winch while another unlucky with an expensive one. I think statistically you'll find what you expect, though, that you get what you pay for most of the time. I might suggest to consider long term ownership, how...

You could spend tons of time following these old airmail routes! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transcontinental_Airway_System http://www.dreamsmithphotos.com/arrow/index.html