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Sheesh, you're being argumentative, I agree with you. That's why I said "energy density of sunlight just isn't there." There's no way around that we get no more than 1.4 kW/m^2 of radiation. But before 1940 the idea of a PV cell at all was only hypothesized so we're in our infancy in the...

I wouldn't say "never" since future technologies can't be predicted. The physics we understand at this point do suggest that using solar power will unlikely be capable of total self reliance for vehicles in our current paradigm. The panel efficiency and energy density of sunlight just isn't...

Those along with two Sprinters and an F350 pulling a box trailer with two spare bikes and fast chargers. I don't see how that's much indication on the current state of solar-charged touring.

A Super Swamper TSL is a lot of rubber to run on the road and not to mention a 34" tall tire.

Maybe @givemethewillys meant 33x10.00, which appears to be an available size for those Milestar Patagonia tires. There are several options in 33x10.50, which is still a fairly narrow tire. I've run 33x9.50 AT and 33x10.50 MT over the years and was happy with the BFG 33x10.50 MT on my old...

Memory organization in modern radios is a pain. They have too many slots and it become unwieldy when you load every repeater for a major metro area. You go from difficult to next to impossible to scan for traffic with long scan lists. The problem is you're also right that many repeaters go...

In 15" rims 33x10.50 is fairly tall and narrow anywhere. The narrowest 15" tire I'm aware of is 33x9.50 MT that BFG once made. Those were very narrow. They also made a 33x9.50 AT which was just slightly wider. All the pizza cutter tires seem to be for 16" rims. You can get a 7.50R16 for...

Yeah, other being written in Scala probably stymying potential hackers, I suppose that's true.

I think by "they" you mean "he" since there's no development team or anything. I'm not sure how he'd feel about someone taking over official releases or making it an open source project. It is a fairly key piece of software for APRS and fixing it for yourself isn't going to help the community...

I like APRSdroid if you have an Android device but if you're thinking of something to also run programming applications, whether that is Linux or Windows or in theory macOS (Chirp runs on it), you have more options for APRS client software - Xastir, APRSISCE32, YAAC, PinPoint APRS to name a few...

I think the recommendation may stem (so to speak) from the use of tree anchors in climbing, caving and other rope work. The rule of thumb I was told is to use a tree of at least 6" in diameter for rappelling. The easy way to remember is you want at least the size of your head or if you're...

This is everything in a nutshell. Low and slow is the tempo! Gotta try to float and keep the tires turning slow.

Companies like Roush and AMG are capable of finding power that the OEM left on the table and still come in under the EPA rules imposed. They have the backing of the factory to do that but engine tuning isn't top secret rocket surgery. Lots of engineers have the knowledge and access to...

Wouldn't a diesel electric hybrid be sweet? Have a small to medium displacement diesel running a generator with a fully electric drivetrain. You know, like a miniature locomotive, with every piece of the puzzle doing what it does well.

Better fuel economy and the potential to use waste oils would be beneficial to an individual driver.

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That would be 1989 in Pickups and 1990 in 4Runners. The 1" bore master is part of other brake improvements in the 89+ (3rd gen) mini trucks that went from 8" rear drums to 10" and vented front rotors. The 89+ master and FJ80 masters are similar but the version with a residual valve for rear...

To my wife and me the key is to own a vehicle long enough for it to go places with you when you accumulate experiences and develop it's own dents and idiosyncrasies. They all do. An unfamiliar bystander would see a dented rear fender on a fairly ordinary white Tacoma but I'm reminded of that...

Honestly while I don't love my Tacoma I don't think it's really all that much different than the 1991 Pickup it replaced. I think perhaps the '91 was made a bit better from a workmanship standpoint and there's clearly a few things that Toyota "optimized" for weight (I think to meet crash...

They aren't clear either way as near as I can tell, neither saying they build their own or that they're using Danfoss. So probably a combination depending on business unit and model. Danfoss isn't a small supplier of compressors either. LOL, matter of perspective I suppose. When you ask the...