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Please be aware that the frequency bands given for both 2 meters (top of band is at 148 MHz) and 70 cm (420 to 450 MHz) are wrong in that article. Someone who taught classes should know that. Good general info though. Complete band plan: http://www.arrl.org/band-plan-1 Bob WB4ETT

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14.5 x 20 Continental E6's at the present time. Going back to Michelin XL's as soon as I get good weather and a better attitude to break down and remount all those tires! :-) My axles each carry 7000 lbs, within a couple of hundred lbs. Half that, 3500, is well within the capability of a...

Various comments: In the scenario described, remote location, broken down, need emergency help now, sure you can pay the $1000 or $400, whichever, for a Sat phone or Spot, and have it to use one time. Or, you can invest that money, and some learning effort, for the General Class ham ticket...

Here are some pictures of mobile antennas presently in use. As you can see I like to build the bases a little differently, and primarily for HF use. The red lumps are stand-off insulators normally used to support buss bars and heavy components inside electrical equipment. They work well at...

I carry a 20 ton bottle jack and 6 pieces of 4" x 12" x 18" pieces of cribbing. Two layed flat then a third crossways makes the right height (4" + 4") for my bottle jack under the U-1300 axle. The other pieces are used mostly to level the truck with the camper. One trick to use a Hi-Lift...

It sure was great having you join us at the Country Fried Weekend! I particularly enjoyed the memories of Venezuela! Thanks for the chat! Bob (in the big red truck) tenn404mogger@yahoo.com

Watt for Watt, 6m will out perform 2m. The lower frequency will follow terrain and penetrate vegetation better, extending and improving upon line-of-sight coverage. As said, there's not nearly as much activity on 6m, FM that is. (there's lots of long distance SSB and CW on the 'majic band')...

The drop sides that become seat/table/workshop are one of the better camper features of ex-firetruck Mogs, IMHO. We never have height problems with the Alaskan and really enjoy it. Being as low as it is the camper does not kill our mileage either. If I had been accustomed to a large hotel...

I vote with the older guys, for tall and skinny, and plenty of ground clearance.

Getting back to your original requirements, Getting unstuck at minimum cost, I'd vote for the Hi-Lift. You should have one of those along anyway. Prepare the truck for the pull by jacking up the worst corners, sticks and stones under the wheels, and the pull would probably be well within the...

Personally, I work real hard at being an old fart LOL. We need all the new people we can get in this hobby. It's fun to talk to new people, especially those who share other hobbies with us, like this forum. Assisting with technical issues is a pleasure, too. For those of you who want a...

Ditto! Ask any of the older (time in service) ham operators on here how much wrong advise is given on this, and any, forum. They just smile when they read it, knowing no amount of suggestions will make one bit of difference. It's part of the learn by mistakes process. Once a new ham has...

You asked about highest points driven in a UNIMOG. 14,500 feet ASL plus in Colorado has been routine. See trip reports here: http://www.rockymountainmoggers.com/19991031.html http://www.rockymountainmoggers.com/2003011718.html and many others. We've had many 404's, 406's, 416's, and larger...

Hi Ben, and welcome, I'm a fan of the U-1300L with camper. A PTO generator works fine, if you need that much power. I use a 10kW PTO generator (on another Unimog) for emergency use and it works fine, but, consider the fuel usage of a big engine like an OM-352 or OM-366 (both found in...

By all means fuse the negative cable also. If your vehicle's ground connection to the battery fails for any reason (like simply a dirty connection), high current through the starter will seek the route: chassis to inverter box to inverter neg wire to batt ground term.. not good. Would...

Really sorry to hear of your tranny problem. Did the transmission still refuse to shift after a complete cool down? If so, you might have to replace it (replacements are available). These transmissions tend to get hard to shift if they overheat, which yours obviously did. But, your...

I had the same needs. I found a 24v motor (3/4 hp, 1800 [edit: 900 ] rpm) out of a commercial bus air conditioning system, direct coupled it to a York compressor (out of an old Lincoln), used a water well pressure controller that was laying around (50-80 psi) and a relay to cycle the 24v power...

Classic camper, and not that beat up. If the interior is good and not much water leak evidence it's a nice find. If it came from Ft. Lupton and is still in CO Springs, it might have had dryer climate it's whole life. Wish I could use a cab-over. Bob