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Once you get your license do try hitting the repeaters... the 2 shown on RepeaterBook.com are up in the mountains... with that kind of elevation they likely have a HUGE coverage range, including the whole town. Repeaters don't need to be in between you two to work, just line-of-site an within...

So the vehicles got the mobile 25w unit you linked to and the co-drivers got the HTs... "Rugged Radio's Dual Band RM-25R 25 Watt Radios for each vehicle and RH-5R dual band Handheld Radio for the co-drivers made communications on UA 2016 a breeze" -...

Yeah, I was thinking about that argument on my way in to work... the thing is UA and other groups using these radios and frequencies aren't just using them in the remote areas where they probably aren't interfering... you can see in the videos they're using them on the highway and I'm sure even...

How so? rnArmy has been taking it all in strike pretty well and to his credit wants to actually get to the bottom of this thing. Lots of helpful input from most people.. what's painful?

First, wanna apologize if any of this is coming off as personal attacks on you. Definitely isn't. I'm sure it sucks reaching out to learn and having the conversation take a turn you didn't expect it to take. That said, you're not the first. But you are the first (I've seen) to continue asking...

Obviously with the requisite ham licenses... ;) so might be better to agree on a repeater to use if phones go down instead of trying to do simplex. HT's should be fine to hit nearby repeaters. There's 2 open repeaters, a 2m and a 70cm, near Centennial...

So Chirp does now specifically have a "Rugged" brand... but you wanna know a dirty little secret? You can use the Baofeng UV-5R option as well and it works just fine. I think they just put the Rugged option in there so people would stop asking them to add it.. I'm really conflicted about...

Eaton Bussmann RTMR. There's various sizes. https://www.waytekwire.com/item/46345/EATON-s-Bussmann-Series-15303-5-2-4-RTMR-Mini-Fuse/ http://www.bodenzord.com/archives/473 - well documented how-to with them.

I'm going to start by saying: this is not specifically related to answering the original question of the thread. I would move this conversation to PM's but I feel there's inaccuracies that need to be corrected publicly. Apologies for the thread-jacking, I hope it will be informative to someone...

Oh, one more thing: why are you asking about Part 90? That's business radio and not allow for personal use. Part 97 is for the Amateur Radio Service (ham). Maybe I answered my own question: if you're talking about using Part 90 certified radios on ham frequencies, that would be ok. If you're...

Yeah, klierslc did admit he knows he’s breaking the law. In my mind that kind of makes it more egregious. As far as I know there is no radio that is certified for GMRS or MURS and usable for amateur radio. MURS at least has the requirement that there be no external way to adjust the power...

What Klierslc is doing is NOT legal. Okay, I'll be that guy: what he's talking about doing is in no way shape or form legal or right. FRS and GMRS radios must be type certified, as you've alluded to. The TYT-TH9800 is absolutely not Part 95 certified. Here's the radio's certification on the...

Can't tell you much about 'em other than Nitro Gear & Axle built up a pretty sweet offroader out of one. Did it in 2 stages, with the second stage ultimately being a solid axle swap. Probably over kill for overlanding, but their first stage still looked pretty well sorted...

Check out outdoorsy.co LOTS of listings for what you're looking for. Check out areas like SF as well, fair number more 4x4 type vans in that area vs LA. Super quick search nets: https://www.outdoorsy.com/rv-rental/encinitas_ca/2017_mercedes-benz_sprinter_20750-listing...

Just a quick update post even though I haven't been doing a whole lot on it lately... The biggest hold up has been getting the NP205 rebuilt with the bigger bearing and input shaft. I had left it at a place to be machined and rebuilt, but they barely touched it for 3 months. Finally I found the...

Thanks. I got the Corroseal from Amazon, $54 for a gallon which was enough to treat my frame and under body no problem. Thanks for the tip on the cowl area. I'll be sure to check it out before I start putting things back together.

Thought about it, not the best look IMO. If an AT Habitat could be grafted on to the roof I'd definitely go for that. But both are pretty high buck. So it'll be RTT for now.

Hey, we've moved to an every-other-week schedule. Next net will be Weds the 11th.

Fascinating little bit of history on connectors I just learned: http://www.hotrod.com/articles/three-plug-options-for-wiring-systems/ Metri Pack is the modern brother of Weather Pack which is the weather-sealed version of the original Packard standard connectors... Difference between Metri...

Working out electrical I'm finally digging in to planning the wiring. I'd originally purchased a dual-bus fuse holder; I was planning on 1 bus being for everything connected to my main battery and 1 bus for the aux battery accessories. But I hadn't really considered how to handle splitting the...