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Hi Have any of you used or heard anything about "Camera Armor"? Price is about $50 http://www.camerarmor.com/details.html

I know this question or similar is thrown around here alot but my searches have not answered my question, so... I have a new Canon Rebel XTi 400D, 10.1 megapixel, capable of 3 frames per second up to a 27 fram burst. I'm searching for a good Compact Flash card that will not get bound up when...

I'm still in the process of creating the Expedition Portal HAM call sign list but I need more information to populate it. PM or email me with your: Call sign ExPo screen name Actual first name General location - city/town And the band you most often use - 2m, 70cm, 10m .... Also include the...

Hi all, I have a CHIRPING sound during acceleration. It started tonight as I pulled forward out of a parking spot. As soon as I touched the throttle I heard a squeaking chirp. It seems to only happen upon initial acceleration from a dead stop or during hard acceleration when already rolling...

CQ this is KE7JYZ! :luxhello: I recieved Mark Longfields study book last Thursday, studied for about an hour getting me through the first chapter and a half. Amy quized me from the question pool as we drove 30 minutes to Hamfest on Satruday morning in Mesa, and I went for it! Took the...

A few weeks back I was driving near the White Tank Mountians in Surprize Arizona. At one of the main intersections I saw this great Land Cruiser and gave pursuit for 5 miles!! They finally stopped to look at their map and gave me a chance to meet them. A very nice German couple who have been...

Hi Our 1997 Toyota Rav4 4-door 4wd Needs new brakes. The setup is discs on the front and drums in the back. So I have two questions: 1- does anyone have any recomendations for a shop in Phoenix AZ to have the brakes changed? How much should this cost, assuming new pads only? 2- Can I...

Splicing RG58 Coax Cable for a radio During a recent vehicle project I found my CB cable and decided to follow it. The previous owner installed the CB and its two antenna mounts, one front and one rear. Along the length going to the rear mount I found two taped up connections that turn out to...

Do any of you have your 2meter or Dual Band hooked up to your GPS via NMEA to transmit and recieve coordinates? :sombrero:

http://wb7tjd.org/hamfest/ December 2nd in Mesa Yippeee! Ham Fest! Yipppeee! I feel like such a Geek! :drool:, but a cool radio geek! :cool: I am planning to attend if anyone from PHX area wants to go. :victory:

Ho often or when should you get an alignment on an all-time 4-wheel drive, solid axle vehicle? What is an alignment, what adjustments are made / what do they do? I have heard that there are two or three adjustments made. Where do you get them done? What is a reasonable or normal cost for an...

A very happy Rover! :smiley_drive: Took the DII in for her 60K service, I was in the process of doing it myself when a driveline vibration developed. I decided it was worth having the professionals do it and look for any problems in the process. So the 60K was done professionally The...

Hi all, It's looking like time to put new shoes on Amy's 1997 Toyota Rav4 4wd 4door She drives everyday for work and relies on her vehicle heavily. Driving is mostly highway and surface street miles. We never take the Rav offroad except for maintained dirt roads, and not often enough to...

Ok, question for all the brainiacs! (You know, those of you who can rattle off equations and scientific theory!) Given the scenario below, how will a vehicles driveline / transmission / transfer case / differentials... react to the larger tire size, would it need to work harder or easier and...

1993 Trooper FREE in Santa Cruz, CA TRAIL READY - since it's stuck in low range!!! http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sby/zip/207773785.html

This has been a very popular economical unit with good results. There is the MV50 and the MV1050, I think they are actually the same thing? Anyway... Costco at the corner of I-17 and the 101 in Phoenix is selling the MV1050 for $48.00 for anyone interested.

Hi all! I will be in Palm Springs California on Friday November 10th to attend the Aircraft Owners & Pilots Association Expo. Since I'll already be in California I was wondering if any of you live near Palm Springs or know of some good wheeling in the area. My plans are not solid yet, but I...

I thought we could start a thread on how to most effectively prevent destrucive wildcat offroading. Perhaps some of those of you who have been formaly trained on treading lightly and leaving no trace could share some ideas. Or if anyone has ideas on the best way to help others understand the...

http://tucsonoffroad.proboards107.com/index.cgi?board=videos&action=display&thread=1154843597 In the two videos linked above, one vehicle is stuck in some water and another vehicle is winching them out of the water and then up a hill. The recovery vehicle doing the winching also burnt out its...

Mounting a 5gal spare fuel can onto a Discovery II? :confused:I've been trying to figure out how to carry spare fuel for a while now. I have a Discovery II and there is limited space on the outside for mounting a can. Two obvious solutions are 1 - on a roof rack -- I try to only use my roof...