wildearth2001
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I'm planning to install my FT-8800r as a base unit. Ive got an Astron RS-12A Power Supply and a Diamond X-30 antenna. I am confused over proper grounding, particularly of the antenna and its supporting mast. My ideal setup would be to have the antenna mounted on the edge of the roof (using brackets to mount a mast to running up the wall with the antenna mounted to that mast just above roof line) with the coax running through a window to the radio. What considerations do I need to make regarding grounding? Any other advice?
KE7OLJ
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Ive seen a few posts mentioning a separate AGM battery to power a HT. I have a yaseu vx-7r, where could I find an external battery to run full TX power.?
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I also think this video is a fake, but it is true that you could get 32 AAs to equal 6volts...it all depends on how the are wired together, in serial or in parallel
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Ive done a few rogaines, the longest Ive done was 8hours and it was an individual event. They are quite fun.
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KE7OLJ
Marana, Arizona, USA
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All Boy Scouts need to know this for rank advancement
Heard of it in the Army, where I believe it's a skill level one common task. If they still call them that.
And as I saw someone else say, Northern Hemisphere only.In the southern hemisphere it should just be switched around...point 12 toward the sun and halfway between the 12 and the hour hand is north
EDIT TO ADD...I may be wrong-i just thought this through mentally, can somebody confirm
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100oz bladder in the sleeve plus a 100oz omega in the pack
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I ended up going with the Approach 3.0. I tried out the motherlode and although i liked that it was built to hold 2 bladders it just didnt seam to fit right. I took the approach out for an 8 mile round trip, 2000' elevation gain hike yesterday and even with it loaded with nearly 40lbs of gear (mostly water, i took 8 liters-2 bladders and 2 32oz bottles) it was quite comfortable.
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also to make it easier to mark them manually you can add a column that has a check box for found and then you just have to tick the box
to do this:
in the menu bar click VIEW
then click ADD/DELETE COLUMNS
then find the check box for FOUND STATUS, mark that box click OK and you should be ready
hope this helps
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as far as i know thats a default feature of GSAK. ive never had to change anything and it does it for me. the only problem is that its usually best to wait until the next day to run the My Finds PQ as sometimes it omits caches that you just recently logged (within a few hours)
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You weren't leaving a sale vehicle, you weren't parking overnight, you didn't park in either the red zone or a yellow curb. I'd politely told him to call emm and we'd see how it all washed out. I'm betting he'd come up wanting. They want to get real picky about it, send someone in the store to buy a coke. Most rent a cops don't have an education high enough to spell most of the words on the paper much less read and comprehend what they are trying to 'enforce.'
Be careful--In most jurisdictions, if you insist on a real cop, you will find yourself on the wrong end of a disorderly conduct charge, no matter how polite you are.
Now thats possibly the most ridiculous thing ive ever heard
edit to clarify...im not necessarily saying your statement is ridiculous just that if you right the law is ridiculous but i really hope your wrong
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sweet. wouldn't you run into problems if one bladder empties before the other and then you just start sucking the air from the empty bladder instead of the last few oz of water from the other?
as for Bob's Bargins Mart, i dont even remember the place so it must have been gone for awhile--id settle for having Popular back
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at night i can see the blinking red lights on top of the radio towers high on the mountain (7000ft higher than me) despite being 35 miles from them. assuming I can hit the repeater im def getting a HT so i can take it hiking/caching(im looking at ft-60r or vx-7rb). i assumed i would need an external antennae as I can't hardly receive from the repeater using my old ht without going outside. I know almost nothing about what to look for in an antennae and where to get them or how to build them
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I never even thought about Miller's...its been a few years since ive been over there to stock up on ammo cans. btw id be curious to see photos of your setup with the two bladders rigged together
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Im in the market for a new daypack. i need to be able to fit at least two 100oz bladders in it and still have room for some gear. the sticking point is the double bladder, but that is a necessity for the longer hikes here in tucson during the summer. i saw mule ears post about the motherload form camelbak but im hesitant to order a pack online without trying it on first and nobody carries it in stores near me. any other ideas?
Check out the previously mentioned Mountainsmith Approach 3.0. I know Dicks carries it if you have a Dicks somewhere near you.
How do the bladders fit inside the pack. My preferred bladders are camelbak. I've looked at the internal sleeves on other packs and they always seem to be weird size/shape that dont seam to match the bladders
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Im in the market for a new daypack. i need to be able to fit at least two 100oz bladders in it and still have room for some gear. the sticking point is the double bladder, but that is a necessity for the longer hikes here in tucson during the summer. i saw mule ears post about the motherload form camelbak but im hesitant to order a pack online without trying it on first and nobody carries it in stores near me. any other ideas?
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im also looking for a new radio. my biggest concern is that the nearest repeater to my home that anyone uses (as least that im aware of) is nearly 32 miles away-though there the line-of-sight is completely unobstructed. how much power will i need to be able to hit that repeater?
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the zip code searches on this site do not restrict to those caches within a zip code--they merely list caches which are closest to a seemingly arbitrary point (sometimes it the post office, sometimes its the center of the zip code other times who knows what) which lies within the zip code
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ok thanks for the replies. a moderator is welcome to move this topic to the HAM radio forum which I had forgot exsisted.
i have been using an online practice test over and over again and im getting fairly confident that I could pass the exam, but i still dont really feel like I actually know anything about ham radio. the test seams like mostly common sense stuff and then electrical stuff which is also easy for me as I am studying to be an engineer. my only apprehension about joining a radio club would be that I am probably much younger (18) than anyone else.
one more question I have right now but cannot find an answer for is what fees are involved with taking the exam and obtaining a license?
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Ok thanks for the info. One more question relating to tracks. When using the trakbak feature does it matter which way you are going. I'm uploading tracks of a couple trails I will soon be hiking and intend to follow the tracks. Do I need to invert all the tracks (ie make the end of my hike the beggining of the track) before uploading them to the unit?
And as I saw someone else say, Northern Hemisphere only.
Lost GPSr :-(
in West and Southwest
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While caching today I lost my GPS somewhere near GCG79C (General Springs Quest). It is a Garmin 60CSx. I believe the unit is within 100' of the cache, probably between where I left the trail and the cache itself. Or honestly thinking back, in a moment of haste I may actually have left the unit inside the cache. If anybody finds the unit I would really really appreciate getting it back. Thanks!!