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  1. camp4x4

    The Camp 4x4 Bus - 1973 Suburban 8.1 Swap & Build

    No updates lately. I did get a 2-post lift installed in the garage, and I've been working on getting the garage better organized (moving to a new house doesn't seem to really be done for quite a while...). I've got a 24 Hours of LeMons race car project that's been taking my focus lately, but...
  2. camp4x4

    People think pulleys increase pulling power.

    Holy hell!! It worked!! We did it boys!! Promotions all around!! Seriously, glad you got it Randy, sorry I didn't know the word for it... now I do: traveling block configuration.
  3. camp4x4

    People think pulleys increase pulling power.

    You HAVE to be messing with us at this point... Seriously, what will it take to get this straight in your head? What source of information will you listen to if it contradicts what you're saying because I will go find that source and have them speak the truth to you. Because right now...
  4. camp4x4

    People think pulleys increase pulling power.

    Holy hell. My head hurts. I'm going to do this 1 more time: 67CJ5 - ALL the ropes are equally pulling on the object. So yes, a 9000lb rated rope can pull a 27000lb load if the load is split across 3 pulling segments with the appropriate amount of pulleys. I say the appropriate amount of...
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    People think pulleys increase pulling power.

    I definitely understand why people get confused; there's a significant difference base on the seemingly small act of attaching the end point back to the vehicle vs attaching it to something else. One doubles the pull, one doesn't. People seem to have a hard time getting their heads around that.
  6. camp4x4

    People think pulleys increase pulling power.

    Dude, seriously, slow down and pay attention. "... the part of the rope you are pulling with..." is the one going off to the side, not either of the ones connected to the mass or the vehicle. This is literally as clear as I can make it. This is not what we're talking about. This is the...
  7. camp4x4

    People think pulleys increase pulling power.

    Randy, Apparently you didn't read your own reference article... "Now if you add more wheels, and loop the rope around them, you can reduce the effort you need to lift the weight. Suppose you have two wheels and a rope looped around them, as in the figure below. The 100kg mass (1000 newton...
  8. camp4x4

    New GMRS Handheld Two-Way Radios Now Available

    Oh man... was just browsing that area and noticed Fort Leonard Wood is around there. I did basic there... long time ago... bringing back memories... :) You may be surprised what you can hit repeater-wise... That one northwest of Salem says it has a 27 mile range... obviously depending on...
  9. camp4x4

    New GMRS Handheld Two-Way Radios Now Available

    That is actually one mode of operation - simplex repeaters. But they're uncommon... basically the repeater records your transmission, then retransmits it, which introduces a significant delay in conversation... BTW... just to put it out there... here's the map of MO amateur radio repeaters...
  10. camp4x4

    New GMRS Handheld Two-Way Radios Now Available

    Yeah, it can be... which is why a lot of us think Midland needs to step up and make a relatively plug-and-play repeater for the Overland/Offroad crowd... Okay, so I diagrammed the differences... there's pluses and minuses both ways... the way I'm talking about the two parties doing "talk...
  11. camp4x4

    New GMRS Handheld Two-Way Radios Now Available

    Absolutely nothing. That's exactly the point of repeaters. In fact there's a real good chance there's existing ham radio repeaters that people have put up for the community to use out of the goodness (nerdiness) of their hearts... Sometimes clubs put them up... some times individuals... but 9/10...
  12. camp4x4

    New GMRS Handheld Two-Way Radios Now Available

    Your gun analogy isn't quite on target :ROFLMAO: ... since radios interact with other users of the system, there's always concern about how many other users of the system you're interacting with. Power = range (VERY simplistically) and range = more people to potentially interact with. Think of...
  13. camp4x4

    New GMRS Handheld Two-Way Radios Now Available

    You're transmitting on the repeater output frequency... and listening on the transmitter output frequency... that's simplex... As for selling radios to people who don't have licenses... yeah... there's an argument to be made there.. but its probably a loosing one with most people. Like MOguy...
  14. camp4x4

    New GMRS Handheld Two-Way Radios Now Available

    Eh... I'm not with you on that one... Talk Around exists for a reason... you even alluded to it yourself "Mythical repeaters"... If the repeater channels are forced into repeater duplex operation only then they're effectively useless since repeaters mostly don't exist, and especially don't exist...
  15. camp4x4

    New GMRS Handheld Two-Way Radios Now Available

    I mean, there's still the repeater channels that no FRS radios can get on... I'm conflicted about this... the overlap could make it easier to get a cheap GMRS-capable handheld... or it could mean that GMRS is really only useful on the GMRS dedicated channels... so, yeah, kind of BS on the...
  16. camp4x4

    New GMRS Handheld Two-Way Radios Now Available

    /// Personal Opinion Disclaimer: these are my thoughts, not necessarily the official logic of the FCC /// There's a myriad of reasons, but to some extent it kind of boils down to, "with more power comes more responsibility." Very simplistically, the more power you're dealing with the more "skin...
  17. camp4x4

    New GMRS Handheld Two-Way Radios Now Available

    Think of it like grassroots funding for the spectrum space... everyone wants space on the spectrum, especially corporate interests who have big money to spend on it. The FCC isn't necessarily going to allocate even a few frequencies out of the goodness of their hearts (unless you have history...
  18. camp4x4

    Say Goodbye to Your CB Radio

    Oh, I think you misunderstand: I have 2 radios, and my comment about swapping in/out channels is based on that concept. But you're right overall that a dedicated box that did full duplex would be cheaper/better than using only half of each radio at 2x the price. No post yet. Wanna actually get...
  19. camp4x4

    Say Goodbye to Your CB Radio

    The FCC has admitted that they're aware lots of people are using part 90 gear on GMRS and they don't seem to have a huge problem with it since they're very similar in operation. It isn't ideal, but the part 90 stuff does seem to work just fine and no one seems to have issue with it. But I agree...
  20. camp4x4

    Say Goodbye to Your CB Radio

    Always good to know who to ignore.
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