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Any pics of the fab process?

That's really cool and they look great. Can you elaborate on "how" you made them? What was the method, tools needed, and what is the material? What was the method or mechanism of attachment? Thanks! Mike

Wanting to affix a couple of molle panels to the inside walls of my truck. Nothing I've seen so far has the right dimensions or attachment options that I'm looking for. So, thinking of sewing up a custom made one to suit my needs exactly. Before I go buy a bunch of webbing and fabric, has...

Wow you guys are really chiming in with some great info here!

Thanks for the replies and recommendations! :)

I want to make a couple of my own soft shackles, so I'm looking for a source for the proper kind of rope to start with. Thanks

I have all my radios and accessories powered through a secondary fused buss. Don't have any problem with anything dropping offline during engine start.

If you get to Portland, Maine, there is Fort Allen Park. There you can see the original mast taken from the USS Portland (CA-33) of WWII fame. My dad served on that ship. From Wikipedia... Fort Allen Park is also the home of the mast of USS Portland, a heavy cruiser commissioned by the United...

Have gotten many years of use out of my HF 2-ton hoist. Advantage over a gantry hoist is the horizontal "reach". Useful when pulling and inserting engines in/out of a vehicle

Travis should publish (print) his findings and photographs as an essay on litter and pollution in general.

Even better to turn up-side-down, then give them a few whacks on the side and bottom with a soft dead blow hammer.

Travis, you should connect with Boyan Slat, a young man from the Netherlands who runs "The Ocean Cleanup". You two have a lot in common.

Make sure that your radio, and especially your antenna, are properly grounded to your vehicle frame/body

Unless you must have new/current market... consider the Icom IC-2720H. Great radio, remote head, compact, dual band, x-band repeat...etc There is currently one available on eBay for $329 and free shipping (even has an antenna)...

Until reading this thread, I did not know APRS could be done via HF. Is there a standard HF band/freq that is used like 144.390 is on VHF? And is the HF APRS digipeated? Mike

Just curious is all, but how did you know they were rabid?

Gotcha! Okay, makes sense now

Ribofunk, that's great work! But I'm curious why you decided to box in the fridge. Seems like you're needlessly giving up some cu.in. space.

The current question pool for Tech went into use July 1, 2014

The exam is 35 multiple choice questions, randomly selected from a pool of around 600. There are 3 - 4-5 or maybe 6 questions each that deal with a specific area. E.g., safety, band privileges, circuitry, antennas, operating discipline, etc. The exam is not timed, and they will let you know...