Recent content by JeepingMike

Wow. I've tried others and keep returning to BGF KOs, both on my Chevy truck for almost 20 years and now my Jeep. Current set of KO2s are almost 3 years and 51,000 miles and still have life in them. Sucks to hear so many with not so good runs on them.

Thanks again for your exploration and sharing. We were hoping to get out more in 21 and also found the continued increased popularity of folks getting away from the cities to be challenging. But on to 2022!

A foglight bulb went out, so good reason to upgrade. Quadratec LED foglights. Quick, accurate delivery. 30 minute install. Major improvement! Wish I had a before/after of the night view.

Absolutely! I just upgraded this spring and got into POTA this fall, and setup my equipment specifically to be able to use at home or on the go. FT-891 with EFHW at home and BuddiStick Pro on the go. Combining two things I love, outdoors and radio. I see it as testing my amateur radio...

At home I have a Pittsburgh/Harbor Freight floor jack. On the road I have a Safe Jack kit in the ammo can.

In my ever ongoing attempts to reorganize, simplify, and reduce space for stuff... Lifesaver Jerrycan, Lifetime cooler, and MTM AmmoCrate boxes.

While still a blacktop route, it is often visited enroute to/from other opportunities. Shenandoah National Park announced fee changes for campgrounds, Old Rag hikes, and backcountry camping permits. https://www.nps.gov/shen/learn/news/2021-12-08-fee-changes.htm

I have the dual band antenna mounted on the hood. Excellent receive and transmit for me so far. My FTM-400 radio body is under the passenger seat and I have done wheel well water crossings without enough water inside to be an issue.

Safe travels!! Looking forward to more awesomeness when you climb back on the map, I mean grid.

Yaesu FTM-400 main radio is under the passenger seat.

The possibilities are almost endless. Which radio can also dependent on how you want to use it as a ham, such as with DMR, DSTAR, Fusion, APRS, etc. (all modes and functions of ham radio) Your specific vehicle has bearing on "easy to install". If you're looking to start with simple VHF/UHF...

Looking forward to your thoughts/evaluation of it after using it a bit...

Primarily (other than CB) there are two areas of radio comms to consider, amateur radio (ham radio) and GMRS (General Mobile Radio Service). Both require an FCC license to transmit. Amateur radio is a free license (so far) with a written test requirement and GMRS is $35 with no test. There...

I'm a bit north, but plan on doing more in VA, WV, TN, etc. So I'll try to get to one or more... Look forward to meeting y'all.

And download/import to GaiaGPS successful as well. Thank you!!