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Related to unlicensed use, when we were in Colorado this summer I was monitoring the 2m national calling frequency and heard a number of people communicating casually to others in their group. No call signs ever given. Seemed like people were just buying radios online, discovered the national...

That's interesting, I'm curious why there's a coverage issue in Alaska then considering SPOT devices have basically full coverage in Alaska. Must be something specific to the way Apple is setting things up with them.

To be fair, it says may not work above 62 degrees northern latitude. That's kind of a hint/magic number as to what service Apple is using; Starlink.

More info here - Use Emergency SOS via satellite on your iPhone 14

What about those cheap, crappy radios? ;) A radio having the frequencies opened up to ones they're not supposed to use doesn't make them valid/legal for use. There have been resellers/distributors that have gotten into trouble for selling such radios...

Nope, and there will never be one. FCC regulations prohibit it.

I have no idea since it lives in the trailer, sorry!

They're not in stock now, but at the time I was able to order mine with the adhesive disks from here - Expedition Essentials Quick Paper Towel Holder w/stick on discs - since our trailer is aluminum.

We use one of these in our trailer, having a spring-loaded "flat" keeps the towels at bay so the wind doesn't cause it to unroll and makes it easy to tear off a sheet with one hand...

Every 5-7 days we just plan a stop in a town that has a laundromat and just get it all done, then we're on our way again. I don't know how things are in other countries, but I don't feel right using and disposing of laundry detergent in the wild even when there's no stream/lake/river/etc...

My wife has a Garmin inReach Mini and I have a Zoleo satellite communicator. Both use the Iridium satellite network but the devices and plans are priced differently and there is slightly different functionality between them. The Zoleo device is cheaper and has a larger battery but on-device...

For solo outings and safety/emergency needs do not rely on radio comms if not with a group. Radio comms are only useful if someone is able to receive your transmissions. Going out solo I wouldn't go without a satellite communicator or a PLB (preferably both for redundancy), so if you roll over...

You're right, I was thinking of the GMRS license fee which was $70 and was reduced to $35. Apparently the FCC is now including ham licenses in this fee structure.

Some more thoughts and clarifications... All radios are "line of sight" in their range, however signal bounce and frequency will affect how well your signal penetrates "through" or reflects off obstacles. The antenna used will also dictate how well and where your signal can propagate...

What pressure are you running in the trailer's tires? I had mentioned what I'm running but I don't see you mentioning what you're running (or if you changed it from when the trailer was delivered). I also don't know how loaded down you are, but we had both water tanks full, both fridges full...

You say you're feeling underwhelmed by the Timbren, can you be more specific? Also, what PSI are you running in the trailer tires? I ran 35PSI initially but was told 26PSI worked well all-around. My initial complaint was feeling the trailer being a bit bouncy and tuggy on rough pavement, this...

I spoke with Duane (President of OGT) while at Overland Expo West about this some more (I had a couple of comments on the retrofitting comment on their video), they have no plans to make a retrofit kit because of the modifications required to the frame as it wouldn't be just a bolt on change and...

There is no upgrade path to it, if you don't get it from the factory then you can't get it at all. Requires frame modifications and such.

Current long-term setup...

If you want an EPIRB-like device then you want a PLB, places like REI have various models to choose from. These are emergency-only, no service/subscription required, SHTF and get you out type devices. If you want to check-in and communicate with family then that's a satellite communicator, not...