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I've narrowed down my tire upgrade to Nitto Terra Grapplers or Cooper Discoverer AT3. Any experiences or recommendations between the two?

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We are having on OB committee of radio ops this week. Maybe the freq plan could be codified and posted. Ill try to verify what has been published and so forth....

Heres how the "big boys" do it - easily adap[table to all our uses... https://training.fema.gov/emiweb/is/icsresource/assets/ics%20forms/ics%20form%20205,%20incident%20radio%20communications%20plan%20(v3).pdf

This was the piece I noticed on freqs: " I configure all of my amateur VHF/UHF radios with the same basic configuration. My configuration contains 37 2M ham simplex frequencies that have been “channelized” based on the ARRL Band Plan and popular regional channel spacing plans of 15kHz, 20kHz...

Lots of good info on this page: http://www.k0bg.com/install.html https://www.k0bg.com/ galvanic corrosion. Here is the bulletin from Ford which explains what must be done to prevent galvanic corrosion. The results of failing to follow Ford's guide lines are predictable, and not covered under...

For me, its Ham installed, backed up wiht CB and GMRS handhelds for interoperability purposes. Some thoughts on radios for overlanding.... CB: low power, sometimes crowded, although the throngs seem to be fading.... GMRS: Much higher power, relatively new, not in widespread use yet... 2M...

More thoughts on radios: Some thoughts on radios for overlanding.... CB: low power, sometimes crowded, although the throngs seem to be fading.... GMRS: Much higher power, relatively new, not in widespread use yet... 2M: distance limited, but useful, higher power... UHF 70cm: Also distance...

EBay is full of radios at affordable prices, including the cheap chinese radios. Amazon has many, also.

There is a list of recommended freqs in the Overland Boot Camp section for OB use.... https://www.overlandbound.com/forums/threads/baofeng-radio-configuration-and-methods.3330/

What to install? That's the question. After culling through many sources, I decided to go with a ham radio as the installed mobile, backed up with GMRS and CB handhelds. I figure this is the best combination for interoperability with club runs, and functionality in remote areas. I settled on...

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The front powered wheels are sort of the old thing about "is it easier to push a steered cart od pull it" that we have all experienced at Home Depot. Pulling has something to do with it, for sure. I go into 4WD any time the surface is wet or slippery. The safety margin is noticeable in the...

As far as antennas, I have a Nagoya mag mount dual band that I will use until I settle on a good choice for permanent install. If the mag mount works well, Ill just use that. I know its not optimal, but in de facto use, will it suffice? We shall see.

Still in the process. Swap Meet tomorrow! Right now I'm thinking the most likely is a 50-watt dual band in the truck, augmented by handheld CB and handheld GMRS

Yes, thats what I meant. They discuss this some in the Marine Corps radio guide, also.

So Im guessing, after doing some more reading, that the corner mounts and Comet mounts give a ground plane effect in some or most directions, depending on the mounting locations, but not in all directions. Would not be apparent in close distance comms. Would give directional sensitivities as...

This is the key right here - check the photo out. This is why Ham should be primary, with the other systems as backups.

Never bet against the "fun" quotient LOLOLOLOL

Check out the essential difference between 2WD and 4WD, beginning at 4:45