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I got your replies! I meant to let you know here but got sidetracked. yes, i've heard of a keyboard hack for the D710 where you tap into the mic cable and use a pulse counter to send characters: http://www.shaneburrell.com/2012/05/09/pulse-counters-the-kenwood-tm-d710a-keyboard-hack/ I haven't...

@Dtyo yes we do, but i haven't tried to configure any of that yet. That's on my list of things to figure out

@Dtyo i'm not sure if you still have your radio on (last APRS beacon from you was 20+ minutes ago) but I just sent you a hello message via APRS, hopefully it went through!

Hah, yes, I have my D710 here next to me in my office right now. For a more interesting trace, set the track tail dropdown to like 3 or 4 days, then you'll see most of the route we took when we were chasing down snow a few days ago. I forgot i had my APRS beacon set on medium power (10W) instead...

Yep, i have the same Vector mount! that thing is so incredibly handy to have!

I have a similar install currently, i'm going to rework it a bit and probably add an external speaker, but here's what i have: base unit under driver seat, head unit on dash inside a Ram X-Grip, mic on passenger grab bar mic mount. I also had to get an extension kit because of the mic cord...

Related: A few days ago I got my tablet all connected to the D710G via USB and decoding APRS packets. Next step is to either hack a bluetooth chip into the radio (more work) or just pick up a USB->BT adapter (easy, but not as slick) so I can avoid running yet another cable across my rig's dashboard

I love how fast HRO ships! I ordered some cables yesterday and they are already scheduled for delivery today!

Yes, i highly recommend picking up "The Nifty Mini-Manual" for whatever radio you end up with. I have one for my Elecraft KX2 an one for my Kenwood TM-D710G - they are indispensable for quickly getting up to speed on a new radio, as well as quickly looking up less-used features HRO usually has...

For those of you in the Tucson area, the Radio Society of Tucson is putting on a FREE Technician Ham Radio license class starting at the end of February, if you're looking to get your license and prefer a course to self-study, head over to this thread for information: [Tucson, AZ] FREE...

The Radio Society of Tucson (K7RST) is putting on a FREE Technician training class starting February 24th, 2019! The course is 6 weekly classes that begin Sunday February 24, 2019 at 6pm. The class will spread 6 evenings - every Sunday night - and will prepare you for the April 8th 2019 test...

Looks like you already picked up a Yaesu FTM-400XDR, but i'll put a plug in for a different radio for those looking for the same advice you were: The 400XDR is a great radio and does APRS, but if you want the absolute most full featured APRS radio, consider looking at the Kenwood TM-D710G. It...

The HRO price on the FTM 400XDR right now is NUTS. That price was super tempting, but I still ended up picking up a TM-710G a few days ago. It's still $100 off at HRO right now, so i "only" dropped $500 on it. I was torn between the Yaesu and the Kenwood for a couple years, ended up going with...

This is great, I just followed all the same steps you outlined using my TM-D710G instead of APRSdroid and it worked like a charm!

I think with an antenna that can do 20m and 40m that should give enough coverage for both day and night time communications. I don't have a vehicle mounted HF radio, but i do always have a full HF setup along with me, and i typically toss it up at camp to get on the air while i'm relaxing. My...

@Todd & Meg Great question! My plan for the fridge power is similar to what you describe. I plan on eventually adding in a power pole connector port into the back of the Jeep to do the same thing you are planning on. I'm thinking i'll have a toggle switch so i can have a way to just toggle...

Oh, and we are definitely interested in joining your trip as well, but it would depend on the timing. We have another Mexico adventure in-planning for March to head down along the Sonora coast from Puerto Peñasco to Bahia Kino

I just got back from Baja a couple weeks ago. My only word of caution is that if you head south from San Felipe along HWY 5, be prepared for some slow going. There was some incredible flooding from the hurricanes this year that wiped out most of the bridges and washes so the road is absolutely...

I had my own stickers made so that I can hand them out to people i meet on adventures or at meetups. We were at Coco's Corner a few weeks ago and of course I had to slap one of 'em on Coco's old truck: