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I don't have any experience with physically modding other radios, but with the FTM-400XDR the resistor is about the size of one of the contacts on an Apple Lightning connector and it's around others of the same size with little room between them. If you don't use Apple products, then it's...

I did that to my radio recently and almost had a couple of heart attacks thinking I messed something up because MAN are those guys tiny! First I went to power it up after putting everything together and the speaker made a tiny pop and the radio didn't turn on. Hit the power button again and it...

I'm partial to the FTM-400XDR, the display and touch screen work great. Makes navigating and reassigning soft buttons really easy. Beyond that, you need to decide if there are any digital modes that you want to use (based on repeaters in your area, etc), if you want to use APRS, etc. The Icom...

This was something I tackled a few weeks back, I ended up re-installing the Lange power hoist-a-top that I had from when I owned a JKUR. Removed the donut stopper and now I can run 2 straps corner to corner to make an X over the top of the RTT, then hook the hoist to the straps and up (or down)...

I brought it up in reference to your post about another poster needing to create a ground plane because they have an aluminum F-150 and I was telling you that aluminum makes a fine ground plane. Gotcha, misunderstood that the leak caused electrical issues. That said, you're still confused...

Again, I'm not saying you're doing anything wrong if you're getting the results you want. I think you're misunderstanding some basics and forgetting that correlation isn't causation which is causing you to do some unnecessary work or make some false assumptions. It feels like you still think...

Then it should be working as a very good ground plane assuming the antenna is mounted on the roof, but you also didn't mention what band you're using, antenna length, etc. Don't think you'll find anyone that says Airstream and other metal-sided RVs cause problems or don't make a good ground plane.

The galvanic corrosion was caused by improper mounting, not due to current or RF. See the bulletin I linked above. For your radio, are you running power and ground directly to the battery or are/were you running power and/or ground from a source closer to the radio? That can make a difference...

Marine antennas are largely NGP so people don't have to deal with creating a ground plane in a fiberglass or other non-metallic boat. Your aluminum boat shouldn't require an NGP antenna and in fact because the hull will act like a ground plane. NGP antennas on boats are just more convenient...

This suggests otherwise in terms of needing to do bonding on the Ford - Bonding Just seems like overthinking a non-existent problem. Galvanic corrosion is a real thing, but this just feels like a misunderstanding of what a ground plane is/does. Ford's bulletin...

It doesn't matter if the metal is ferrous or non-ferrous, what matters is if it's conductive. Aluminum is actually a better conductor than iron or steel, so I have no idea where the misconception came from that aluminum makes for a poor (or no) ground plane. The only affect aluminum has is you...

If using an external speaker make sure to either use a Yaesu speaker or use the included speaker adapter that comes with the FTM-400, just plugging in an aftermarket mono speaker right into the speaker jack of the radio it will cause a short of the VFO B audio output amp and will eventually fry...

Here's my take after decades of driving and off-roading of all types (or almost all). I would say it largely depends on where you plan on driving or how difficult the roads will be. That said, sometimes we're presented with unexpected challenges. As overlanders, I suspect most of us like to...

Only for US-models of the unit. In the UK it comes pre-loaded with EMEA maps, not North America. If they want NA then they have to buy them.

For a multi-use mounting platform, check out... https://www.ics-fab.com/collections/dash-mounts/products/f-series-dash-mount and https://builtrightind.com/collections/dash-mounts/products/builtright-industries-dash-mount-2015-2020-ford-f-150-raptor-2017-f-250-f-350 That's about all the help...

Another vote for the Falken Wildpeak A/T3w, amazing tires. I'll be running them again for sure. I would avoid M/T tires, they don't do well in the winter if you have to deal with snow, they're noisy, not great street tires, etc.

Agreed, the drive over Beartooth is amazing! We did it when we visited Yellowstone in 2018 (Pre-Overlanding). :D

W9DRX from IL checking in, typically have my DMR radio sitting on my desk and the hotspot monitoring the OB TGs I've found listed.

You're off by a factor of 10 for LSD. Prior to the ULSD requirement of 15ppm diesel was up to 500ppm for LSD, not 50. 100k out of a DPF is low unless you do a lot of short trips and are constantly in regen. 250k isn't unreasonable, so for the sake of argument let's use that number for this...

A DPF is actually not anything like a cat. There is no catalytic reaction going on. A DPF is a particulate trap that traps soot and once the differential pressure sensor detects the filter is "full" the computer initiates a regen to burn the soot into ash which remains inside the DPF. Running...