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If you all are interested its next Saturday. I plan on attending.

Hey Mike !! Hope to see you on the trail

Yes it has road maps.

Nice meeting everyone today, Thanks Gary

I will try and make it..

Just orderd the 63qt Open Box. Thanks !!

I agree get your HAM license. And pick a HT that fits your budget. http://www.universal-radio.com/catalog/ht.html

400 miles might just make it, would be a good test for sure. OK great with will talk more end of Sept.

Yes I think it would be to far away, around 650 miles. But yes when I get it all working we can try. On September 26th another Ham and I are going to test out NVIS from northern California (Pinecrest) to southern California (Death Valley area) (200 +- miles). He is getting set up to do NVIS...

Welcome, What I`am using is a Comet SBB-1 with a lid mount attached to my 2003 LX 470 rear upper hatch. It works great in the thick brush and low tree limbs. SBB-1 For APRS I have a temp set up with a 2m mag mount with a 5 watt HT. Future plans will be mobile HF, and build or buy field...

If anyone is interested, upcoming event July 18th in  Madera County 37.328963 -119.437488, North Fork, CA Its all free, here are some links to check out. The group is based in southern California, there is talk of a northern group forming. Meetup LandOps LandOps Ric

One benefit of HAM radio is the local repeater, You can talk to some pretty interesting people and get inside info of the location.

This past June was doing a recon for LandOps in Madera County and came across a mountain bike group that asked us to help find there 12 year old that had been missing for two hours. No cell coverage to call for help, there where to repeaters in the area from our location. After contacting a...

Thanks fledwell for the discount. I signed up Ric

Shirttail Canyon super easy trail but very nice, Two places to swim, went last month.

The general area I`am referring to is east of Fresno, What Micheal had suggested in earlier post. Ric

If any is interested. There is a event going on in that general area July 18. LandOps is a southern California group that does pretty cool stuff. Check out this YouTube page. Ric

I use both, for books I like the Delorme Atlas & Gazetteers state topo maps. All States California I use BaseCamp to plan tracks and routes for a trip or area I`am planning t visit. CalTopo is also a good recourse. Ric

What I have done before is to cut off extra insulation and fold over the copper wire till it fits snug in the socket. Then I use a terminal lug press and hammer to set it. Press

Me and the family went on a one day trip by Colfax, the canyon loop is about 25 miles long. Easy trails and super nice water for kids to go swimming. 4/2015