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Where does this story actually start? June 27th, 2023 I woke with a start. I was out camping with my fiancé and three dogs at Birdtrack Springs for close to 2 weeks. The ever looming sensation of wanderlust hit me full tilt. Listening to the bull frog, crickets, and hooting of an owl made me...

For the past four years I have been restoring a 1989 Full Sized Bronco to Overland with, but do to its unreliability I had to abandon the “Adventure Machine’s” build. I bought a 2000 Ford Expedition in high hopes of building the ultimate adventure machine only to have it breakdown on the Idaho...

My Icom IC-7100 lost its magic smoke and I’m sending it in for repair as we speak. But I need an excellent 2m/70cm transceiver that can easily connect to a TNC and can do APRS out of the box. My first choice was the Kenwood TM-710g, but it’s been discontinued for a while now. I’m not...

National Public Lands Day was established in 1994, and is held annually on the 4th Saturday of September. National Public Lands Day, or NPLD for short, is the single largest one day volunteer event of the year. It celebrates the connection between people and green space in their community...

There is a new 501c that is upcoming in the Bend area. National Public Land Stewards Bend, or NPLS Bend for short, is a non profit organization focused on cleaning up and reclaiming trail systems in the Deschutes National Forest. The NPLS Bend has several cleanup events scheduled for 2022. I...

We invite you to join us as we remove trash of all shapes and sizes from areas off of China Hat Road in the Deschutes National Forest. To RSVP please fallow this link. https://app.planhero.com/gatherings/12458-china-hat-clean-up View Rally Point

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How to Get your Technicians License in 5 days The first step is to apply (don’t know why the FCC uses that wordage when you are almost guaranteed to get it) for your FRN. Go to HamStudy.org and download the study app. While there, you can look up a testing session close to you for in person...

SALEM, OR-On January 1, Oregon Parks and Recreation Department (OPRD) will begin charging out-of-state residents 25% more for RV sites for stays beginning January 1, as directed by the Oregon Legislature. Oregon residents with RVs pay an RV license plate fee, with some proceeds going to state...

You have a trip or get together in mind, but when you click on the Rally Point Button all of a sudden you are more lost than that one time on (insert trip here). Well this call is just for you. I will be going in depth on how to create your own event. View Rally Point

Grande Ronde Off-Road is hosting a New Year’s Day Wheeling Day run. View Rally Point

Hey Northcountry, Are very many of you guys active in here? Im thinking of coming up for a visit this spring… let’s get some trip ideas rolling.

As many of you who have been fallowing along on the “Adventure Machine” might already know, I’m adding Mobile HF capabilities to my comms set up. Right now I have an Icom IC-7100 running ham sticks for each band I want to use. These work ok for 10-20m, but the bandwidth becomes very narrow...

The National Forrest Service, BLM, and State Forestry has closed several forests within the region due to fire danger and ongoing forest fires. BLM Oregon and Washington Fire Restrictions All of the Umatilla National Forest is closed to recreational, commercial, and industrial use. Please...

This isn’t exactly Overland related, but my design idea (concept) could translate to an Overland build project. I live full time in a camp trailer at an RV/Trailer Park, so I’m hooked up to shore power 24/7. While this is great because I have converted everything to either run on 110 AC and/or...

The Spout Springs Repeater Association Field Day Event is near! We begin at 11 AM on Saturday morning June 26th, and conclude 24 hours later, at 11 AM Sunday morning, June 27th. Please join us! View Rally Point

Ken Hose KI7VEM the northwest Director for SOTA is hosting a zoom meeting for those that are interested in getting into Summits On The Air. Set your display name to your NAME + Callsign Topic: May 20 Virtual SOTA Gathering Time: May 20, 2021 06:30 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada) Join...

Do you have your Amateur Radio License? Are you interested in getting your license? Do you have a radio, but unsure how to use it? Come visit us and get in the air. We will be conducting VE Testing as well as have several stations set up for you to have a chance to Get On The Air (GOTA)...

I found out about an online adventuring ham radio club that fits in nicely with overlanding. They are j to doing SOTA, POTA, LHOTA, IOH, as well as DXepeditions. For those of you that don’t know any armature radio acronym that ends in OTA means On The Air. So SOTA is Summits On The Air, POTA...

The Eastern Oregon Visitor’s Association was given $25,000 to help prepare for the 2021 camping season in the Avlord Desert, Steins Mountains, Wallowa-Whitman National Forrest, and the Owyhee Region. The monies are to go towards land stewardship and maintenance. I will update this thread when...