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It’s just a 1 day class? If it is tuned for people who know absolutely nothing about it then I would totally be onboard.
US Southeast NC/SC Piedmont - Old NC 105 Ride
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Yup, starts at 9:00 on the 10th and runs until..... according to the website. Sounds like a good deal to me. From their website:
"The Gaston Radio Group will sponsor a technician element class on Saturday August 10, 2019 at Zion Baptist Church (church fellowship hall located behind the church) 2437 South Propst Street Gastonia, NC 28056. You must pre-register and per-study. We will not allow walk INS. For more information send an email to N4ATJ@twc.com with your name address and phone included in the email and we will send you the study material and links for studying. We also ask that you register for a FRN Number through the FCC FRN Registration and print it out and bring it with you to the class."
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The HAM radio class I took was a once a week, 8 week class with the last night bring test night. Check your area and see what clubs are around and what any of them offer. At the very least, there might be some people who are willing to go over the material with you leading up to the test. Operators are happy to talk shop with people who are interested in getting into HAM for whatever reason.
Definitely take practice tests online. The test is very technical, but it's multiple choice. If you took multiple (I would recommend doing at least 2 a day for a few weeks leading up to the test night) practice tests, then when it is time for the actual test you will do good. I took a class because I wanted to understand the material rather than just brute memorization, and it helped me a lot. There are about...30ish questions on the test, but it pulls from a pool of over 150 questions. I took a ton of practice tests and still ended up with questions I hadn't seen on my real test.
Definitely take practice tests online. The test is very technical, but it's multiple choice. If you took multiple (I would recommend doing at least 2 a day for a few weeks leading up to the test night) practice tests, then when it is time for the actual test you will do good. I took a class because I wanted to understand the material rather than just brute memorization, and it helped me a lot. There are about...30ish questions on the test, but it pulls from a pool of over 150 questions. I took a ton of practice tests and still ended up with questions I hadn't seen on my real test.
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Please be something super easy that a stock Subie can handle! [emoji23]
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July is extremely busy for me, so I unfortunately won't be able to get together again until August. Maybe by then I'll have new front shocks and performance brakes!
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Hey I don't know yet what she can handle as is. [emoji14]
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I am dying to get back out there!
Let’s move any trip planning over to the meetup thread. Just so others can see it!
Let’s move any trip planning over to the meetup thread. Just so others can see it!
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Joseph (my friend who tagged along) is still working on getting me the video footage he took on the trip, but I found one video which was taken on my DSLR of my ML going over one of the washouts on the road.
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I like the idea, the commentary is almost there, but to say the footage was anticlimatic to say the least.
To be honest, I would be much more impressed if he could get that drone to fly above the cars on the trail.
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Yeah, like I said I'm still waiting for him to get me the bulk of the footage. That's on me though, since I forgot to bring my laptop to get the files right after the trip was done. Maybe on the next trip he'll be more confident about flying the drone above the vehicle convoy while we're on the trail!
I'm hoping the next trip will have some more entertaining obstacles to film. I wish I had taken some at Brown Mountain, rather than just the dash cam footage. NC105 was a lot easier than what I expected, Brown Mountain was quite the benchmark for me I think.
Edit: If you look closely at the video, you'll see my driver rear and then my passenger front tire go in the air and start to spin. This vehicle doesn't have a lot of suspension flex.
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JButtress
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Hey everyone,
I will be heading down to NC from my home up in CT at the beginning of October and I'm just starting some research on trails, forest roads and awesome camp spots. I would appreciate any information you could provide. From what I have read, the Old NC 105 is pretty tame, but has some great spots with incredible views and some areas for dispersed camping. I'll be meeting up with my sister in Asheville, and then heading out for a couple nights camping from there. It's a long trip so I would rather find free, dispersed camping if possible, epic sites preferred obviously. Any recommendations? Thanks in advance for your help.
I will be heading down to NC from my home up in CT at the beginning of October and I'm just starting some research on trails, forest roads and awesome camp spots. I would appreciate any information you could provide. From what I have read, the Old NC 105 is pretty tame, but has some great spots with incredible views and some areas for dispersed camping. I'll be meeting up with my sister in Asheville, and then heading out for a couple nights camping from there. It's a long trip so I would rather find free, dispersed camping if possible, epic sites preferred obviously. Any recommendations? Thanks in advance for your help.
