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    General Tech What did you work on Today?

    Installed this beast. Yaesu 2980 2m rig. (hence the cb stuff going up for sale :) ) It had exactly enough power lead to reach the battery. Mostly one big heatsink.... 80W with no fan.
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    For Sale CB radio, antennas, and mount

    Switching to HAM and selling the following, all are in good working order: Uniden Pro 520XL: New on Amazon $36, your price $18. Astatic Road Devil powered microphone: New on amazon $33, your price $16. 36" firestik II antenna: New on Amazon $18, your price $9 36" Wilson flex antenna: New on...
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    The Ham Radio Thread

    I took the plunge for a mobile radio today. After the weekend Swell run where we spread out so far to avoid dust and lost contact with the HT's I'm ready for more power. I'm only concerned about trail chatter so I went with a single-band(2m) Yaesu 2980R. 80W of 2m goodness for $140.
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    For Sale Portable/mobile CB radios

    that Wilson is probably the best mag-mount antenna you can get...
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    Trip Report RME March Trip Report; San Rafael Swell

    You guys drive the easy rigs, I'll take on the challenge :) At least no body damage this time through...
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    Trip Report RME March Trip Report; San Rafael Swell

    Great trip Greg, thanks for tolerating the big red pig. I did have a good dent in the new skid plates :) Sunrise Sat. Morning Wherever .... Swasey (sp) cabin Arch in eagle canyon Black Dragon Canyon
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    South-East Utah March RME Trip; The San Rafael Swell

    No cell service at the campground proper
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    South-East Utah March RME Trip; The San Rafael Swell

    I have a Baofeng HT as well. Kevin has had several, but seems to donate them to the most recent campsite. :) more than once :rofl:
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    South-East Utah March RME Trip; The San Rafael Swell

    Greg, Are we running HAM or CB radios on this (I have both, just need to put the CB in if we're running that) also, Kevin is experiencing truck issues so I have offered the shotgun seat.
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    South-East Utah March RME Trip; The San Rafael Swell

    I may drag my bike down and ride Goodwater then...
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    Need a Bitch and Moan thread or How many trips to the dealer to get an oil change

    This is no where near the plight of DAA and his after-fire repairs, but damn... I bought the F150 in May of 2013 and got a 5-year oil change contract. I took it yesterday to LHM Draper for the last service on the contract. They quoted half an hour (got there at 6:45 AM) but it took an hour...
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    Learning to TIG: How to?

    I have a SpeedGlas 9100V. I have a really big noggin (shutup Kevin) and the headgear fits so well.
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    South-East Utah March RME Trip; The San Rafael Swell

    I'll be there around noon on Friday to keep Greg out of trouble :).
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    Shop / Tools Let's talk bandsaws!

    I have the swag table (not sure if v3) and that saw. It took a good bit of filing to get then to mate up well but I like the result. I welded an electrical box to the stand with a switched outlet. I cut the end off an extension cord and wired it into the outlet and then plug the saw into that...
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    Tricks to get a Job Done Easier

    Stick welded ... :)
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    School me on wireless routers

    I found out last month that Comcast has a download limit of 1TB.
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    School me on wireless routers

    Comcast claims 250mbs? Have you checked your download speed, wired connection on speedtest.net? If your cable modem is an older DOCSIS 2.X modem then you will never see more than about 34mbs. To get to 250mbs you will need a DOCSIS 3 modem with 8 channels bonded (some only do 2 or 4).
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    School me on wireless routers

    That is exactly to problem my router solved.
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    School me on wireless routers

    I bought this one 5 years ago and it has been flawless https://www.amazon.com/NETGEAR-Nighthawk-Parental-Controls-Compatible/dp/B00F0DD0I6 It's now $50 cheaper than when I bought it so there is probably better stuff available now.
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