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The subject for this evenings net was Tents. We discussed subjects such as Denier,water resistance, UV ratings and weight. Then went on to talk about tent stakes, both commercially available and home made stakes for specialized ground conditions, guy outs, clips and sleeves, tent poles, footprints ...

This evening the subject was sleeping bags. It included tips on selecting a bag and what to look for. It discussed tempature ratings, ground pads, construction and material, the shape types and care. This was my first time as net controller and my thanks go out to all who participated with ...

Again, thanx to everyone for the congrats. For anyone who is looking to get your general or the technician for that matter, Gordon West's book is a must and QRZ.com has one hundred practice tests that can be accessed online. Many years ago when I was studing to become a pilot, I had a wise flight ...

Not likely, but if anyone needs a full set of 17" rims for an 08 JK or whatever (I needed to change to a different offset) I have them available. They have the senders for the Low Pressure lite on them. Any reasonable offer. Brucek@socal.rr.com

BlueFJ wrote:Woohooooo!!! I passed the Technician test... 35 out of 35!! BOOYAH!!

Blue:

Congratulations. Atta Boy. Remember, you need at least 3 antennas on the FJ to be classified as a radio geek.

Thanx for the congrats ! It is always fun to accomplish something. I'm just glad the studying is over.
Someone remind me not to promise Dave to get my Extra Class

Well I finally got my General. This has been a long standing promise to Dave K6DTK and this New Years he called in his marker so I went ahead and did it. I had been procrastinating for some time but I try not to make false promises. I hate to toot my own bagpipe but I got 100% on the test. Now I ...

Ollie suggested I create a spot to discuss equipment that we use to get our butts out of trouble, so here is what I came up with for the net of the same name on the 15th of January. Please remember that most of these things require some amount of knowledge to safely work with to prevent injury to ...

http://traveltoad.smugmug.com/photos/444603609_ef9jS-L.jpg Excellent suggestion and great answers. Besides being a little known S&M device it is called a "combination bridle" or "transport cluster" and as mentioned, is used primarily by Tow companies to hook into holes that manufactures build into ...

That was a very dangerous situation you put yourself in, and it could have turned out much worse - a good example of why you always need to be prepared for a worst case scenerio, with clothes, food, water, blankets, etc if you are going to make a trek off the beaten path in bad weather.[/quote Just ...