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OU812 · Post by **OU812** » Wed Oct 14, 2009 4:54 pm

Howdy folks. My name is Scott. I came across OAUSA by a link advertising Borrego Fest. I won’t be able to make it to this one because I’ve got a little one due that week. I wheel a bit in Big Bear and some in Johnson Valley too. But as the winter starts to cool off the desert I would like to explore Borrego some more. I dig that this site has so many Hams because I’ll have some questions. The 2m radio in my Jeep is a new piece of gear for me. The first time I realized that I was lacking for not having a Ham radio was last July. A friend and I were planning on doing a night run in Big Bear after a long day of Adopt-A-Trail work. We were eating dinner with SteeevO and he told us that if we got in trouble just give him a call on the Ham. I was ill-equipped so we had to rely on our cell phones. That night we ended up limping off the trail with a few missing teeth on my ring gear. Now I am set up and I can hit the Keller Peak repeater from my driveway in Oceanside. I hope so catch you guys on the net on Thursdays.

-Scott
KJ6COB

cruiserlarry · Post by **cruiserlarry** » Wed Oct 14, 2009 5:46 pm

Welcome to OAUSA, Scott. Nice Wrangler - tell us a little about it...

It is amazing how fast a bad trail day will motivate you to get your ham ticket...

See you on the trails soon...

DaveK · Post by **DaveK** » Wed Oct 14, 2009 6:39 pm

Hey Scott;

Great to have you join us. Tell Steeevo to come by an say hi. We missed him at the Meet & Greet this last weekend.

Congratulations on your soon-to-be arrival. Tell us what you think of the nets.

Welcome aboard!

BlueFJ · Post by **BlueFJ** » Wed Oct 14, 2009 7:33 pm

Welcome aboard, Scott! Congrats on the newcomer and your entry into the world of amateur radio!
Looking forward to seeing ya on the trail!

BorregoWrangler · Post by **BorregoWrangler** » Wed Oct 14, 2009 9:41 pm

Welcome to OAUSA, Scott! Its good to see another YJ onboard.

Keep an eye on the trip planning threads, as there'll sure to be many trips out to Anza-Borrego this fall and winter.

raYGunn · Post by **raYGunn** » Wed Oct 14, 2009 9:41 pm

Welcome to the site!

OU812 · Post by **OU812** » Thu Oct 15, 2009 9:01 am

cruiserlarry wrote:Welcome to OAUSA, Scott. Nice Wrangler - tell us a little about it...

It is amazing how fast a bad trail day will motivate you to get your ham ticket...

See you on the trails soon...

Thank you for the welcome fellas.

My Wrangler was new to me about 9 months ago. Before I had a Toyota pickup that was just too nice to drag across the rocks. I think I have been under the YJ every weekend since I have had it but I forget most of the things I have fixed. It came with a ratty soft top and no radio. Now I have a hard op and full doors that make the hwy much more enjoyable. I have a HP Dana30 in the front and a Ford 8.8 in the back. They have 4.10:1 gears. I just got done rebuilding the 8.8 after I lost a tooth of the ring gear. I rebuilt it with an open carrier instead of the Trac-Loc carrier that came with it. So hopefully there will be a lunchbox locker in my future. I have a York in my garage waiting for me to build a bracket. My cargo nets are hand tied from cheapie harbor freight rope.

And this was the second trail I ever did in my YJ. I was still getting to know my Jeep.

This one had some pucker..

BlueFJ · Post by **BlueFJ** » Sun Oct 18, 2009 8:13 am

What trails are these?

OU812 · Post by **OU812** » Sun Oct 18, 2009 9:32 am

This is bullfrog trail. It is near Johnson Valley. Camprock Rd. and HWY 241.

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