Topic: Mojave Rd. (Winter version)

[PainRoller]

Alex - that is hilarious!!  Funniest thing I've seen in a loooooong time! 

Joe - keep up, Dood!! And you'd better be going! 

[Celt]

Alex that is funny, haven't seen that in a long time. Jayrat has already kindly volunteered to herd cats for me and JF for Sage Bromax's conga line. Where you could be very useful is being a mid-gunner for either of us.

[Celt]

Whoops... my bad. I thought we were still saying "Jan or Feb." My mistake. I'll ask my employer now.

JF, if you show in Feb it might be pretty lonely and we would for sure have to Channel 18 you for the slight.

[Celt]

I'm still in.  So how crazy would or be to run Mojave Rd. on OEM Long Trails?  

As long as you air down pretty good and avoid deep mud you should come through ok. Much of the run is pretty hard pack dirt road. Just have to be aware of any potential sticky spots with winter conditions but that's why we have radios to get that info around. If you have front and rear recovery points that would be helpful. On the last trip I ran the whole length in 2wd without any issue at all.

[Alex]

Alex that is funny, haven't seen that in a long time. Jayrat has already kindly volunteered to herd cats for me and JF for Sage Bromax's conga line. Where you could be very useful is being a mid-gunner for either of us.

Gladly Erik, I can help relay messages through the group

[Celt]

Status update: I got the permit approved and signed it but have to send it back to them to get one of their approving signatures on it. Then they send it back to me and I will have the permit. They only allotted me 12 vehicles so I requested the maximum amount of 15 be amended into it. I thought the military had the inefficiency block cornered and check but ohhh no.

   

[steve c]

Comms.

Who's a Ham?
No better time to start studying and have your license by January!  

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You can get as silly as you want with a radio, but here's a great write up by Mr. Bills on TNX
Poor Man's Ham Radio < $100

Realistically, you can just buy one of these and be ready to TX for $25.19

Additionally, used gear is always a great way to go.  If you're not looking for anything too fancy, a 2m/70cm radio is a 2m/70cm radio.  
Possible sources for used gear include Craigslist, ham forums, ham stores (some do consignment) etc.  

Attendees

1. Celt.................................Ham
2. Sage Bromax....................Ham
3. Toro................................Ham
4. Steve C............................Ham
5. Green Goon......................Ham
6. JFanasalle........................Ham
7. Motorpig77.......................Ham
8. Jayrat..............................?
9. SCUBADale713..................No interest
10. Pyrofox79.......................?
11. Mark 1107 and Nia...........?
12. SoCalXTerry....................Ham
13. PainRoller Mike and Barb...Ham & Ham
14. Ultrapac 40.....................Ham
15. Duffman and Nilda...........Ham

Standby list:
1. Goldfish...........................Ham
2. Fourxfunk........................Working on it, but probably not by January
3. Dany and Co....................Ham (if this is Grooters)
4. DanyX.............................?
5. ShanleX...........................?
6. Alex................................will have license by January
7. JVR.................................?
8. Lemans (4 Runner)...........Nope. 


Post up if I miss labeled you with a ? if you're a Ham.
Also, if you are thinking about getting your license, post up and I'll change your ? to a "will have license by January"

ETA:
More Hams thanks to GeoYota
Alex (Studying)
Ultrapac40(oz) confirmed by Duffman.

[Ghost65]

Goldfish/Don and Green Goon/Tom are both hams.


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[Alex]

I take it this should be OK to get for a HAM radio?
http://www.hamradio.com/detail.cfm?pid=H0-010078

Mark me as "Will have license by January"

[knightrider]

2900 is a very solid radio.

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[Celt]

I take it this should be OK to get for a HAM radio?
http://www.hamradio.com/detail.cfm?pid=H0-010078

Mark me as "Will have license by January"

 Same station I have, I've been nothing but impressed with it. Knightrider and Jayrat both helped me install it a few food truck Thursdays ago. If you get a programming CD it will really make life a lot easier for you. I think I paid about $130 for the radio itself and all things considered, think it was probably the best bang for the buck I could have got. Good luck on getting the ticket!

[Sage Bromax]

I have put together a Comms plan with simplex and repeater frequencies.  Once I confirm some of these repeaters are still operational, I will email an Excel and CSV file to everyone so that you can program your radios.  It will look something like this, but with better formatting:

INCIDENT RADIO COMMUNICATIONS PLAN               Date/Time Prepared      
               10-13-15 0600      
                     
                     
Ch #   Function   Channel Name   Receive Frequency (MHz)   Receive Tone (kHz)   Transmit frequency (MHz)   Transmit Tone (kHz)   Remarks
1   Convoy   Primary Trail Frequency (SCCX Simplex)   146.5350   none   146.5350   none   Main group channel
2   Convoy   Backup Trail Frequency A   146.4750   none   146.4750   none   Fallback channel in case above channel is too busy
3   Convoy   Backup Trail Frequency B   146.4900   none   146.4900   none   Fallback channel in case above channels are too busy
4   Convoy   Backup Trail Frequency C   147.4800   none   147.4800   none   Fallback channel in case above channels are too busy 
5   Convoy   Backup Trail Frequency D   146.5500   none   146.5500   none   Fallback channel in case above channels are too busy
6   Travel - Hailing   National VHF Simplex   146.5200   none   146.5200   none   Wilderness Protocol and general hailing
7   Travel - Hailing   National UHF Simplex   446.0000   none   446.0000   none   Wilderness Protocol and general hailing
8   Distance   Victorville repeater   146.9400   none   146.3400   91.5   Open repeater
9   Distance   Barstow VHF repeater   147.1800   none   147.7800   151.4   Open repeater - Linked to Ludlow and Newberry Springs
10   Distance   Ludlow VHF repeater   147.8850   none   147.2850   none   Open repeater - Linked to Barstow and Newberry Springs
11   Distance   Newberry Springs VHF repeater   146.7000   none   146.1000   none   Open repeater - Linked to Ludlow and Barstow
12   Distance   Las Vegas VHF repeater   146.8800   none   146.2800   100.0   Open repeater by Las Vegas on Mt. Potosi
13   Distance   Needles VHF repeater   146.7600   none   146.1600   131.8   Open repeater by Needles
14   Long Distance   Silver Peak (Bishop) WIN repeater   444.6000   none   449.6000   100.0   WIN system linked repeater, system covers several states
15   Long Distance   Ridgecrest WIN system repeater   147.9750   none   147.3750   100.0   WIN system linked repeater, system covers several states
16   Long Distance   Ridgecrest WIN system repeater   448.8000   none   443.8000   100.0   WIN system linked repeater, system covers several states
17   Long Distance   Barstow WIN system repeater   449.0800   none   444.0800   100.0   WIN system linked repeater, system covers several states
18   Long Distance   Victorville WIN system repeater   448.9000   none   443.9000   162.2   WIN system linked repeater, system covers several states
19   Long Distance   Palomar (San Diego) WIN system repeater   449.0800   none   444.0800   100.0   WIN system linked repeater, system covers several states
20   Long Distance   Hemet WIN system repeater   446.8600   none   441.8600   100.0   WIN system linked repeater, system covers several states
Prepared By:            Incident Location:      Mojave Desert   
Sage Bromax            County:    San Bernardino            State:    CA          Latitude: 35.00 N             Longitude: -115.6500 W         
                     
   Use the minimum power level necessary for clear communications.                  
   Use repeaters for initial contact, or in case of emergency.  When within range, switch to a simplex frequency.                  
   The WIN system is mostly UHF. See complete listing and site location map here:             http://batchgeo.com/map/dd38a77a78536badb47ce3eeaef65c0a      

[RBduffer]

Nice job Tony

Ultrapac 40(oz) is a Ham.

[Celt]

Thanks for setting that up it's much appreciated! Those frequencies will ensure both groups can talk without stepping on each other and we have outside communication in case we need some help. This week I'm going to check around and see if I can get a special rate at one of the casinos for everyone to stay in. As it gets closer I get more and more excited about this trip!

[PainRoller]

Mark me as "Will have license by January"

WOOT!!  You can Do IT!

Bromax - DAAAAMMMMMNNNN!!  That's a sexy list!  

This week I'm going to check around and see if I can get a special rate at one of the casinos for everyone to stay in.

Sweet!  Let us know what you find! 

Celt and Alex: