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Antennas tend to transmit straight out from their mast. So if you bend the mast so it's parallel to the vehicle, then you're going to transmit into the vehicle body, and the reflectance may be what the radio is seeing. I think if you check SWR with the antenna tied down, then again with the...

Jerchambers, two different ways to make your AB15 work with your mount. I'm not sure how wide the hole is in your mount, but as you can see, the AB15 has a wide contact surface between the two insulators. If they will cover the hole in your mount then the easy thing to do would be to put the...

That is a nice looking outfit. How did you like MCD as a dealer? Did they take good care of you? I'm looking to buy a 13kW honda powered gen set from them this spring. I've heard mostly good things about them. Wondered what your experience was.

Paul, We'll keep you in our prayers for a complete and speedy recovery. BTW, did you get the radio antenna parts from Willy? Did you figure out how to mount it on your truck? Show us a photo if you get a chance.

I've also got a 99 F250 with the 7.3L and it loves biodiesel. They sold it here in the mountains for about a year and I used it year round. I did add an additive during winter fill ups. My engine ran quieter and smoother with the B20 blend. I tried B100 and found that I had a loss of power...

After driving with my stock NDT's thru the snow to get to work today, and spinning 360's on the highway, I am definitely looking to get a grooving tool and get to work on those tires. I had forgotten just how bad stock tires are on snow and ice. I think I'll copy your pattern and see what that...

I figured out that the noise I'm getting on my M38 CB is electromagnetic interference (EMI). Since the 11 inch diameter electric motor that replaced my gas engine is not shielded, it's producing a lot of EMI. What's interesting is that it's affecting the CB frequencies, but not the FRS/GMRS...

How about using a good quality fish finder to read the bottom of the lake to find the exact location. Scan it from 4 or 5 directions and try to get the location pin-pointed. Then use an underwater camera on a long cable to go down and take a look. No diving needed for this initial...

I've got a CB installed in my M38 and I use a military antenna and it works great! The AB-15 or the MP-65B are the best bases to use because the fitting on the bottom is a perfect match to a typical CB coax cable. Going up from the base you want 2 long antenna sections and 1 short one. That is...

Check out this web site for wood gasifiers and plans to make them. Wood Gasifiers - Generate power with wood! Here is a 140+ page manual about gasification put together by several researchers. Lots of good technical information in here, along with some designs and the differences between...

Do what I'm planning on trying - gasification for my generator. I've got the US Dept of Ag plans for a gasifier that I will make to provide fuel for a gasoline powered generator. Then with a small electric chipper, you can shred almost anything like grass, branches, scrap wood, newspaper and...

Or you could simply go straight to Youtube and watch it at this link: Be sure to turn on the sound!

Thanks Steelandcanvas! We certainly got lots of questions about it. Kept my wife and I busy for all 3 days. dmetalmiki, Let me help you find my videos. The first one is just what you are looking for. Go to this link: EVTV Build Your Dream EV Contest Finalists On this site you'll see a...

Sgt LongT, I did the math on the solar panels, and they wouldn't get me far down the road. If I covered the top of the M100, and the top of the Arctic cab, I'd get roughly 600 watts per hour on a sunny day at noon south of Denver. But when the weather charts for the Yukon tell me that in...

Thanks Dave, but a 3kW just isn't big enough for my power needs. I'll be using an 8kW to a 10kW size. In a military gen set those are about 1000 lbs for a diesel unit. Heavy and noisy. No, I've got my eye on a 10kW gas generator that uses a Honda 20 hp engine. Reliable, quiet, and most of...

Stan, That's good advice for a personal vacation, but the convoy leaders and MVPA have already made that decision for us for the convoy, for both Canada and Alaska: No Guns. Period. There are other options, like road flares, for keeping the space between you and the critters...

Thanks! The advantage of most good quality, modern charge controllers is that they are made for both 50 and 60 hertz, and from 110vac to 440vac as input power. So I should be able to suck up whatever power the bad guys have! ;) And as to the trailer/gen set idea. Check out the photos on my...

Tesla uses an 11 inch DC motor just like I have, only it's their brand, not Netgain. And the batteries they use are almost the same ones I'm trying to win in this contest. It's the batteries, and the electronic controls that drive up the cost. The car's frame and body are only about 10-15 %...

Providerdriver, at an average of 55 mph I get about 22-24 miles before my battery pack gets down to 80% discharged. It's not good for the pack to get below 80% dc. If I slow down to an average of 30 mph then I'll get about 30 miles before the pack hits 80%dc. That's with 1500 lbs of lead-acid...

If you go to this web page and click on the video tab near the top of the page, you'll get to see a video of me driving the Electro-Willys. EVTV Build Your Dream EV Contest Finalists maddawg308, Think of it as a VERY stealthy recon machine! There is no noise except the crunch of tires on...