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The Alaskan will serve you well!! You can bolt the camper directly to the floor of the trailer. There may already be holes inside the storage compartments under the seats and near the rear of the camper. It's a good idea to put some strips of treated wood between the floor of the camper...

This is a great story, and what this forum is all about. Definitely worth the read. Dave, it's looking good!! Bob

Helpful tools to pinpoint vibrations, rattles: 1) long shaft to put against the suspected component, then to the side of the head near the ear, Your skull is an amplifier! 2) Section of fuel line to the ear, carefully, and the sound will really be pinpointed.

Herewego, are you interested in non-USA PRC radios? If so, there are some significant reasons to consider them. Your referral to the MX-6707 antenna, and other points you made, indicates you are thinking more about VHF than HF. Is that right? Then a VHF FM set may be to your liking (but...

I listen on 5357 kHz in the mornings (like right now) and early evenings, and the HFPack frequencies during the days, especially 14,342.5 KhZ. At night there are nets that specialize in military, commercial, and aviation radios (typically USB on all bands) and you can get those frequencies...

Thanks for not asking if you could tow this truck home with a Subaru. :-)

Great looking truck! Here's another good info source: http://www.rockymountainmoggers.com/ There's all sorts of technical, parts replacement, Unimog Lore, and trip reports. Welcome

cherrylanedc does not show any hits on EBAY searches (but I'm inept at searching). Maybe do yourself a favor and mention some of the specific items we could search for to find your items? How does one search for a particular vendor? Thanks

Hey Garret, Welcome home! That's a great looking truck! I'm looking forward to seeing it. Bob

Anyone considering putting a Hi-Lo on a truck should talk to Bill, the owner of that 1017 (contact through that website). The Hi-Lo has not held up well. Bob

That panel is only 1.8W and that would be the best it could do (knowing how marketing people work ratings). That's only 150 millamps. Any vehicle sized battery could take that charge daily for the few hours the sun was optimum, with no damage at all. No doubt that's why the specs say the...

I use the AM-4477. Check it out on the left side of the picture. The attached picture was at the Georgia SS Rally a couple of years ago. I moved the radios to the rear of the 404 Unimog radio box because it's hot inside, and I got tired of getting in and out. One big advantage of using the...

The whip sections strongly resemble the MS-50/MS-51/MS52 series sections used in WWII radio equipment. I found some references on the interweb to the sections but nothing on the base. Fair Radio has some sections, quoting their catalog: "WW-2 & Korean War-vintage: painted copper-coated steel...

That's a great article, especially for those of us who are still learning about MEP's. Ike has a great suggestion for a listing or guide for all the common generators. I have searched and do not find such a listing anywhere. thanks, Bob

Congrats Joe!! I'm looking forward to seeing your truck! Bob

All good info, but also consider starter and alternator. Starter and solenoid full of salt water or residue will conduct current and run down batteries. Your alternator and starter will probably need rebuilding to clean out the salt and carbon tracks (from arcing while running). Even after...

The SEE should lift a full loader bucket at near idle. You probably have a slipping pump belt on the 'front hydraulic system". Check the belt on the pump directly under the front of the engine. But I must add that there could be something different about your SEE setup that I am not...

Kurt knows his stuff.. it's just a punctuation issue. IMHO, his 1:5 was meant to be 1.5 to 1 ratio, 1:1 is 1.1 to 1, etc. Bob WB4ETT

I think that at 3 ft the PRC68B should be hearing the RT246 transmitting even with a bad antenna connection. Maybe the '246 is still not working? Your radio guru should bring a dummy load to test the transmitter. Carnac, I'm curious about the not 'compliant' part. Do you mean the AS3900 was...

A large battery-powered UPS (24v version) makes a great inverter. Used UPS's with bad batteries can be cheap. Sizes range from 500W to well into the multi KW range. Simply connect the UPS battery input cables to your generator-charged batteries and don't plug in the AC cord. The UPS sees an...