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  1. K

    Looking for a cheap radio to talk to RT524 from another vehcle or on foot.

    I know everyone wants to get all up on da-mil radios, but I've repaired and maintained a lot of RT524 and PRC-77 ( have prolly 5 RT524 that are supposed to work, but often are flaky when you need them, and the PRC-77 are ok, but also flakey) and they are getting VERY LONG IN THE TOOTH... they...
  2. K

    Looking for a cheap radio to talk to RT524 from another vehcle or on foot.

    Dang, this is what I was gonna say, mine cost a pretty penny... HOWEVER I did find a PRC-126 at Finley this year as the guy unloaded it for 35 bucks WOOOOOOOOOOOT!!! works perfectly!!
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    Interesting Response from Vermont DECLINING my HMMWV Registration

    BRDM 2 WOOOT! I wandered around FT Irwin in the early 90s in a HMMWV VisMod BRDM 2 rkh, Chemical warfare truck... those things are cool...
  4. K

    Interesting Response from Vermont DECLINING my HMMWV Registration

    id love to put a hummer H1 and a mil HMMWV side by side and see what's different...
  5. K

    Interesting Response from Vermont DECLINING my HMMWV Registration

    I don't disagree with your assessment on advocating for the hobby, I've been big on that for a long time. Regarding the surrender of a title from other states and use of out of state plates isn't as cut and dry as it might seem. Vacation homes, business interests, dual ownership and...
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    Interesting Response from Vermont DECLINING my HMMWV Registration

    many states allow registrations of vehicles from other states. This is especially true with trailers and commercial vehicles. Vermont has purposefully legalized this in their state, and is 100% legal. There are no insurance or legal issues with it. Why do it, because some states have varying...
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    Interesting Response from Vermont DECLINING my HMMWV Registration

    Stay tuned everybody we have some movement on this issue. regarding the above post. I totally understand, however we must force them to follow the law. simply allowing a bureaucrat to decide how its gonna be and not the published law serves no purpose. I am not doing anything that will...
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    Interesting Response from Vermont DECLINING my HMMWV Registration

    And regarding the Emissions testing specific to Vermont.. If a vehicle falls into one of the following categories, it must pass a Vermont smog check: Gasoline vehicles made in the 1996 model year or newer Diesel vehicles made in the 1997 weighing less than 8500 pounds My HMMWV is a 1988...
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    Interesting Response from Vermont DECLINING my HMMWV Registration

    Millstandard 1180B (MIL STD 1180-B) States... 5.4 Application of FMVSS. The application of specific requirements within the FMVSS’S, military wheeled vehicles designed to (a) carry 10 passengers or less and (b) have a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of less than 10000 pounds, shall comply...
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    Interesting Response from Vermont DECLINING my HMMWV Registration

    Well we have a response from the VT DMV.. DMV - AVIP <DMV.AVIP@vermont.gov> 2:03 PM (49 minutes ago) to ***********************, DMV If the vehicle in question does not meet Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS), nor is it in compliance with the Environmental...
  11. K

    Humvee military antenna for Ham Radio use

    Can confirm, works great IF the antenna and matching unit are good... you can also drop to 30-33 and do decent on 10m...
  12. K

    Interesting Response from Vermont DECLINING my HMMWV Registration

    yea ill certainly keep the thread updated... you can register a set of frame rails as a custom vehicle in most states, but not a hmmwv... its really crazy.. we sent a couple vehicles to Cal for a show and the driver (on flatbed) got the 3rd degree about them going into California..
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    Interesting Response from Vermont DECLINING my HMMWV Registration

    they did close the door actually, but with an excuse that is no where in the regs they follow, i contacted the Deputy Director of the VT DMV we will see what he says.. the thing is this is after 4 mailings to them with various excuses and after calling to confirm they drop this bogus reason. I...
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    Interesting Response from Vermont DECLINING my HMMWV Registration

    Been working with Vermont to get my M998 Registered and at first they just wanted more money, declining my proof of sales tax payment. Ok fine, its a small price.. Then they declined saying... "I APOLOGIZE FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE WE MAY HAVE CAUSED, BUT UNFORTUNATLEY WE CAN NOT REGISTER...
  15. K

    What are these wires and capacitor?!?!?

    You can have trouble jumping from the nato slave and low glow plug voltage if you bypass the resistors. They are there so the glow plugs can get a good burn when jumping from slave.
  16. K

    How to Jump Start CUCV

    I have a number of mil vehicles. I have 2 12/24 volt jump boxes... I **never** use the 24 volt setting, just don't need it. Usually it's just one battery that's low, so i put one box on that battery at 12v.. if they are both low, I put one on each battery at 12v. If it's a 4 battery system I...
  17. K

    What’s that ticking sound on the passenger side?

    I would get an engine stethoscope and poke around... it will help get you familiar with normal sounds and you'll be able to detect differences later also.. -- chris
  18. K

    2 CUCV blazers, one purrs one rattle monster, ideas?

    I've been working on cucvs for awhile. Mine and lots of others. I'm very confident in fixing them diagnosing etc... but one thing has always puzzled me... why do the cucvs with "factory" military IP, purr like a kitten, quiet and smooth... hell they sound like a gas burner!! While anything...
  19. K

    3000LMT Water Purification Unit

    Ok I finally got a hit for a manual.. its actually the student outline from the US Marine Corps, shout out to the Steel Soldiers member who provided it.. Im very grateful.. The FOIA should result in other docs also... Ill also be publishing details on my wiki at -->...
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