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Shelters On Trailers
Is putting a shelter on a 2 wheel trailer a good idea? I suppose if empty but stock RTTY shelters are awfully top heavy and a two wheel trailer may be unstable? All the later commo trailers in the military are 4 wheel, maybe for a reason.
I know several people that have...
All the equipment in the shelter is original military so it's all 24 volt. And, no, while you can certainly run the 12 volt stuff on one battery, its not a good long term solution. You will shorten the battery life due to one battery underchanging and one overcharging.
Radio Club Visit
I took the M-715 and the AN/GRC-142 "up the mountain" to the tower site for our QCWA picnic. We worked some 20 meter stations and received a bit of Canadian military RTTY, just for a demonstration. All on the 15 foot whip and truck power. I had enough fun getting up there...