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I am glad that I could help. There is plenty of great ham radio content creators on CZcams. Speaking of which, I also have a channel dedicated to ham radio and electronics. youtube.com/@graymanpota

Good question. 650 watts is going to be between 46 and 54 amps per light on a 12 to 14 volt system. That would exceed the 30 amp rating for the largest switch in the Bronco. Most likely there will be a relay that would draw power direct from the battery and then a low current circuit to a switch that could activate the relay.

@@Overlanding4Fun so how do I install them ? Would you recommend hocking them directly to the battery with a separate switch for each

You can find a list of satellites 📡 that are currently available for amateur radio use at www.amsat.org/two-way-satellites/. I am not familiar with a list of commercial or governmental satellites that are available outside of the amateur service.

There are plenty of great resources available on CZcams. I also have an amateur radio dedicated channel that can be found at youtube.com/@graymanpota

I think @digital.rancher convinced me to give it a try. I like his setup.

They were quite noisy. We were at the edge of the fairgrounds and were right on the edge of an older neighborhood.

Glad you enjoyed it! I had a great time at the Moore Expo.

The included radials will work, but you need to split them apart into individual lines to get the best performance. I ended up making my own set(s) of radials to have with me that seem to be easier to store and deploy. The BNTECHGO wire seems to be popular in the community and several people are using it for antenna making using it for both the radiating element and for radials. Most people are using between 20 (small) and 26 (smaller) AWG wire. Electrically, the size doesn't matter for portable operations, both will support up to 100 watts or power without any issues. For the radials, there are many schools of thoughts on how much wire should I use. I stick with at least 1/4 wave length of wire on the ground for the radials to match the radiating element length. The standard rule of thumb is more is better, but you need to balance that with time, weight and, money when it comes to portable operations. I run the KISS doctrine for portable operations, keep it simple. I want to focus my time on making contacts and spend less time futzing with equipment, so good enough is my montra in the field. If your SWR is under 2:1 and your noise floor is manageable, start calling CQ. For you fixed home station, take the time to squeeze every bit of performance out of it. So with all of that out of the way, I cut (8) 5 meter lengths of 20 AWG wire (geni.us/BNTECHGO20) and then bundled them in to groups of 4 wires and connected them together with a yellow ring terminal (geni.us/ringterminals). Make sure you use a ring size the fits between over the threads of the spike and connect the spike to the feed point. I use a set of winders from ETSY (creatoriq.cc/4bb3GHc) that a ham makes that I really like. With 2 sets of 4 radials, that gives me 80 meters of wire on the ground that has worked great for me. In reality, because of the KISS doctrine, I normally only deploy 1 bundle, but I have the second as a spare or if the noise floor is a bit high, I will deploy a second bundle to try to reduce the noise floor. I hope this helps. If you are interested, I also have a ham radio dedicated channel that can be found at youtube.com/@graymanpota.

That is a good question.

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Hey Duane. How are things going?

@@Overlanding4Fun it has been a little rough lately, rebuilding……….

Hey David. I bounce between HAMRS and N3FJP, but I have been playing around with SWLog. HAMRS provides the best interface for portable logging, but does not interface with the radio. I run N3FJP for digital modes since it interfaces with the radio. In the shack I run N3FJP. It is one you pay for, but it was, at the time, $50 USD for a lifetime of updates. Plus he has a module for just about every contest and event in amateur radio. If you are interested, I have spun the radio content out to a separate channel youtube.com/@graymanpota

Sometimes I wonder if my wife is an alien 👽 👽👽

We will throw down some 🌮🌮🌮 for you.

When is the next scheduled weekend at The Daniel Boone Backcountry Byway? I am looking forward to getting back down there.

Thanks for watching! If you are interested, I have spun the radio content out to a separate channel youtube.com/@graymanpota

Glad you enjoyed it. If you are interested, I have spun the radio content out to a separate channel youtube.com/@graymanpota

The roof popping noise is, but the general noise you get used to. I don’t think it’s any worse than any other vehicle with the removable top and doors.

Thanks for the sub! If you are interested, I have spun the radio content out to a separate channel youtube.com/@graymanpota

Glad you enjoyed it. I have moved my ham radio content over to a dedicated channel. It can be found at youtube.com/@graymanpota.

Did you rotate the 5th wheel in or just rotate the 4 that were already in use? I agree the 4 that are already in use the computer with figure out if they changed positions?

@@Overlanding4Fun All 5 wheels have sensors and the Bronco computer will figure it out even with a 5 wheel rotation.

Thank you for the feedback. If you are interested, I have moved the ham radio content over to its own channel. It can be found at youtube.com/@GraymanPOTA

Thank you for the feedback. If you are interested, I have moved the ham radio content over to its own channel. It can be found at youtube.com/@GraymanPOTA

For POTA you do not submit logs as a hunter, but you might want to log you contacts for verification, awards or if it is required by your countries regulating body. I have moved my ham radio content over to a dedicated channel. It can be found at youtube.com/@graymanpota.

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When you are done... You will most likely have two broken push clips back there.

@@lxatoledo really, I just need to get in there to connect to aux switch, do you think the KC Hilites control module and wires would fit in there? I def don’t want to break any clips

There is room in there.....but you will most likely break clips. I think OP mentioned he broke clips too.​@@RebeccaTiffany1

@@RebeccaTiffany1 i think it will fit -there is space in there