Recent content by pigman

I remember joining this forum when we first got our RV some TEN YEARS AGO now !!!  I can't believe it's been that long.  Since then we have learned so much and spent many camping trips in our KZ Sportsman who oddly enough is now 10 years older!  ha ha We especially liked a 3,000 mile round...

Interesting Don, Have you thought of exploring the new digital radio world? It takes some special understanding on how the internet works but with prop conditions being what they are I am pleased that we have that option. I learned code as a military radio operator and see a place for it but...

Something that helped me ace the exams was to combine study with taking practice exams and using "flash" cards that helped you realize what material you were steady on and what material you needed further study. The ARRL has some great study material...

HAHAHA .. ya good catch you may know that when you make a new contact QRZ fills in the blanks with pretty much the last entry.  I guess you could use Narrow band FM on 40 meters as long as you do not exceed normal bandwidth's that one is allowed with AM or DSB. I fixed my log as of course the...

I have been retired for about 2 years now and recently got my ham radio technical license and then an upgrade to general class. I think combining the RV life with amateur radio to be a great combination.  I purchased an all band radio (Yaesu 857D) that is capable of HF/VHF/UHF and 100 watts...

Many people could use some more practice with backing but my biggest problem is of course the fact that due to the concrete walls I have to almost back straight in since I don't have much room to turn the TT once it has entered the driveway. I do like the backup cam idea and have floated that...

I have a Sportsmen 202SRB travel trailer that is an easy pull for my Tundra.  I also have a 50 foot driveway next to the house with that has 2 foot cement walls on either side. I am able to reverse the TT up the drive with a lot of effort and communications with the wife. It was suggested that...

You guys are great with good suggestions.  I think I will combine both ideas of sealing off the tanks and engine valves AND THEN put em in a plastic bag. This should keep "Her who must be obeyed" happy.  This would also help with keeping the generators safer from theft as my truck cap has...

YES .. that is a very good idea and is probably what we will end up doing as I really don't want to start cutting up the frame and changing things I am not sure about. In the last 4 years we have only parked at state parks that have full facilities so running off generator power won't be that...

Thanks to all of your who replied.  First of all I already have a pair of batteries up front and of course a pair of propane bottles too. I have a 30 gallon white water tank under the bed which probably is close enough to the front of the rig to add some tongue weight. The reason for the...

Yes ... (about moving em away when running)  That's why I purchased the appropriate extension cord from Camping World.  One other reason for this would be to run the generators while going down the road. If everything was secure enough I don't see how this would be a problem.  Why would I do...

We love our Sportsmen 202SRB travel trailer and purchased it as a rather basic unit that we could upgrade as we saw fit.  I can make another thread about the upgrades we did if anyone is interested, but this thread is about generators. Our goal is to use the A/C unit when shore power is not...

Wow this turned out to be a bigger hot topic than I would have thought .. but 2 years to get Win 7 out?  Really?  By then the NEXT gen of Windows would have been published and started to become the norm.  Yes I work for a rather large company and we don't keep workstations/laptops more than 3...

Gary .. I know you are correct as I work for a company with over 6,000 systems and we are a Microsoft E.A. company.  Any company this large better run the E.A. (Annual Enterprise Agreement) or they are significantly paying too much.  Note that the guy who is making the points about the end of...

Use a modern operating system. Sorry, folks?Windows XP simply isn?t secure enough for ordinary people to use today. It was designed more than 10 years ago, and it lacks many of the core architectural changes that make later Windows versions more resistant to attacks. Address Space Layout...