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It is a totally different hobby. If all one is interested in is car to car, there probably isn't a huge advantage. However, there are significantly more ham radio repeaters, and higher power is allowed. The big point to ham is the long-range radios. There is also automatic position reporting and...

Another ham here. I am also considering using my ham radio on GMRS (yes, I have a license). Does anyone give you any grief about using the ham radio on GMRS? My reason for wanting to use the same radio for both is just to limit the number of antennas.

Just to move the trike in the picture took two solar panels. This was my "never plug in" ride from Kansas to Utah. Even with that much pannel, I still had to stop and read a book while recharging on one particular grade in the Rockies. The point being, I agree, there is little that a couple of...

Nope, not any more. I used to be, but the reality is that I am older than I used to be. I can measure things, like vision, that are not where they were. Most of my early driving was in the desert in my father's jeep. Then I lived along Californias Hwy 96 for many years (my job in Medford OR...

I have a jeep towing question, and this seems to be as good a thread as any to ask. The trailer I want to tow has a max GTW of 3500, so the weight is fine. My question has to do with stabilizer bars. I would like to use them to even out the vehicle and make better use of the front brakes. That...

I definitely hope you are right. I am a 53-year-old Middle School teacher (don't laugh too hard, it pays better than teaching at the college did). I currently drive a Compass, which is my third jeep after a Willies PU and a CJ5. With a creak and a groan, the Willies gently rolled down a ravine...

I am just a bit surprised by the number of people here that assume that a deer strike would result in a police report. When I lived in Northern California, the stretch between Weed and Yreka alone got at least two a night. I know several people who hit deer. I can not think of anyone who lived...

Right now I only have a Compass, but I am waiting to see the 4xe. Anyways, I have a ham 2M/70cm in the car. When travelling with others I will normally use FRS, because everyone can use it. I expect that with a JL I will add CB to the mix. I have always had a CB in my vehicles before this one...

Information on this model is a good part of why I signed up here. I Currently have a Compass and as I approach the retirement countdown I am looking for a "last car." The compass just isn't it. (my car history: VW Thing [type 181], Willys PU [with a creak and a groan, the parking brake failed...