Wyoming Red Desert Run - August 8th-9th (Pre-run Jul 31st-Aug 1st)

[RaptorWifey]

Sorry to hear about your dad RDFTS...hope he makes a full recovery.

Wilson, you didn't, Joe sent that one back to some place in New Jersey.

 

[Kmandoske]

I helped Jimbo set up his radio. Its a TYT TH-9000, 60W VHF radio, We did drill his roof and add an NMO mount and he was using a 12" flex antenna and I was receiving him more than 12 miles away. He could not hear me but I heard him clear as day. (We were both running Motion X and I could see him on my navigation and estimated the distance). I sell the TH-9000 radio for fro $285.00 programmed and shipped in the lower 48. I also sell a little more high end radio by TYT. The TH-9800 is a quad band radio and has CB channels 26-33 mhz, 47-54 mhz, VHF channels 108-`80 mhz and UHF channels at 320-512 MHZ range. Its a very awesome radio at 50W and the face plate is removable from the radio. I manual says that you can tX and RX on the CB channels but i have yet to program them but I'm sure it will work. I sell the TH-9800 for $310.00 programmed and shipped. I like the Quad band radio because I offroad with Jeep guys who use CB's. From what I understand the radio can also be set up as a repeater I can "Patch" threw and re-transmit CB channels onto VHF. ( I have not triad it yet but the manual says I can) If you need anything or want to discuss antenna mounting solutions look at my Facebook page at LVJ Motorsports on Facebook or send me an Email at [email protected]

PS Hucks ICOM radio has a cool feature on the microphone that allows the radio to scan selected channels when the microphone is in the cradle / mount and grounded and when you pick up the microphone from the grounded mount it locks back on the programmed channel and stays there. Its a nice feature but most all radioa ( includingthe TYT) has a scan button that work just as well.

 

[WyoStorm]

Is anybody good at making out a trail on Google Maps or Google Earth? I've just been starting to see how to do that but having trouble figuring out how to create a path that follows the roads. Creating the way points seem simple enough but how do you create an actual route that can be saved as say a .kmz file or a file that I could email the RDRR participants so they can see the route in their gps? Links to step by step instructions anyone??

 

[Huck]

Create a track and start clicking points to follow the road

 

[Yukon Joe]

Is anybody good at making out a trail on Google Maps or Google Earth? I've just been starting to see how to do that but having trouble figuring out how to create a path that follows the roads. Creating the way points seem simple enough but how do you create an actual route that can be saved as say a .kmz file or a file that I could email the RDRR participants so they can see the route in their gps? Links to step by step instructions anyone??

Check into @t_j's thread about making routes.

Also, backcountry navigator has a neat feature that you can connect to points via the trail when making a route. So you click a way point A and way point B, then it will follow the road to connect those points. Unlike Google maps witch will create a straight line. Making you have to click the map a million and one times.

If you want to learn about the backcountry navigator method, do a search got backcountry and look for a post from RW. She has posted directions on how to do this in the past.

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[WyoStorm]

Ok. I'll look into that this evening. In playing with Google Maps, it will follow the road when you make each turn or stopping point a destination. Haven't had enough time to see if I can save and make that useful yet.

 

[Huck]

You have to do it in google earth then output the kmz. It won't give you turn by turn just a path as a guide, it will take lots of clicks to get the path

 

[kkitowski]

I am debating if I can make it or not. Getting low on vacation from work. 18hr (but easy) drive for me from WI. Too bad it wasn't a long weekend, then it would be an easy decision!

 

[WyoStorm]

Straight west with a little wiggle southwest and you're here! No sweat lol! Hope you find some time!

 

[dogknat]

Booked my room. Apparently the rest of you have yet to be burned by not doing that in advance...