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Forum: Polls 10-11-2014, 04:32 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 17,092
Posted By Dick Noble
Just passed the Extra Class test! Very excited!

Just passed the Extra Class test! Very excited!
Forum: Polls 09-20-2014, 06:09 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 17,092
Posted By Dick Noble
Tech. last century. General in 2010. Studying...

Tech. last century. General in 2010. Studying for Extra right now. Just purchased Yaesu FT 100 (an oldy but a goody) with Hustler MO3 antenna and a LDG Z-11 Pro 11 auto tuner for the 5er. I am...
Forum: Under the Awning 09-20-2014, 06:01 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 16,063
Posted By Dick Noble
We are 1/2 time (about 6 mos) on the road and do...

We are 1/2 time (about 6 mos) on the road and do a lot of personal business, including banking, on the internet. We use Verizon MiFi with an antenna. It is expensive -- $100 for 10 gigs/ mo. It is...
Forum: Motorhomes 09-20-2014, 05:47 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 9,523
Posted By Dick Noble
1) Auto leveler? 2) Auto turn signal fluid...

1) Auto leveler?
2) Auto turn signal fluid changer?
3) Auto pilot?
4) Sales gimmick?
5) Driver ejector?
Forum: Junk Box 03-10-2012, 12:15 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 5,808
Posted By Dick Noble
Is TSA a government agency? I thought it was a...

Is TSA a government agency? I thought it was a private contractor. On second thought - The Congress did make sure the employees could not be union so I guess they have to be government for the...
Forum: Rag Chew 01-02-2012, 11:50 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 6,128
Posted By Dick Noble
Need to correct above - I did bring a 2 meter rig.

Need to correct above - I did bring a 2 meter rig.
Forum: Rag Chew 01-02-2012, 11:47 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 6,128
Posted By Dick Noble
Sitting here in Big River RV Park (across from...

Sitting here in Big River RV Park (across from Parker, AZ) and thinking that this retirement should have started more than 10 years ago - wait - it did! It is 65 here and going to be in the upper...
Forum: YL Forum 12-15-2010, 07:29 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 9,781
Posted By Dick Noble
Welcome! What type of bus? Where do you RV? Do...

Welcome! What type of bus? Where do you RV? Do you go south in the winter?
Forum: RV Systems 11-18-2010, 06:11 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 18,507
Posted By Dick Noble
For those who are really into solar and...

For those who are really into solar and boondocking - look at

www.solarovens.net

This site also has a solar tracker for their ovens.
Forum: RV Systems 11-02-2010, 08:22 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 91,612
Posted By Dick Noble
KC1BUD - know what you mean about Radio Shack. I...

KC1BUD - know what you mean about Radio Shack. I don't get near the place if I can avoid it.
Forum: RV Systems 11-02-2010, 08:19 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 91,612
Posted By Dick Noble
Last year, while boondocking at Imperial Dam, we...

Last year, while boondocking at Imperial Dam, we had 70mph winds that pushed our large slide in at the top about 4 inches. When we got home (three months later), I discovered that that slide was off...
Forum: RV Systems 11-02-2010, 08:02 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 18,507
Posted By Dick Noble
Here is a URL that might help wiring a battery...

Here is a URL that might help wiring a battery bank:

www.smartgauge.co.uk/batt_con.html

Note the last part about how to wire the generators. I have to change the way I did it.
Forum: RV Systems 10-27-2010, 04:55 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 18,507
Posted By Dick Noble
Jim, thanks for the kind words.

Jim, thanks for the kind words.
Forum: RV Systems 10-27-2010, 04:52 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 18,507
Posted By Dick Noble
Sorry that I do not have any pics. I'll work on...

Sorry that I do not have any pics. I'll work on that. Setting up the wind gen. isn't to hard - I've built an "H" shaped frame that the mast attaches to in the middle. I pull the 20' mask up with...
Forum: Under the Awning 10-26-2010, 05:11 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 16,477
Posted By Dick Noble
Just posted on "RV systems" thread about solar...

Just posted on "RV systems" thread about solar and wind system for boondocking. We went to Imperial Dam, AZ last January for the month. I loved it. Lots of work to keep the water filled, the sewer...
Forum: RV Systems 10-26-2010, 05:00 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 18,507
Posted By Dick Noble
solar

Been a while since anyone posted to this thread. I'm new here but not to boondocking in an RV. My current system is 250w of solar, 500w wind generator and just purchased 4 - 64w panels so at max I...
Forum: CQ CQ CQ 10-26-2010, 02:39 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 3,967
Posted By Dick Noble
new to this site.

Just found and just joined this site. Looks like a spiffy place. I have intertests in mobile HF, boondocking, and RVing. We intend to spend two months at Imperial Dam, AZ this winter while trying...
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