Miles
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Dont know if I said this before, but im KG5ASC.
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Oh jeez, I've been told this one before.Lol. Because its never the hams fault.
Yea I know, Cable is suppost to be a "closed loop system". LOL
Haha. Just messing with you. Just couldnt believe they would put that in a study guide. To me, thats the hams fault and not the neighbors fault.
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Gotcha. I'm a broadband Cable electronics technician is why I asked.Both radios are VHF only so I can transmit anywhere between 144 and 148 megahertz. However, both are also modified, so in case of a major emergency I can transmit on anything between 137 and 174 megahertz.
So when you guys over modulate, you interfier with cable channels 16, 17, 18, and 19. Use to be a common problem for us old schoolers until digital haystacks came out. Now cable comapnies are getting rid of analog channels all together.
You know what's funny about that is in the study guide they actually give us that scenario. And if that scenario happens to occur we are told to inform the person with the TV that they need to install a bandpass filter so they won't have interference. Lol. Because its never the hams fault. Haha. I thought it was kind of hypocritical of them to put it in the study guide.
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Sorry I meant to say mobile unit. The Kenwood is dedicated just to my Jeep. The yaesu will be in a box I will build that I can take literally anywhere in any situation.
Both radios are VHF only so I can transmit anywhere between 144 and 148 megahertz. However, both are also modified, so in case of a major emergency I can transmit on anything between 137 and 174 megahertz.
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I recently recieved my Technician License a month ago so i can legally operate a ham radio. I have a setup in my jeep, but i wanted something i could take out into the field (or disaster zone, since we're in the middle of tornado alley). So, i bought a Yaesu 2800 as my base unit, and planned on making my own antenna and carrying box with self contained battery to hold the radio (and manual and whatever else i might need).
Here's the base unit. A Yaesu 2800.
So, this afternoon i built the antenna. Its a Yagi (mono-directional antenna) made from pvc, and metal tape measure, and some coax. Took a little measuring, cutting, and soldering, but its together and working great.
The antenna is handheld, so it can be pointed in the direction you want to transmit. I was able to make a contact 70-80 miles away on 25 watts.
More pictures when the box build starts.
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Im going to investigate shipping. I know a good box builder in OKC that ships around the world, so I'll ask him for advice on shipping method.
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I might consider shipping, but with the way shipping companies have been lately, i would hate to build an enclosure just to have it destroyed in shipping. Even slight imperfections (smashed corner, peeling carpet from high humidity, scuffed bedliner) wouldnt make the customer 100% satisfied.
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I forgot to add I also do bandpass boxes. Of course that's all completely dependent on what subs you run and what your goal is as far as how big the box isto going to be.
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Well, I figured I would make a simple price guide to my enclosure.
***I do NOT ship enclosures***
Sealed:
1 10: $50
1 12: $60
1 15: $75
1 18: $90
Ported:
1 10: $100
2 10s: $120
4+10s: $160
1 12: $120
2 12s: $140
4+12s: $180
1 15: $140
2 15s: 180
4+15s: $200
1 18: $160
2 18s: $240
4+18s: $350
Extras:
Flush mount: $20
Kerfed port: $40
Octaport: $40
Bedliner: $40
Paint: $40
Carpet: $50
All enclosures come with 5/16" bolt terminals.
I do not use silicone in any of my enclosures. Clean/straight cuts account for that.
Bracing is figured into the price. When I have room (and need) some big bracing, I'll make it count. (i.e. I could have used all thread in the 4 18 Evil box, but I wanted to do something different, and would brace better than all thread).
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Video!!!
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Agreed. Aero or Octaport.
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Little box build i whipped out today. Customer will be running DD 510's for now until he upgrades to a pair of XCON 10's!
2.8 cubes net
5" Octaport
33.08 hz
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End table I whipped out this evening for a co-worker. Breast Cancer Awareness themed. Top will have high gloss polyurethane and the rest will be pink.
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Thats my point Quinten. You're pushing 700 watts go to 75 miles on a cb. I can talk up to 100-120 miles on 25 watts and a 19" antenna. Im friends with a guy in Tulsa, OK who has made contacts in Europe and Australia on 100 watts with a base station at his house. The 5-7 miles was referring to a standard 4 watt cb. My point is, dump tons of money into powering a cb to reach the same distance as a ham that cost $80... also i find it hard to hold an intelligent conversation on channel 19 around this area, or any area for that matter.
Smashed, what you are probably referring to is his call sign, which legally lets him talk on a ham radio.
Moral of the story, cb's are decent, but require way too.much power to reach out any good distance, and all emergency bands/weather bands are on ham frequencies, so all around, if shit does hit the fan, ham radio is going to be a valuable life line.
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I have a Cobra 29 CB in my truck. Got one in my son's truck too.
That's just a CB (citizen band). I'm talking about Amateur bands. Cb's are only good up to 4-5 miles, 6-7 if youre lucky. I've been able to talk up to 120 miles with my 2 meter ham radio, and lots of people talk around the world on 10 meter.
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Booooooo!
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Nobody?
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Just curious. Do we have any licensed ham radio operators on here? I got my Tech a few weeks ago and have been loving it. Its amazing to go from cb (4-6 miles range) to 2meter (150+ mile range) and each base unit is the same size.
Here is my setup in my daily driver. Cobra 19 in the right and a Kenwood 281 on the left.
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Light as well show some "temp" setups ive had in the Jeep...
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Well, McGovney Designs isnt just about building enclosures. Ive been highly involved in skilled work ever since I was young, and I'm always wanting to learn new things. A couple of years ago I bought a Jeep TJ. Over the last year I have been modifying it to the point it is today. Ive known how to weld for years, but only on a stick welder. Just last year i learned how to MIG weld (which is so easy its not even funny), and I started building things for the Jeep. I'll make a detailed list of what all the Jeep has, then I'll provide pictures of stuff ive fabbed up or installed on the Jeep.
OBA (on board air)
Front bumper
Rock sliders
LOKKA front axle locker
2" suspension, 1" body lift
32" BFG KM2's
16" Moto Metal wheels
L.e.d. dash light replacement
KC headlight housings
55w HID's
Hadley Train horn
front sway bar removed
Round LED taillight conversion
Cobra 19dx (cb radio)
Kenwood 281 (ham radio)
Thats all i can think of right now. Anyway, onto the pictures...
OBA install:
Front bumper:
Rock Sliders:
LOKKA axle locker:
Other pictures
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I built most of my furniture while I was in high school, and we had an AMAZING wood shop. Sad thing is, my brother and I were the only ones to actually use it to it's potential. Everyone else just made cutting boards or glued random boards together to make un-square projects. Before we moved to Guthrie, OK we lived in Stillwater, OK, where I built roughly 50 boxes on the tailgate of my truck (hence why a lot of box pictures are taken on the tailgate of a white dodge truck). Only within the last year have I had an actual woodshop to work in. Its not big, but it's so nice to be able to work whenever I want.
I have added a couple of shelves since this picture to get some tools off the floor, but this is my workshop.
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The only people ive seen make money with custom furniture is having a custom cabinet business be 90% of the income. Everyone needs cabinets, some will pay for custom, and very little of those people will want custom furniture. Nobody has a problem buying junk Ashley particle board furniture for $1000. But, spend $1000 on a piece of custom furniture that might not be as big? No way jose.. I just dont get it.
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Im going to school to be an Agronomist (study of crops and soils) because i grew up farming and thats where my passion is. I'll probably always do this on the side.
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Glass working is a lot of fun. Can get almost unbearable in the summer standing in front of the "glory hole" where you re-heat pieces (2500 degrees F).
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Ham Radio Field Setup
in McGovney Designs
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Started the actual "ham box" this afternoon. Only worked on it an hour or so, then dropped the battery in and started talking. Will finish up the top tomorrow (still need to figure out how I want to finish it off), then bedline the whole thing.
For those who know the lingo, I had full quieting 35 miles away on 5 watts, and was coming in about 80% 70 miles away... On 5 WATTS! This setup is awesome! I bet I could do moon bounce with this (for those who don't know, you can point a directional antenna at the moon, transmit, and it takes so long that when you stop transmitting you can hear your own transmission through your radio!).