Grist online environmental newsletter has a nice article with a petition to google to add a cyclist map planner imbedded. Thought that some might be...
It's time for a newsletter, if anyone has articles you want published, please send to Norm, N9ZKS our newsletter editor, myself or to the BMHA Webmaster. Let's...
I am in the process of getting TerraTrike and want to put the Yeasu FTM 10-R radio on board. So If I get a 12v 6watt bicycle generator and connect it to a 12v ...
Several issues: Most bike generators are 6VAC. There is only one 12V that I know of, and I think it is somewhat hard to import (if you're in the US). You'll...
For a simple charge controller check out http://www.sunlightenergysystems.com/Site/Welcome.html Check out the The Micro M+ and it is only $30 +$5 shipping Mike...
I am with N3KQX on the handy talkie rig. You can also take along a precharged gel/nicad/etc battery and plug it into your HT for additional operating time. ...
There is a 12V side wall generator http://www.peterwhitecycles.com/dymotec.asp although the price is steep! B&M Dymotec S12: Price: $ 285.00 (at 12V 6W) Also...
That's the site I was thinking of. There's a lot of good information there, along with the late Sheldon Brown's excellent tutorials on dynohubs and lighting...
Hi all, A little about myself, I'm a relatively new ham at about a year and a half. I passed my tech and general tests the same day, but later feel I short...
Stuart, welcome to the group. Mounting an antenna right at the bike's axle has at least a couple of major drawbacks: 1- The antenna height is even lower than...
... Take a look at past issues of the newsletter. There are numerous articles there that describe various ideas from the antenna I mounted on top of my helmet...
I neglected to mention in my last epistle that the current (Nov 2008) issue of QST has a VERY interesting project on Page 73: A Wireless PTT Switch for Mobile...
I am using the medium-duty Bluetooth adapter setup from Klein Electronics. The PTT is a 1.5-inch circular "puck" with a clip on the back. It will pair with my...
Thanks all for the feedback. I've been taking suggestions to heart, and so far, have managed to use the existing antenna on a 1/8" x 1" x 8" bar I mounted to...
GPS City has a special this week only - 20 per cent off their already great prices on all RAM mounts in stock. There's no sturdier HT handlebar mount than...
I need advice on how to put together a wireless two meter hands free system with PTT. The Klein Bluetooth system mentioned in a previous post is not water...
Russ I have been working with APRS so have no experience with PTT but can report a bit on antennas for 2m. I have tried 1/4, 1/2 and 5/8 wave verticals NMO...
Lakeview Company, Inc. has just reintroduced a halfwave 2m antenna that might interest you. No ground plane required. 72 de Scott/n7net/qrp ... mounted ... ...
... mounted ... the ... Maps APRS site. Do you know of another web site that displays APRS tracking? I used APRS one year while volunteering on the June MS-150...
... Then the Klein setup would work just fine. Professional alternatives cost about five times as much. The Klein setup is a 3-piece system: the piece that...
Thanks Clint. I suppose expecting water resistance of 100 feet like my 17 dollar Casio Target special atomic watch is just too much to expect out of this kind...
Hello again Seems I have a problem with the Klein unit. They don't manufacture a "dongle" with a connector for my Vertex 150 HT. They make them for lots of...
... Why not keep it as simple and inexpensive as possible? Use the RAM mount to secure your HT to the handlebars. Use a Yaesu MH-34B4B speaker mic, and just...
I agree, keep it simple stupid. But I don't like wires attached anywhere on my body. The Y1 connector that Klein advertises on their chart would work but,...
