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@damiangrouse4564

5 жыл бұрын

Last Line Of Defense You hit on it but rejected it...in effect it gives you a mobile cell tower by boosting the signal. Of course if you’re in a extreme primitive area with no possibility of any signal you’re SOL.

@KLLSWITCH

5 жыл бұрын

Last Line Of Defense what adapter are you running to fit the stubby antenna

@redfernsoljah

5 жыл бұрын

KLLSWITCH they are NMO type mounts for the Cannon style Antenna. The mount is made by diamond k400

@glock19gen3

4 жыл бұрын

Links are not working for me

@tothewoodsnet6714

4 жыл бұрын

Hi LLOD - fellow Colorado ham here who shares a few of your interests. Just found your channel and subscribed...good stuff! Wanted to share a page I put together that might be interesting to your audience: building a simple entry-level ham setup for overlanding or emergency comms. I keep one of these in each vehicle. There are links to radio and external antenna installs too, like you discussed...and I also don't like drilling into my vehicle. www.tothewoods.net/Comms-vehicle-emergency-communications-EMCOMM-kit.php Thinking about starting a KZread channel but only have a few videos up right now to experiment. Hope to see you on the trail someday!

HAM is great for all the things you talked about. Zombie Apocalypse is one example. But more importantly, in light of the huge catastrophic fires we have been having, HAM helps those who live in more forested areas to coordinate exit plans when asked to evacuate. A friend of mine lives in Southern California, has a HAM in his rig (Toyota Tundra) and volunteers for the local Fire service to help spot fire spread, and help coordination of evacuation activities. When fires are large enough, the cell phone system will be taken out within the effected area. So, to back up your point, having proper communications could/will be life saving.

I just want to say. Today I got my technician license. This video is the reason I started looking into HAM radio to mount in my rig.. 4years ago started my LOOONG journey into a very expensive hobby. In other words. Thank you.

I can't believe I watch this whole thing, but it was that good. Nothing like comms. Good video. Thanks Mike.

Best 26 minutes I've spent in a while. Thank you

What do you do when the grid and internet goes down ? What happens when your cellphone service goes down ? You know exactly what will happen . No matter what happens amateur radio will never fail because the new Ham radios are 12 volt . There is so many different ways to power up your radios that is not dependent on the grid for power .

Congratulations on the new place! Keep up the good work bro! Love watching you grow here on KZread!

>not having a flock of carrier pigeons for true off-grid communication Come on Mike, it's time to boss up

@LastLineOfDefense

5 жыл бұрын

I am but a noob.

@bara2ban

4 жыл бұрын

@@LastLineOfDefense 9:12 Lapel microphone. 18:09 If cellphone has no signal bars it does *NOT* mean there is NO signal. Think of the old phones, they had external antenna(for a reason) and now they hide them inside the phone(because towers are more common). Every layer of anything is reducing radio wave to a degree. So your cellphone antenna is inside *cellphone.* Then you might have a *case* on your phone. You get inside the vehicle, you got *glass* ( the best insulator). *Metal,* *panels,* *materials* and so on. On top of that if your cell tower is behind some kind of *terrain,* literally couple of feet up or down makes a big difference. That is why your roof mounted antenna is so different from your cellphone antenna.

Excellent communications overview! Being new to truck camping/overlanding this is very helpful. While disconnecting is great and certainly don’t need social media out there, having the ability to communicate if necessary provides peace of mind, especially for novices like us. We have found that even in state parks here there is little or no cell service in most. Next step is my Ham license. Keep them coming👍

Llod + videos = best informative content👌🏽

@RedDirtShooter

5 жыл бұрын

be a patreon supporter. I am literally sining up now @Last Line Of Defense

Drove 6 hours with a group of friends in 4 different cars and I gave them all radios. We talked the entire trip up... I don't leave on any trips on or offroad without a radio. Like you said, you can't see yourself without one now.

Been waiting for a communication video. You've been great for ideas for my new ride!

Shoot, move, communicate it’s the combat survival mantra drilled into my skull from my time.

These Comms videos were so well done. After getting my HAM license, I wouldn’t mind seeing an update on all that and going deeper into how you use it all still

Most underrated channel on KZread

Been waiting for these videos! Thanks

That might have been my favorite video of yours, and I've seen a lot of them. Thanks!

Totally agree with part of the fun being the communication- definitely adds a layer :)

Congrats on the new pad and happy new year! Thanks for the comms info!

Sweet mike thanks for the info and review of the myboost. Definetly gonna pick one up for my truck.

Nicely done! I wish that HAM radio was covered this well in most Off-Road most videos. The Yaesu FTD400 is a really nice rig. Still undecided on what radio to put in my Jeep.

Great video. I love seeing your setup. As an electrical engineer I had to comment on the Weboost system. The antenna in your cellphone is really small, so when the signal is weak it can lose it rather easily, especially when it’s inside a metal enclosure (your Tacoma). The weboost antenna is larger and much for sensitive to signals in your area and can amplify them so your cellphone can pick it up. So in order for it to work there has to be at least a weak cellphone signal in your area. If the cellphone signal is attenuated too much or there is no signal the weboost system will not work.

I love some of the terms you use when you don't know models of stuff. Ha! It's awesome. All this tech stuff may not be your "thing" but it doesn't matter. You're doing a great job of explaining it and keeping it entertaining. I didn't even realize it was almost 26 minutes long. I'm a ham. I have an Extra class license. I agree communications are very important but I also agree with you on the food and guns part. Also, just because your cell phone doesn't show it has a signal doesn't mean the radio waves aren't floating around you. They're just too weak for the phone to register them.

I appreciate the rambling you covered a lot of the communications that I'm interested in I have an overlanding Excursion and we'll be moving on to more weboost and ham radio stuff soon so again thank you for the info I follow a lot of what you saying as well as the prepping.

Great Vid Great Info! I'm on to watch part 2.

I'm glad you clarified that, my buddy just told that it won't create a signal in areas where you have no service.

Great! Been waiting for this one.

LLOD is the best channel. Hands down.

@LastLineOfDefense

5 жыл бұрын

Aww shucks

@RedDirtShooter

5 жыл бұрын

I agree! I need to be a patreon supporter! Lets see more backpacking videos? maybe too mush to ask? Great audio, video, content, good info but the Garmin Inreach def got my attention. Hiking AT in may. Anyways, Why not be patreon supporter? signing up now !@@LastLineOfDefense

Awesome video Mike. My wife and I are looking at homes in Conifer and Evergreen. We live I western Washington and are moving soon. Great channel, great content. Keep up the good work.

Thanks for the gear list !!!

I use the same Yaesu HAM radio. It's great for offroading. And I appreciate having the APRS function to share my location with my gf.

@kurtvv790

4 жыл бұрын

@Default Name I do not monitor other beacons honestly. But I still value the ability to allow my fiance to track my location when APRS reception is good. It's also possible to send emails and texts with APRS, though I haven't dabbled in that very much and it's something I should explore more.

@kurtvv790

4 жыл бұрын

@Default Name I also recently improved my navigation setup to include a tablet running APRS Droid and Back Country Navigator XE which I can then interface with my radio using a Mobilinkd TNC3. This allows me to see other APRS users on a map in a real time while off grid.

It would be wise to keep your handheld radio in something waterproof. I'm also in Colorado. I was part of a volunteer search and rescue group. We got called to find someone in the Gunnison valley who had a mobile ham as well as a handheld backup. Both ended up under water and as a result the guy no longer has his hands due to the frostbite he suffered while stranded. Had he not informed someone when he expected to be back, he wouldn't be alive. He said it was the biggest mistake of his life.

@LastLineOfDefense

4 жыл бұрын

hard lessons learned for sure - thank you for the valuable tip!

Nice video, keep them coming 👍

For the 1st time watching your videos I decided to click on the amazon wishlist thing and wow I'm like a kid in a candy store :D lol.

I used to work in the oilfields in in North Dakota and Wyoming and they put those weBoost things on all of our rigs. They actually do seem to work as we would get decent signal even in the middle of nowhere

@angeloterrones9789

5 жыл бұрын

Casey Alexander How much did that pay if u don’t mind me asking thinking about going into that line of work.

Keep a second mobile radio as a minimalist ham shack in your pad, hey drop down ur call sign. Greta video

Fellow Tacoma owner/HAM here in Colorado. I also have a repeater in NoCo. I also use the statewide DMR network here in Colorado. Maybe we will chat sometime. Love the videos!

@lemonesnickit5009

5 жыл бұрын

We should get a group together. I also am a Taco owner/HAM here in Colorado.

@FireAnt947

4 жыл бұрын

I like fish tacos, so why not ham tacos

Hey man, I like your channel, stop apologizing, your videos are great, keep up the good work, I have the same truck, yous was an inspiration so thanks man!

Great information thank you very much.

My understanding of cell signal is that the limiting factor for signal is your phone itself. Even if your phone sees a tower, it will decide if it has the signal strength to effectively communicate with the tower, and then tell you your bars based on how strong of communication it has. If it’s hearing the tower stronger through your cell booster, it believes it can communicate more effectively. Whether that’s 100% true or not idk but that’s the explanation I received

Good shit Thank you for your service

The booster antenna creates a doughnut shaped wave pattern (horizontally) that overlaps with the cell towers. It then supplies the interior antenna with a valid signal. So when WeBoost says it does not create signal, that is a true statement from the stand point of a cell tower data. If there is no tower around you for miles (30+) the booster would not be able to overlap and output usable signal.

Great video. Congrats on your new home. Give us tour when u can.

I’m studying for my ham now and it’s actually not as easy as I was told it would be but I really don’t know much about anything electrical so I have a lot to learn

@crowstew

3 жыл бұрын

did you ever get your ham license? hope you did. It is a fun hobby.

Could you please send product link setup for your ram ball set up. Just got my weboo and ready to mount. Thanks

I need help finding a mount for my weboost antenna and I really like the one you have on the hood area.. where did you find that? Or something similar.. Love the channel and thanks in advance!!

Always exciting getting that notification! #squad

Congrats on the LLOD Amazon page...

What was the route you used for the Weboost antenna cable?

Do a series on technician, general and extra

Like Ham Radio, GRMS is now $35 for both. With Ham you can get into HF, to keep it simple it’s like CB only better. True you need to take a test but it’s worth it!

You can add a handheld speaker/mic and magnetic roof mount antenna if you look on ebay or amazon. Amazon is best bet for quality n reassurance you wont get hosed. Baofeng UV-5r is best for cost. You dont need a massive, expensive set up for a good ham rig on the trails. Least expensive that meets needs is best n 5 watts is enough if youre in a group. Yes, you need a technician license (yes, the baofeng requires ham license) for ham radio uhf/vhf but its worth it. I also recommend cb, midland 75-822 n a magmount antenna with a speaker/mic. If you get both setups, its less than $200 and works great on trails. I have both in my xterra and have for years. This setup cost little for what i get. I can wheel with cb and ham folks so im always good n can roam solo (safely since i can get help if things get too real) or with a group. Keep making vids, dude! Nice Yaesu.

Legal power limit on Cell phone is 3w the old bag phone of the 90s had that amount. but less then 1/2 w is the stranded for cell phones now. If you remember in your ham study ERP (Effective radiated power ) the antenna DB gain adds to the boost aswell. From what I can tell from the website it might use a combination of both. Back about 10 to 15 years ago there was a company doing the same thing for cell phone users in the trucking industry but I think they went out of business. BTW I have been a truck driver for over 30 years and a ham for 17 currently hold amateur extra.

Avid follower of your channel. Keep giving us the great content. Quick question about the Yaesu FTM-400XDR... Does it have a RamMount compatible socket on the back of the head unit, or does it accept a smaller ‘ball’?

Can you use ham radios for an emergency operations like if your volunteer if they put it in their vehicles to talk to each other

@lastlineofdefense Which bracket are you using to install it in that cubby? You mention an L bracket but mine did not come with an L bracket. Thank you

On that ftm-400 can you direct enter freqs from the hand mic or do you have to mess with the control head first? Scoured the manual and internet today without any luck trying to figure it out.. love your channel, keep it up!

Would love to see the Weboost more in-depth and how you did the install? Where did you run the cables? Would you still recommend their product?

I plan on mounting an antenna using the lip style mount like you have. Do you recommend running on the opposite side of the am/fm antenna? Or does it not matter?

Cool video bro

Personally I am fond of my Icom 706mk2 for a ham radio (I am considering moving it to a portable case and getting a new radio for my truck when I get a new truck). I am just a tech but I am going to get a general upgrade after I do my license renewal so I can use HF with NVIS since I too am in mountains and valleys where I live. Your description of how WeBoost can get a signal when your phone can not was rather awkward. Most people understand an amplifier makes a louder/stronger signal. So it may have been easier to simply explain that it hears the signal that your phone considers to be too weak and amplifies it making it stronger. Overall, an excellent video covering the various types of communications equipment you may use when out on the trail or otherwise in the middle of nowhere. I am going to have to check out the Garmin. I have long been a fan of spot, but am disappointed that they never came up with a replacement for the Spot Connect which allowed you to connect to your cell or tablet and send customized text messages.

Do u plan on getting into Sota activating, pota, simply using simplex chewing the rag or cw or qrp

Hey man...just got the 3 RAM parts from your store for my Weboost. How did you attach the Weboost antenna to the RAM 9mm Angled Bolt Head Adapter Ball Base?

Good stuff

Please do a video on how to install the ham like you did.

Does it boost signal in Glenwood Canyon on I-70?

Hi From Cotopaxi! Regarding the WeBoost... I've been trying to find an answer to this question and haven't been able to find one. What is the range of the smaller re-broadcast antenna? Another way to ask this is how far away from the rebroadcast antenna can you be and still get a signal boost?

Have you gone through an automatic car wash with the antenna ?mounted

I see you have two weBoosts on your amazon list. I must live just up the street from you, near White Ranch Park. I was considering a weboost for my jeep as I lose cell reception while driving up and down the gulches [and also when I'm wheeling]. Of the two, which do you recommend? One disadvantage of the drive reach is a) the antenna mount needs metal [no metal on the top of a jeep] and b) If I 3M tape it to the top of my jeep its harder to take down if I need to get into a parking garage [I'm already near the height limit in most garages ;) ]. The OTR version antenna looks more like something I can attach to my rear spare tire carrier [high enough to stick up over the roof] but with a mount that I can bend it downward when needed for tight fits. Thoughts?

The cell booster is the same thing as a two/six meter ham radio repeater, except it only transmits after a signal is received. It can receive a cell tower signal when it's on, when a signal matches your receiver (phone) it rings it.....hello?

Hi Mike, thanks for your awesome and always interesting videos. I’d also like to thank you for the WeBoost information. I ordered a WeBoost for my Taco and waiting for it to arrive. I also have the same but older diamondback tonneau cover. I’m trying to find a way to mount the antenna. I cannot get a phone signal where I hunt and there is a cell tower about 4 miles away so I’m hoping the WeBoost will pull the signal in. Keep up the vids.

Any plans to use aprs or dstar with ham radio

What is the #M tape you refer to, I don't see it in your liast?

Ham n00b(ish) here, haven't gone full nerd (yet). You'll likely get more range from your Jpole over the Diamond as long as its well tuned and you can get it high up in a tree. Increased height will lengthen your radio horizon making the power of your mobile much more effective (and the HT as well), this will also extend their battery life allowing you the same effective range at lower power. I would highly recommend 'nelson_antennas' on eBay his Deluxe Model 2M/70CM Roll up J-Pole, he makes them tuned for MURS as well which is another great (and unlicensed) comms option that allows for external antennas if one does not want to jump into HAM. The 2M/70CM also has FANTASTIC wideband receive for scanners, and they're super useful if you live in an apartment and can't put up a real antenna. Simply placing it in a window I can hit repeaters an extra 5-10 miles away and pick up digital P25 simulcast on the scanner from surrounding cities 30+ miles away. Make sure you select the right connector for your radio/scanner before you buy, 73 www.ebay.com/itm/DELUXE-MODEL-ROLL-UP-2M-70CM-ROLL-UP-J-POLE-SLIM-JIM-ANTENNA-WITH-10FT-COAX/190898779511

That little Garmin thing, can you only send or can you receive too?

Helpful

The Weboost sounds like it functions similar to a HAM Repeater, and amplifier. It basically will take your signal, repeat it outside the vehicle, and send it out with higher gain/power than your phone can do. Then do the same with return traffic from the cell tower. Is that about right?

Does the weboost work for you? I have one but i dont know if it actually works

Do you worry about water crossings and flooding you vehicle? I'm just curious about your under seat mounting.

Thanks for this video! 73, KL4LS

Have you ever used radio to call for assistance if your truck got stuck or something?

Hi, I was thinking of purchasing the Drive Reach OTR for my 4Runner to be used when overlanding. When I called weboost support, they mentioned this model would be the best solution. One thing I noticed is that on their website it mentions you must register the device with your wireless provider and get consent. Did you have to do that?

What is the name brand of the CB antenna?

I live in NJ and my mom and sister live in FL u may have covered this in the video but I’m writing this with only a cpl of minutes into the video. Is there a radio that i could put into my house and car that I could communicate with them if they were to get the same? I get worried that some natural disasters may happen and take down power and cell coverage. Esp with them living on the FL coast.

I NEED that T-shirt. Now more than ever in 2020.....

You should show your new house. The other one was awesome looking.

Baofeng BF-F8HP is the most current unit replacing the UV-5r. Can be found for $30 and accepts all accessories. Recommend a 3800mah batteries for it.

Small correction, the Garmin InReach doesn't communicate via GPS, it has GPS but the communication functions are via Iridium satellites

@LastLineOfDefense

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the info - sorry for misspeaking about that particular tech!

Hey Mike, just watched your most recent video and now back in the archieves because I bought a weeboost used. How relevant to you is yours in 2023? Iphone fill the void for most people with SAT?

I have a booster hardwired into my 4Runner, but my understanding to it is that while your device shows zero bars, it effectively gets the 1. antenna out of the vehicle 2. puts a better antenna up, and 3. amplifies what signals there may be in the area. it doesn't create a signal, just amplifies an existing. the inherent problem with amplification, is that it raises the noise floor. so while you may get more "signal" you're also increasing the noise, which, may cause data, or service issues. don't get me wrong, it's a valuable tool and I have mine running all the time, just have to know the limitations of it.

@LastLineOfDefense

5 жыл бұрын

Correct, nothing can magically create a signal - though if you have 0 bars, you *effectively* have no signal - flipping on the weboost 'creates' a signal where there previously was none. Though technically it is amplifying a signal that was too weak for your phone to pick up and use.

@tattooedmember

5 жыл бұрын

@@LastLineOfDefense Mike, while you make a valid point that zero bars is no signal that is not technically true. A zero bar icon is still a signal it is not a usable signal for most phones. A true no signal would be the no service icon. What the weboost does is amplify signals in both directions like repeaters do for ham radios. The signal is there for the amplifier to boost into a usable signal for the phone. Great video and good information! I enjoy your channel and watch it every chance I get.

okay, this is what the weboost is, it's a micro repeater... the same as a normal FM ham repeater it has a local antenna (small) like the stub antenna on your hood, and an amplifier, duplexer connected to an antenna with higher gain (the one on the roof) like the one you swap out for longer range communications... think of it as a combination "repeater" and an (disconnected from the internet) "Micro Cell"... but in actuality, it's either an amplifier, or a "Transverter" (repeats cell signals from one band to another I.E. a "Cross band Cell repeater")

looking for that 3M double sided tape u recommended on ur video. i couldnt find it on the description. could u help me by linking it plz

@laysone346

4 жыл бұрын

It’s on his amazon page in the description

I'm already saving up for more Ham, CB, Scanner gear... Now I'm adding the WeBoost to my wishlist for my truck.

Any chance while ‘rona is killing the weekenderlander series, you can do a vid specifically on the weboost?

Weboost speed test!

I'm looking at getting my gmrs license and radio I already have a cb but I've always been interested in Ham radio

To talk in HAM terms the weboost is a nicely tuned and sensitive antenna combined with pre amp attached to a low power transceiver sitting under the seat of your Taco...btw I is that your rig on the ikamper mini ad I came across?

Is that booster the $500 System?

With all of the expensive equipment on your truck, do you keep track of the prices on everything just in case you get in an accident and it’s destroyed? do auto insurance companies cover this kind of stuff?

@gregsall5872

5 жыл бұрын

Depends on the coverage and how much your policy covers. Mine through statefarm covers up to 1 million... thats including all vehicles damaged in an event of a crash that I would have caused etc.

I see you are wearing the new TAD Bastogne jacket