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I drove my M1009 down to the firehouse in Port Orchard this weekend and upgraded my amateur radio license from Tech, to General, and then to Extra.
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I was just having this conversation yesterday inroute to Columbus. I had it on my last truck ('86civy Chevy) and I miss it bad. It had a gasser 350 and lower gearing than the 4:56 so I had to set it at 45 mph. It never saw interstate either.950 miles/25 hours in the right lane.
Has anyone thought of installing cruise control?
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I drove my M1009 down to the firehouse in Port Orchard this weekend and upgraded my amateur radio license from Tech, to General, and then to Extra.
Thanks! My Tech ticket had less than a year left, and it's been slow around the office, so I started studying for General. That went so well (and knowing they would offer me the Extra exam when I passed) I figured I'd look over the 700 questions in the pool for Extra; at least go in armed. Just kept running the online flashcards and practice exams. I doubt I'll ever use the additional privileges, although I have been eyeing a 10 & 12 meter radio to go with the 2 meter and 70cm already in the M1009.Congratulations on passing the Extra class license exam!!! Upgrading from Tech to General is on my to-do list. I barely use the Yaesu FT-78000 that I installed in my M1009. I turn it on once a month just to make sure it still works. I still check in to the local ARES net every Monday night just to keep up with that group.
Fuel stops are extended so the dog and I can recoup. The first 70 and last 40 miles weren't interstate. I also did breakfast in Virginia. Thanks for crunching the numbers. Only lost 12mph average off the 50mph cruise speed. I'm happy with that.Thats averaging only 38 miles per hour
I was jonesing for cruise control this week. Wouldn't have been worth much in the mountains but I had 450 miles each way that I would have really enjoyed cruise.
Looks like fun.Used it to pick up some firewood
Firewood, for sunny California?Used it to pick up some firewood
Ha ha, it only gets cold at night in the winter. It's mostly for camping or the outside fire pit. I do love fire, though. Without it the internal combustion engine wouldn't work!Firewood, for sunny California?
Does it get cold at night, or maybe you're just a "pyro".
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