Outdoor Adventure USA, LLC

My apologies, due to a late change we are changing the net topic for the night. Heavy work, ham , and volunteer schedule, I did not get to put up a proper net preview. Please bring the questions you always wanted to ask and just never did. Those who know me know I absolutely love to bring the joy of...

The bad conditions were not as good as years past, but 10 and 15 meters were well used this year. We had a lot of success with a Myantennas.com end fed antenna. A lot of people were asking about what antenna I was using and I used the 80-10 meter EFHW8010 it covers 8 bands, it is Loooonnnnggg and yo...

Hector
KE6VRL
Friday Night/sat/sun
Group Camp Tent

We know some of you have some nice HF Radio setups and we encourage you to come and Run your stations. We will provide you any information and advice to help you be an effective Field Day Communicator. Each year we have people come out with a desire to learn, and this year we would like to help you ...

Good clean power is essential for having a reliable high-quality signal second only to a great antenna installation. Getting power to your radio is usually accomplished by sending power wire through your firewall. Hazards from running power through the firewall are chafing and grounding out the wire...

Well, I was going to write about Galleta Meadows but that was already taken. Instead, I will write about a location suitable for a nice day trip or quick weekend getaway. The Santa Rosa mountain is a great trip with scenic vistas and enough of a challenging road. High clearance and 4x4 are preferred...

I ordered four jerry cans from Deutsche Optik (per Dave's suggestion), which seems to have a decent price on what is apparently a sturdy, standard NATO can at four for $156 ($39 each). The Wavian jerry cans seem to be going for around $80 each. https://deutscheoptik.com/20-liter-jerry-can-set-of-fo...

GEAR REQUIREMENTS, SET-UP, SAFETY A lot of general stuff here. 2. All - Does anyone need help setting up either Ham radios or APRS? I have a small portable low power tracker that will run off a cigarette lighter if needed. 3. All - best to tell family and friends where you will be along with our it...

Borrego Fest 2017 - California Desert Appreciation Event Bands in Operation 80 meters: 3.900   40 meters: 7.187 20 meters: 14.245 15 meters: 21.365 Outdoor Adventure USA (OAUSA) hosts Borrego Fest, a family friendly event that takes place at Butterfield Ranch RV Resort in the Southern California De...

Warren, Hector and Larry are in charge and you can coordinate with them, here on the website. Warren, Hector and Larry - where are you planning to set up the antenna, and what type? We're going to be putting up a fan dipole that basically spans the whole area around the cabins in a north-south orie...