Operating Location
Jeep
My mobile HF/VHF/UHF rig. This is built for trails but used for mobile DXing, and getting on the air wherever the road goes or road ends.
Station Gear
Jeep Setup
Transceiver
HF: Yaesu FT-891 with the “brain” mounted in the rear on a molle attachment, and the “face’ mounted in the front on a molle attachment
UHF/VHF: AnyTone 578UV III Plus mounted on the side of my “center console”
Antenna
HF: ATAS-120 Mounted in the Rear
UHF/VHF: Diamond Dual Band Mounted on the hood
I also have a Starlink Mini mounted in the rear and a duplex DMR hotspot running WPSD
The Build
2021 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Sport
Shortly after bringing it home, I pulled the factory axles and housings and replaced them with Currie 9″ housings, air lockers, RCV axle shafts, and Reed knuckles running 5.43 gears. Riding on a 4.5″ lift with 40″ tires, it can get me just about anywhere I want to go. Paired with HF/UHF/VHF capability always in the Jeep, I can operate in a variety of ways out in the field, backed up by a Garmin inReach and a Starlink Mini for connectivity and safety off the grid.
In The Field
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