How many times have you seen the online "experts" proclaim that the Baofeng UV-5R is junk, and they can always tell when someone is transmitting on a UV5R because of the poor audio quality coming out of a UV-5R? In this video I compare the sound quality of a Baofeng UV-5R to a Yaesu VX-6R ham radio and a Motorola XTS5000 LMR radio.
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I received an email from a very special person asking what kind of radio is best for getting emergency help when off-road, camping, etc - CB radio, Ham radio or GMRS? The answer may surprise you!
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NotARubicon Productions demo video showing what "off road" means to us.
Filmed all over Southern California including Big Bear, Imperial County, Glen Helen Raceway, Mottino Wash, Cougar Buttes, Cleghorn Trail, Calico, and JeePerformance Inc's shop in Yucaipa, CA.
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How to turn the Roger Beep Option on or off on a Baofeng UV-5R, Baofeng BF-F8HP or other similar Baofeng ham radio or GMRS radio.
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This video is an update to a video I posted a few months ago about deleting comments from my youtube videos. I explain why I delete comments from my Youtube videos and I talk about why many channel owners and Youtube creators may also delete comments on their videos. I also explain how to tell if your comment was deleted by the Youtube creator or by Youtube itself. Many people may consider this youtube censorship, and maybe it is censorship by either Youtube or the creator, but both the Youtube channel owner / Youtube creator have a right to censor or moderate comments on their channel or the Youtube platform. Some people have also proclaimed that it is illegal for Youtube to delete comments or that it violates the United States Constitution to censor comments left on Youtube videos, so I also talk about that accusation.
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We just got a Wolfwise Popup Privacy / Shower Tent - AKA the Peepee Tent, and it might be the best, most-useful thing we've ever bought for going off-road.
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I show you a well-preserved abandoned place in the desert - and entire abandoned mining camp that is close to the highway and easy to access in any off-road vehicle. First we stop by the Blackhawk mine, then we make our way to this mini abandoned mining town which is just below the Big Bear mountains, a few miles east of Highway 18, just south of Highway 247 / Old Woman Springs Road.
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Mottino Wash trail runs off of Rattlesnake Canyon about 10 miles above Lucerne Valley and goes into the lower portions of Big Bear reaching a top elevation of around 5,500 feet. This trail is very short at only 1.7 miles but it is very difficult due to the rocks and narrow sections.
On this Jeeping adventure The NotARubicon led a group of 17 Jeeps and Toyotas - a larger group than is usually recommended for a trail this difficult. We had 3 breakdowns - 1 broken axel/hub on the orange Toyota, a broken rear-driveshaft U-joint on one of the Jeep Cherokee's (repaired on the trail!) and a starter that died on another Cherokee. The Toyota was able to limp out with a few strap pulls but the Cherokee with the bad starter was dead and had to be strapped all the way back to the road.
A small group can finish this trail in 1-3 hours but because of the size of the group and the breakdowns we did not escape the wash until sunset.
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A quick video run-through of all the major obstacles on Poison Spider Trail in Moab, Utah. This 7 minute long video shows each obstacle along the trail worth stopping for. If you are wondering if your Jeep or 4x4 can do Poison Spider then this video may help you decide.
Poison Spider Trail, AKA Poison Spider Safari Route is just across the Colorado River from Moab Utah, which is considered "The Mecca of Off-Roading".
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=072X6Gd2uHQ