At the entrance to the Fissure Mountain Trail in Johnson Valley, near The Hammers you will find the Steve Riffel monument. Steve lost his life near the trail in 2005 and his fellow Jeeping friends erected this monument which reads: Steve E. Riffel May 17, 1957 - July 2, 2005 he will live in our memories and in our hearts, your friends "The Men in Black" ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FGsWtvAUGEM
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In this video I review the TidRadio 2nd Gen H8 GMRS HT Walkie Talkie Radio with bluetooth. I talk about the changes from the earlier H8 GMRS radios, I show you how the bluetooth programming works, I do a power-output test and all the other things you would expect to see in a GMRS review video.
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I lowered my Gopro Max 360° down a mineshaft that according to the USGS is 650 feet deep. It was a rough/bumpy ride down the shaft and the lens of the GoPro Max got cracked banging against the sides, even though I lowered it down the center of the mine shaft - so this gopro is trashed unless I can find a cheap lens-replacement (not the same or as easy as with a Gopro Hero). Spoiler alert: there are no skeletons, no ghosts, or anything else scary or bazaar at the bottom of the mine-shaft.. Just some dirt and rocks.
This is the abandoned Mission Mine in the Old Dale Mining District not far from Joshua Tree - you can only get to this mine with a 4WD vehicle.
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In this video I discuss some of the reasons why comments that you leave on Youtube videos may be deleted by the Youtube comment-moderation system. I discuss the types of comments that the automated Youtube system deletes, I talk about the biases (republican, liberal, woke, conservative, etc) that the automated Youtube comments system may or may not have and finally I go over the belief of many Youtubers that the Youtube comments system is just plain broken.
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How do I tune my mobile GMRS antenna? What is SWR? What does SWR do? What is "good" SWR and what is a "bad" SWR? In this video I answer these questions and talk about the basics of SWR on GMRS and UHF antennas including how to tune a mobile GMRS or UHF antenna.
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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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In this video I show you my new toy for GMRS and ham radio, the "RTL-SDR Blog" USB SDR radio dongle and I explain the basics of SDR (Software Defined Radio) and how to get started using SDR. I also give a demonstration of the CubicSDR software and how easy it is once you know your way around - and I tune in some GMRS and non-GMRS frequencies using the SDR dongle
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What GPS Navigation system is the best for off-roading, overlanding? Spoiler: There is NO "best GPS for offroad" - it boils down to what features and functions are important to you, and that might not be the same as what GPS features are important to me, so in this video I show you what GPS and navigation systems I use when I go off-roading.
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We talk to Joey Sotomayor, the owner of Tatonka Off Road Recovery and the builder of The Tatonka - a repurposed Ford F-350 truck used for off-road recoveries all over Southern California.
After the walk around of the Tatonka Truck we take it for a short spin up the Cleghorn off road trail to see how she handles.
Details of the Tatonka Truck:
Street Legal 2001 Ford Ranger ,w/Cut down Superduty grill
Ford F-350 Frame
06 Duramax lbz w/6spd Allison transmission
Dana 60 w/ powerlock
14 Bolt w/Detroit locker
4:88 gears
205 Divorced t-case
1410 yokes and u/joints
120 wall drivelines Atlas springs
Garwood PTO 20,000LBS Winch with 9/16 x 305 ft. of cable
single and double snatch block's enabling 100,000 pull if necessary. 2-25 foot straps , 1- 45 foot x 2 inch boat rope , 2 -10 foot x 1/2 logger chains , 3 set's of D-ring's small, medium and Huge .
Tools: 15 ton bottle jack , 4-foot breaker bar , 2 , 36" breaker bars. 15x12 Raceline Monster beadlock wheel's , 40" in Pitbull Tires , and a Lumber Rack for those Home Depot runs!
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A lot of people own Baofeng radios but many people do not say Baofeng correctly and do not know the right way to pronounce "Baofeng". This applies to the Baofeng UV-5R ham radio, the UV-5R GMRS version, and any Baofeng radio, since it is always pronounced the same.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmjTepST5v0