Disco2Guy Posted March 7, 2013 Report Share Posted March 7, 2013 Cool. Sunday mornings usually work for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Solis Posted March 7, 2013 Report Share Posted March 7, 2013 Sundays are good except 3/17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Solis Posted March 11, 2013 Report Share Posted March 11, 2013 Ok so I might be a little excited for this trip. Today I packed most of the truck (and then realized that I need to unpack it so that I can drive it around and get some miles on her.. Doh). I want send a huge thanks to Barron (aka Bear) who is letting me borrow his fridge for the trip. Picked it up today and made sure everything fits, ala why my truck is packed. [ATTACH]4381[/ATTACH] I did have some help finishing up the roof rack flooring from my little man[ATTACH]4382[/ATTACH] who also supervised some under the hood work [ATTACH]4385[/ATTACH] When I was packing I decided to remove the rear seats as it will just be my dad and I no dog and then I built a shelf to help maximize my space (Being manic helps to get things done 😜) [ATTACH]4383[/ATTACH] And for Tom: Solis 0 PL259 1 I burned the adaptor trying to remove the previous attempts remains, so I ordered 2 just in case[ATTACH]4384[/ATTACH] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomOwen Posted March 11, 2013 Report Share Posted March 11, 2013 Truck looks great, bummer on the 259... You'll get'em next time :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desertcrawler Posted March 14, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2013 I wanted to let everyone know there will be a DRIVERS MEETING (virtual) which we will have on March 17th, to introduce everyone who is going on the Death Valley trip and to talk about logistics, the routes, and any questions people have about Death Valley and/or the trip. An agenda and supporting materials will be sent out in advance. To join the call, please dial my conference call number 1-800-602-4006 and enter the passcode 3257522. We will start promptly at 1pm on Sunday, March 17th. Here is the latest list of participants. Please advise if you are not able to make it, or if I have any incorrect information. Also, some of you haven't communicated back via the thread what you are bringing : Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiscoChef Posted March 15, 2013 Report Share Posted March 15, 2013 There's a very good possibility that I will be departing from the Bay Area on Friday afternoon, right around 3 PM Any body leaving that late? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teds Posted March 16, 2013 Report Share Posted March 16, 2013 I may be leaving in the afternoon on Friday now. Depends on workload which I wont know until Thursday. I am hoping to get some miles in but will probably get a motel somewhere in Nevada. Then into Gold Point sometime in the morning. Its 430 miles or about 7 hours from Sacramento. All depends on what time we get out of here. I just dont want to get to Gold Point at midnight and have to set up camp. Traffic can be bad on 80 on a Friday afternoon. If you are in the East bay, I would take 4 to 12 to 5 or farther south then take 580 to 5. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KSuttle Posted March 17, 2013 Report Share Posted March 17, 2013 There's a very good possibility that I will be departing from the Bay Area on Friday afternoon, right around 3 PM Any body leaving that late? Really, that late? Why? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desertcrawler Posted March 17, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 17, 2013 Looking forward to talking with most of you in an hour or so for the Drivers meeting. I have added (to the first post in this thread) the PDF of the Powerpoint we will be going through... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NCLR052 Posted March 17, 2013 Report Share Posted March 17, 2013 Hi there, Chuck, here are the PCI race radios frequency list. If you choose one then I can talk to everyone. Channel Atr RX/TX Text1-1 151-625000 WXMAN1-2 151-715000 BFGRLY1-3 154-980000 BJPITS1-4 151-685000 NETWRK1-5 151-925000 CHKRS1-6 150-860000 FAIR1-7 A 153-110000 YOKO1-8 152-960000 CAMPNS1-9 151-505000 CHCKR21-10 153.395000 BFGPT1-11 153.380000 MAG71-12 B 155.160000 RESCUE1-13 153.245000 CORE1-14 151.775000 LCMOC1-15 151.490000 BITD1-16 154.515000 PCIRL Bank 2 Freq. PCI RADIO PROGRAMMING Channel Atr RX/TX Text2-1 153.140000 AGAVE2-2 153.620000 BECKER2-3 153.185000 BECKER22-4 153.245000 DICKER12-5 151.580000 DICKER22-6 151.535000 EJR12-7 151.130000 EJR22-8 152.255000 GHANSEN2-9 151.760000 HERZOG2-10 151.670000 HOGMAN2-11 151.175000 HUNT12-12 153.425000 HUNT22-13 153.680000 KOCH2-14 153.350000 LICITRA2-15 153.095000 LICITRA22-16 152.975000 MANGO12-17 157.500000 MANGO22-18 157.545000 MCGILVRY2-19 151.580000 RJR12-20 153.230000 RJR22-21 150.950000 SMD12-22 151.130000 SMD22-23 151.855000 SMD32-24 152.165000 SMPUP2-25 157.560000 SHEPARD2-26 152.045000 SHEPARD22-27 151.370000 STARTS2-28 151.250000 STARTS22-29 151.970000 TATUM2-30 151.010000 C&C2-31 151.415000 DUKES12-32 152.180000 DUKES22-33 152.285000 S&G12-34 153.185000 S&G22-35 153.245000 VOSS12-36 152.720000 VOSS22-37 152.870000 PROTRUCK Bank3 Freq. PCI RADIO PROGRAMMING Channel Atr RX/TX Text3-1 153.725000 BALDWIN3-2 151.790000 COLLINS3-3 153.365000 ENDURO3-4 152.585000 GREER13-5 154.490000 GREER23-6 151.000000 GORDON13-7 151.520000 GORDON23-8 157.650000 HERBST13-9 157.695000 HERBST23-10 152.990000 HERDER3-11 152.425000 JEFFRIES3-12 152.105000 JONES3-13 152.585000 RAGLAND13-14 152.615000 RAGLAND23-15 157.815000 RAGLAND33-16 157.845000 RAGLAND43-17 156.255000 RIVIERA13-18 153.515000 RIVIERA23-19 152.075000 ROBERTS13-20 151.135000 ROBERTS23-21 154.615000 SESSA3-22 153.635000 SKILTON3-23 154.585000 SOURAPAS3-24 152.315000 SOURAP23-25 153.035000 STEINBER3-26 151.535000 TAYLOR13-27 152.330000 TAYLOR23-28 150.935000 VILDOSOL3-29 153.455000 VOSBURG Bank 4 Freq. PCI RADIO PROGRAMMING Channel Atr RX/TX Text4-1 153.020000 QUINN4-2 152.900000 WILSON14-3 152.450000 WILSON24-4 152.855000 WILSON34-5 151.640000 JULSON4-6 151.025000 MARKING4-7 153.440000 WEYRICH4-8 153.155000 FORTIN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiscoChef Posted March 17, 2013 Report Share Posted March 17, 2013 I will be doing the dinner on Saturday and sunday breakfast. Scotty's castle too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desertcrawler Posted March 18, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2013 Uh oh. Don't think this is going to work. Those frequencies are not available (or legal) for HAM's to use. We are restricted to 144 - 148 MHZ in the 2 Meter Band. So we will need to come up with another plan for you to stay in touch with us. Either a handheld -- or we need to mess with Beavers repeater idea -- but I think you might be talking on illegal frequencies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desertcrawler Posted March 18, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2013 Yes, we are going here...] Also the place the nurse and her 6 year old went and got lost. Maybe we will end up rescuing someone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desertcrawler Posted March 18, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2013 I just posted a link for tours of Scotties castle in a separate thread. Please make your reservations if you plan on a tour, since space may be limited. I want us to book any tour that starts at 3pm or later. I booked the Mobraten's on a 3.15 tour of the Underground part of the Castle. Unfortunately, you'll need to choose one of the two available tours and not the combo package. We will be done with all the tours by 5, and hopefully in camp by 6:30...so it may be a bit of a late Easter Buffet.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desertcrawler Posted March 18, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2013 Also posted updated GPX and PDF files after yesterdays call... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Solis Posted March 18, 2013 Report Share Posted March 18, 2013 Yes, we are going here...] Also the place the nurse and her 6 year old went and got lost. Maybe we will end up rescuing someone! Yeah don't get me started on that. let's say this is why I don't leave home without a few things. Most important the lumpy thing between my ears. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teds Posted March 19, 2013 Report Share Posted March 19, 2013 So many ignorant people in this world, immune to reality... Sorry I missed the conference call yesterday. Any updates or changes? Right now, my Friday schedule will not be confirmed until Thursday night, but I may be able to leave Sac until the late afternoon. If we can get out by 3pm, then I may try and make it all the way to Gold Point (440 miles or 7 hours driving). Otherwise, I will drive a good distance and get a motel for the night and arrive in the morning on Saturday. Its kinda tough setting up camp really late with a 6 yo, but she is a trooper... Where are the campsites at Gold Point? We stayed in a cabin last year within walking distance to the main bar. We plan to camp this year if the weather cooperates. Hopefully, no snow! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Solis Posted March 19, 2013 Report Share Posted March 19, 2013 Oh yeah, in regards to Ranger meals. My dad and I are in for dinner saturday night only. No breakfast and no dinner friday night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desertcrawler Posted March 19, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 19, 2013 So many ignorant people in this world, immune to reality... Sorry I missed the conference call yesterday. Any updates or changes? Right now, my Friday schedule will not be confirmed until Thursday night, but I may be able to leave Sac until the late afternoon. If we can get out by 3pm, then I may try and make it all the way to Gold Point (440 miles or 7 hours driving). Otherwise, I will drive a good distance and get a motel for the night and arrive in the morning on Saturday. Its kinda tough setting up camp really late with a 6 yo, but she is a trooper... Where are the campsites at Gold Point? We stayed in a cabin last year within walking distance to the main bar. We plan to camp this year if the weather cooperates. Hopefully, no snow! No worries. We will be hitting the trails around 9am on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. On Saturday, we will be in the general area -- and could probably rally up near "Hard Luck Castle" around one of the tours if you are running late. Just get into town, set up camp, and talk to the Sherrif about directions there. Anyone who comes in on Sunday -- our goal is to make Scotty's castle by 3pm for tours, leave Gold Point around 9am. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desertcrawler Posted March 20, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 20, 2013 There is a thread over on Expedition Portal -- there will be two other groups of offroaders -- one Expedition Portal and one the PCRC (Pacific Coast Rovers Club) down in Death Valley the same time we are. PCRC has a 110 with them too -- but not Camel Trophy. There is also a group of about 200 adventure motorcycle riders based out of Panamint Springs. Luckily, our routes will have us avoid most of the madness! The frequencies we should program into our HAM's to monitor radio traffic are: 145.555 146.520147.550 plus our own that is 146.460. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco2Guy Posted March 20, 2013 Report Share Posted March 20, 2013 My buddy Felix is with the Adventure Riders group:) Are those 3 frequencies what the other groups are communicating on? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KSuttle Posted March 20, 2013 Report Share Posted March 20, 2013 I just posted a link for tours of Scotties castle in a separate thread. Please make your reservations if you plan on a tour, since space may be limited. I want us to book any tour that starts at 3pm or later. I booked the Mobraten's on a 3.15 tour of the Underground part of the Castle. Unfortunately, you'll need to choose one of the two available tours and not the combo package. We will be done with all the tours by 5, and hopefully in camp by 6:30...so it may be a bit of a late Easter Buffet.... Chuck, if we hit camp by 6:30pm, it could be a pretty late buffet especially if some are using dutch ovens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KSuttle Posted March 20, 2013 Report Share Posted March 20, 2013 Should we agree on an alternate frequency to 146.460 just in case we hit cross traffic or need a separate channel for emergency traffic during the trip? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomOwen Posted March 20, 2013 Report Share Posted March 20, 2013 Any repeater coverage down there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desertcrawler Posted March 20, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 20, 2013 Any repeater coverage down there? My best guess are those on the communications page of the PDF file. But coverage is very limited. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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