Just found this thread whilst looking at ideas for my Perentie.AWESOME.Keep us informed of your progress etc.When in SA say g'day.Cheers.
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Just found this thread whilst looking at ideas for my Perentie.AWESOME.Keep us informed of your progress etc.When in SA say g'day.Cheers.
Are you on the road yet Bushman?
Yes, apparently he is...... Left in January I thinkQuote:
Originally Posted by steane
He needs to stop and do another instalment for us then! What does he think he is on, a holiday? :pQuote:
Originally Posted by Robmacca
Seriously though, it would be good to find out where things are at on the trip, in-particular how the old Deefer is doing ;)
YES!!! I'm on the road! :D Day 1 started on Monday 9 February 2015. 3 years of preparation of my Defender has thus far payed off. Currently travelling south through NSW.
For those interested you can follow me on my blog at www.roamingtheoutback.com
From there you can access my youtube channel and facebook page to keep up to date.
Internet access is rare it seems so will be a while in between posts.
:)
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Originally Posted by steane
Could have sworn I saw your vehicle around tamworth Monday morning around 10am. I was in the work car, saw the plates def093 or similar which rang a Bell. Details are hazy at 100kmh approaching each other.
Yes that was me heading out on my way to Oxley wild rivers NP. Camped at Youdales hut for a few days. Will probably be back out that way in a week or 2 while I do a loop back up the coast then out to Mt Kaputar NP.Quote:
Originally Posted by Toxic_Avenger
Hey Brett!
Awesome build - stop by for a coffee when you're in Sydney! Drop me a line!
I was wondering, are you having any issues with you HF radio? Having the autotune antenna so close to the body my induce a fair amount of capacitance with the ground plane (roof) and mightn't tune properly (or get signal at all) - has is been working for you?
Also, where did that dual battery switch selector come from? Looks great!
Alex
Thanks Alex. Should actually be in Sydney within the next week or so. There are a few members on here keen to catch up so might try to organise something.
This far HF performs fine. Have used it a few times. Can contact Swan Hill pretty clearly from the eastern coastline. Guess I'll find out later when I hit SA and begin to use it more. No problems tuning at all.
The battery switch is from the Blue sea systems automatic charging relay set up. https://www.bluesea.com/products/762..._-_12V_DC_500A
Thanks
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Originally Posted by alexturner
Hmmm, I don't know what you mean by 'close'. I had a Codan auto tune that was mounted close to the vehicle side and the antenna failed (wouldn't tune), whether it was the proximity to the metal is moot but I was strongly advised by an HF radio expert that it was much too close.
I currently have a Barrett and the manual specifies a minimum distance of 160mm if mounted near the body. Picture from the Barrett 950 installation manual.
http://www.aulro.com/afvb/data:image...AAAElFTkSuQmCC
thought this might help,
..........peter