Tundra towing like a tractor yesterday

[tractorgp]

You should give your son a shovel for his birthday. Then he could have saved you and your wife a lot of time

Think you're kidding but in reality a shovel would not have helped much in that particular snow and ice. Matter of fact I'm thinking that the icy base and hard and soft sections of snow would have even been a challenge even for my BX to clear.

 

[mark02tj]

Pretty resourceful for your son to rig up the ham radio!! He was trained well to THINK rather than panic in situations like this.

I had to chuckle though - at 50 seconds into the video, he gets out his keys and unlocks the truck to get in. Was he worried about someone else getting into it way out there? :laughing: I know - probably just habit to lock it when he gets out of it.

Glad it all turned out OK.

 

[k0ua]

If you know the info, I would like to hear more of what he used for an antenna/rig, what frequency, mode,etc. I didn't see anything on the truck , no trees for antenna supports. I have VHF/UHF radio in my truck, but that would be pretty worthless if you were in the middle of no-where and out of range of a repeater or any other stations. That rarely occurs around here in the more settled regions of the lower 48, but up there, I don't know. I have often thought about putting HF gear in the truck, but the antenna's are larger and more obtrusive.

 

[tractorgp]

Pretty resourceful for your son to rig up the ham radio!! He was trained well to THINK rather than panic in situations like this.

I had to chuckle though - at 50 seconds into the video, he gets out his keys and unlocks the truck to get in. Was he worried about someone else getting into it way out there? :laughing: I know - probably just habit to lock it when he gets out of it.

Glad it all turned out OK.

He had his expensive drone and of course the ham radio gear on board and he walked a mile or two from the truck towards civilization. Although the road is in rough shape for regular trucks and cars ATV's have no problem. He was walking with a jug of water and a big stick

 

[tractorgp]

If you know the info, I would like to hear more of what he used for an antenna/rig, what frequency, mode,etc. I didn't see anything on the truck , no trees for antenna supports. I have VHF/UHF radio in my truck, but that would be pretty worthless if you were in the middle of no-where and out of range of a repeater or any other stations. That rarely occurs around here in the more settled regions of the lower 48, but up there, I don't know. I have often thought about putting HF gear in the truck, but the antenna's are larger and more obtrusive.

I will try and get that for you later today. I know his gear was in a large plastic box and not installed in the truck. Should see him later today. He might have some drone footage too but only guessing. OK just checked Facebook post by my son - ham operator from W. Virginia (I said Ohio before and don't know where I got that from). Call sign K8NY. My plan is to get a thank you to him asap.

 

[tractorgp]

If you know the info, I would like to hear more of what he used for an antenna/rig, what frequency, mode,etc. I didn't see anything on the truck , no trees for antenna supports. I have VHF/UHF radio in my truck, but that would be pretty worthless if you were in the middle of no-where and out of range of a repeater or any other stations. That rarely occurs around here in the more settled regions of the lower 48, but up there, I don't know. I have often thought about putting HF gear in the truck, but the antenna's are larger and more obtrusive.

Here's a drone view of the truck stuck in the snow. He had a 25 watt transmitter operating on 17 meters when he contacted K8NY. He rigged up an end fed dipole by just locking the end of the antenna in the window of the truck. He heard K8NY good but K8NY not hearing him that great. You can see the rig on the ground with the antenna hooked to the truck in this video. He has since emailed K8NY thanking him for the help
https://youtu.be/oGcJdrNHzz4

 

[k0ua]

Here's a drone view of the truck stuck in the snow. He had a 25 watt transmitter operating on 17 meters when he contacted K8NY. He rigged up an end fed dipole by just locking the end of the antenna in the window of the truck. He heard K8NY good but K8NY not hearing him that great. You can see the rig on the ground with the antenna hooked to the truck in this video. He has since emailed K8NY thanking him for the help
https://youtu.be/oGcJdrNHzz4

A very resourceful guy. He is the kind of guy you would want on your side when things go bad. I looked at Bob/K8NY website, and it is a good thing he has a good antenna and tower to pull out your sons weak signal.. But 17 meters is great band, and is the one I would have chosen first for this type of makeshift operation. You son definitely has some skills.

 

[tractorgp]

A very resourceful guy. He is the kind of guy you would want on your side when things go bad. I looked at Bob/K8NY website, and it is a good thing he has a good antenna and tower to pull out your sons weak signal.. But 17 meters is great band, and is the one I would have chosen first for this type of makeshift operation. You son definitely has some skills.

Yeah he seems to like that band a lot. As a side note I was hoping that I could report that he held the antenna up with the drone during his moment of need