Month: October 2010

Electronics | Ham Radio | Ham Radio

Ham Radio Antennas Installed
Bytomas October 29, 2010October 15, 2026

With the roof rack installed on our Toyota FJ Cruiser it was time to get the Ham Radio antennas installed. Three antennas are needed for my build. The first antenna is used for the APRS radio and the other two are used by the ICOM 2820. The 2820 uses the primary antenna for transmission. For…

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Trip Reports

Stolen Jeep Located
Bytomas October 28, 2010October 15, 2026

With our build up completed I went on a little adventure this last weekend to take some photos of of our Toyota FJ Cruiser. The trip ended up being a little more interesting than I anticipated. While finding a good photo location I discovered a totally trashed jeep. The wheels had been removed and the…

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Trip Reports

Jeep Recovery
Bytomas October 27, 2010October 15, 2026

While of taking pictures of out Toyota FJ Cruiser, the White Knight, above Colorado Springs this last weekend I had the opportunity to help a fellow traveler get back on the road. A couple in a 2 wheel drive jeep had attempted to turn around by pulling down hill off a jeep road. The Jeep…

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Electrical

Auxiliary Power Master Switch
Bytomas October 26, 2010October 15, 2026

The design of my auxiliary power system includes both a switched circuit and an always on circuit. In this post I discuss the switched portion of the system. The master switch is used to control all accessories that can be switched. This includes the ARC switch system as well as other miscellaneous items such as…

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Miscellaneous

Cosmetic Blackout
Bytomas October 25, 2010October 15, 2026

On the white FJ Cruiser I do not like the look of the silver trim. During the build process I took on the process of blacking out all the silver trim pieces and adding additional black trim and components to the exterior of our Toyota FJ Cruiser. Our goal was to create a black on…

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