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Posted: 5/13/2012 9:14:09 AM EDT

Pictures of my bike that I am getting ready for Dayton Hamvention. I
will have it on the Bicycle Mobile Hams of America ride on Saturday and
on display at the forum on Sunday. It is set up with HF, 2 meter VHF
and APRS radios. This morning I worked stations in Croatia, Alabama and
Colorado with 5 watts. The radios are powered by SLA and LiFePO4
batteries with solar charging.

BMHA
was founded by Hartley Alley, who is better known for starting the
Hilly Hundred ride in Southern Indiana. At 85 years old he and his wife
made a bike trip from CO to MA to his high school class reunion.

Will be riding on the Creekside trail toward Xenia on Thursday and Saturday if the weather permits. If you are from Dayton you may see this rig riding around the area north of Dayton Between the airport and Tipp City.

Posted: 5/13/2012 9:19:53 AM EDT

[#1]

Sweet ride, KM.

Posted: 5/13/2012 9:44:33 AM EDT

[#2]

Quoted:

Sweet ride, KM.

You going to Dayton this year?

Posted: 5/13/2012 9:50:13 AM EDT

[#3]

That would be Mass....not MS. I couldn't do either.

Posted: 5/13/2012 10:36:34 AM EDT

[#4]

added Dominican Republic to the list... but the band dropped out. not getting anything now.

Posted: 5/13/2012 10:49:19 AM EDT

[#5]

That is way cool...

Posted: 5/13/2012 12:59:23 PM EDT

[#6]

Quoted:

Quoted:
Sweet ride, KM.

You going to Dayton this year?

I keep saying that I need to go, but work and family keep getting in the way. I'll have to be content reading the after action reports you guys post.

Posted: 5/13/2012 1:08:10 PM EDT

[#7]

Quoted:

Quoted:

Sweet ride, KM.

You going to Dayton this year?

I keep saying that I need to go, but work and family keep getting in the way. I'll have to be content reading the after action reports you guys post.

You live close enough that you could drive over for a day. I'm further away than you and have done that many times. Find some ham friends. Leave about 5 am. Stop for breakfast and still get there by the time it opens on Saturday morning. Leave Hamvention at 5 pm and you are still home in time to tuck the kids in bed.

It is easier to get away for the whole weekend since the kids are grown up and have children of their own. From the time the kid were born till they were gone from home it seemed like 1 day was all I could get away.

Posted: 5/13/2012 3:40:41 PM EDT

[#8]

That is a sweet ride and you are an inspiration to geeks everywhere!

I must say one thing though: the method with which you have secured your solar panel could be sub-optimal. Those bungee cords going across the cells don't cast much of a shadow, but it enough to significantly alter the output of the panel. I urge you to hook a meter up to the output of the panel and check the voltages with and without those shadows from the cords. You might be surprised by how much a little shadow can affect the output. Of course it's a much bigger problem on a less-than-ideal day (PV wise) like the cloudy conditions (I think) in your photos.

Posted: 5/13/2012 3:49:36 PM EDT

[#9]

Ill keep my eyes out for the Ass on the bicycle. I suppose you'll be there too

Posted: 5/13/2012 5:07:30 PM EDT

[#10]

Quoted:

That is a sweet ride and you are an inspiration to geeks everywhere!

I must say one thing though: the method with which you have secured your solar panel could be sub-optimal. Those bungee cords going across the cells don't cast much of a shadow, but it enough to significantly alter the output of the panel. I urge you to hook a meter up to the output of the panel and check the voltages with and without those shadows from the cords. You might be surprised by how much a little shadow can affect the output. Of course it's a much bigger problem on a less-than-ideal day (PV wise) like the cloudy conditions (I think) in your photos.

That is temporary and will change before I leave. That was just to fasten it on today.

Posted: 5/17/2012 12:27:37 PM EDT

[#11]

Looks good! Extra points for a steel bike.

Posted: 5/17/2012 10:31:05 PM EDT

[#12]

I'm torn...

I wanna ridicule you, but I'm too envious.....

:(

Posted: 5/18/2012 6:43:34 AM EDT

[#13]

Neat setup! But where's the AR15 mounted?

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