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The mill is from harbor freight and is pretty good. I have a Chinese branded AC/DC 200 amp TiG welder with torches and a bottle of argon, table and some filler rod. These are at my house in NJ and I don’t get around to using them at all. I’ll give them to someone who can pick up when I am around. If you feel great about receiving these items you can make a small charitable donation to any charity of your choice. If not you are still welcome to the items. You just need to be patient as I am in and out quite a bit. THis is the welder https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00REX6USW/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Isn't it always?

Without a repeater or a base station, yes, you are correct. However, lets say a group of siblings that live throughout the state, where everyone lives within 25 miles of at least one family member. In that case you could set up your own self managed repeater network. You can use some radios with your cell phone to send and receive text messages over GMRS. The radio interfaces with your phone via Bluetooth. That's kinda neat. I wonder if there is any encryption.

Nice grab Stu! Beat me to it. @Mr.Stu And @DirtyDigz - Rumson is the next town over from me (maybe a 5 minute drive). I can be a middle-man and grab it if you can’t find a time that works for you guys and @Rob0115.

But only one is an actual horse toothed jackass!

How apropos for today

MR ATV is now F=MA

If I lived in the hills, (or the burbs with a tall tree) I'd invest in at least one dedicated repeater and a solar based system to power it. I don't think you need a tremendous amount of battery capacity, as the repeater will be on standby most of the time. It will only draw serious current when it transmits. I think one could set up a reliable, self sustaining private node for around $1,500, maybe less. Agree 100%

When a pearl necklace just isn't enough.