Power Outage Updated

 Had a five hour power outage and got by with switching to generator.  Also tried a battery fan and 32 qt freezer on 12 volt battery.  Up date had it on a 24 amp hr battery need 100 amp lead acid 50 usable amps to be able to run fo a day off shore/gen power.

Reminds me I only carry 30 hours of generator fuel, 12 hours portable battery power.  My onboard propane 100 lbs should last 2 months or more in the summer and a few weeks in the winter when temp below 32 degrees.

I used my 25 foot 30amp cord from generator to RV.  Next time I will add the 30 to my 50 amp when using the generator.  This will allow me to keel the generator further away from the RV for noise and CO2 risk reduction.

10 meter contact search

 Searching for my first contact on 10 & 12 meters.  So far no luck.  Please note I am not working hard at it, too many other bands to use.

This is my first ham radio with an inverted V ran off a small auto jumper battery.

30 May Moon

                         Taken around 7am MST. 

Me and my hamstick antenna

 As sun spots increase my hamstick’s range improve😎

The above shows flux in the mid seventies and few sun spots.  The one below shows flux in the high eighties and more sun spots.  The more these two increase the better fir my range and clairity.  I am hopeful the second half of this year through 2028 we should have ave great HF.

Made dehydrated eggs

 This version used cooked scrambled eggs, dehydration, fine ground then bottled.

Back in Wyoming

 Put a ham stick on the fifth wheel hitch and playing radio.  Checked in with the YL System net today on my hamstick (20 meter).

End of April

End of April and back in Wyoming with snow.  Some how did not miss the snow in Texas or Florida.  Still good to be home.  

Time for our annual doctors appointments and see our kids and family.  Wyoming is always a good place to go.

Got to test our four season 5th wheel.  Temps at night ran from 10 to 25 for four nights.  Used electric for everything but the heater it was on propane.  Rig is only four season with propane.  Only problem was our kitchen sink.  The lines from our water compartment under the belly froze one night by mid afternoon the tap started running agin (we left it open after we saw it froze up.) The temperature went up to 30, so the next night we got up every few hours to run the water for 30 seconds.  So with temps in the low teens plan on doing this for your kitchen sink. 

The other lines ran through our heated underbelly which was heated along with insulated.  For outside hoses only hook up to fill and dump then un hook and put them away in a warm underbelly in a trash bag or tote.  If you forget they will be useless or break.

One 30 lb propane tank lasted us just over three days. Without electricity in the teens we suggest shutting off the kitchen water lines if you can or skirting in your rig to help keep in any heat under your RV.