This section allows you to view all posts made by this member. Note that you can only see posts made in areas you currently have access to.
Messages - SKI-R
16
« on: May 28, 2019, 06:22:14 AM »
I can also be there with a truck.
17
« on: May 03, 2019, 11:02:57 PM »
Had one, it's Marco's now - shockingly good fun and THAT price is a deal......
Thank goodness I found a co drive for all but the Airdrie event or I'd be bidding on it too!
18
« on: March 21, 2019, 09:54:56 AM »
Well, we skipped last season and travelled Europe instead of autocrossing  . Sold our SVT, sold our base Cooper and currently just rack up the miles on a couple of diesel VWs while we commute back and forth for work. Gave serious thought to buying a SSC prepped car in the fall, but for a variety of reasons (including thinking we were gonna lose YYC) we chose not to, SO.....no appropriate autocross car in our fleet currently! Would like to move to a rwd car, I THINK I wanna drive a FRS/BRZ/86....but I'm unaware of what the 'typical' co drive arrangement is, or if there is such a thing...can anyone summarize it? Thanks
19
« on: October 12, 2018, 05:13:41 PM »
PM coming.
20
« on: October 06, 2018, 08:04:08 AM »
Anyone have a contact at City Hall that could get a piece of the new Arena proposal parking area built to accommodate a suitable space?
Might as well think BIG!
21
« on: September 27, 2018, 04:22:45 PM »
I can't recall the curbs/lights that exist, but here's some hasty dimensions to reference for Stoney Nakoda.
22
« on: September 27, 2018, 09:34:59 AM »
Stoney Nakoda Resort and Casino lot might suffice....or the Stoney Nakoda Band specifically because they're looking at ways to increase revenue/income opportunities for their members (including several development land zoning proposals that are currently under review/discussion). It's frequently as windy as Fort Macleod however
23
« on: August 14, 2018, 10:51:17 AM »
The timing is all wrong  ....in Europe until mid October, but I'll keep my eye on it. GLWS.
24
« on: June 29, 2018, 02:28:58 PM »
Street classes (e.g. C-Street) limit your changes to:
Shock absorbers (no more than double adjustable)
Exhaust (cat-back only)
One sway bar (front or rear, your choice)
Wheels allowed to be +/- 1 inch diameter different than OEM. Width and offset must be the same.
Tires (must be 200 tread wear or higher)
....almost right. Offset can be +/- 7mm from stock.
25
« on: March 31, 2018, 06:17:49 PM »
26
« on: March 18, 2018, 10:15:11 AM »
If I could 'up vote' Stephen's Reply #5, I would.....despite the fact I'll be a limited (potentially non existent) participant in the forthcoming season. He summarizes my perception of things in a much more politic manner than I ever could!
27
« on: February 19, 2018, 06:44:24 PM »
02 SVT Focus, $3200 Car is in Canmore, I'll deliver within reason after March 11. Link to previous ad.....(sorry, it's ski season and I barely have time to type, let alone retype the entire ad, should've bumped it a couple times!). http://forums.sascsolo.com/index.php?topic=904.0Not much changed. A couple thousand more kms on it, factory wheels came off for some winter steelies. Put it in the garage in November when I got an old TDI wagon for commuting. It's ready to roll.
28
« on: December 02, 2017, 08:33:25 PM »
It looks like the units Tom linked in his last post are 4/1W based on the expanded specifications. I'm not certain they can be 'locked' or programmed to only work at 1W, but they do have that as a transmitting option.....someone with knowledge of what CHIRP can actually do will need to answer.
See this for expanded specs:
29
« on: November 30, 2017, 03:25:30 PM »
https://www.amazon.com/BAOFENG-BF-888S-Transceiver-Illumination-Flashlight/dp/B007F7MZ04
Max. 3- 5 watts for these. Again, still not technically legal, so that alone may deter interest (as Murray has suggested), but they do work amazingly well for the price. I expect whatever is chosen will prove to be an improvement - when you have line of sight and less than 500m separation and can't transmit back and forth, the product is a fail. If they were purchased at Costco, which I believe they were, the product return policy is fantastic.....
30
« on: November 30, 2017, 11:39:32 AM »
I'll offer a Baofeng endorsement too - 3 years of regular winter use without any issues.
They're unquestionably capable of significantly more than what the club needs them for (specifically VHF programmable channel selection capability), but the preset FRS channels function better than any retailed 'name brand' walker talkies (or VHF radios!) I've used previously - their range is greater and clarity is dramatically better.
I used mine at the events I was able to attend this year - turned it on at the start of the day and usually forgot to turn it off until I got home - and only needed to recharge once over the course of the season.
My couple cents worth and purely anecdotal, but I've been using portable handheld radios in either work or recreational environments for over 30 years and the Baofengs have far surpassed any expectation I had for them irrespective of their pricepoint.
|
Show Posts
