Do not Lock your Hitch
On Oct.13 we traveled from SC, with our Fleetwood Bounder DP to Dauphin Island in AL with our Saturn Vue in tow. The first day we traveled aprox. 300 miles, stopped in Pine Island overnight. I ran the...
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gotsmart wrote:mowermech wrote:
I never leave the key in the Jeep when we are stopped. The first thing I do when we stop is remove the key and lock the doors. After all, I have an expensive Yaesu radio in there, and I don't want to make it easy for somebody to get it!
The last thing I do before we leave is unlock the Jeep, put the key in, and set it to unlock the steering.
The same procedure, EVERY time!
Those FT-101s can be a pain to replace. lol :W
Actually, the FT-101ZD is on the desk in the home radio shack, with an Astatic D-104 lollipop mic attached. It feeds a Butternut antenna through a Dentron Super Tuner. Besides, it is a 110VAC unit.
However, the FT-301 series are 12VDC, and can be used in a mobile application. IF you have lots of room.
The Jeep has an FT-857D. Nice radio, but pricey!
There are almost always half a dozen or more FT-101s of various models, on eBay.
I just checked, there are currently 12 radios and 373 parts/accessories listed under "Yaesu FT-101"!
