Rainbow Basin & Inscription Canyon

[Jason]

Russ lead this trip a couple of years ago at High Desert Round Up 2014 on the lazy Sunday I think. This will be fun. I'm looking forward to seeing the area again. As long as we bypass that hideous dry lake bed.

[Zoobi]

Changed to "yep I can go" I will be bringing my new (to me) toy. First trip out in it. hopefully I wont be the only SUV there. Still a work in progress. finishing up front bumper this week end




Scott

[Russ Chung]

... This will be fun. I'm looking forward to seeing the area again. As long as we bypass that hideous dry lake bed.

Jason,

I don't plan to cross the dry lake bed north of Hinckley that we crossed last time; instead, we will be crossing a different dry lake bed northeast of Inscription Canyon.

Russ

[Deepwater]

Hey Russ
What is that large antenna on the back of your jeep?

Mike

[Russ Chung]

Hey Russ
What is that large antenna on the back of your jeep?

Mike

Mike,

That's a 2.4 gHz antenna that I use for ham radio broadband mesh networking. On the day that I took the picture we were using the broadband mesh network to receive web pages from a web server that was at base camp six miles away. I set up a web cam near my Jeep and the users at base camp were able to remotely control the web cam. The longest distance that I've been able to reach is 18 miles but other hams were able to use hi-gain antennas and go between Catalina Island and Newport Beach. I'll set up a network at IDTT and give you a demo.

Russ

[Materdaddy]

I'll set up a network at IDTT and give you a demo.

Awesome. I'm interested too!

[nwoods]

Darn. I have to bow out. I am attending a memorial service instead.

[Materdaddy]

Darn. I have to bow out. I am attending a memorial service instead.

Sorry to hear that Nathan. Sending condolences your way.

[TJ Jake]

Count me in. I haven't been out in a while, and I need to get the new lift on my YJ tested out.

[FishPOET]

Owl Canyon is one of the campgrounds I was looking at.

I am pretty sure I will be on this run and staying Friday night at Owl Canyon Campground. I can't leave La Habra until 6pm on Friday so if anyone is leaving sooner save me a spot.

[Materdaddy]

I am pretty sure I will be on this run and staying Friday night at Owl Canyon Campground. I can't leave La Habra until 6pm on Friday so if anyone is leaving sooner save me a spot.

If we're there first, we'll save you a spot. If you're there first, save one for me as well. Do you know of a Barstow repeater we might be able to contact each other as we get closer?

[FishPOET]

If we're there first, we'll save you a spot. If you're there first, save one for me as well.

Will do!

Do you know of a Barstow repeater we might be able to contact each other as we get closer?

No. But I'm sure Russ does

[Russ Chung]

The WA6TST Barstow Flash II repeater has good coverage of the area beginning north of Victorville. Because of the hilly terrain, I don't know how well it covers the Owl Canyon Campground. 147.180+ PL 151.4

[Materdaddy]

Thanks Russ. I was going to look up a couple and program them into my radios this week.

[FishPOET]

Just in case anyone is interested there is a confluence not too far from the trail head. N35° 00.000 W117° 00.000