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woody_rod

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  • Birthday 08/06/1964

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    Woodanilling WA
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    Family, hunting and shooting (duh), fishing, designing, making and fixing things.

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  1. I use my army supplied backpack sometimes. it can be bought through ebay and usual camping suppliers. It is a 60 litre SALA AUSCAM pack with heaps of pockets, nothing that makes noise on the outside, no velcro, and mostly strong plastic buckles and clips. Is very comfortable. An Alice pack is probably better for longer bush trips, or where hiking over uneven terrain. Woody_rod
  2. We use hand helds in the Army Cadets in WA...they are great for chucking on your webbing, and using for radio comms practice. We have used all sorts of different ones, 5 / 3 / 1 watt, with them being not a lot different in thick bush (where we usually operate). The other night we used our new 3 watt hand helds, range in bush was no better than about 500m to 1km - a lot less in rain, fog or high humidity. My boss is a fire control officer locally and has both UHF and VHF units in his ute. Both are very good quality units (no #### Smith ones) and are fitted professionally. He reckons the range is about a couple of ks for the UHF in bush, and the nearest town for the VHF (about 25-40 kms). In thick smoke (as he fights bush fire obviously), the range of both could be measured in under a few hundred metres. Like the previous posters have said, it just depends on what radio it is, the power rating, and the environment it is used in. Like GPS's, spend more money on a good aerial - that is what matters. Mobile phones are a good example of this - the better ones in the bush have better aerials - the best ones being fitted to a car with a 9dB gain or better aerial. Look at getting a unit with an aerial you can remove and replace with a better one - this will likely make more difference than anything else for the same power rating. Woody_rod
  3. The other night we used a lightforce 170 and 240, both being brilliant for the task. If shooting alone, or spotting while driving, the smaller one just seems a little easier to use due to being more compact. When mowing down foxes with spotlight and shotguns, the 240 was a real handful at 80kms/hr due to wind resistance. I have fixed the 170 a couple of times - does look a little cheaply made, but is simple enough to repair. Woody_rod
  4. Therefore: 2,000,000 x 0.981 x 18.3988/1000 To remove a lot of mubo jumbo, it is likely they use a H1 or similar auto bulb at about 50 watts @ 12 volts. Woody_rod
  5. Hello all, I am new to this forum. Been shooting on and off for about 15 years. Live in the great southern part of WA - Woodanilling. Is a small town near Katanning. We are being currently overrun with foxes to shoot, got two the other night with my Anschutz .22. Otherwise there are a few rabbits, but a few hundred less now that we have found where they live LOL. I work on a sheep / wheat farm, so works out really well for shooting whenever I want. I don't leave home without my little .22. Currently have: Anschutz (1974 build) mod. 1441 .22 5 shot bolt action Anschutz (1964 build) mod. 1516 .22 WMR being converted to .17 HMR Paramount / custom target rifle in .308 caliber Woody_rod
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