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Shacktopus: Behemoth in a Pack

Posted by timothy on from the decades-long-quest dept.

Chanc_Gorkon writes "Anyone remember the guy who built the Winnebikeo and the Behemoth bikes and kayaks? Well, he's at it again, but this time it's packable. He's taking lithium-ion batteries, solar cells, a Yaesu FT-817 HF radio, a Yaesu VX-6R HT, a Zodiac PDA, Linksys WET-11(older version) retrofitted with a Senao Long Range WiFi Card, cellphone and whatnot, and putting it all into something you can wear on your back. Basically, it's Behemoth in a pack. His website is up for the Shacktopus."

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  1. Yaesu repair by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    This is a great idea, overall. You buy the Yaesus at you local HRO dealer, put them in the pack, then hike to Cerritos Calif., where the Yaesu repair shop is.

    You pretty much have to, since nearly all Yaesus fail either out of the box, of, within the first few hours of use.

  2. Re:The question is: Who you gonna call? by pongo000 · · Score: 0, Troll

    Hurricanes last year

    If you had bothered to click the link in my original post, you would have found out that hams didn't really play any significant emergency role in last year's hurricanes.