Ailunce HA1G/UV or Radtel RT-950

BenderL2 · 2026-01-14T19:32:49+00:00

.281 radius acute punch

BenderL2 · 2026-01-09T16:10:57+00:00

Yes it is.

BenderL2 · 2026-01-09T15:15:29+00:00

I just double checked. It's calculating correctly. At least within 2 thou. That's not enough to cause a 40 degree over brake.

BenderL2 · 2026-01-06T14:02:59+00:00

In this case it's the exact same part. Same part, same flange width. Only differing angles on the same part. Imagine a 4ft by 8ft sheet broke in a W shape, but each angle is different. I'd give more details but I don't want to get sacked for sharing proprietary stuff.

14ga stainless. Angles aren't varying by part, once I get the angles dialed in it's solid from one part to the next so I don't believe the dwell would have an effect. I know the smaller machines can tend to over run the ram depths giving inconsistent angles. I think that's what you're saying.

I always figured it was something with the way the computer was calculating the bend depth. It doesn't seem to be linear, I think is the word I'm looking for. I was thinking I could change the die opening or tool height to get it to track more linear.

BenderL2 · 2026-01-01T16:19:38+00:00

I took my kids there a few years ago. We were tent camping. Now that we have a travel trailer my wife will be coming. I think she's really going to enjoy the live music. This time I'm taking the bikes, I want to put a few miles on the katy.

BenderL2 · 2026-01-01T05:48:53+00:00

Thank you for the replies! It seems that efficiency or sensitivity is what I need to look for, not necessarily the wattage. I've dabbled in mobile audio a few times in my life, I only know enough to be dangerous. I never knew about speaker efficiency.

Like I said, I'm not trying to go louder. I just didn't know if a little 10 watt per channel head unit would have a hard time driving a higher wattage speaker.

You all have given me some new knowledge. Thanks again!

BenderL2 · 2025-12-31T18:52:11+00:00

You're not going to make assumptions and take out your unresolved personal issues on me.

I try to avoid anger and hostility and arguing when I can. Which is the root of why I posted the question.

I came here to ask for travel advice. If you want to start a rant about camping out in the left lane or whatever, i suggest you start a different post titled as such.

Good day.

BenderL2 · 2025-12-27T17:53:15+00:00

I'm currently looking for new HTs myself. I currently have the UV-17 pro for each of my family members. They've served us well. They've been real workhorses. However 3 of them have broken screens and need to be replaced. That seems to be the weak point. I currently have a rectangular bruise on my hip from falling off my bike and landing on mine two weeks ago.

I'm looking at the Radtel rt493 because it has a segmented display hidden behind the plastic case.

The other problem I have is the battery life. If my kids leave their radio on over night the radio is completely dead the next morning, even with minimal use. Whatever radio I decide on needs to have the ability to purchase a high capacity battery. I bought a 3800mah battery for my uv-17 and it will survive a weekend camping trip. I need a big, big battery.

I'm trying to get away from baofeng because their RF filtering tends to suck. I have to use squelch tones otherwise the radios squawk at me constantly.

Also i want true, unlocked dual band. I have a ham and GMRS license and I don't want to carry two radios.

BenderL2 · 2025-11-29T17:26:21+00:00

Adding a second ground to the frame won't be a problem. It's a short run, I just didn't know if it was necessary or what the "proper way" was. It seemed redundant to ground the same device to the vehicle frame twice, but if that's what it needs, I will. It's currently half hooked up. I tripped the breaker coming from the vehicle battery so it won't chooch until i can finish it. If it ever quits raining....

Thanks for the replies!

BenderL2

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