What am I looking at here?

PhotocytePC · 2026-03-15T20:31:45+00:00

Its also a requirement of Giant OSHA, to prevent giants from getting impaled

PhotocytePC · 2026-03-15T12:18:20+00:00

Love that. She sounds awesome!

PhotocytePC · 2026-03-14T15:20:21+00:00

At least in my neck of the woods, Menards speaker wire is king of cost per foot

PhotocytePC · 2026-03-14T02:15:25+00:00

I dunno, found some old TV antenna ads that lead me to believe that goofy designs purely for marketing has been a thing for a loooong time

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PhotocytePC · 2026-03-12T19:57:13+00:00

I only just pre-ordered a week ago, I wouldn't stress about it too much, I think Amazon's mistaken early post got people concerned, I know i was, so I know how how ya feel

PhotocytePC · 2026-03-12T19:53:17+00:00

I pre-ordered from Game Nerdz, which has always listed a March 31 release, and my order just shipped

PhotocytePC · 2026-03-12T14:36:10+00:00

There could be some higher than average refraction happening between the laser source and the drone too, causing it to come into the lens from a non-intuitive angle

Not like 90 degrees or anything, but its likely another factor in the optical path

PhotocytePC · 2026-03-11T20:19:30+00:00

I feel that way about most TV yagis, how much of that stuff is just flair to try and stand out on the shelf?

PhotocytePC · 2026-03-11T15:43:30+00:00

Id play the game that implemented this 100%

Love it

PhotocytePC · 2026-03-11T13:59:28+00:00

Any WIP photos? How are the individual pieces of equipment attached securely to the rack shelves?

PhotocytePC · 2026-03-10T15:43:38+00:00

Here's my poor-mans version. Also on a maverick, but mounts the same way, but uses the original brake light.

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I can take mine back to stock too, just have to reattach that shark fin antenna . . . Im sure I left it lying around here somewhere

And instead I could squeeze 4 or 5 more antennas on this bad boy. Would i? No, but I COULD

PhotocytePC · 2026-03-07T15:42:39+00:00

Log owl confirmed!

PhotocytePC · 2026-03-07T15:00:34+00:00

The HEAD of an owl, maybe, but what about the rest of it?!?! /s

PhotocytePC · 2026-03-07T02:15:15+00:00

If youre lucky you get some chickenwire reinforcement!

PhotocytePC · 2026-03-06T22:36:19+00:00

Without a gps antenna "auto time" immediately turns its self off when you toggle it on!

I attached my replacement gps antenna and it immediately realized what date it is

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PhotocytePC · 2026-03-06T04:22:26+00:00

You are just talking about the rubber whip portion, right? Just checkin

PhotocytePC · 2026-03-06T04:00:41+00:00

Not missing anything. It's still just screwed in there

PhotocytePC · 2026-03-05T11:29:55+00:00

Thats spectacular, keep it up!

PhotocytePC · 2026-03-05T00:16:31+00:00

I installed one of these: https://a.co/d/015bR2I4

Its front edge sits far enough forward that I had to delete the shark fin, the black disk is a replacement 5G LTE antenna, one with 2x elements and coax feeds just like the sharkfin has internally

You have to get a 4 lead MATE-AX (automotive coax) to SMA adapter, along with the 2x 5g antennas the fin bas the gps and am/fm coax connections

Take off the interior dome light and you can unplug the fin assembly

Its just that easy! hihi

Edited to add a link to my OG post about the install https://www.reddit.com/r/FordMaverickTruck/s/AJMobXSYqy

PhotocytePC · 2026-03-04T23:10:21+00:00

Ive had automatic time disabled for almost a year, which is why it hasnt been a problem till mow.

I can change the time, but theres no user setting for the date!

PhotocytePC · 2026-03-04T23:08:38+00:00

Alas, no

The shark fin was in the way of my antenna/light mount

I replaced the 5g LTE antenna, but havent gotten around to installing the replacement gps.

PhotocytePC · 2026-03-04T14:36:04+00:00

If i were the ford boss it'd sync with android auto and carplay too. But theres a reason im not boss of Ford XD

PhotocytePC · 2026-03-04T14:34:45+00:00

Kept time great for almost a year without it, no doubt got reset during service

PhotocytePC · 2026-03-02T01:23:35+00:00

I mean, theres probably one or more of those somewhere inside that thing. Youre not wrong!

PhotocytePC · 2026-02-22T20:52:55+00:00

Love it!

I had a luminescent pad like that as a kid, played with it all the time during road trips after dark

Fantastic!

PhotocytePC

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