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Ultra-Portable, Digital QRP fanatic and video-creator, Julian OH8STN is retired broadcast engineer and expat living in Scandinavia for the past couple of decades. Other than making YouTube videos, OH8STN enjoys man-portable digital micro-expeditions, designing and building bespoke gear, and solving many practical problems associated with man-portable off grid communications on HF.

OH8STN promotes the concept of:
Max Capabilities with Minimal Gear.

- DIY599 PA500 HF Amplifier
  
  Hello Operators As most of you know, off-grid ham radio is as much about reducing our current consumption, as it is about getting our signals […]
- Chameleon Antenna 40/20 FD | Fan Dipole first look
  
  Hello Operators Some weeks ago Chameleon Antenna sent over their 40/20 FD fan dipole for some testing. As you may know, Chameleon occasionally sends over […]
- JS8Call Net Weekly each Sunday
  
  Hello Operators.This message about a new weekly JS8Call Net running every Sunday. It came in over WInlink this morning, so I thought it would be […]
- Chameleon Antenna SKYLOOP follow-up
  
  Hello Operators. Since early on June 29th, I’ve been running a test with JS8Call. Having switched from primarily operating on 40 meters with the mode, […]
- PowerFilm Solar Foldable vs Rollable solar panels and others
  
  Hello OperatorsI suspect it has something to do with ARRL field day, potential SHTF or something else but recently, there’s been lots of questions coming […]

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Ham Radio Email | Winlink Wednesday Net Check-in Vara HF

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Ham Radio Email |Winlink Net Check-in

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Icom IC-705 & Microsoft Surface Portable Ham Radio Winlink

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Ham Radio Off Grid

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Chameleon Skyloop Antenna | Ham Radio Horizontal Loop

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Life in the Arctic Ham Radio Field Station

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