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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.

- The Ultimate Wire Antenna | Chameleon Skyloop 2.0
  
  Hello Operators.Before anything else, this needs to be said. Don’t waste your time or money on any antenna gimmicks for your home station! For the […]
- Super Antenna MP1 Quick n Dirty no radial deployment
  
  Hello Operators. Continuing to catch up on past due blog posts, today we arrive at the Super Antenna MP1. Many operators want the convenience of […]
- Faraday Gear Bag from Off Grid Trek
  
  Hello Operators.This isn’t really the normal type of thing I share, but thought many of you would find it interesting. So why do you need […]
- Lead Acid v LiFePO4 FACTS 2021
  
  Hello Operators.Once again we find a very well produced test confirming what we’ve known on the channel, for the past few years. Lead Acid battery […]
- Icom IC-705 & AH-705 in Lapland

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Current Consumption QRP vs QRO | Ham Radio Off Grid

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Icom IC-705 | Microsoft Surface for Ham Radio

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Winlink Wednesday #shorts

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Lab599 Discovery TX-500 QRP Ham Radio | Update

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Icom IC-705 Wireless Ham Radio Data #shorts

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Life in the Arctic Ham Radio Field Station

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