Real Time Clock Raspberry Pi OFF GRID Time
Hello Operators.Todays topic is off grid time. Specifically, we are installing and configuring a Real Time Clock, for the Raspberry Pi. The Raspberry Pi does […]
Field Comms
Portable JS8Call Saturday 12 OCT 2019
Hello Operators. On Saturday October 12 2019, I’ll be operating JS8Call portable, on 40m, during daylight hours. I’ll be operating /P as oh8stn/p with the […]
WinLink Emergency Email Server for Raspberry Pi
Hello Operators Jason KM4ACK has a very interesting Emergency Email Server project for Raspberry Pi. This EES allows you to provide email access to users […]
Nortent Gamme 4 Hot Dome tent vs blizzard
Hello Operators. Many of you already know I’m the happy owner of a Nortent tipi/lavvo 6. Recently I also added the Nortent tipi/lavvo 4 to […]
Unorthodox Emergency communications with JS8Call
Hello Operators Many of you already know I’m a huge advocate of JS8Call. What you may not know is my opinion of JS8Call as an […]
PowerFilm R28 Rollable Solar Panels
Hello Operators. By now most of you have seen the DIY solar generator project intro and project build. I specified enough battery storage to power […]
Commsprepper Portable AREDN Node on Solar Power
Hello Operators. Commsprepper shared a video demonstrating a portable solar powered AREDN node from a mountain overlooking La Paz Bolivia. This isn’t my normal sort […]
Bench test success DIY Solar Generator
Today I’m running JS8Call Solar powered with the Yaesu ft-891. This is the first successful QRO test of the diy solar generator. It has also […]
Grid Down EMCOMM Winter Edition
Hello Operators. Extreme weather and grid failures in various degrees, are a fact of life in many parts of the world. More often than not […]
The Lead Acid Battery Deception
Hello Operators. Today I’m going to put forth a very simple question, about Lead Acid Batteries. Here’s the scenario: We’re building a solar generator, battery […]