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 […]
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Solar Generator Project Update 06JAN2019
Hello Operators. Here are few new pictures from the DIY solar generator project. Today I got the Headway pack put together. 4S3P 45,000mah. This solar […]
DIY Portable Solar Generator update
Hello Operators Small update for the solar generator project. All the Headway LiFePO4 cells have arrived. That makes 12x, 15ah 40152s LiFePO4 cells. This gives […]
How to build a Portable Solar Power Generator 12v LiFePO4
Hello Operators From December 2018 through February 2019, I researched, designed, documented, and built a 12 volt, 576wh DC Solar Generator, using LiFePO4 batteries. In […]
Too few Operators or station problems?
I recently posted the image at the top of this post to a user group in Facebook, in response to the complaints about low activity […]
Ham Radio NVIS for Regional Communications
Hello Operators. My buddy Gil F4WBY the Radio Prepper, just published amazing video on Regional Communications using NVIS or near vertical incidence skywave. Like myself, […]
Ham Radio Off Grid with OH8STN
Hello Operators There are often misconceptions about Communications off grid or what off grid actually means. That’s what we’re talking about today. There’s a lot […]
The best ham radio antenna?
Hello operators. Every now and then I receive a questions like; What’s the best antenna? Which one do you prefer? Is this antenna better than […]
Better Power Distribution for Portable Ops.
Hello Operators We’ve done lots of work on the channel with portable power for portable ops. We’ve even discussed power distribution on the channel but […]
The Cost of Portable Off Grid Solar Power
Hello Operators. The first image you see in this post was taken in Lapland back in August 2018. It’s one of the scenes from The […]