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Best HF Ham Radio for Grid Down Survival

February 17, 2023 Julian OH8STN 3

Choosing the best HF Ham Radio for off-grid or grid-down survival communications is challenging. In this blog, we go through key features every HF survival […]

Icom IC-705 PA500 Setup Guide

December 19, 2022 Julian OH8STN 3

Hello Operators. A new Icom IC-705 DIY599 PA500 setup guide video is live on YouTube (and Rumble soon after). In this video we go through […]

JPC-12 & IC-705 Portable Antenna Field Test

November 14, 2022 Julian OH8STN 0

JPC-12 & Icom IC-705 Field test

JPC-12 Antenna Field Test

October 26, 2022 Julian OH8STN 1

Hello Operators. Operating QRP/P with the JPC-12 portable vertical antenna and the Icom IC-705. It was sent over from Pileupdx.com in Sweden for testing and […]

Super Antenna MP1 ALT-Config

September 27, 2022 Julian OH8STN 0

An alternative configuration for the Super Antenna MP1 HF antenna. Hello Operators. Here’s a flashback to my favorite Super Antenna MP1 configuration. It uses a […]

DIY LiFePO4 Battery – Pocket Portable

July 18, 2022 Julian OH8STN 2

Hello OperatorsThis is a simple 12v battery pack. It is purpose built for a balance of size, weight, energy density and storage capacity. As our […]

Portable Off-Grid and QRP Ham Radio

December 5, 2021 Julian OH8STN 9

Hello Operators.Today on OH8STN Ham Radio we discuss a portable ham radio camping trip with OH8HUB. We found ourselves hot tent camping during a severe […]

Microsoft Surface or Raspberry Pi field computer?

November 3, 2021 Julian OH8STN 1

Hello Operators.In this episode of the OH8STN ham radio, we are discussing replacing the raspberry pi field computer build, with a Microsoft Surface for ham […]

Off Grid Ham Radio | Portable Winlink

October 4, 2021 Julian OH8STN 1

Hello OperatorsIn this mini-episode of off grid Ham Radio with OH8STN, Snapper and I take the Icom IC-705, Microsoft Surface Go2, Chameleon MPAS 2.0 and […]

Icom IC-705 & PowerFilm Lightsaver Max

September 18, 2021 Julian OH8STN 4

Hello OperatorsThere’s a new video up. In this episode of OH8STN Ham Radio we take a look at the PowerFilm Lightsaver Max to power the […]

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