Daily training routine
Hello Operators. Today we are talking about more practical and ultimately more effective training for EMCOMM and preparedness. The following video demonstrates my morning routine […]
Off-grid Comms
Grid Down or Google down?
Hello Operators. On December 14 2020 billions of people around the world, woke up to their email and other google services being inaccessible. This wasn’t […]
Xiegu G90 & Winlink Express
Hello Operators Some time ago I was able to get the Xiegu X5105 up and running with Winlink Express. This was a big deal because […]
There can be only one!
the impossible question. Which portable ham radio do I choose?
The “Perfect” Yaesu FT-891
Hello Operators I was just sitting here looking at the Yaesu ft-891, thinking to myself about “what if”. You know, if Yaesu would make a […]
Icom IC-705 A Practical Discussion
Hello Operators Well it’s been nearly a month since the IC-705 arrived, and it’s been quite the learning experience. Hopefully you agree it’s more important […]
Portable power and field communications
Hello Operators. This is just a short post about the relationship between field communications, and portable power. Ham radio manufacturers would have us believe our […]
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 […]
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 […]
Why Bespoke Build Portable Power?
Hello Operators Question keeps coming up, “Why bespoke build portable power when we can buy “off the shelf” saving ourselves the trouble?”. It’s very good […]