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The Ultimate 80 meter ham radio antenna

March 22, 2023 Julian OH8STN 6

After two years with the Chameleon 80 meter Skyloop, how’s it doing?

Portable Ham Radio Amplifier | DIY599 PA500

July 29, 2021 Julian OH8STN 9

Hello Operators As most of you know, off-grid ham radio is as much about reducing our current consumption, as it is about getting our signals […]

The Ultimate Wire Antenna | Chameleon Skyloop 2.0

June 12, 2021 Julian OH8STN 4

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 […]

Icom IC-705 VS Lab599 Discovery TX-500?

October 14, 2020 Julian OH8STN 0

Hello Operators. I knew this question would eventually come up, and was ready for it. Bernie Coletta asked about my thoughts concerning the IC-705, vs […]

Sad News: Inergy Apex Review

June 2, 2019 Julian OH8STN 0

Hello Operators This is a hard video to share, but it needs to be. Honestly I have no horse in this race, but I always […]

Chameleon MPAS MIL Whip MIL EXT Hybrid Micro update

April 25, 2019 Julian OH8STN 0

Hello Operators It’s been a long time coming, but chameleon antenna has finally released some updates for the very popular mpas antenna system. I don’t […]

Chameleon Emcomm 3 Portable | First Impressions

March 12, 2019 Julian OH8STN 0

Hello Operators Today is Monday so we’re sharing a video from Gil F4WBY This time Gil is testing the Chameleon EMCOMM 3 Portable antenna in […]

The Real cost of a Solar Generator

February 23, 2019 Julian OH8STN 0

Hello everyone. Recently I published a build video for a 576 watt hour solar generator. The community has nicknamed it the STN576. People have also […]

The best ham radio antenna?

November 3, 2018 Julian OH8STN 0

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 […]

Chameleon EMCOMM III Base SWR Plots

March 29, 2018 Julian OH8STN 0

Hello Operators Some of us have been anxiously waiting for the Chameleon EMCOMM III Base to be released. Well, I finally have it in my […]

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