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 […]
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Winter Field Day
Hello Operators Winter Field Day is quickly approaching. This year I’m approaching the event, from the perspective of a winter time, grid-down scenario. View this […]
Geostationary Amateur Satellite for EMCOMM QO-100
Hello Operators. Earlier today I received an alert from AMSAT UK on YouTube. They posted a video presentation about the new geostationary amateur satellite QO-100. […]
Bob K6UDA Follow-up on CAL FIRE
Hello Operators. Here’s a video from Bob K6UDA. This is a follow up to the original video, proclaiming California no longer receives any benefit from […]
JS8Call Messaging and NVIS Communications
Hello Operators In this video we discuss JS8Call Messaging for reliable Communications using NVIS on 40/80 meters. JS8Call has a variety of messaging functionalities built […]
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 […]
Winlink on a Raspberry Pi
Hello operators @KM4ACK needs a pat on the back. Sometimes it’s nice to think we Inspire others to contribute to the community, or carry the […]
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 […]
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 […]
FT8 & the Chameleon EMCOMM 3 Part 1
Hello Operators. Last Christmas I received three new antennas from Chameleon Antenna. Chameleon EMCOMM 3 Chameleon EMCOMM 3 LITE Chameleon TD (Terminated Dipole) You’ve already […]