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 […]
emergency communications
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 […]
DIY 12v LiFePO4 Solar Generator build notes
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
Radio Prepper Off Grid Emergency SIM on 80M CW
Hello Operators. Many of you know my friend Gil F4WBY the Radio Prepper. He is an absolute Morse code fanatic. Minimal shirt pocket size radios, […]
HFAPRS Weak Signal Messaging & Group Communications
Hello Operators Topic of the day is HFAPRS & weak signal grid-down messaging using APRS Messenger. APRS Messenger is developed by Chris Moulding G4HYG. APRS […]
Yaesu FT-891 on the way
I want to thank everyone who contributed to the campaign, helping to finance this new radio for the all-weather solar powered Field Station. I like […]
Super Antenna MP1 4.2-4.9Mhz MARS/CAP Configuration
Hello Operators In this video we go through the Military Auxiliary Radio Service, & Civil Air Patrol configuration, for a Super Antenna MP1, operating on 4.2 […]