World Amateur Radio Day
Hello Operators First of all, yesterday was World Amateur Radio Day. So I’ll start by hoping everyone had a wonderful World Amateur Radio Day. Next […]
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PAT WinLink Connection over HF on Raspberry Pi
Hello Operators Many operators have been frustrated and duped trying to use Pat winlink on Raspberry Pi, to connect to winlink gateways over HF. View […]
Chameleon Emcomm 3 Portable | First Impressions
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 […]
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 […]
5 Reasons I don’t use Gasoline or diesel generators yet
Hello Operators Today I’ve got some pushback on the solar generator projects from a very annoying EMCOMM Commando. Some things need to be put on […]
The Real cost of a Solar Generator
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
How to build a Portable Solar Power Generator 12v LiFePO4
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 […]