The Risks of Centralized Energy
Yesterday I was out grabbing clips for a video I’m about to publish. While looking at my gear, the thought of how far my off-grid […]
Off Grid Power
Lead Acid vs Lithium or Are bloggers lying?
Hello Operators. I don’t normally call out other bloggers but today is one of those days. Research is one aspect of my Youtube channel and […]
Massive California Power Outage: Emergency Power
Hello Operators. I spend an enormous amount of time talking about off grid Communications, and Communications in a grid down scenario. Today many Californias find […]
Event Support | Portable Solar Power Strategy
Hello Operators My wife and I were “discussing” a portable power strategy for an upcoming event and associated road trip. We knew technically speaking how […]
Emergency Portable Power: Powerfilm Inergy Kodiak
Hello Operators. Being around the channel and blog for a while, one probably understands how much the Canadian Prepper is a trusted member of my […]
Build your own 18650 LiFePO4 battery pack for ham radio no soldering
A few weeks ago, my buddy Micah from ebikeschool.com on YouTube, turned me on to a battery building kit for 18650 batteries. He’s normally using […]
Portable DIY LiFePO4 Power for Ham Radio Followup
As most of you know, I’ve done several LiFePO4 builds on the channel using lithium iron phosphate cells, for amateur radio portable Communications. Currently there […]
Portable Power: Why simultaneous charging & discharging?
We do a lot of work with portable power on the channel and on the blog, yet there isn’t a day passing, where someone doesn’t […]
Batteries for QRP & Survival Radios by Gil F4WBY
F4WBY gives us a lesson on batteries for ham radio