OH8STN 2019 Year end review
Hello Operators.First lets wish everyone a happy New Year, and welcome you all to 2020. It’s been an amazing year on the blog and channel. […]
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Hello Operators. The channel and blog are a 100% not-for-profit venture. It is also 100% viewer supported. This means no money is accepted for reviews. […]
Pandoras box
Hello Operators. You all know I’ve been working on a highly anticipated, Raspberry Pi update video. I know I’ve been quiet, and even suggested I […]
Packtenna EFHW Flame out
Hello Operators I’ve been testing the Packtenna EFHW for a few weeks. Its an excellent performing end fed half wave antenna. Mine is set up […]
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 […]
PowerFilm R28 Rollable Solar Panels
Hello Operators. By now most of you have seen the DIY solar generator project intro and project build. I specified enough battery storage to power […]
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 […]
LDG Z100+ Custom enclosure
Hello Operators Today’s topic is antenna tuners for portable Ops. Specifically the Z100 plus from LDG. The z100+ is an extremely popular choice for Yaesu […]
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 […]