Tag: qrp ham radio
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Portable Off-Grid and QRP Ham Radio
Hello Operators.Today on OH8STN Ham Radio we discuss a portable ham radio camping trip with OH8HUB. We found ourselves hot tent camping during a severe storm. With storm winds battering our shelter, the gusts made It impossible to deploy or capture any solar power. This left us with limited battery power for our off-grid radio…
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Lab599 Discovery TX-500
Hello operators.Yesterday I wrote a letter to the team at Lab599, about my experience with the Discovery TX-500 on the weekend of 22/23 October 2021. I thought you all might find this interesting. You are all welcome to share this post as you like. If nothing else, it could help inspire other manufacturers, the titans…
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DIY 599 PA500 HF Amplfier TX Power Measurement 40M
Hello OperatorsSome of you have asked for some measurements of the DIY599 PA500 output power at certain drive levels. Well, here you are. In this test, we measure the PA500 on 40 meters at 13.8volts with 0.5, 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 watts input. Later on, I may do other bands but for now,…
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Off Grid Ham Radio | Portable Winlink
Hello OperatorsIn this mini-episode of off grid Ham Radio with OH8STN, Snapper and I take the Icom IC-705, Microsoft Surface Go2, Chameleon MPAS 2.0 and PowerFilm 100-watt thin-film solar panel on a 17km/10.5 miles hike. We are field testing one of our portable ham radio setups with winlink, off-grid and without internet. The challenge here…
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Icom IC-705 VS Lab599 Discovery TX-500?
Hello Operators. I knew this question would eventually come up, and was ready for it. Bernie Coletta asked about my thoughts concerning the IC-705, vs the TX-500. Here’s how I answered. Lab599 Discovery TX-500 Thanks Bernie, I knew this question would eventually come up. It’s an apples and oranges comparison really. The tx500 is a…
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Icom IC-705 & SSTV from the International Space Station
M0IAX capturing SSTV from ISS with the New Icom IC-705
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Lab 599 Discovery TX-500 SDR HF & 6m
Hello Operators.In todays video we take the Lab599 Discovery TX-500 QRP Ham Radio to the field for an off grid review of this new and interesting radio. Since there are already ham radio reviews of this qrp radio showing features, I thought we would concentrate on design, modularity, and ruggedness. By the end of the…
