Gear Shop

A very interesting way to support the channel and blog is by buying the products one is going to buy anyway, using my channels affiliation links. The products seen on this page, have either been reviewed on my YouTube channel, on one of my channel buddies channels, reviewed right here on the blog, or are in use with me personally.

Using these links doesn’t cost the buyer anything extra, but goes along way to support my efforts, servers, components & parts, and production costs.


Don’t forget to visit the Amazon influencer page for OH8STN


PowerFilm Rollables on Amazon


DIY QRO LiFePO4

Parts list


Bestech 4S LiFePO4 BMS: DIY Solar Generator

As with all my builds, the BMS is the heart of the storage system. In lithium based systems, the BMS takes care of:

  • balancing the cells,
  • provides short circuit protection,
  • over voltaghe protection,
  • under voltage protection

This is the same BMS we used in the 10ah Headway LiFePO4 build, so we have more than a year of trouble free, rock solid experience with this board in the field. We are also lucky the a ham radio operator in the USA supporting this project, has sources the boards fromt he manufacturer, making it easier to optain the board for builders- This supports the project, but also provides a trouble free source for the boards at a reasonable price.

The board is available from ebay and delivered from the United States

Bestech BMSWorldwide ebay listing


A123 LiFePO4 battery pack


N9TAX Slim Jim Antenna

This is the real deal as reviewed by Guerrillacomm on YouTube.
Authentic Dual Band N9TAX Slim Jim antenna!

Buy on ebay

The N9TAX Slim Jim antenna is a 2m/70cm roll up antenna. N9TAX has produced these antennas professionally for nearly a decade, saying he has sold over 15000 units.

Specs:

  • Dual Band 2m/70cm (144-148 / 440-450)
  • Antenna body approx 5′ in length.
  • Feedline 1′ in length.
  • Will handle 100+ watts.
  • 6db of gain.
  • Low radiation takeoff angle (peak <4 degrees)
  • 5 oz total weight.

Features:

  • Built with durable materials.
  • Sealed from the weather.
  • Proper connectors (no bulkhead female SMA connectors)
  • High quality RG-58 cabling.
  • Durable Ladder wire construction (not tv ribbon cable)
  • Trapped UHF section for proper band alignment.
  • Ferrite choke installed on cable.
  • MADE IN THE USA!

Buy on ebay


All Chameleon Products on Amazon

Chameleon MPAS

Amazon for US Buyers
International buyers get Free Worldwide shipping here


Chameleon Hybrid Micro

Buy on Amazon


Chameleon F-LOOP 2.0

Amazon for US buyers
International buyers get free worldwide shipping here


CHA TD Broadband Terminated Dipole

Read my articles on this antenna system

Buy on Amazon
International buyers get free Worldwide shipping here



All Super Antenna Products on Amazon


Read the original blog post here

Buy on Amazon



Mini 60 Antenna Analyzer

Antenna analyzers are a critical piece of equipment for any radio operator. In this video, I show you how to set-up the Mini 60 (Sark 100 MR 100 clone) Antenna Analyzer, on an Android smartphone or tablet. You’ll also learn how to scan a portion or the entire band, while connected to a magnetic loop antenna. Here’s a short Rundown of the features which helped me decide on the Mini 60 over a new MFJ antenna analyzer. – Pocket Sized – Reasonably Priced – Wireless connectivity – Android compatibility and apps – Internal lithium battery – External broad voltage DC input – Rechargeable over USB The links mentioned in the video can all be found at the original blog post here:

Buy on EBay


mcHF Clone RS-918 HF SDR Transceiver

Buy from eBay

If you found this, you probably already read my pages on the topic. I think it’s absolute crap that a Chinese company can come in take someone’s work without giving them the credit for it. For the record, if they send me one, yes I would certainly review it on the channel. With that said, I’m saving all my pennies for an Elecraft KX2. Still, rather than rehashing all that here, here’s a link to my page on this radio.
Here are all the videos I’ve collected on this radio.

Buy from eBay