FT8 Love/Hate Relationship!
Recently John N0JDS brought up the idea of using FT8 for station-to-station weak signal messaging. I was like “hell yeah” but… FT8 limits free text […]
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One perfect example of Off-Grid Amateur Field Comms
I just thought I’d share this video from Kevin W6RIP. Kevin was out on SOTA Expedition. He also took a few minutes to go over […]
Capacity Testing our batteries
I get a lot of messages from operators saying their lithium or lithium iron phosphate battery packs, are giving less-than-stellar results out in the field. […]
Super Antenna MP1 4.2-4.9Mhz MARS/CAP Configuration
Hello Operators In this video we go through the Military Auxiliary Radio Service, & Civil Air Patrol configuration, for a Super Antenna MP1, operating on 4.2 […]
Solar Powered Field Station Update 01
Hello Operators. Today’s video brings us back to the solar powered Field Station. After getting the station out in the forest, the realities of the […]
Digital Modes with RPi3 by Shawn Morgan – WØFW
Hello Operators. Last week Shawn Morgan W0FW posted an article to the Portable Digital & QRP group on Facebook. His post outlined his own DIY […]
Winter Solstice 0900 UTC 65° North
This picture was taken at 0900UTC on Winter Solstice at 65° North. This time of year we have under three hours of daylight per day. […]
HamAlert App Android iOS KB1HQS
Our good friend Stuart KB1HQS, just published this video on a nap I didn’t actually know about. The app is called HamAlert. Ham alert makes […]
PowerFilm Solar Tutorials
I get lots of feedback from people saying they get the same value and functionality from “cheap” eBay or Alibaba solar panels as with the […]