Chameleon F-LOOP 2.0
Hello Operators. It’s been some time since featuring a magnetic loop antenna on the channel. As I’m constantly being asked about loops, I thought it’s […]
Articles
Easy Desktop Charging A123 4S2P LiFePO4
A viewer asked if I could do a short explainer video showing desktop charging of our latest battery pack. Of course I can! So far […]
K5ACL Adventures – Expedition in West Texas Part 1
I simply had to share this video. K5ACL takes us along on his ham radio adventure to West Texas. The things that captured my attention […]
Portable Power: Wrestling with pigs
Something unimaginable just a couple of weeks ago is reality today. Apparently, there’s a company which believes a more efficient use of its time, is […]
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 […]
BesTech 50A 4S LiFePO4 BMS
I promised to update all of you when the hi-current BMS board for lithium iron phosphate batteries arrived. Well today I received the BesTech 4S […]
Building blocks of a Portable Solar Generator
I get lots of related questions about the battery pack builds, the solar panels, and charge controllers we see on the channel. There seems to […]
DIY PowerFilm Cables & Connectors for Extreme Conditions
Now that I have the 20 watt PowerFilm F15-1200 for casual radcomms, qrp hiking, …, and FM16-7200 for the solar powered field station, I thought […]
Telescopic masts – Solar Powered Field Station
The first of two telescopic masts have arrived. I’ll be using the telescopic masts for two different antennas, on deployment with the solar powered Field Station. Naturally and […]
Getting started with Amateur Field Communications EP01
Hello operators. After a couple of angry emails, I decided to publish the episode notes for: Getting started in Amateur Field Communications. ☺ Honestly I […]