Off Grid Ham Radio OH8STN

Off Grid Ham Radio OH8STN

Ham Radio, NVIS, QRP, Man-Portable, Radio Operator, Off Grid Comms, Survival Radio, Grid Down Comms, LiFePO4 Battery, Solar Generator, Portable Power, Winlink, JS8Call, VARAC, Robust Packet, Emergency Communications, Preparedness, Ham Radio with a Microsoft Surface

  • Home
  • Articles
  • Off-Grid Ham Shack
    • Building a Solar Powered Ham Radio Station
    • Radio Friendly MPPT charge controller for Off-Grid Radio Comms
    • Off-Grid Grid-Down Comms & Current consumption
    • 72 Hours of Emergency Power on a Budget
    • Power Queen
      • Power Queen LiFePO4
  • Power Queen LiFePO4
  • Antennas
    • Man-Portable HF Antenna strategy
    • N9SAB Antenna
      • Man Portable Antenna Strategy Part 2
    • Super Antenna
      • Super Antenna MP1 ALT-Config
      • Super Antenna MPD1XMAX
      • Super Antenna MP1 Quick n Dirty no radial deployment
      • Super Antenna MP1 Best performance Configuration
      • Super Antenna MP1 Ham Radio Go Kit (Episode notes)
      • Super Antenna MP1 4.2-4.9Mhz MARS/CAP Configuration
    • Chameleon Antenna
      • Chameleon P-LOOP 2.0 
      • CHA TD Broadband Terminated Dipole 
      • Chameleon MPAS 
      • Chameleon F-LOOP Plus 2.0 
      • Chameleon Windom 40
  • Survival Radio
    • Best HF Ham Radio for Grid Down Survival
  • VHF/UHF HT
    • Radio Chest Pack harness VHF/UHF voice & data
    • Retevis RA79, RA89 & HD1 GPS
    • Radio Chest Pack harness VHF/UHF voice & data
  • Ham Radio Field Computer
    • Field Computer Introduction
    • Raspberry Pi
      • Raspberry Pi Field Computer & Off Grid Communications
      • PAT WinLink Connection over HF on Raspberry Pi
      • WinLink Emergency Email Server for Raspberry Pi
    • Microsoft Surface
      • Portable Ham Radio with a Microsoft Surface FAQ
      • Microsoft Surface Go LTE GPS for Ham Radio
      • Microsoft Surface or Raspberry Pi field computer?
      • Microsoft Surface & IC-705 Portable Ham Radio?
      • Microsoft Surface for Ham Radio | Icom IC-705 Wireless Station
  • Shelters & Heat
    • All WX Field Station Original Concept
  • OH8STN TV
  • Supporting OH8STN
  • Privacy
  • Shop
  • Cart
  • Checkout
  • My account

Articles by Julian OH8STN

Capacity Testing our batteries 

January 2, 2018 Julian OH8STN 0

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

January 1, 2018 Julian OH8STN 1

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

December 29, 2017 Julian OH8STN 0

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

December 23, 2017 Julian OH8STN 1

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

December 22, 2017 Julian OH8STN 0

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

December 22, 2017 Julian OH8STN 0

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 […]

Chameleon F-LOOP 2.0 First Look

May 21, 2017 Julian OH8STN 0

Lets look at the latest Revision Chameleon F-LOOP, F-LOOP 2.0 Plus

Yaesu FT-817ND QRP Man Pack for HF 

April 9, 2017 Julian OH8STN 0

Practical discussion for Man Pack Portable with an Yaesu FT-817ND

User question: Chameleon P-LOOP 2.0 Portability in Cold WX

April 5, 2017 Julian OH8STN 0

This video answer user feedback about the portability of the Chameleon P-LOOP in cold WX

RADAR Challenge After Action Report April 2017

April 2, 2017 Julian OH8STN 0

RADAR Challenge April 2017 After Action Report

Posts pagination

« 1 … 11 12 13 14 »

Recent Posts

  • New Release: Off-Grid Power for Emergency Communications March 19, 2025
  • California wildfires: Starlink January 10, 2025
  • LiNK500 RPR TNC: The Ultimate Tool for Data Mode Ham Radio Operators December 28, 2024
  • 2 New Chapters Dropped: Grid Down EMCOMM December 10, 2024
  • New Release: Starlink and Ham Radio December 10, 2024
  • New Release: Increased Tensions December 10, 2024

Search OH8STN.org

Subscribe to OH8STN Blog

Enter your email address to subscribe to OH8STN.ORG blog post notifications by email.

Join 7,624 other subscribers
Use code "5forOH8STN" for 5% discount.
Use code "5forOH8STN" for 5% discount when ordering.
Use OH8STN at checkout
Use "Julian20" at checkout 73

Meta

  • Log in
  • Entries feed
  • Comments feed
  • WordPress.org
  • OH8STN Home
    OH8STN Home
  • The Ultimate 80 meter ham radio antenna
    The Ultimate 80 meter ham radio antenna
  • New Release: Off-Grid Power for Emergency Communications
    New Release: Off-Grid Power for Emergency Communications
  • Building a Solar Powered Ham Radio Station
    Building a Solar Powered Ham Radio Station
  • Off Grid JS8Call Time Sync No GPS or NTP needed
    Off Grid JS8Call Time Sync No GPS or NTP needed
  • Man-Portable HF Antenna strategy
    Man-Portable HF Antenna strategy
  • Articles
    Articles
  • LiNK500 RPR TNC: The Ultimate Tool for Data Mode Ham Radio Operators
    LiNK500 RPR TNC: The Ultimate Tool for Data Mode Ham Radio Operators
  • DIY Man Portable Magnetic Loop Antenna
    DIY Man Portable Magnetic Loop Antenna
  • Portable Ham Radio Amplifier | DIY599 PA500
    Portable Ham Radio Amplifier | DIY599 PA500
Follow me on Twitter
My Tweets
Follow me on Facebook
Follow me on Facebook
Blog Stats
  • 1,750,434 hits
Categories
  • (TR)uSDX
  • 100 watts and a wire
  • 6 Meters (50Mhz)
  • AH-705
  • ALE
  • ALE Automatic Link Exchange
  • Android
  • Antenna support
  • Antenna Testing
  • APRS
  • Asynchronous Messaging
  • Audio Interfaces & Rig Control
  • battery power
  • Chameleon Antenna
  • charge controller
  • Data comms
  • Digital Communications
  • Digital QRP
  • Disaster
  • Disaster relief
  • Discovery TX-500
  • DIY Antenna Projects
  • DIY projects
  • DIY599 PA500
  • DMR Radio
  • Education
  • Elecraft KX2/KX3
  • Emergency Communications
  • Field Comms
  • Field Day
  • Field Radio
  • Field Testing
  • FSQ
  • FT-818
  • FT8
  • FT8Call
  • gear weight
  • Genasun
  • Go box
  • Go kit
  • Grid Down Communications
  • Group Communication Preparedness
  • Group Communications & Preparedness
  • Ham Radio
  • ham radio on solar power
  • Ham Radio Rapid Deployment Simulation
  • HF Communications
  • HFAPRS
  • HFLINK
  • Icom AH-705
  • Icom IC-705
  • Is it Off Grid Friendly?
  • JPC-12 Verical antenna
  • JS8Call
  • Lab599 Discovery TX-500
  • Lab599 Siscovery TX-500
  • Lab599 TX-500MP
  • LiFePO4
  • Magnetic loop
  • Magnetic Loop Antenna
  • Man Portable Off-Grid Power
  • maximum power point tracking
  • mcHF
  • Microsoft Surface
  • Near Vertical Incidence Skywave
  • Off Center Fed Dipole
  • Off Grid Grid Down
  • Off-Grid Camper Caravan
  • Off-grid Comms
  • Off-Grid Friendly
  • Off-Grid Ham Radio
  • off-grid ham shack
  • oh8stn
  • PACTOR
  • Portability & Mobility
  • Portable Ham Radio
  • Portable ham Radio Amplifier
  • Portable Ham Radio Amplifiers
  • Portable Power
  • Power Queen LiFePO4
  • powerfilm solar
  • Preparedness
  • Propagation
  • QRP
  • QRP Kits
  • QRP Portable
  • RaDAR Challenge Ops
  • Raspberry Pi
  • RBR APRS
  • Retevis
  • Retevis Ailunce HD1 HD2
  • Retevis RA79
  • Retevis RA89
  • Reviews
  • Robust Packet Radip
  • Ruuvi Gateway & Sensors
  • S**t Happens
  • Shelter
  • Single Side Band
  • SKYLOOP Antenna
  • Snapper the adventure dog
  • Solar Power
  • Solar Power for Ham Radio
  • Solar Storm Forecast
  • Sponsorship
  • Starlink
  • Summits on the air
  • Super Antenna
  • Survival & Preparedness
  • Tutorials
  • Uncategorized
  • WinLink
  • Winter Field Day
  • WSPR
  • WWFF
  • Xiegu G90
  • Xiegu X5105
  • Xiegu x6100
  • Yaesu FT-817ND
  • Yaesu FT-818/FT-817
  • Yaesu FT891
  • YouTube

Copyright © 2025 | WordPress Theme by MH Themes

We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it.Ok