Man-Portable HF Antenna strategy
For the off-grid field radio operator with limited weight & carrying capacity, what antenna options do we have? Actually, quite a few! Let’s talk about […]
Antenna Testing
JPC-12 & IC-705 Portable Antenna Field Test
JPC-12 & Icom IC-705 Field test
JPC-12 Antenna Field Test
Hello Operators. Operating QRP/P with the JPC-12 portable vertical antenna and the Icom IC-705. It was sent over from Pileupdx.com in Sweden for testing and […]
Super Antenna MP1 ALT-Config
An alternative configuration for the Super Antenna MP1 HF antenna. Hello Operators. Here’s a flashback to my favorite Super Antenna MP1 configuration. It uses a […]
DIY $4 QRP Multiband Endfed Half wave ultra simple + lightweight 40/20/10 (30/17/12)
Hello Operators Today’s topic is an end fed half wave antennas. This one is an extremely cost-effective, lightweight and easy to build QRP version from […]
Chameleon LEFS | 40m end fed half wave antenna
Hello Operators. Today on OH8STN Ham Radio we are discussing a Portable Ham Radio HF antenna that covers 6 HF bands, yet requires no antenna […]
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 […]
DIY599 PA500 IC-705 Testing JS8Call
Hello Operators. Overnight testing with the Icom ic-705 and the DIY 599 PA500 amplifier. The results were quite astonishing. For the past couple of weeks […]
Chameleon Antenna 40/20 FD | Fan Dipole first look
Hello Operators Some weeks ago Chameleon Antenna sent over their 40/20 FD fan dipole for some testing. As you may know, Chameleon occasionally sends over […]
Chameleon Antenna SKYLOOP follow-up
Hello Operators. Since early on June 29th, I’ve been running a test with JS8Call. Having switched from primarily operating on 40 meters with the mode, […]