Intro to the Commander for the Yaesu 857 Hardened Power Systems
We all know how hard I can be in companies, but this time Hardened Power Systems has something which looks pretty special. So, I’m not […]
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Portable Battery & Solar power for ham radio
There aren’t too many days going by when someone doesn’t say “I need a bigger battery to operate longer”. This is almost the most ridiculous […]
Dakota Lithium vs Bioenno Power LiFePO4 for ham radio
Hello operators. As many of you already know, there are quite a few portable power Builds on the channel. Sometimes for whatever reason, operators would […]
Portable DIY LiFePO4 Power for Ham Radio Followup
As most of you know, I’ve done several LiFePO4 builds on the channel using lithium iron phosphate cells, for amateur radio portable Communications. Currently there […]
DIY LiFePO4 battery pack for the Yaesu FT-891
Preparing for the next DIY LiFePO4 battery build. This time it’s a 128wh, 50A draw LiFePO4 battery pack for the Yaesu FT-891. Yaesu FT-891 GoKit […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]