Stupid DC Socket design on Yaesu FT-817 FT-818
Hello Operators One of the most stupid things about the Yaesu ft-817nd & Yaesu ft-818 is the (extremely prone to failure) DC socket design for […]
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Importance of a Clean Digital Signal
Hello Operators Todays topic is overdriving our digital modes audio, and the effects it has on other operators trying to use the same band. I […]
Portable Off Grid Power for the Raspberry Pi
Hello Operators I’ve had a couple of requests to describe how I power the Raspberry Pi from my portable station power, in the field. Well […]
Why PowerFilm Solar?
Hello Operators. Someone asked why I use PowerFilm Solar panels for my off grid expeditions, survival and field deployment. The answer is simple. In a […]
Off Grid Clock sync on Raspberry Pi Ublox USB GPS
Hello operators. One of the benefits of doing these off grid series, is the knowledge we gain from getting out of the office and out […]
Radio Prepper Off Grid Emergency SIM on 80M CW
Hello Operators. Many of you know my friend Gil F4WBY the Radio Prepper. He is an absolute Morse code fanatic. Minimal shirt pocket size radios, […]
New source for the 50A LiFePO4 BMS
best source for the 50/60A LiFePO4 BMS
Solar Energy vs latitude
My dear friend and Elmer Bonnie replied to a question on one of my posts. I thought it would be incredibly useful to share with […]
Raspberry Pi Powered Yaesu FT-891 WSJT-X FT8
Hello Operators. I recently got the Headless Raspberry Pi 3B+ powered Yaesu FT-891 working. So I decided to take a trip to Lapland, putting the […]
Amorphous vs Polycrystalline vs Monocrystalline Solar Panels
When we are discussing solar panels for man portable off-grid Communications, there are really only three choices. Despite the paid-for-promotion YT videos, we can easily […]