Grid Down EMCOMM Winter Edition
Hello Operators. Extreme weather and grid failures in various degrees, are a fact of life in many parts of the world. More often than not […]
Ham Radio
100 Watts and a Wire January 23 2019
Hello Operators. I always love ham radio operators who mix things up, operating outside the box both on air, and with their opinions off air. […]
Solar Generator Project Update 06JAN2019
Hello Operators. Here are few new pictures from the DIY solar generator project. Today I got the Headway pack put together. 4S3P 45,000mah. This solar […]
DRAWS Hat for Raspberry Pi update
Hello Operators The team at NW Digital Radio have been extremely busy during the holidays. I don’t want this to be a long post, so […]
Solar Storm Forecast 12-29-2018
Published on 29 Dec 2018 Our Sun decides to celebrate New Years early this week with some fast wind from a familiar coronal hole that […]
DIY Portable Solar Generator update
Hello Operators Small update for the solar generator project. All the Headway LiFePO4 cells have arrived. That makes 12x, 15ah 40152s LiFePO4 cells. This gives […]
Why Bespoke Build Portable Power?
Hello Operators Question keeps coming up, “Why bespoke build portable power when we can buy “off the shelf” saving ourselves the trouble?”. It’s very good […]
Solar Storm Forecast Shortie 12-20-2018
Hello Operators A big part of being successful with amateur radio communications, is understanding what’s going on with the Sun. Since the sun is responsible […]
Solar Storm Forecast 12-12-2018
The fast solar wind we have been enjoying over the past week from an extended coronal hole is finally beginning to wane. We will likely […]
Portable Solar Generator DIY 12.8v LiFePO4
Hello OperatorsFrom December 2018 through February 2019, I researched, designed, documented, and built a 12 volt, 576wh DC Solar Generator, using LiFePO4 batteries. In some […]