Microsoft Surface for Portable Ham Radio Data modes
Setting up a Microsoft Surface Go for Portable Ham Radio Data Modes.
QRP Portable
New TX-500MP HF Man Pack from Lab599?
Lab599 teases a new portable ham radio, the TX-500MP (Man Pack), responding to feedback for improved wire management and a more backpack-friendly design. Updates will follow as more information becomes available.
Efficient QRP Data communications
When discussing efficient low power communications, it is impossible to deny the effectiveness of narrow bandwidth data, even at low power levels. But wait, there’s […]
(TR)uSDX Under Attack
Seems the (TR)uSDX QRP, and open source ham radio community are under attack again. Normally don’t share drama, but thought it was important. Summary & […]
QRP NVIS Data Modes Go Kit (TR)uSDX
The (TR)uSDX is a budget-friendly HF radio covering the 80, 60, 40, 30 & 20 meter bands. Add a Digirig & tablet computer to it, […]
Best HF Ham Radio for Grid Down Survival
Choosing the best HF Ham Radio for off-grid or grid-down survival communications is challenging. In this blog, we go through key features every HF survival […]
Man Portable Antenna Strategy Part 2
Hello Operators.There’s new video up on YouTube. This time we were talking about ultra portable HF antenna strategies. This post goes along with the blog […]
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 […]
It’s finally dead! Yaesu FT-818 discontinued
Yaesu has finally discontinued the Yaesu FT-818. For me, this was long overdue! Hello operators. I have been a Yaesu FT-81x owner since just after […]
JPC-12 & IC-705 Portable Antenna Field Test
JPC-12 & Icom IC-705 Field test