Portable power and field communications
Hello Operators. This is just a short post about the relationship between field communications, and portable power. Ham radio manufacturers would have us believe our […]
QRP Portable
ICOM IC-705
Hello Operators. This Friday night Tommy Martin, Ray Novak and George Thomas will be taking our first hands on look of the new Icom IC-705 […]
K8MRD QRP with the RS918
Hello Operators Today we watch Mike K8MRD work 40 stations with a Chinese mcHF clone, the RS918. He’s using the Packtenna Mini, and ridiculously large […]
Best battery for the Yaesu FT818
Someone asked what the best battery is for the Yaesu ft-818 in the HF pack group. There were lots of good answers, but the question […]
And they laughed… Man Portable Amateur Radio Field Station
I remember that April 2017 radar challenge. The freezing rain, the frostbite, the realization of not being adequately setup for the conditions I operate in. […]
England on 6m FM with PRC-351 and Chameleon MPAS
Hello Operators Today I’m sharing a very pleasant video from Gil F4WBY, the Radio Prepper. Gil has visited the French coast several times over the […]
AC0PR SOTA QRP CW City Creek Peak, UT
Hello Operators In this video, AC0PR is activating City Creek Peak Utah for Summits on the air. 73 Julian oh8stn
Ham Radio Biathlon Prepping for the RaDAR Challenge
Hello Operators My passion for man portable field communications it’s no secret. In preparation for the RaDAR Challenge, I decided to challenge myself with a […]
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 […]
Watch Kevin W6RIP on SOTA Mt Williamson
It’s always amazing watching SOTA operators keeping it real, showing us the reality of what’s involved with getting up to the summit, operating, then getting […]