DIY Portable Solar Generator 12v 576wh LiFePO4
Hello Operators Portable Power is one of those topics the channel has received the most push-back about, from commercial battery suppliers. Not one to lay […]
Solar Power for Ham Radio
Ham Radio Off Grid with OH8STN
Hello Operators There are often misconceptions about Communications off grid or what off grid actually means. That’s what we’re talking about today. There’s a lot […]
Better Power Distribution for Portable Ops.
Hello Operators We’ve done lots of work on the channel with portable power for portable ops. We’ve even discussed power distribution on the channel but […]
The Cost of Portable Off Grid Solar Power
Hello Operators. The first image you see in this post was taken in Lapland back in August 2018. It’s one of the scenes from The […]
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 […]
Field Day 2018 – Every day is field day
Almost every day is field day for me, “Special Event” optional. The excitement of Field Day is seeing so many other stations out working /P […]
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 […]
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 […]
Solar Charge Controller for DIY LiFePO4 packs
One of my buddies from the Doomsday prepper forums asked about the Genasun charge controller the DIY 50A/128wh LiFePO4 battery pack project on the channel. […]
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 […]