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 […]
Survival & Preparedness
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 […]
Increasing Mobility & Portability when Man Portable
It’s often tough to balance the line between an effective full-featured HF station, and the ability to pack it all for man portable ops. Last […]
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, […]
Emergency Portable Power: Powerfilm Inergy Kodiak
Hello Operators. Being around the channel and blog for a while, one probably understands how much the Canadian Prepper is a trusted member of my […]
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 […]
Radio Prepper Survival Radio Philosophy & Charging Batteries
Hello Operators I’m sharing another video from Gil the radio prepper. Most of you already know I consider Gil a friend. That is true even […]