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Portable Power Manpack & off-grid power strategies

October 17, 2022 Julian OH8STN 0

Hello Operators. Recently I posted a video entitled “Portable Power Manpack for Civilian Off-Grid Communications”. It’s a video overview of a man-portable shoulder sling solar […]

PowerFilm Lightsaver Max Microsoft Surface Charging off grid

May 4, 2021 Julian OH8STN 11

Hello Operator. Many of you have asked about charging the Microsoft Surface Go 2, using the PowerFilm Lightsaver Max. PrefaceThe beauty of the PowerFilm Lightsaver […]

Icom IC-705 & PowerFilm Lightsaver Max | Portable QRP

December 14, 2020 Julian OH8STN 0

Hello Operators. I recently posted a video about portable power for QRP & QRP+ radios. As always portable power is an incredibly popular topic on […]

Massive California Power Outage: Emergency Power

October 10, 2019 Julian OH8STN 0

Hello Operators. I spend an enormous amount of time talking about off grid Communications, and Communications in a grid down scenario. Today many Californias find […]

5 Reasons I don’t use Gasoline or diesel generators yet

February 23, 2019 Julian OH8STN 0

Hello Operators Today I’ve got some pushback on the solar generator projects from a very annoying EMCOMM Commando. Some things need to be put on […]

The Real cost of a Solar Generator

February 23, 2019 Julian OH8STN 0

Hello everyone. Recently I published a build video for a 576 watt hour solar generator. The community has nicknamed it the STN576. People have also […]

Why Bespoke Build Portable Power?

December 21, 2018 Julian OH8STN 0

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 […]

Portable Solar Generator DIY 12.8v LiFePO4

December 9, 2018 Julian OH8STN 3

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 […]