Grid Down EMCOMM Winter Edition
Hello Operators. Extreme weather and grid failures in various degrees, are a fact of life in many parts of the world. More often than not […]
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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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
Portable HF Station in a 5.56 Ammo Can
Hello Operators Last weekend, I spend a few days up North near Rovaniemi Finland at 66°North. I took the Yaesu FT-891 out for two days […]
Arctic Field Test Chameleon EMCOMM III Portable
Hello Operators. Today I’m at KP26JL. This is between Rovaniemi and Yli-Tornio Finland. The goal of todays trip is to deploy the solar powered Field […]
DIY QRO 10Ah LiFePO4 Pack Yaesu FT-891 857 …
Hello OperatorsToday’s topic, portable power for QRO field radios.For the ham radio operator in the field, portable battery power needs to be light enough, small […]
Yaesu FT-891 on the way
I want to thank everyone who contributed to the campaign, helping to finance this new radio for the all-weather solar powered Field Station. I like […]
Winter Field Day 2018 Announcement
Hello Operators. It’s that time of year again where we’ll get outside and practise amateur radio in the field. The difference now is, we will […]
Winter Field Station QRP Portable @ 65° North
Hello Operators Just in case you havn’t seen my latest video, I’m posting it here along with my field notes on the blog. In this […]