Tag: field radio
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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 enough, modular, have enough capacity, and above all it should be possible to replenish it off-grid, and in the field. For the high speed, low drag QRO Operator in the…
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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 to keep it real, so in the screen shot you’ll see a crop of the confirmation email showing what I ordered. Below is the breakdown. You have ordered the following…
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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 be doing it via the Winter Field Day 2018 event. Winter Field Day 2018 allows us to practise our communications preparedness by deploying in what is easily the worst time…
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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 video I take the all-weather solar powered field station out for winter deployment at 65 degrees North. I’ll take you through the entire process, hiking to location using a pulk…
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Super Antenna MP1 4.2-4.9Mhz MARS/CAP Configuration
Hello Operators In this video we go through the Military Auxiliary Radio Service, & Civil Air Patrol configuration, for a Super Antenna MP1, operating on 4.2 to 4.9Mhz. MARS has a long history of providing worldwide auxiliary emergency communications during times of need. Combined, the two-service MARS programs (Army, and Air Force), have a volunteer force…
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Solar Powered Field Station Update 01
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Hello Operators. Today’s video brings us back to the solar powered Field Station. After getting the station out in the forest, the realities of the “real world” have provided the project with much food-for-thought. I’ve also been receiving questions about the station and thought now would be a good time to show progress, and answer…
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Telescopic masts – Solar Powered Field Station
The first of two telescopic masts have arrived. I’ll be using the telescopic masts for two different antennas, on deployment with the solar powered Field Station. Naturally and just in case it isn’t obvious, I’m not suggesting anyone carry to telescopic masts, while operating on foot! Like anything else we’re trying to build a tool box. Broadband dipole…
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Getting started with Amateur Field Communications EP01
Hello operators. After a couple of angry emails, I decided to publish the episode notes for: Getting started in Amateur Field Communications. ☺ Honestly I was starting to wonder if anyone cared about the episode notes, so thanks for the feedback. I’m constantly receiving excellent questions about getting a start in Amateur Radio field communications.…
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All WX Field Station Original Concept
It’s taken some time to get off the ground, but I’m happy to announce the All Weather Solar-Powered Field Station project. The All Weather Solar-Powered Field Station is my attempt to put together a man portable, rapidly deployable, 2 operator, solar-powered field station other operators, clubs or organisations in the emcomm or survival communities can…
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VA3OSO loads up a fence for the Ontario NVIS event
I’m always excited to see VA3OSO sharing new YouTube videos working portable. This time he takes out the ft-817 to activate 40 and 80m for the Ontario NVIS event. A real kick in the pants about his deployment was his use of a chain link fence as an antenna. As grumpy as I normally am,…
