Icom IC-705 – If I Were Icom
When the Icom IC-705 launched in 2020, it did not just enter the market. It changed the conversation around portable amateur radio. Not slightly. Not […]
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Icom IC-705 | Still the Wireless Data King?
A field-proven look at wireless data communications using the Icom IC-705 and Microsoft Surface Go—now revisited in light of the newly released Yaesu FTX-1. Compare features, and true cable-free operation for modern ham radio in the field.
Impromptu QRP JS8Call QSO with Icom IC-705
Radio enthusiast details QSO with GW4OZU using Icom IC-705, demonstrating JS8Call’s efficacy in low-power HF communications.
Networking
Hello Operators. As I sit here enjoying the last week of my summer holiday, the disaster in Maui is an important reminder of maintaining our network […]
Icom IC-705 PA500 Setup Guide
Hello Operators. A new Icom IC-705 DIY599 PA500 setup guide video is live on YouTube (and Rumble soon after). In this video we go through […]
JPC-12 & IC-705 Portable Antenna Field Test
JPC-12 & Icom IC-705 Field test
Testing the Winlink RMS Packet Gateway Portable QRP
Hello Operators. Today we are QRP portable testing the Winlink RMS Packet gateway, recently set up on 2 meters. The Gateway runs Vara FM Wide […]
DIY $4 QRP Multiband Endfed Half wave ultra simple + lightweight 40/20/10 (30/17/12)
Hello Operators Today’s topic is an end fed half wave antennas. This one is an extremely cost-effective, lightweight and easy to build QRP version from […]
Portable Off-Grid and QRP Ham Radio
Hello Operators.Today on OH8STN Ham Radio we discuss a portable ham radio camping trip with OH8HUB. We found ourselves hot tent camping during a severe […]
Microsoft Surface or Raspberry Pi field computer?
Hello Operators.In this episode of the OH8STN ham radio, we are discussing replacing the raspberry pi field computer build, with a Microsoft Surface for ham […]