Event Support | Portable Solar Power Strategy
Hello Operators My wife and I were “discussing” a portable power strategy for an upcoming event and associated road trip. We knew technically speaking how […]
LiFePO4
Bestech 4S LiFePO4 BMS
Hello Operators It seems I have neglected the BMS side of documentation for our DIY portable power projects using lithium and lithium iron phosphate batteries. […]
Bench test success DIY Solar Generator
Today I’m running JS8Call Solar powered with the Yaesu ft-891. This is the first successful QRO test of the diy solar generator. It has also […]
Solar Generator: How long does it take to charge?
Hello Operators Today we’re talking about solar generators . In fact we could be talking about any solar generator and solar panel combination. The question […]
DIY Solar Generator BMS
Hello Operators This is the latest version of the BMS we use for both the 128wh Headway pack, and the 575wh DIY Solar Generator Project. […]
Solar Charge Controller for DIY LiFePO4 packs
One of my buddies from the Doomsday prepper forums asked about the Genasun charge controller the DIY 50A/128wh LiFePO4 battery pack project on the channel. […]
Lithium-ion vs LiFePO4 vs…
Hello Operators. There’s a lot of confusion about “the best” Lithium chemistry for amateur radio field communications. Let’s clear up the nonsense. Both of these […]
Build your own 18650 LiFePO4 battery pack for ham radio no soldering
A few weeks ago, my buddy Micah from ebikeschool.com on YouTube, turned me on to a battery building kit for 18650 batteries. He’s normally using […]
Portable Battery & Solar power for ham radio
There aren’t too many days going by when someone doesn’t say “I need a bigger battery to operate longer”. This is almost the most ridiculous […]
Dakota Lithium vs Bioenno Power LiFePO4 for ham radio
Hello operators. As many of you already know, there are quite a few portable power Builds on the channel. Sometimes for whatever reason, operators would […]