Portable JS8Call Saturday 12 OCT 2019
Hello Operators. On Saturday October 12 2019, I’ll be operating JS8Call portable, on 40m, during daylight hours. I’ll be operating /P as oh8stn/p with the […]
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Mountain Radio F4WBY 4WD & Long Range VHF 2m
Hello Operators Today I’m sharing my buddy Gil F4WBY, high up in the mountain trails near the French Italian border. Gil puts his Land Cruiser […]
5 Reasons I don’t use Gasoline or diesel generators yet
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
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 […]
Solar Generator Project Update 06JAN2019
Hello Operators. Here are few new pictures from the DIY solar generator project. Today I got the Headway pack put together. 4S3P 45,000mah. This solar […]
The Lead Acid Battery Deception
Hello Operators. Today I’m going to put forth a very simple question, about Lead Acid Batteries. Here’s the scenario: We’re building a solar generator, battery […]
DIY Portable Solar Generator update
Hello Operators Small update for the solar generator project. All the Headway LiFePO4 cells have arrived. That makes 12x, 15ah 40152s LiFePO4 cells. This gives […]
Why Bespoke Build Portable Power?
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
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 […]
The Cost of Portable Off Grid Solar Power
Hello Operators. The first image you see in this post was taken in Lapland back in August 2018. It’s one of the scenes from The […]