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 […]
portable ham radio
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 […]
DIY 599 PA500 HF Amplfier TX Power Measurement 40M
Hello OperatorsSome of you have asked for some measurements of the DIY599 PA500 output power at certain drive levels. Well, here you are. In this […]
Microsoft Surface Go 2 FAQ | Ham Radio Laptop
Hello Operators.Today we are discussing the Microsoft Surface tablet or laptop as a ham radio laptop. The Microsoft Surface is a lightweight 2-in-1 computer we […]
Off Grid Ham Radio | Portable Winlink
Hello OperatorsIn this mini-episode of off grid Ham Radio with OH8STN, Snapper and I take the Icom IC-705, Microsoft Surface Go2, Chameleon MPAS 2.0 and […]
Troubleshooting Computer shutdowns on transmit | common-mode currents
Hello Operators. Once or twice a week I receive a question asking about computer shutdowns during data mode operation, when using more than a few […]
Portable Ham Radio Motivation
Hello Operators.These are a series of portable ham radio station clips. Their purpose is inspiring and hopefully motivating ham radio operators, to build & ultimately […]
There can be only one!
the impossible question. Which portable ham radio do I choose?
Icom IC-705 Frequency Drift
Hello Operators I just wanted to post a short blog about frequency drift on the Icom IC-705. Is there any drift, well the short answer […]
Icom IC-705 VS Lab599 Discovery TX-500?
Hello Operators. I knew this question would eventually come up, and was ready for it. Bernie Coletta asked about my thoughts concerning the IC-705, vs […]