Ham Radio, Marksmanship & Fieldcraft
This video presents a three-day cross-training trip in Puolanka, Finland, where HF radio, fieldcraft, and marksmanship are brought together in one practical outing. It shows […]
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Lab599 TX-500MP: Getting Started
The Lab599 TX-500MP is built for real-world field work, not the shack. It’s tough, efficient, and ready for off-grid communications when it matters most. With the BP-550 battery pack and LiNK500MP, it becomes a self-contained HF and data station that just works, wherever you deploy it. Here’s everything you need to know to get started.
Cross-training: Communications, Fieldcraft, and Marksmanship
Cross-training builds real resilience. This weekend combined HF communications, fieldcraft, and marksmanship in the swamps of Puolanka, Finland—proving that preparedness isn’t theory, it’s practice.
Finally an HF Radio for Preppers: Lab599 TX-500MP HF 50Mhz Ham Radio
The Lab599 TX-500MP is a rugged 160–6m, 10W manpack radio built for QRP SSB, digital modes, and serious grid-down or off-grid comms.
When QRP Is Not Enough
QRP is the heart of my field communications strategy—but sometimes, it just isn’t enough. In this post, I walk through a real-world Winlink session that failed when conditions didn’t cooperate. When communication really matters, what do you do next?
Emergency Winlink Gateway
A field-tested look at the Emergency Winlink Gateway—an off-grid, low-power HF email system built for rapid deployment during real-world disasters.
Modularity in Off-Grid Field Radio
After testing a modular HF radio go kit concept last May, I wonder why we don’t see more modularity in the ham radio community. Hello […]
Efficient QRP Data communications
When discussing efficient low power communications, it is impossible to deny the effectiveness of narrow bandwidth data, even at low power levels. But wait, there’s […]
(TR)uSDX Under Attack
Seems the (TR)uSDX QRP, and open source ham radio community are under attack again. Normally don’t share drama, but thought it was important. Summary & […]
QRP NVIS Data Modes Go Kit (TR)uSDX
The (TR)uSDX is a budget-friendly HF radio covering the 80, 60, 40, 30 & 20 meter bands. Add a Digirig & tablet computer to it, […]