Why the Icom IC-7300 Mk2 Makes Sense for a Portable Grid-Down EMCOMM
Hello Operators. Recently, I published a video detailing how to wire our solar and battery power system for a 100W field-deployed radio. This wasn’t just […]
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SIGINT: Relying on CW Capture with your SDR
In a thread from Wyoming Survival, he posted about trying to learn Morse code. I replied that if you’re not there, for whatever reason, to […]
The New LiNK500MP Mk2 for the Lab599 TX-500MP
Portable operators have wanted a radio that can survive real field conditions for years. Not park activations. Not picnic-table deployments. Real field work. Rain, snow, […]
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.
Most Operators don’t get this radio: Lab599 TX-500MP
Most operators don’t understand the point of the Lab599 TX-500MP. It wasn’t designed with all the bells and whistles found in most portable ham radio […]
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.
Join the Robust Chat Test Group
A new tool is emerging for operators using hardware Robust Packet modems — a way to bring real keyboard-to-keyboard chat to HF using the same […]
RX Settings for RPR LiNK500 Teensy TNC, AFSK Data Modes – Robust Packet
An operator said: I think I may be having some receive issues with Robust Packet. Several operators have asked what settings I recommend for the […]
Data modes with the Ultimate Field Radio: Lab599 TX-500MP
By now most of us would agree that the Lab599 TX-500MP is the Ultimate rugged field radio. In this blog/video, I’ll show you my very first Winlink session using this preparedness-minded HF Radio.
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?