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Icom IC-705 Carry Cage | Peovi Mounts Hello Operators Today we are talking about protection for the Icom IC-705. I saw a video from Bob k6uda, where he shows off the IC-705 Carry Cage from Peovi Mounts. In short the carry cage is a bezel frame, CNC machined out of aircraft grade aluminium, and attaches to AMP Mount, underneath the IC-705. Here is my blog post (with lots of additional images) on the Peovi Mounts Carry Cage: http://oh8stn.org/blog/2020/12/26/icom-ic-705-body-armor/ Here is the link to Peovi Mounts: https://www.peovi.com/product/ic705-tatical-cage/ Here is Bobs original Video: https://youtu.be/FEtYClfVz9I 73 Julian oh8stn Share video URL: https://youtu.be/ag9aH3USKl4 ______________________________________________________________________________- Want something interesting to dive in to while waiting for… Read More

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Radio Field Operations, Mont Macaron. A great spot for radio at the Mont Macaron, North-East of Nice. Marco and I set up on a hilltop with VHF and HF radios, Elecraft K1, Icom IC-251E, PRC-352 and FT-817. Portable Yagi-Uda: https://youtu.be/6quIk_X3QIE Shirts and mugs: https://teespring.com/stores/radio-preppers Help this channel: https://www.patreon.com/radioprepper Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/radiopreppers Radio Preppers Forum: http://radiopreppers.com Subscribe on my alternate platforms: https://ugetube.com/@RadioPrepper https://odysee.com/@RadioPrepper:1 DISCLAIMER: The Radio Prepper logo (depicting a microphone) is indeed inspired from a famous flag created in 1775. It is NOTHING BUT a symbol of freedom and independence. It does NOT imply support to any political group. It does NOT imply, represent nor support any ideology with an intent… Read More

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Ham Radio Off Grid | Winter Field Day Hello Operators Today we are discussing ham radio off grid for emergency communications, and changes to the station leading up to winter field day 2021. This year lots of time, research and testing has gone into building a low power station, adequate for winter field day at 65 North. In this video we discuss station strategy, station heating, operating QRP, portable power, an alternative to the raspberry pi, radio selection, and many other aspects of a portable ham radio winter deployment. 73 Julian #oh8stn ham radio Share video url: https://youtu.be/gShv32f85Zc Mentioned in the video Icom IC-705: https://youtu.be/FEtYClfVz9I Xiegu X5105: https://youtu.be/UX_ku9mP7DA XGGComms Digimode-4… Read More

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Apprendre le Code Morse, Pioche ou Paddles? La question éternelle est le meilleur moyen de commencer une dispute à vôtre club radio. Quelle solution est la meilleure pour un débutant? Learn Morse code: https://youtu.be/YJixhiExOcs English version: https://youtu.be/ZN0EPUuGjNo Shirts and mugs: https://teespring.com/stores/radio-preppers Help this channel: https://www.patreon.com/radioprepper Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/radiopreppers Radio Preppers Forum: http://radiopreppers.com Subscribe on my alternate platforms: https://ugetube.com/@RadioPrepper https://odysee.com/@RadioPrepper:1 DISCLAIMER: The Radio Prepper logo (depicting a microphone) is indeed inspired from a famous flag created in 1775. It is NOTHING BUT a symbol of freedom and independence. It does NOT imply support to any political group. It does NOT imply, represent nor support any ideology with an intent on harming anyone.… Read More

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Learning Morse Code, Straight Key or Paddles? The eternal question and a sure way to start trouble at your next Ham radio club! Is the straight key a better learning tool or will the modern paddles and keyer get you there faster? Which is better for a beginner? Version Française: En cours d’édition. Shirts and mugs: https://teespring.com/stores/radio-preppers Help this channel: https://www.patreon.com/radioprepper Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/radiopreppers Radio Preppers Forum: http://radiopreppers.com Subscribe on my alternate platforms: https://ugetube.com/@RadioPrepper https://odysee.com/@RadioPrepper:1 DISCLAIMER: The Radio Prepper logo (depicting a microphone) is indeed inspired from a famous flag created in 1775. It is NOTHING BUT a symbol of freedom and independence. It does NOT imply support to any political… Read More

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Build The Best CB Antenna EVER! IMHO. The Half-Wave End-fed is an excellent antenna for CB, best used vertically. The 49:1 transformer is easy to make and affordable. This is a full size antenna with a low take-off angle great for skip and local communications. Wire length usually falls between 4.5 and 4.8m. Starting wire length in feet is 468 divided by the frequency in MHz. Check SWR and cut a little bit at a time. Do not use a metal box or expoxy. Hot glue is ok. Do not use another material than 43. The FT-140-43 can probably take up to 100W SSB, 70W AM/FM. For more power you… Read More

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Testing My Mini 64:1 Half-Wave End-Fed Antenna Transformer. Field test of the Mini 64:1 HWEF transformer on 40m and 20m, with a surprising contact at the end! Who says you can’t use an FT-82-43? You don’t need three 240-size toroids stacked together to make contact, nor do you need hundreds of Watts. Save your money and build something that works well without breaking the bank and is light to carry in a backpack. Version Française: En traitement. Build video: https://youtu.be/6er591dwtl0 Shirts and mugs: https://teespring.com/stores/radio-preppers Help this channel: https://www.patreon.com/radioprepper Twitter: I left Twitter because of censorship issues. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/radiopreppers Radio Preppers Forum: http://radiopreppers.com DISCLAIMER: The Radio Prepper logo (depicting a microphone)… Read More

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Icom IC 705 Ham Radio Raspberry Pi | Easy PAT Winlink Setup Hello Operators Todays video is a Ham Radio Raspberry Pi tutorial for the Icom IC-705 and eventually other radios. We will be using a new setup script call the Easy Mode setup for PAT Winlink running on a raspberry pi. This raspberry pi project will be the fastest and easiest version of PAT Winlink available, and perfect for someone just learning ham radio basics with a raspberry pi. Where traditional organisations like ARES have focused on EMCOMM (emergency communications) for disaster relief, regular people are increasing their skills and capabilities, by adopting asynchronous modes like Winlink and JS8Call,… Read More

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Winlink Email P2P Asynchronous Ham Radio for Preppers Hello Operators This is the second video in our Winlink Email series, Asynchronous Ham Radio for Preppers (or Ham Radio for Preparedness). In this episode, we will be making a Winlink Peer to peer P2P connection, without internet or any intermediate stations, to send and receive winlink email with another station (OH7T). Teme OH7T and I will be using Vara HF on 80 meters, to make an NVIS range P2P connection between our stations, 275.61 km (172.256 miles), bearing 135.9 degrees. Todays Winlink HF setup is Windows 10 running Winlink express with a Xiegu G90 and Vara HF. In our previous video… Read More

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