My portable Jeep radio station is a base station when my family camps, hikes, or kayaks. It also can work as an emergency communication platform. The primary HF antenna isn’t reliable under 250 miles....
This article is the fifth in a series on Portable NVIS Communication. This series focuses on short-haul communication during a disaster. In this part, we will build an antenna based on the Army’s AS-2259/GS...
This article is the fourth in a series on Portable NVIS Communication. This series focuses on short-haul communication during a disaster. A Brief Review of NVIS Antennas Near Vertical Incident Skywave, or NVIS, is a...
During Scout Camp last year, I experimented with adding a counterpoise to my handitalkie. The results were not good. With the Chicago Marathon on my calendar, I decided to revisit the experiment. Reconsidering the...
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