Author Archives: Wyoming Survival

With this build, I knocked the price down by about $10, but you have to buy multiple pieces. I used this antenna all last weekend camping, and it worked great!

Recoil Offgrid magazine did an article on my HF Operations Class. It was pretty good. I was supposed to get to pre-appove it before it was published, but unfortunately, that didn’t happen. Some of the ways some of the stuff was worded I would have changed, but otherwise, I think he did a pretty goodContinue reading “Recoil Offgrid Magazine Issue 69”

A field-proven look at wireless data communications using the Icom IC-705 and Microsoft Surface Go—now revisited in light of the newly released Yaesu FTX-1. Compare features, and true cable-free operation for modern ham radio in the field. Icom IC-705 | Still the Wireless Data King?

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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. Emergency Winlink Gateway

I am adding an HF Operations Class on September 13 & 14 in Wyoming Class Schedule

A single Winlink message changed everything. I was prepping for wind—but what came was a full-spectrum storm. This post captures what happened, as it happened, from inside the Portable Ham Radio Caravan. Storm Prep: Portable Ham Radio Caravan

I struggled all day on the 4th of July to decide on my message this year. Here it is the 5th, and I still am not sure. Make no mistake, I believe the United States of America to be a God-Inspired nation, and the best chunk of dirt on the planet. However, over the decadesContinue reading “At What Price?”