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We live in an open book world. Anyone with even a small shred of awareness knows that there is no true privacy in our modern world. Everything about you, even things you don’t know about yourself, are archived somewhere in a database. The information may be difficult to access, and it’s possible no one caresContinue reading “Communications Security: It’s Not Just For Spies.”

We have been having a discussion on X about only really having 1 option for a rugged field radio. That radio is the Lab599 TX-500MP This radio has some great features: Frequency range: 0.5 — 56.0 MHz;Supported modes: SSB, CW, AM, FM, DIG;Built-in automatic antenna tuner;Frequency stability: ±0.5 ppm (from -10°C to +60°C);High-performance 32-bit floating-pointContinue reading “Rugged HF Field Radios”

It looks like ur-tactical.com finally has some Nemesis Woodlands Wolf camouflage BDUs in stock.

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?