I really enjoyed the video today! I’m all about power for my radios and I even spot weld my own battery packs. One add, if you are a technician you can practice some of these skills that David is speaking of. Technicians have access to the 10M band from 28.300 to 28.500. So while you study for your general start working some HF on 10M’s. We are in the part of the solar cycle that really get’s 10M bouncing on the Ionosphere. Two weeks ago I spoke to a station in Alaska, from Georgia, and the next operator was in Argentina. Part of being a general is exactly what David is showing you. Practice. Work on setting up filters so you hear voice better. Work on setting up your PC so you don’t cause spurious emissions in FT8. Personally, I don’t feel like I am practicing for the next zombie apocalypse. I am practicing for that Hurricane that drops our infrastructure. I’m practicing for that attack like in Tennessee a few years back that took out telecom. I have the ability to tell friends and family and the friends and family of my neighbors that we are OK.
I love the way you started this video, Dave. Yes , there's something to learn every day. If we humble ourselves and have that attitude of.... No... I don't know everything, but I'm willing to learn. And thats just it. No matter how small , no matter how basic something may be. And when you come across someone that is willing to share , show, and explain something to you , from the heart. It's priceless. I want to thank you for you sharing your knowledge, your experience, your wisdom, and all that you do. I have learned much and shared much. And I will always keep that mindset of staying humble. Thanks Don.
Neat thing about extra class is that's where lots of the really good hams are and they teach nice skills up there :) I had Advance license, passed extra written, but 20 wpm eluded me at that time, but now...5 wpm is a cinch , passed 5 wpm after 3 weeks of studying, 30 years ago
Always be a student, love that thought and it should be everyone's creed. You are absolutely right about that, we should strive to learn something new everyday. Thank you for sharing and I love what you did with charging your radio. I am trying to set myself up for portable operation on my FT-991A right now and looking at options. Thank you for providing this video, it has helped me with more input for field options. You are also correct in license, I am an extra but I would recommend if you are interested in ham radio, general will work for most needs. Thank you again.
Beautiful setup. Powerpole or Anderson connectors are the only way to go. In a semi-mobile situation it doesn't cost that much to build out a larger system with 100Ah lifepo battery and a suitcase style 200 watt panel. Renogy makes a very good one. I would ditch the PWM controller that comes with the Renogy and go with a MPPT controller like the HQST that can handle up to 40 amps, allowing a lot of input. However, the Renogy panels are heavy and not something you want to load and unload frequently...although it is doable.
I recommend the book " A SnowWalker's Companion". Lots of good cold weather camping advice. We've sure come a long way from carrying a spare car battery or two thankfully, lol
PowerFilm, and especially Bioenno, are excellent options for this setup. Well done. That Buddipole PowerMini is great too. We've been looking at putting a Wall Tent at my hunting camp, which one are you using?
Dave, are you an amateur? You mentioned an IC-705. That’s a good radio I use myself. I don’t see a lot of people going for one without the license. My call is ND3AD. I’m an Extra Class operator. Maybe I’ll catch you on the air sometime. Another edit - I should probably watch the whole video before commenting. 😂 I guess one thing to add, you mentioned CW but didn’t mention if you were into that. I have to say, POTA has been some of the most fun I’ve had with radio. Especially getting into CW QRP rigs. They take almost no room in the pack and with 5 watts and a wire you can really get out there.
Try a piece of mylar to reflect more sun onto your panel, increase the input that way, but try it yourself and see if it's effective for. I was a ham radio operator a while back Used to enjoy field day
The buddipole powermini 2 and the bioenno battery is the way to go. My portable radios are 100w on transmit and pull up to 22 amps, and some of bioennos will handle up to 20-30amp discharge. Plus you can keep your batteries inside out of the elements while the solar panel can stay in the sun. Gigaparts carries a good folding panel called explorer that folds into the size of a sheet of paper and will fit in a backpack. I think its a 150 watt panel which is about then max power the powermini can handle.
I see the new version of the Pathfinder Scout Pack in the background, can you release options for more Liters of the same pack? Like a 50-55L option maybe for a few days pack.
Good setup, David! I have two lights very similar to the ones you demonstrated, "Energizer" brand. Didn't come with a shield, so as a true DIYer, I put a patch of duct tape on the back to keep it from blinding me when I need some "up close" illumination. I also discovered, that while they *CAN* be used as a battery bank for charging other devices, the light needs to be *ON* in order to perform this function. Other brands may differ. Sure is nice to have light whenever and wherever you need it! The wife just swiped mine to use in the bathroom while she redoes some caulking!! ROFL. Take care, thanks, and 73!!
As of the day this posted Amazon has the Tough Light for $63.95 and the StreamLight super siege 1100 lumen is $119.95. Since the increase in price for the Tough Light, I feel that the Stream Light super siege is the better buy.
I tried finding that Powerfilm unit again recently on Amazon and it basically disappeared. Are there any good backpack-able alternatives to that out there at the moment?
I want to bring up a question on jscall and similar programs for shtf coms during grid down. I see a major Achilles heel here and no one seems to have addressed it. For js8 and wsjtx to work properly they all have to be perfectly in sync on time. What happens during grid down where there is no internet and u can’t sync the time. I’ve noticed my laptop after about a week will be off by a few seconds and that stops js8 call from working properly. Do you have a solution for this problem ? My thought maybe something like Starlink or sat phone that can hook up to pc to sync time but that’s expensive and also assuming it’s operational .
It drives me nuts that companies include a red mode in lights but it isn't the first mode in the sequence. Let's just blast our eyes and ruin our night vision before we get to the mode designed to preserve it :/
Hi Dave, could you please tell me name of book you are reading? I listened to you 3 times but I am little older, harder for me to understand what folks are saying sometimes. I respect you 100% , Thank you for the new info here. Stay Safe Stay Healthy & Positive my friend. Peace from Big Jim New Hampshire USA aka Boston Strong
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I really enjoyed the video today! I’m all about power for my radios and I even spot weld my own battery packs. One add, if you are a technician you can practice some of these skills that David is speaking of. Technicians have access to the 10M band from 28.300 to 28.500. So while you study for your general start working some HF on 10M’s. We are in the part of the solar cycle that really get’s 10M bouncing on the Ionosphere. Two weeks ago I spoke to a station in Alaska, from Georgia, and the next operator was in Argentina. Part of being a general is exactly what David is showing you. Practice. Work on setting up filters so you hear voice better. Work on setting up your PC so you don’t cause spurious emissions in FT8. Personally, I don’t feel like I am practicing for the next zombie apocalypse. I am practicing for that Hurricane that drops our infrastructure. I’m practicing for that attack like in Tennessee a few years back that took out telecom. I have the ability to tell friends and family and the friends and family of my neighbors that we are OK.
I love the way you started this video, Dave.
Yes , there's something to learn every day.
If we humble ourselves and have that attitude of....
No... I don't know everything, but I'm willing to learn.
And thats just it.
No matter how small , no matter how basic something may be.
And when you come across someone that is willing to share , show, and explain something to you , from the heart.
It's priceless.
I want to thank you for you sharing your knowledge, your experience, your wisdom, and all that you do.
I have learned much and shared much. And I will always keep that mindset of staying humble.
Thanks Don.
Neat thing about extra class is that's where lots of the really good hams are and they teach nice skills up there :)
I had Advance license, passed extra written, but 20 wpm eluded me at that time, but now...5 wpm is a cinch , passed 5 wpm after 3 weeks of studying, 30 years ago
Always be a student, love that thought and it should be everyone's creed. You are absolutely right about that, we should strive to learn something new everyday. Thank you for sharing and I love what you did with charging your radio. I am trying to set myself up for portable operation on my FT-991A right now and looking at options. Thank you for providing this video, it has helped me with more input for field options. You are also correct in license, I am an extra but I would recommend if you are interested in ham radio, general will work for most needs. Thank you again.
It’s awesome how you’re consistent and you put a video out almost every day. Keep up the good work brother.
Dave you got all the cool gadgets. Good video.
Filming videos in the bush, I always struggle with battery, and can't afford a new powerbank. Will be coming back to this video in the future !
Anderson leads for the win. Fit them to everything!
Always enjoy your videos. My portable operations are usually done in my car with a yaesu ft857. THANKS
Nice energy system, thanks for sharing this information.
Beautiful setup. Powerpole or Anderson connectors are the only way to go. In a semi-mobile situation it doesn't cost that much to build out a larger system with 100Ah lifepo battery and a suitcase style 200 watt panel. Renogy makes a very good one. I would ditch the PWM controller that comes with the Renogy and go with a MPPT controller like the HQST that can handle up to 40 amps, allowing a lot of input. However, the Renogy panels are heavy and not something you want to load and unload frequently...although it is doable.
Good information as always
I love these ecom videos.
I recommend the book " A SnowWalker's Companion". Lots of good cold weather camping advice. We've sure come a long way from carrying a spare car battery or two thankfully, lol
Thanks Dave
PowerFilm, and especially Bioenno, are excellent options for this setup. Well done. That Buddipole PowerMini is great too.
We've been looking at putting a Wall Tent at my hunting camp, which one are you using?
Dave, are you an amateur? You mentioned an IC-705. That’s a good radio I use myself. I don’t see a lot of people going for one without the license. My call is ND3AD. I’m an Extra Class operator. Maybe I’ll catch you on the air sometime. Another edit - I should probably watch the whole video before commenting. 😂 I guess one thing to add, you mentioned CW but didn’t mention if you were into that. I have to say, POTA has been some of the most fun I’ve had with radio. Especially getting into CW QRP rigs. They take almost no room in the pack and with 5 watts and a wire you can really get out there.
Try a piece of mylar to reflect more sun onto your panel, increase the input that way, but try it yourself and see if it's effective for.
I was a ham radio operator a while back
Used to enjoy field day
The buddipole powermini 2 and the bioenno battery is the way to go. My portable radios are 100w on transmit and pull up to 22 amps, and some of bioennos will handle up to 20-30amp discharge. Plus you can keep your batteries inside out of the elements while the solar panel can stay in the sun. Gigaparts carries a good folding panel called explorer that folds into the size of a sheet of paper and will fit in a backpack. I think its a 150 watt panel which is about then max power the powermini can handle.
Great information
Good video Dave, thank you
AE4OO 👍🏻 73’s
Love this Dave! Thanks for
That solar film is slick
Awesome set up Dave but I have to say I kinda choked a little when I saw the price of that light saver. Thanks for all the good ideas.
Thanks for the video very helpful.
Really like the backpack solar panel system.
Thank you sir for showing these
I see the new version of the Pathfinder Scout Pack in the background, can you release options for more Liters of the same pack? Like a 50-55L option maybe for a few days pack.
Good setup, David! I have two lights very similar to the ones you demonstrated, "Energizer" brand. Didn't come with a shield, so as a true DIYer, I put a patch of duct tape on the back to keep it from blinding me when I need some "up close" illumination. I also discovered, that while they *CAN* be used as a battery bank for charging other devices, the light needs to be *ON* in order to perform this function. Other brands may differ. Sure is nice to have light whenever and wherever you need it!
The wife just swiped mine to use in the bathroom while she redoes some caulking!! ROFL.
Take care, thanks, and 73!!
Can you do a video on your radio equipment?
Great video.
Just a heads up . Another option on the lights . Harbor freight has one that is very similar to the streamlight for 45 bucks that is rechargeable.
As of the day this posted Amazon has the Tough Light for $63.95 and the StreamLight super siege 1100 lumen is $119.95. Since the increase in price for the Tough Light, I feel that the Stream Light super siege is the better buy.
Hi Dave; where did you get the small computer? What make and model is it? How much does it cost? Thanks for the great videos. Frank WB2IRE
Thanks for the video
I tried finding that Powerfilm unit again recently on Amazon and it basically disappeared. Are there any good backpack-able alternatives to that out there at the moment?
Can you do a video on how you carry a ham system in your scout pack? I’m trying to get into ham and I’m going to get your scout pack this March
I don’t carry it there I carry a shoulder bag
Very informative. Much thanks. KO4HPC 73
Have you checked Olight lamp lights? They don’t break the bank are functional
😎Nice Dave
You have a HAM license, Is it worth it?
I didn’t know the solar generator can interfere with the radio. Guess I’ll be in the yard testing that out tonight lol
Are yall gonna finnish the hide tanning series imin the middle of a deer pelt
Why is the powerfilm light saver max so expensive for only 20W?
Nice video
That Lightsaver Max sure is nice, but boy howdy it ain't common man price.
Excellent Dave de K0MP
Why did you stop using the windmill thing you where showing at your car a long time ago?
Do you get any rf hash from that charge controller.?
Outstanding❗ 73 de KM4RFP
I want to bring up a question on jscall and similar programs for shtf coms during grid down. I see a major Achilles heel here and no one seems to have addressed it. For js8 and wsjtx to work properly they all have to be perfectly in sync on time. What happens during grid down where there is no internet and u can’t sync the time. I’ve noticed my laptop after about a week will be off by a few seconds and that stops js8 call from working properly. Do you have a solution for this problem ? My thought maybe something like Starlink or sat phone that can hook up to pc to sync time but that’s expensive and also assuming it’s operational .
Great Question! Answer- the IC 705 has built in Satellite GPS that will time sync it through the USB port
Can you share the links to the batteries and the solar panels?
It drives me nuts that companies include a red mode in lights but it isn't the first mode in the sequence. Let's just blast our eyes and ruin our night vision before we get to the mode designed to preserve it :/
Dave, FYI, these are coaxial power connectors, not banana plugs.
Nice
I find it difficult to read when camping😅😅😅, unless its a beer bottle.
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What is the radio name?
Hi Dave, could you please tell me name of book you are reading? I listened to you 3 times but I am little older, harder for me to understand what folks are saying sometimes. I respect you 100% , Thank you for the new info here. Stay Safe Stay Healthy & Positive my friend. Peace from
Big Jim New Hampshire USA aka Boston Strong
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I run close to the same setup.
My power cord for my Surface is kind of janky. Could you share a link for your cord?
Ty Dave, a lot of good info
Thanks Dave